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Hi guys! Recently I received a large Lego® haul I ordered last month. It contained a lot of crucial pieces to make progress in my Constructor & Hailfire Droid. I also managed to get a bulk of whopping 28 boat weights from last weekend (Modelbouwshow event in The Netherlands), so the Hailfire Droid is even more balanced! I think I'm going to replace the battery-weight in the Afterlord with a few of these boat weights as a small improvement.
Several improvements has been made in both projects. The Hailfire Droid's most notable change is the looks of the head; with several reddish brown pieces I managed to create a more realistic (although more out of scale) source-material-based shape. Besides for more balance in weight, I've improved the frames for the wheels. The frames are much stronger by using various (new) Technic pieces, especially the axles pieces with a stop on one side.
As last one major flaw of the Hailfire Droid that has been since the beginning has been removed; two gears in the gearbox didn't clutch together very well. The Hailfire Droid had some stutters while driving because of this flaw. By reinforcing one of the axles, this issue has been fixed.
The Constructor has another amount of improvements in his reinforced frame. Several weak points have been removed. I've also added some gears on the back legs to make sure that the legs require less strength to lift up the body. The front pneumatic cylinder is now transparent blue, which matches the expected colour scheme much better in my opinion.
Previously, the Constructor used a steering mechanism. However, this steering mechanism had a common flaw that the Constructor can't make a sharp 360 degrees turn. The steering mechanism couldn't make larger turns than about 40 degrees, and making a 360 degrees turn with the two wheels would damage the wheels by sliding the wheels on the surface, instead of rolling. That is why I've revamped the steering mechanism by removing this mechanism and using four Lego® metal spheres (which first appeared in the Lego® Education - Mindstorms EV3 Core Set) on each corner in the frame. With this new solution, the Constructor has no issues with turning 360 degrees; as it originally was intended to do.
That's it for today's post guys. I'll see you again next post!
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| From left to right: Afterlord (MapleStory), Hailfire Droid (Star Wars), Constructor (Borderlands 2). |
Several improvements has been made in both projects. The Hailfire Droid's most notable change is the looks of the head; with several reddish brown pieces I managed to create a more realistic (although more out of scale) source-material-based shape. Besides for more balance in weight, I've improved the frames for the wheels. The frames are much stronger by using various (new) Technic pieces, especially the axles pieces with a stop on one side.
As last one major flaw of the Hailfire Droid that has been since the beginning has been removed; two gears in the gearbox didn't clutch together very well. The Hailfire Droid had some stutters while driving because of this flaw. By reinforcing one of the axles, this issue has been fixed.
The Constructor has another amount of improvements in his reinforced frame. Several weak points have been removed. I've also added some gears on the back legs to make sure that the legs require less strength to lift up the body. The front pneumatic cylinder is now transparent blue, which matches the expected colour scheme much better in my opinion.
Previously, the Constructor used a steering mechanism. However, this steering mechanism had a common flaw that the Constructor can't make a sharp 360 degrees turn. The steering mechanism couldn't make larger turns than about 40 degrees, and making a 360 degrees turn with the two wheels would damage the wheels by sliding the wheels on the surface, instead of rolling. That is why I've revamped the steering mechanism by removing this mechanism and using four Lego® metal spheres (which first appeared in the Lego® Education - Mindstorms EV3 Core Set) on each corner in the frame. With this new solution, the Constructor has no issues with turning 360 degrees; as it originally was intended to do.
That's it for today's post guys. I'll see you again next post!
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