Smitty500 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Hello everyone, My name is Caleb, this is my first post in the technic forum because I am mostly in the Star Wars forum. I am kind of new to mechanics, as I have only been really getting into them this past year. I have here a MOC I have completed many months ago, but have been keeping it in hiding (I am not sure why?) I doubt anyone on here has came across it on Youtube, so I thought I would share. Any who, I have seen many people stick a motor inside many walkers like this. Some are very good, while some are very bad... While I know mine may not be the best, I think it is pretty good, and was wondering what you guys think. Keep in mind, I have set limitations for myself on how to construct this. 1. It had to look exactly like LEGO's on the outside 2. I had to fit the motor and battery inside seamlessly 3. I had to use most of the pieces already in the set (meaning I couldn't use technic beams to construct a better frame.) With this in mind, the walker does move a little slow and lacks a little bit of power it would need to walk on rougher surfaces, but it's still a solid walker. I know this is not best one out there, but let me know what you guys think! And before anyone asks, No I do not have instructions nor anything to show you how I made this. (yet) Quote
TinkerBrick Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Great walker. The speed is totally OK - these things are no sprinters. Is it possible to steer it? Could you post a belly shot? Excellent work so far! Quote
Zerobricks Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Thats is juast awesome! Could be a bit faster, but hey it works! Quote
legomuppet9 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 what motor are you using? that may be the culprit to it being so slow Quote
Rockbrick Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 this being a technic forum we want to see it belly up and the insides ! Quote
Kelkschiz Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Very nice, very nice. First of all, welcome to the technic forum! i hadn't seen this walker before, it's a very nice first entry. I think i saw one other motorized AT-TE by Zackhariah Macasaet. Your mechanism looks smoother and moves more realistical, if you can say that about an imaginary walking tank. Of course he made his walker rotate as well, which i didn't see yours do. Very nice video as well, the AT-TE looks very threatening! Quote
Smitty500 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks everyone for the feedback! Great walker. The speed is totally OK - these things are no sprinters. Is it possible to steer it? Could you post a belly shot? Excellent work so far! unfortunately I can't steer it.. I would like to someday. In fact I am working on a much larger version that will steer, but its in development hell right now.. I don't have a belly shot right now, but I can try to explain, it is basically a shaft down the middle with 3 worm screws driving 16 tooth gears at each leg intersection. what motor are you using? that may be the culprit to it being so slow it is an M-motor, I know, the weakest one.. But i had to make it small to keep the out side looking the same as the original model. this being a technic forum we want to see it belly up and the insides ! I am sorry I did have a few pictures of it in the video of the inside, and you see from the side profile that there is a shaft with 3 worm gears. Very nice, very nice. First of all, welcome to the technic forum! i hadn't seen this walker before, it's a very nice first entry. I think i saw one other motorized AT-TE by Zackhariah Macasaet. Your mechanism looks smoother and moves more realistical, if you can say that about an imaginary walking tank. Of course he made his walker rotate as well, which i didn't see yours do. Very nice video as well, the AT-TE looks very threatening! Zachariah had inspired me to make one, though when I first saw it, I thought that was impossible to replicate, but I did research and figured out how to make one myself! Unfortunately mine does not rotate, I am planning on making one rotate soon! The way he got his to rotate was pretty impressive, it was not true to how a real one would. He had 2 m-motors driving separate shafts. I figured I would stay simple for now. Quote
legomuppet9 Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 it is an M-motor, I know, the weakest one.. But i had to make it small to keep the out side looking the same as the original model. You don't need a powerful motor, you need a fast one... is there any way to increase the gearing maybe? what gears are connected to the worm gears? Quote
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