NXT jousting: a version of the lance with 15 holed head
As requested, here's a version of the lance with a 15 holed head and more stable connectors for comparison.
Personally, I think the 13 holed head version below more well-balanced - but that's just my subjective opinion.
Matthias
Comments
Is the 7m beam only in white, as opposed to the 5m beam being dark grey? I think the contrasting colors have a 'slimming' effect on the visuals, but overall they look very similar.
I can't tell which part of the 7m has 4 and which part has 3, but I'd put the 4 towards the 'handgrip' and the 3 towards the business end.
Also ('cause now I wanna build one of these with parts I have around already), can you get do a closeup/reverse angle of the handgrip? I can't make out the medium grey pieces. :)
What would interest me most is what is the 'balance point' of both designs, which is why I'm going to have to build them tonight. :)
How about next we design some versions of riders, Matthias? And let's limit it to the NXT retail kit parts, no extras. I'll try and have a few ideas with images up before tomorrow.
Jim
I've uploaded a view from behind (Dear me, now we encounter some of the advantages of having an abstract (LDraw) model, don't we? A little L-MDD (LEGO Model Driven Development), in a manner of speaking).
The balance point for the original version is located rather exactly in the center of the lance's hand guard; for the longer version, it's shifted to its front border.