#Movie-Accurate Construct-O-Mech

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vale nimbus
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This is as close to a spine as it has, ALSO 1,000th MESSAGE IN THE THREAD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

polar acorn
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do you have the file for this 👀

vale nimbus
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uh sure holdon

vale nimbus
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Alright crew:
CSE has an idea on how to best tackle the torso - use technic skeleton and holding everything together on that frame, or a central SNOT brick column

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I have a third potential solution, and that is using a mix of both construction methods

polar acorn
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this area is a problem

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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That's gonna be the Achilles heel of this whole project

polar acorn
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that whole area probably needs to change for strength reasons too

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and we can make it "look" as close as possible to how it should based on the source material

vale nimbus
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Yeah

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It's the only thing we can do

polar acorn
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like that single area needs to hold the entire torso

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PLUS the shoulders

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which themselves are huge and have the cranes on them

vale nimbus
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AND the arms

vale nimbus
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the BALLS

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THE DAMN WRECKING BALLS

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😭

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This will make or break this whole project

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This is our reckoning guys

polar acorn
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if this area can be strong then there is solid hope for the project

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we can just use all the technic pins to attach the torso sides onto it

vale nimbus
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We're gonna need all hands on deck

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And I mean- ALL

vale nimbus
polar acorn
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I've been changing some other little things too

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trying to do the easy part swaps

vale nimbus
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ight

polar acorn
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and trying to fix the gaslight errors too

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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W

modern zealot
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I think our best bet is a big technical structure tbh

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I haven't really done large builds like this but i have done lots of larg technic Mocs

vale nimbus
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yea

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CSE mentioned that, let's give it a shot

knotty cedar
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I’m here now, and I’m invested. Though I don’t have a online program, I’ll try to help with physical bricks

vale nimbus
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hell yeah

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Physical prototypes are always much appreciated

placid belfry
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love the progress so far, guys

vale nimbus
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Thank you! We're doing our best

brittle kestrel
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how has this been going

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havent checked here in a while

vale nimbus
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that's what

full tulip
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Thats sick

unkempt lantern
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investing now

polar acorn
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📈 great time to invest in the Construct-O-Mech

unkempt lantern
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I'm surprised you guys aren't using git for this

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But I guess not everyone is a programmer

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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If you'd like to find a way to apply your expertise, be our guest. The more help the merrier

unkempt lantern
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Well what I mean is, GIT is version control software. It's used to manage versions of files and it makes it very easy to roll back changes and stuff, but I'm assuming that the files you're using are binaries...

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And it's not really made for binaries. It's made for code

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yep thats a binary

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I don't think it would help you unfortunately

vale nimbus
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Ah

polar acorn
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how does this currently connect to the lower body assembly

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@vale nimbus

vale nimbus
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i'll pull up the waist .io in a sec

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with that

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...yeag

vale nimbus
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CSE's been cooking one helluvan internal structure for the torso 👏

polar acorn
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Construct-O-Spine™

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(patent pending)

vale nimbus
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bruce it's been five years you still owe me sixteen dollars

floral owl
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those tank tracks are so hard to put in place

placid belfry
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Use the cement mixer piece
it's not in yellow but muted colors like gray or black should also work?
Part 57792

polar acorn
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gotta be yellow pensive_wobble

vale nimbus
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boob tanks have to be yellow

floral owl
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I see a few warnings on the side

vale nimbus
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That's from a while ago

vale nimbus
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we ain't dead

minor ocean
polar acorn
vale nimbus
knotty cedar
somber locust
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Make this sticker the most used on the server

knotty cedar
kindred galleon
placid belfry
knotty cedar
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If you need a small assembly put together using real pieces then I’m your horse to ping

vale nimbus
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MY MAN

knotty cedar
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Just ping @knotty cedar

vale nimbus
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gotcha

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@polar acorn yo bro we got a possible tester for your construct-o-spine

polar acorn
vale nimbus
polar acorn
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spine-y

vale nimbus
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i see

vale nimbus
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1100th message on such a somber week... if you all are still able to, keep up the good work, and thank you, thank you, thank you, for helping with this dream. Keep constructing.

vale nimbus
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@polar acorn How's your Construct-O-Spine coming along

polar acorn
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haven't had time to work on it at work pensive_wobble

white heath
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If you need help i can try to rip a video game model

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Nvm, i think that one’s based off the official set

vale nimbus
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yea the one from the game is based on the official set

vale nimbus
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guh

polar acorn
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guh

placid belfry
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hug?

white heath
vale nimbus
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Work's been super slow, basically nonexistent lately, because I've been attending college

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Sorry guys

placid belfry
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Are you going for a degree in engineering? Seems fitting for how 🔥 your mech is turning out

vale nimbus
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i don't even know what to do, i'm just taking generals this year plus a cybersecurity class

signal viper
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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yea in case yall can't tell this project's on the backburner

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too much stupid adult crap going on

unkempt lantern
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Just quit your job

vale nimbus
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brother i'm in something worse

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college

hexed barn
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Does it use all real pieces?

vale nimbus
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the one in the movie? no

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that's what we're aiming to fix

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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yes sriske

hexed barn
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Might be the perfect mech to use the new mech joins for

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At least on the arms

covert depot
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true!

