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| Santoro:
Whoa is right. Watching this space. |
| Le Chuck:
Thanks PL1, that's a good idea. S.T.U.N. runner was part of the inspiration for this idea. I've had some similar thoughts about the mechanics but I like where you're heading. I don't have a lot of room but I do have the convenience of scale. The trick will be frame stability as I want the speeder to really look like it's floating. For that reason I am leaning towards foot pedal actuation rather than leaning because without your feet planted on the ground and no inertial force it might be a challenge to quickly and accurately roll. I also want to isolate my redundancy ie lever to allow rolling, lever to allow independent handle actuation etc (figured the mechanics out for that one in the shower). Loooooong way to go before this is anything but academic tho. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on April 29, 2012, 11:10:32 am ---Thanks PL1, that's a good idea. S.T.U.N. runner was part of the inspiration for this idea. I've had some similar thoughts about the mechanics but I like where you're heading. I don't have a lot of room but I do have the convenience of scale. The trick will be frame stability as I want the speeder to really look like it's floating. For that reason I am leaning towards foot pedal actuation rather than leaning because without your feet planted on the ground and no inertial force it might be a challenge to quickly and accurately roll. I also want to isolate my redundancy ie lever to allow rolling, lever to allow independent handle actuation etc (figured the mechanics out for that one in the shower). Loooooong way to go before this is anything but academic tho. --- End quote --- Another possibility is to use an arm with pedals on each end that turn a center shaft/gears/pot like the tail rotor control on Steel Talons. Be sure to use solid footrests as mechanical stops for the arm. To pull off the illusion of "floating" maybe using two tubing "pillars" to go from a base up to the seat. The green part is the pivot for the seat. The rest of the frame is fixed. |
| MTPPC:
--- Quote from: Vigo on April 29, 2012, 03:06:23 am ---Thats just crazy, Le Chuck. :o At this rate you will have George himself visiting your house to hang out.. --- End quote --- He might visit his house to get info for the lawsuit. I hear Lucas Arts is one of the toughest IP enforcers out there. |
| yotsuya:
So when do we see this project on Kickstarter? |
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