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Re: Too much crane?
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Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:33:06 GMT
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On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:07:17 GMT, "Jennifer Clark"
<jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote:
> Thanks Tobbe!
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> > Eight motors and three battery boxes, that's alot of cubic
> > brick-space. Not much left for gears and support beams I imagine...
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> It did get quite tricky right enough, but I have to say that using some of
> the newer types of technic pieces really helped here. I really think these
> pieces have great possibilities in terms of getting very strong mechanisms
> into very small spaces.
Try fitting an standard size RC servo, or better yet, try to get five
into a medium sized model. That's what I've been doing the whole
day...
Flexi is a life-saver though...
I think I need to tinker more with the new pieces.
> > Not to mention the amount of sets needed to gather all those pieces...
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> There are a few Sith Infiltrators in there ;-) I think many of the white
> parts came from the 5563 model team racing truck, and the chassis was built
> from mainly the 8280 fire engine, a great wee model IMHO. I like the jeep
> and trailer alternative model in this set.
Sith Infiltrator contains light sabre but I can't see any in the
pictures 8-)
8280 looks like a good set judging from the parts:
http://peeron.com/inv/sets/8280?withpics=yes
> > I'm looking forward to seeing the gory gears and reading your text!
> > Some movies would also fill some of my never-ceasing demand for
> > Jennifer MOC's.
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> There will be movies! We have a new digital camcorder at work which I'll be
> able to borrow so it should be a lot less stressful than the previous
> approach that involved a videoconferencing camera plugged straight into a
> bt848 frame grabber card - obviously not a very portable solution!
I recall your description of the frame grabber and the Linux/UNIX
stuff that was behind getting it all to work... Good think your
workplace has new useful toys :)
/Tobbe
http://www.arnesson.nu/lotek/
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| (...) Well, your not looking hard enough!! :) (URL) silver piece that makes up part of the hydraulic plumbing is the light sabre handle! Sharp eyed Steve (25 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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