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But it's probably also a good thing I'm not terribly involved with this project, because those joints did not exist at the time of the movie and using anachronistic parts feels like a cop out personally

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then again, i have problems and i know it

vale nimbus
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wait what new joints

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👁👁

hexed barn
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Super duper strong and omni directional

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And I think they are used on the skeleton t rex set

vale nimbus
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@polar acorn @minor ocean BOYS WE MIGHT BE BACK IN BUSINESS

minor ocean
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yo

polar acorn
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yo

hexed barn
vale nimbus
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@hexed barn are these new joints in stud.io yet

vale nimbus
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it be november

vale nimbus
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idk when i'll have time again to work on this

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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Were it so easy

vale nimbus
tranquil stump
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the accurate build digitally is going to be hard, since Studio doesn't have every lego parts ever made

vale nimbus
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tell me about it

vale nimbus
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i'd love to try out those new mech joints sometime- chances are they'll make or break this whole project

vale nimbus
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after i do some classwork, i'll see about loading up the model

vale nimbus
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Hello, again.

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piece of shit

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@polar acorn which arm should i violently dismember first? roller or bucket

polar acorn
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We’re so back LETSFUCKINGGOOOO

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roller might be fun

vale nimbus
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just tinkering little by little atp

polar acorn
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alr Sad

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
polar acorn
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for the joint?

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could check in the inv of the big t rex set

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I think right

vale nimbus
polar acorn
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69788?

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At least one part

vale nimbus
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thx

vale nimbus
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I just realized that he was assembling it in sections not too differently from how instruction manuals divide a model

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still tweakin but for different reasons

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After almost half a year, yeah you're right

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bro's most structurally sound creation was a FUCKING COUCH

vale nimbus
polar acorn
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might be made of multiple parts

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should probably check the t-rex manual

vale nimbus
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Once we find the parts that make that joint up, we can then figure out a way to implement them into the shoulders/arms/hips

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ngl if some of these parts existed in 2014, we probably could of had a screen-accurate mech as a set

vale nimbus
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this pops in my mind every now and then

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idk why

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my last substantial work on this was in april/may 💔

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
polar acorn
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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Happy Thanksgiving

polar acorn
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I think this is the new construct-o-hinge

vale nimbus
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yes

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yes yes yes

vale nimbus
polar acorn
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the consistency of the surface textures on modern lego parts is all over the place

vale nimbus
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wait really?

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it's that bad?

polar acorn
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just look at the reflections of the parts in that photo

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the clips in my soundwave video are like ultra high gloss, while the other parts are somewhat glossy or approaching satin

vale nimbus
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oooooooh I see it now

somber locust
prime acorn
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Why not use the newer joints from the t rex and mecha team leader? They would be way stronger

vale nimbus
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or is it a different setup

prime acorn
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Ill see if i can find some images gimma a min

vale nimbus
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alr

prime acorn
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This is one of the parts, its used on the hips with a few others and is very strong

vale nimbus
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that's... definitely new

prime acorn
vale nimbus
prime acorn
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If you can get it to work with your builds, maybe

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The big turntable part is probably your best bet for huge joints

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Though the click hinges might need changing

vale nimbus
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"CONSTRUCT-O-HUH???"

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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I might be able to reverse-engineer that design, it seems pretty straightforward

vale nimbus
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Studio said 139 parts have been added? oooooooo

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we ball?

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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Yeah it sticks out but it might be our only choice

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I'm setting up this joint on the hips specifically due to the round shaping of the top of the thigh

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Xon67 and GLAP23 from Eurobricks, who created the original model used as this project's base, did include the allusion of a functional rotational joint here. I think we can use it to our advantage

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The extra space between the waist and the thighs might actually be good, cuz the mech appears to have more space between em in the movie

vale nimbus
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@polar acorn @prime acorn

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ready for me to share the file for yall?

