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Re: New technic MOC, motor grader.
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Fri, 2 Nov 2001 02:07:26 GMT
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Very nice! The photos are really good. It is good to see a micro motor in
use for the pan. I believe that is the first time I have seen a brick
separator used to demonstrate a models capability. Good work. I enjoyed the
project very much.
--
Bob Fay
"Tom Newsom" <ab8ten@bath.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:GM54nJ.DvE@lugnet.com...
> I built this one over the summer.
> It's based on a CAT L40H and has pretty much all the features you'd find • on
> the real deal. Here's a quick summary:
> scale - 1:20 (approx technic figure scale, but I've lost/broken all my
> technic figures over the years)
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> drive - one old 9v motor, lockable differential for extra grip, 4W drive
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> steering - driven by one old 9v motor geared down. I'm sure that the
> articualtion is powered in the real thing, as mine could not get the
> traction to turn by just the steering wheels.
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> blade - 3 pneumatic cylinders provide up/down, slide left right, and tilt
> left/right. micromotor rotates the blade.
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> front wheels will tilt over rough terrain, but not as much as the real • thing.
> rear wheels can tilt arround the center point, but this seriously reduces
> the stability of the rear end. The only fix would be to include some sort • of
> shock absorbers but there was not the space. As it is, I can move a wheel
> axle that locks the wheel bars in place to demonstrate this motion.
>
> I'm very busy right now (and am stuck behind an ftp proof firewall), and • so
> have not been able to put together a proper page over at my homepage
> (www.jnbr23283.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk) so I have put all the images up on
> brickshelf (www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7980) for now.
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> enjoy :)
> I'm currently putting the finishing touches to my next model, a huey cobra
> helicopter (at 1:20) with all the workings, but we'll have to see whether • I
> get the time to sit down and do it.
>
> Tom
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