azheat01
Active Hunter
I wanted to share a piece of information while the paint is drying on the blaster and helmet, maybe this will help anyone who intends on tackling this project. Initially I thought maybe I messed up somewhere, because I didn't see any way to attach the legs to the pelvis once I glued the connectors into the leg cavity. There just wasn't enough clearance between the top of the legs and the waist, so I'm glad I tested this before assembling the legs.
My workaround was to increase the size of the leg connectors, I think I went 101% (this will obviously depend on the tolerances of your printer). This way I could use friction to keep the connectors attached securely to the leg cavity without glue, giving me a non-permanent way of attaching the legs. For about $3 I also added the below bolts to apply pressure to the connectors so they can't fall out. It's a bit of an overkill, but I didn't want to risk bumping into this and having one of the connectors dislodge, a leg coming off, and causing the whole thing to fall.
I would love if the original designer changed this from a twist-lock attachment to a post that screws into the leg cavity instead of gluing it in.
Anyway, here's a pic looking down inside the pelvis cavity. Hope it helps...........
My workaround was to increase the size of the leg connectors, I think I went 101% (this will obviously depend on the tolerances of your printer). This way I could use friction to keep the connectors attached securely to the leg cavity without glue, giving me a non-permanent way of attaching the legs. For about $3 I also added the below bolts to apply pressure to the connectors so they can't fall out. It's a bit of an overkill, but I didn't want to risk bumping into this and having one of the connectors dislodge, a leg coming off, and causing the whole thing to fall.
I would love if the original designer changed this from a twist-lock attachment to a post that screws into the leg cavity instead of gluing it in.
Anyway, here's a pic looking down inside the pelvis cavity. Hope it helps...........