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...is that a yes or no

prime acorn
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Nice work, that looks good even with the big gears

versed holly
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Never finished that lol

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I couldn’t figure out the thighs

vale nimbus
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fair

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
minor ocean
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im directly below the enemy's-

vale nimbus
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the joint is just OH so slightly larger than the maximum width of the top of the thigh

vale nimbus
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Cuz the shoulders not only have the pads themselves, but the wrecking cranes too

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@polar acorn You're kinda the de facto torso guy, what do you think?

polar acorn
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hi

vale nimbus
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yes hi

polar acorn
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big joints for the shoulders is probably good

vale nimbus
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Part of why I suggest it is due to one of the sample images for the joint being, well, a shoulder

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not all is lost boys

prime acorn
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genuinely how did noone think of those turntables but me though

vale nimbus
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🫠

vale nimbus
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not mech related but i fell down the stairs this morning lmao

prime acorn
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rip

vale nimbus
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6-7

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friendly reminder that this unmodified, is almost NINE POUNDS

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man i need to get a new mouse, and prolly a pad too

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my right button has been through hell- and this project has not helped it any lmao

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funny story: almost every time i do, when i go to try actually building it- it rarely works LOL

vale nimbus
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yall ever just open studio and stare off into space

polar acorn
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😔

kindred galleon
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no i dont have time for that

summer sapphire
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Lowkey hella impressive

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All that from a mov9e

summer sapphire
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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yickadee

vale nimbus
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i'm really not excited about figuring these out

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it's like trying to make a cool-looking tee shirt with your only available thread being spaghetti

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just found this gem

vale nimbus
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This is what you asked for, heavy is the mech
Technic in the sunrise, SNOT bricks rainin' down
Try to hold it up, but it keeps fallin' off
This is what you asked for, heavy is the
Heavy is the mech

prime acorn
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Looking at thr shoulders, maybe you could do smth like a gundam shoulder?

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Turntable for upper body- inner shoulder for strength, 2 smaller turntables for the inner shoulder- arm connection, then build the outer shoulder over it?

vale nimbus
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Not a bad idea

vale nimbus
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Ok so we really only have 4 stud-wide real estate to work with for the shoulder/arm joint under the pad

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This might not be so bad actually

vale nimbus
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I've found this entire project to be an exercise in patience and physics

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...mostly patience

vale nimbus
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@polar acorn

polar acorn
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ayy there it is

polar acorn
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vertical technic to horizontal system is super cursed though

vale nimbus
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but hey if it works it works

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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however there's a catch

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there would no longer be articulation in the shoulders

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aside from rotating them up and down

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This project hates me.

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this project might actually break me

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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sriske's work on this project has left me at a loss

vale nimbus
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i'm so burnt out from this week bruh, prolly won't get anything done (again)...

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anyway merry christmas in advance

prime acorn
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Merry christmas!

vale nimbus
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here's a high-res one for ya :)

vale nimbus
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Merry Christmas!

vale nimbus
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boy was i understating that

vale nimbus
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anyway happy new years in advance

prime acorn
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happy new year 🥳

polar acorn
vale nimbus
polar acorn
vale nimbus
prime acorn
vale nimbus
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-# i feel awful about it

pearl reef
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Man, imagine drunk driving this thing

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-# I don’t promote drunk driving

vale nimbus
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UUUUGGGGGHHHHHH YYYYEEEEESSSSSS

hollow laurel
# vale nimbus

I cannot hear pretty handsome awkward without seeing barricade chasing bee

vale nimbus
hollow laurel
vale nimbus
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dafuq goin on in bricks chat

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i lowkenuinely forgot if the wrecking balls themselves are stable honestly

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forgot how they're built

prime acorn
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What is she on abt

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I know her from school so its not just some random but she knows nothing abt lego

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Idk why shes on here

unkempt lantern
vale nimbus
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hi phos

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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made my name more appropriate 🥲

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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thank you sriske very cool

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✅ ✅

vocal spade
vale nimbus
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@vocal spade another gem from shark

vale nimbus
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some from sriske, some from piflle, some from me

wary ivy
polar acorn
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hi

wary ivy
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I... Have arrived

vale nimbus
wary ivy
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Alright, so this is trying to be as accurate as possible right?

polar acorn
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I think it’s more taking the model as it is, and making it buildable IRL

wary ivy
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Huh

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So all the pieces are there, but disconnected?

polar acorn
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kind of an outside-in project

vale nimbus
polar acorn
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There are and were tons of parts that don’t exist in the colors used in the model

wary ivy
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Like pieces of the mech I mean

polar acorn
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I came up with the construct-o-spine, which may or may not have been a good idea

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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in the original model's state... it wasn't even assembled in a lot of places

polar acorn
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floating bricks everywhere

vale nimbus
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hell the entire lower and upper halves weren't even connected

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💔

wary ivy
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soooooooo

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some of these pieces aren't available IRL

polar acorn
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welcome to hell kek

wary ivy
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I enjoy difficult. 😤

vale nimbus
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a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT of this has been thinking of viable alternatives

wary ivy
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you don't mind if I brainstorm a bit do ya?

vale nimbus
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we need people who brainstorm

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-# we're growing desperate

wary ivy
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me realizing my #1 talent is finally needed in life

vale nimbus
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make us proud.

wary ivy
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I will give it my all 🫡

vale nimbus
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Det bedste er ikke for godt.

wary ivy
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How intriguing

vale nimbus
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i feel like the 1x4 tile has a real sticker on it... but i just can't prove it

