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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by The Shadowscythe » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:33 am

Natalya wrote:I have a ton of Technic parts. If I can do it with them it's going to be incredibly awesome.
Have you got any pics at all yet Nat? I am curious to see how this legged beast emerges.
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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by BFenix » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:27 am

Natalya wrote:I have a ton of Technic parts. If I can do it with them it's going to be incredibly awesome.

Seeing that I have no ball joints at all, I find myself in this situation quite often. But yes, if you make it work, Technic joints make things look baws.
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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Whiteagle » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:42 pm

Natalya wrote:I have a ton of Technic parts. If I can do it with them it's going to be incredibly awesome.
Eh... I still don't know...
Maybe I just don't have enough experience with Technic...

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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Natalya » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:20 pm

Star Wars hinges and ball hinges look lame and the SW ones are weak. Technic on the other hand looks all industrial and stuff, and can be much stronger. That's the other motive for going in this direction. I don't have any pictures yet.
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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Whiteagle » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:13 pm

Natalya wrote:Star Wars hinges and ball hinges look lame and the SW ones are weak. Technic on the other hand looks all industrial and stuff, and can be much stronger. That's the other motive for going in this direction. I don't have any pictures yet.
Wait, which hinges are we talking here?

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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by OneEye589 » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:15 pm

I prefer the ball joints used in the Bionicle sets. They give a large range of motion that's hard to make any other way.

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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Whiteagle » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:47 am

OneEye589 wrote:I prefer the ball joints used in the Bionicle sets. They give a large range of motion that's hard to make any other way.

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Indeed, the Bionicle joints were only improved when they added the smaller Hero Factory cup and ball piece.

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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by RoC77 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:07 pm

Ohh, you should make some spider jeep's to compliment the spider tank!

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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Whiteagle » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:42 pm

RoC77 wrote:Ohh, you should make some spider jeep's to compliment the spider tank!
And they should be blue...

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...And be Tachikomas...

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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by The Shadowscythe » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:41 am

RoC77 wrote:Ohh, you should make some spider jeep's to compliment the spider tank!
You mean like I did?
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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Natalya » Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:37 pm

The Shadowscythe wrote:
RoC77 wrote:Ohh, you should make some spider jeep's to compliment the spider tank!
You mean like I did?
Whiteagle wrote:And they should be blue...

...And discuss philosophy in cute little girl voices...

...And be Tachikomas...
Doesn't look like it.
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Re: Going to make a Spider Tank

Post by Whiteagle » Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:55 pm

Natalya wrote:
Whiteagle wrote:And they should be blue...

...And discuss philosophy in cute little girl voices...

...And be Tachikomas...
Doesn't look like it.
Clearly I must steal your leg designs and build myself a Tachikoma!

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