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Re: Introducing Mech Cat
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:13:32 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Dean Hystad writes:
> Hi All,
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> A recent post by TJ Avery really got me itching to build.
Um, my doctor said that wasn't supposed to be contagious, sorry ;-)
> In particular I
> was really excited about the little MicroMIBO at:
> http://homepage2.nifty.com/KIBUN/MindStorms/Dog.html
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> Being a cat person I naturally had to create a feline counterpart. I'm happy
> enough with the results that I posted an image and LDRAW instructions on
> Brickshelf. Take a peek.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=23480
I like cats too, so it's cool with me. I suppose it moves exactly like the
little animation on the MicroMIBO. I think you could have an alternate tail
made of 24t gears strung along a long axle to create a "poofy tail"- the
result of a sudden scare (my favorite thing to do to my cats <evil grin>)
TJ
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| (...) The gait is quite different. I placed the cam used to drive the legs 1 stud closer to the center of the body so it lines up with the hip pivot point. This made the motion of the front and rear legs more symmetric and resulted in a smoother (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| Hi All, A recent post by TJ Avery really got me itching to build. In particular I was really excited about the little MicroMIBO at: (URL) a cat person I naturally had to create a feline counterpart. I'm happy enough with the results that I posted an (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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