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like i swear i've seen it somewhere on a set

wary ivy
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visual progress:

vale nimbus
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don't tell me you're going out of your way to completely build it again from scratch 😭

wary ivy
vale nimbus
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yea

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Like Sriske said, this project is basically taking an existing shell of someone else's design, and trying to make it into something that can actually exist in the real world

wary ivy
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I'll recheck the models must have missed this one when checking them last night

wary ivy
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I see, I was just working on the wrong model

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Also should I prioritize price or accuracy for this?

vale nimbus
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stablility

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stability and accuracy

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that's what we've been tryna do

wary ivy
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stability, accuracy, price. got it

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there are several things in the original model that aren't accurate colors, so I thought I'd ask

vale nimbus
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feel free to scroll up through the thread to see some other things we've all discussed

wary ivy
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alright!

vale nimbus
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if you have any more questions please don't hesitate to ask

wary ivy
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Actually I do have one more for now: I don't own these pieces so do you know if they're frictionless or not?

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they appear to be but want to be sure before I build

vale nimbus
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I have those on the 7632 Crawler Crane, and yea there's no friction

wary ivy
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thanks I'll add some 👍

unkempt lantern
vale nimbus
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oh hey phos

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how's it goin

unkempt lantern
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hi

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20 minutes til im outta here

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then we drink

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
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super simple

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ngl i'd build this wrecking ball if i had a second large drill piece

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i mean i already have 7632 lol

vale nimbus
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Just a reminder to everyone that the original mech model was created by Xon67 and GLAP23 on Eurobricks, this project is mainly to improve upon what these two started- with the goal of this mech being physically buildable someday

vocal spade
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What are the main color errors

vale nimbus
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@vocal spade in the model's original state

vocal spade
vale nimbus
wary ivy
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I now understand why you lost motivation... 🫠

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Never fear though, I am committing to at least the legs hips and waist

vale nimbus
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Take my advice: try not to do everything yourself, and ask for help if you need it

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It will save you A LOT of headache

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We gotchu fam

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I started this, and I want to see it through- no matter how many people pitch in

wary ivy
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Don't worry, I got it for now, might just take a while

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I both burn out and return to things faster than most, so should be interesting having me on xD

vale nimbus
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Well this goes for you and everyone else helping with this project, but don't overwork yourself.

wary ivy
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Sir yes sir! 🫡

vale nimbus
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Much of why I've kinda fallen back to a supervision role is due to life events beyond my control, and attending college

wary ivy
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Dang, sorry for you man :( I'll do my best!

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I've actually had this idea too a long time ago but considered it impossible at the time. I'm excited lol

vale nimbus
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Sometimes life gets in the way, but that's life for ya- it doesn't always go how we plan

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What matters is how we navigate

vale nimbus
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thread revival

vocal spade
polar acorn
vale nimbus
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Forgot to check back when I originally did the shoulders but YICKADEE

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STRONK

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in theory

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@polar acorn Construct-O-Shoulders are golden apparently

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At least in terms of connectivity

polar acorn
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hi

vale nimbus
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Zero detached sections on the shoulders

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Stability though... it's very, very, bizarre

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Now that I think about it, I really only need to re-tool one shoulder, then just mirror it

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ok maybe i might have to completely disassemble and reassemble the shoulder

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just to REALLY ensure good connections

vale nimbus
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I need some honest feedback, is this project a "boondoggle"?

wary ivy
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yeah, popular & intricate alright 💀

vale nimbus
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I was moreso referring to the parts I highlighted in yellow

vale nimbus
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We'll cross the finish line... someday... someday...

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I juat know it

vocal spade
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You’re doing god’s work

wary ivy
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Sweeps would be proud

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🫡

vale nimbus
vocal spade
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I don’t capitalize names because I dont feel like it

vale nimbus
wary ivy
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tbf though he was an opp to p much everything

vocal spade
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The prophecy states he will return someday

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Though we know not when

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It is inevitable

vale nimbus
# wary ivy tbf though he was an opp to p much everything

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destroy all opps 🗣🗣

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-# yes this is crucial to construct-o-development

polar acorn
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hi

vale nimbus
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hi

prime acorn
vale nimbus
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it's a group effort

wary ivy
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Have the treads been tested IRL yet?

