KEvron Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 has anyone come up with a chain link that's compatible with the newer wide tread? i'd like to mix links with treads, as can be done with the old style treads and links. ya' think lego will eventually introduce a new link design, one compatible with the new treads? KEvron Quote
DLuders Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) This would do the job! Edited February 7, 2012 by DLuders Quote
KEvron Posted February 7, 2012 Author Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) This would do the job! lol! i've seen a few "diy modifcations". poor, helpless bricks! i'm hoping someone has found an unconventional application for an element that will do the job, like a minifig battle droid body or some such. i'm using the old style treads and links for a timing belt; i think the newer treads might work better in that capacity, but they're useless to me without the simple link, too. KEvron Edited February 7, 2012 by KEvron Quote
Conchas Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Maybe you can achieve the intended functionality if you make use of the pin-holes in the large tread. You may alternate them with and without some kind of element attached, for your time belt. Quote
Tobbe Arnesson Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Maybe you can achieve the intended functionality if you make use of the pin-holes in the large tread. You may alternate them with and without some kind of element attached, for your time belt. That's the ticket. Quote
KEvron Posted February 7, 2012 Author Posted February 7, 2012 Maybe you can achieve the intended functionality if you make use of the pin-holes in the large tread. You may alternate them with and without some kind of element attached, for your time belt. yep, that had occured to me. the current belt has 66 treads and 12 links. merely switching to the new treads will greatly increase the mass of the assembly; piggy-backing additional elements might render it unfeasibly heavy. then there are space considerations.... i took a cursory look through the bricklink catalog. modified plates and modified bricks. nada. i'll have to explore deeper. KEvron Quote
Phantom59 Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 has anyone come up with a chain link that's compatible with the newer wide tread? i'd like to mix links with treads, as can be done with the old style treads and links. ya' think lego will eventually introduce a new link design, one compatible with the new treads? KEvron I think a link based on the large track would be very useful Quote
Conchas Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Unlikely to happen at this scale, I'd say. Treads are Ok for large building machinery. But links won't have so much use in commercial sets at their usual scale (IMHO). Quote
KEvron Posted February 7, 2012 Author Posted February 7, 2012 Unlikely to happen at this scale, I'd say. i think you're probably right. they already have a chain link system. i can only hope that they introduce an element that could double as a link: " guys! look at this piece i've just designed. it's a pit droid and a chain link!" KEvron Quote
KEvron Posted February 7, 2012 Author Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) Why do the switch at all? with the slightly larger treads, i might be able to switch from using a towball as the count hook to a smalll wheel. also, i think the wide treads will present a firmer perch on which to rest the count hook. all that, and i just like to try different approaches, explore all options in pursuit of the best method. KEvron Edited February 7, 2012 by KEvron Quote
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