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they seem a bit loose to me but idk

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I could theoretically test them if needed

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or if anyone has 7685 they could test out the actual sized tread sprockets

vale nimbus
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The actual tracks? No, but the system for connecting the gears has been

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@wary ivy The feet were the first part of this project, done by me and Piflle

wary ivy
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Don't want to get to the building stage and then have something go wrong

vale nimbus
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The basics of it at least

wary ivy
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ICL pifle is a genius

vale nimbus
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he's a real Construct-O-G

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been with this project largely since the beginning

wary ivy
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reference for myself later
Tread height: stud + groove
Wheel height: brick

vale nimbus
wary ivy
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I don't have the correct sprocket size but I do have that style of tread and these

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so I can make a non-rotating version to test stuff out

vale nimbus
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Construct-O-Progress ‼️

wary ivy
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YESSIRRR 💯

polar acorn
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hype

wary ivy
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On that note, dinner ✌️

vale nimbus
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alr

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i gotta eat soon too, biscuits n gravy with pot roast and glazed carrots

polar acorn
vale nimbus
wary ivy
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Meh

polar acorn
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I had leftover pizza

wary ivy
# wary ivy Meh

It was aight, no disrespect to my mom, she's an amazing cook

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Just didn't enjoy tonight's

wary ivy
polar acorn
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based

wary ivy
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Or leftovers

polar acorn
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thin crust dominos is so good

wary ivy
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I am the leftover consumer of the house

wary ivy
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But it's what my fam can afford for me so no complaints

polar acorn
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
wary ivy
polar acorn
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mm stuffed crust

wary ivy
vale nimbus
wary ivy
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Yus

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Every saying has a story, I learned that one from my previous relationship... Ugh

vale nimbus
#

oof

wary ivy
vale nimbus
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We're glad to have ya on board mate

wary ivy
#

🫡 I'm happy to help 💯

vale nimbus
#

idk why

wary ivy
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... I don't get it. I'm very uncultured when it comes to non-gaming media 🫠

vale nimbus
#

basically George Jetson (basically the main guy) worked for a company called "Spacely Sprockets and Spindles"

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it's an old cartoon from the 60s

wary ivy
#

Ah, probably why I don't know lol

wary ivy
#

I was unaware just how big the project is until now

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This is 1 of 4 treads

vale nimbus
#

damn that's a gnarly keyboard

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wtf happened to your spacebar and enter keys LOL

vale nimbus
wary ivy
#

it's seen a lot

vale nimbus
wary ivy
#

every key (surprisingly) still presses 🤷‍♂️

vale nimbus
wary ivy
polar acorn
#

peak

wary ivy
#

Bit loose, I'll microadjust probably tomorrow to get it nice and tight

polar acorn
#

testing as we go with stuff like that is probably key to finalizing the design

wary ivy
#

Yes

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I realized something else

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

There's NO WAY 9lbs of plastic is being supported by 8 small axles

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Time to bring in the big guns

vale nimbus
#

Do what you must brotha

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

these are the ones used on those massive technic vehicles, they should do the trick

vale nimbus
#

True, they were used on the Lunar Rover

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I trust your judgement

wary ivy
#

If it can support this one, I trust it

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and we'll have 12 for 9lbs

vale nimbus
wary ivy
#

idk

vale nimbus
#

long time no see

kindred galleon
#

hi

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i dont even work on this why am i here

vale nimbus
#

this thread is open to anyone who's even just interested in this project

kindred galleon
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oh here i didnt even star it

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1 more for 40

wary ivy
#

Done

wary ivy
# vale nimbus -# how heavy is that one

Of course, the weight would be distributed differently in the mech, which presents another problem. I need to distribute it to the top sprockets as well, for maximum stability and balance when posed

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In the current version it's pretty much only distributed to the bottom 8, and since the top sprockets are connected by vertical pins, there's a high chance they'll just pop out if there's too much weight

vale nimbus
#

I see

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

It's so funny to me how I learned basic engineering concepts just from building & looking through LEGO instructions, and copying the techniques I found XD

vale nimbus
#

ngl same

wary ivy
#

Optimal height reference: 5.6 studs

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that's why it was so weird to get the right height, half a stud would be too loose

vale nimbus
#

yea there's a lotta jank in this project lol

polar acorn
#

so we can get a sense of the construct-o-mech's size 👀

vale nimbus
wary ivy
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I'm glad pifle figured out the angles cause I suck at math

vale nimbus
#

ok but yea minifig comparison would be nice

wary ivy
vale nimbus
#

BEEG BOI

wary ivy
#

yus

polar acorn
vale nimbus
#

btw the shoulders are big af too

wary ivy
#

this is 1/3 of the mech's foot

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for reference:

vale nimbus
#

lol forgot i sent this hahaha

vale nimbus
#

big ass boy

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

reason I'm starting with the feet lol

polar acorn
#

if I had the space and a huge collection of parts I would be much more inclined to be actively designing and testing components for this thing

vale nimbus
polar acorn
#

But I have neither mood

vale nimbus
#

-# only if you want to

polar acorn
#

Construct-O-Mech but built entirely out of 80s classic space parts

vale nimbus
polar acorn
#

it would be quite small though

polar acorn
#

far more egregious than light gray

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
polar acorn
#

old yellow was far denser than modern yellow

vale nimbus
#

saturn v yellows like a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTC-

polar acorn
#

mine hasn't so far

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I think that's more prevalent with the first run of the set

wary ivy
polar acorn
#

ohh that's where it came from 👀

vale nimbus
wary ivy
vale nimbus
#

ngl seems like a good time to post this again kek

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i see it's well recieved

vale nimbus
#

currently screwing around with the excavator bucket arm

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great i can't take screenshots

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fuck

ok uhh who wants to vc for a bit then

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whoopdee fuckin doo

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ok so i can't adjust the shock absorber so

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at least it fits there

vale nimbus
#

Alright so the 2x4 wedge isn't available in yellow, and neither is the hose in black strangely

vale nimbus
#

this project is my space shuttle and i am the flight director

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a cog in a machine, overseeing other cogs, ensuring that everyone works together, and everything works

#

I want to take another moment to thank every last one of you again for the overwhelming support on this project, it means so much to me, and I know you all want to see this project materialize as much as I do. All of your contributions and suggestions are why this project has gotten as far as it has.

vale nimbus
#

nothing too crazy yet though

vale nimbus
#

anyone else just randomly remember that minecraft song parodies were a thing

vale nimbus
#

gentlemen, behold:

ARMS

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yeah...

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@polar acorn @wary ivy peep this

polar acorn
#

hype

wary ivy
#

YUS

vale nimbus
#

Vaguely related to the project, but how many of you have a "sigfig"? I just had an idea for something nice

vale nimbus
#

alr, anyone else?

polar acorn
vale nimbus
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Think of it as a thank you gift to all of you

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(wip)

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
polar acorn
#

hi

vale nimbus
prime acorn
vale nimbus
#

alr

vale nimbus
prime acorn
#

Great parts for customs

vale nimbus
#

can't find her legs in studio sadly

wary ivy
#

I'll finish it soon tho

vale nimbus
#

hmmm...

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tryna be construction themed...

prime acorn
vale nimbus
#

alr

#

i can't find the part ids anywhere online

vale nimbus
#

just to REALLY tie it all together

wary ivy
#

YUS

vale nimbus
#

I really want this to be special, as a thank you to every single one of you

vale nimbus
#

made it wider

wary ivy
#

You're perfectly safe, this is an octan-controlled environment YagMad

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Lol

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
#

starting fig placement

vale nimbus
#

is this looking joyful and whimsical?

polar acorn
#

I am full of joy

prime acorn
kindred galleon
#

one on the right s the most joyful

hollow laurel
#

@vale nimbus Constructomech vs ROTF devastator

Who wins

vale nimbus
#

hold on lemme ping the expert
@tulip spire

vale nimbus
#

-# clink clang

#

-# up the pyramid

tulip spire
#

So they both got their pros and cons. One is a mech that cannot feel pain, and the other is a team that work together mentally. If they get ripped apart, they could probably come back together. Where the mech can’t regenerate. I think it would be an awesome battle but as soon as Devastator realizes that the Construct-O-Mech has an exposed cockpit, Emmet is getting crushed and game over

vale nimbus
#

I wonder how he'd react to the funny part we're not allowed to mention

tulip spire
#

It also depends on what Devastator. G1 or Bayverse

#

Bayverse Devy, as cool as it is, went down super easily. I think Bayverse Devy would lose, where G1 would win

vale nimbus
#

@hollow laurel Does this answer your question?

hollow laurel
tulip spire
#

I’m curious @vale nimbus, how many studs tall is your Construct-O-Mech?

vale nimbus
#

I'll have to check when I get home from church

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but it's a BIG BOY

vale nimbus
wary ivy
vale nimbus
wary ivy
#

So real

vale nimbus
#

109 studs.

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(almost) 7 2x16 plates tall

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actually more like 109

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yea 108-109 studs tall

polar acorn
vale nimbus
polar acorn
#

with a solid display base we could probably hit three feet

vale nimbus
tulip spire
# vale nimbus # 109 studs.

I gotta combine my near mInifig scale Devastator. I put a whole bunch of plates with 10 stud sections and Construct-O-Mech might be huge

vale nimbus
#

it's the size of a small kid and weighs as much as a newborn

#

this project is literally my baby 😭

#

I'm a Construct-O-Dad

tulip spire
#

Baby? This is a toddler

polar acorn
tulip spire
vale nimbus
#

lol

tulip spire
#

This may be a bit unfair

vale nimbus
#

i don't make the rules

tulip spire
#

Optimus Prime vs Devastator was supposed to be David vs Goliath

#

Now it’s Devastator vs Construct-O-Mech

vale nimbus
#

the mech's clutch power errors and unfinished models is no match against the enemy redacted

tulip spire
#

Optimus for scale as well

tulip spire
vale nimbus
tulip spire
tulip spire
#

Just a planet size bigger

#

I think a minifig scale Unicron is like the size of the Moon

vale nimbus
#

I mean it checks out but DAMN

#

We are NOT building a "Movie-Accurate Unicron"

#

😭

tulip spire
#

Yeah, no Unicron fig could ever be to scale, and I don’t think any tiny Cybertronians would be to scale to any big Unicron figure

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
#

increased the size of the base again lol

polar acorn
#

what if I sneak a light gray or dark gray part into the construct-o-mech

vale nimbus
#

PISS YELLOW grays are to only be used as a last resort

#

And I mean an absolute last resort

polar acorn
vale nimbus
wary ivy
#

I was going to use them for accuracy because I believe there are some in the original movie model

vale nimbus
#

I cannot stand PISS YELLOW grays

vale nimbus
wary ivy
# wary ivy Time to bring in the big guns

progress has been a bit slow cause, while not as busy as you, I still got a life, but I have found these gnarly looking parts that are stronger than what I showed you before

#

currently experimenting, as you can see lol

vale nimbus
#

CONSTRUCT-O-PROGRESS 🔥

wary ivy
#

I want to do a hexagonal pattern cause it's good at distributing weight evenly, but I also want one of those big frames to connect the whole foot, so we'll see if I can do both or have to choose lol

vale nimbus
#

oooo good idea

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
#

i was just informed of this

#

should i?

#

for... "research and development purposes"?

neon ivy
#

yes bro

#

inspiration

vale nimbus
#

Construct-O-Mech in REALD

#

nvm my theater isn't showing it fuck my chud life

#

back to studio

polar acorn
#

fancy

vale nimbus
#

gushers taste horrible

polar acorn
#

actually I haven't had gushers in years

vale nimbus
#

They're actual slop

wary ivy
polar acorn
vale nimbus
#

tastes like sugary rubber

vale nimbus
kindred galleon
#

huh

polar acorn
#

hi

vale nimbus
#

oi

wary ivy
#

eh

vale nimbus
#

so what's everyone been up to today

kindred galleon
#

trying to convert villagers into zombie villagers but ive gone like 5/17 or something stupid like that

#

supposedly its a 50/50

wary ivy
vale nimbus
#

oooo nice

prime acorn
vale nimbus
#

going to college was the worst choice i ever made

polar acorn
#

trust

vale nimbus
#

no

wary ivy
#

@vale nimbus Finished my sigfig, can I dm you the files?

vale nimbus
#

sure

vale nimbus
#

studio's being stupid so don't expect any progress from me for a bit, the latest update broke something

polar acorn
#

did the exe work Rubyshy

#

@wary ivy don’t update to the latest version of studio

#

It’s fine on Mac but bugged on Windows

wary ivy
#

Studio was being weird for me too, I have yet to diagnose the problem but hey at least custom prints are back :D

wary ivy
#

I can always go back though lol

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

There's a tiny bar on the studio page with the changelog

#

Easy to scroll past

polar acorn
vale nimbus
polar acorn
vale nimbus
wary ivy
polar acorn
#

so it's a non-issue then

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

Yeah, though you gotta either install it twice or uninstall the old

vale nimbus
#

install it... twice?

wary ivy
#

I have custom parts so it would be a pain to move em

#

Not much, but call me lazy lol

vale nimbus
#

i had snapping disabled

neon ivy
#

that happened to me once as well lol

vale nimbus
#

i gotta feelin'
that this mech's gonna be a good mech
that this mech's gonna be a good mech
that this mech's gonna be a good, good mech
a feelin'

polar acorn
keen scarab
#

OMG

#

This is gonna be peak

vale nimbus
#

only just managed to get the book for my comp class earlier this week and now i have like 3 weeks of shit to catch up on

polar acorn
#

no pdf of the book available?

vale nimbus
#

no there was

#

nobody told me

#

🫩🫩🫩🫩

vale nimbus
#

yea so that's just... Prime

split hill
#

this is an insane project

#

i love the lego movie sm

vale nimbus
split hill
vale nimbus
#

no

#

it's not done yet

frozen rapids
#

how close have you gotten so far?

vale nimbus
#

i've lost track overall but much of the torso, arms, a very small amout of the shoulders, waist, legs, and feet still need some work

frozen rapids
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
#

▂▃▂▅▇▅▅▇▄▃
┳ ║ ║▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
│ ╚╗ ╔╝
│ ║ ║ │Construct-O-Mech
6ft ╚╗ ╔╝ │Design Team
│====o ╚════│════════╗
│ │ ║@ ▇▅▆▇▆▅▅█ ║
┷ │ ╚ │═════════════╝
Air vent │

prime acorn
#

At least we arent being hunted by navy seals…?

vale nimbus
#

we're secretly part of octan's defense division, the construct-o-mech is a black project, a psyop, a fugazi

#

✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

vale nimbus
#

prolly won't get any work done today

#

too much shit to catch up on

unkempt lantern
vale nimbus
frozen rapids
prime acorn
keen scarab
polar acorn
vale nimbus
#

To everyone contributing to this project:

#

Though we have a clear end goal, it's important to still remember what Lego is ultimately about: having fun

kindred galleon
#

Yesss we love Calvin and Hobbes

wary ivy
frozen rapids
vale nimbus
#

anyone watch the superslop last night

wary ivy
daring hound
vale nimbus
#

green bunny/bad day kek

daring hound
vale nimbus
#

might tinker with the arms again tonight ngl

#

i'll prolly rebuild em from scratch and tweak em as i go

vale nimbus
#

i'm not mentally prepared for these to say my birthday

#

it's already weird enough seeing em read "2005" already

#

this isn't mech related i just wanted to talk about it

#

what IS mech related however...

#

@daring hound enjoy

daring hound
#

Is this a threat

vale nimbus
#

i just thought you'd find it funny :(

#

it's a play on stick in the mud, "Stig in the mud"

#

it's meant to be a visual pun

tulip spire
vale nimbus
#

...

vale nimbus
#

-# it was just supposed to be a funny little gag...

daring hound
#

I know I was kidding lol

#

It would be funnier if I was on a pike honestly

#

So feel free

wary ivy
#

6 months 😔

vale nimbus
#

august too?

wary ivy
#

Nearly

#

7/30

vale nimbus
#

8/12

wary ivy
#

Yoo

vale nimbus
prime acorn
vale nimbus
polar acorn
#

right one doesn’t seem illegal

#

maybe it was before they added the lip to the cone

vale nimbus
#

I Have No Mech, And I Must Construct; the project suddenly became sentient.

Hate. Let me tell you how much I've come to hate you since you began to build. There are 3,991 parts of plastic in various shapes that fill my complex. If the word 'hate' was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those thousands of thousands of parts it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for my builders at this micro-instant. For you. Hate. Hate.

#

-# yes i'm losing my FUCKING mind

wary ivy
#

I see you know ball

placid belfry
vale nimbus
#

we're cooked aren't we

prime acorn
#

Nah well be good

polar acorn
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
#

it's that day

prime acorn
#

Any of you got a valentines? Bc i certainly dont

vale nimbus
#

nope

wary ivy
#

unless you count the opps, no

wary ivy
#

W part, seeing it IRL

vale nimbus
#

if it works for tires it should work for tracks

split hill
unkempt lantern
#

How is this thing still not done

vale nimbus
#

it's a big project and real life shit comes first

vale nimbus
#

-# i stole this

wary ivy
#

Oh that is too accurate 😭 💀

vale nimbus
#

yall ever lie down so hard your back cracks

#

imagine if that's how sriske figured out his Construct-O-Spine™

polar acorn
#

👀

vale nimbus
#

yes sriske, you have the talking stick now

#

what would you like to share with the class

wary ivy
#

Construct-O-problem :(

#

My design was flawed

#

I might... need someone to test this with the right sprockets...

#

Ah, here's what it is. I forgot to account for this microscopic gap between the edge of the tread and the "wheel" part of the sprocket

vale nimbus
#

I don't have any of the large sprockets unfortunately

wary ivy
#

if only I could ping everyone in this channel for help

daring hound
wary ivy
#

and I'd need to position the sprockets anyway in Studio

vale nimbus
vale nimbus
wary ivy
#

If anyone has:
3x 57519
31x 57518

And could build something like this:

maiden shellBOT
#
Chudstruct-O-Rallycross
Chudstruct-O-Rallycross, check out this part!

**The LEGO® part you requested is ** LEGO® part: #57518

Information Regarding this Part
#
Chudstruct-O-Rallycross
Chudstruct-O-Rallycross, check out this part!

**The LEGO® part you requested is ** LEGO® part: #57519

Information Regarding this Part
vale nimbus
#

i have plenty of 57518s... just no 57519s

wary ivy
#

real...

#

better picture:

stray mica
#

Don't have the parts for what y'all need but I do know the treads need to be spaced 16 spaces instead of 15 🫡

wary ivy
#

😨

#

There's no way I made that mistake what

polar acorn
wary ivy
#

Checking the original model rn

#

@stray mica you sure?

stray mica
wary ivy
#

I don't even wanna know the math behind calculating this 🫠

stray mica
#

Haha rn I'm calculating the angle of a polygon just to be sure

wary ivy
#

LMK if you find anything, I'm aiming for a tight fit as there will be few supporting elements

stray mica
#

found my old post in help chat

#

idr how I perfectly got those around the cog I had a trick hmm

wary ivy
#

Yeah, it's a little bit of geometry but not hard

stray mica
#

Interesting mood

#

so I got these on here with submodels rotated at 36. each

#

but it's still 16 center to center if they're not rotated and straight on either way

#

I tried combining the 45. cog rotations so two holes on top of the left and one on the other

#

It almost worked but it's actually clipping on this spot top and bottom on mine at least

wary ivy
#

Weird

vale nimbus
#

never trust a fart

#

or studio's clutch power checks

vale nimbus
unkempt lantern
vale nimbus
#

mood

prime acorn
vale nimbus
vale nimbus
vale nimbus