First Tricycle
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Background:
Academic Xu Quan Long has taken his bizarre contraption to the streets of Beijing to show people his discovery – which has raised more than a few eyebrows with other road users.
‘It is quite slow and looks like very hard work to steer and control,’ said one of the large, wooden device, whichrequires complicated gearing to allow it to even move. Xu said he stumbled across the discovery while studying the works of legendary ancient Chinese inventor Lu Ban, who was born more than 2,500 years ago. Lu is credited with inventing devastating military weapons like a counterweighted ‘cloud ladder’ for storming castle defences, and a ‘wooden bird’ that could supposedly glide for three days without landing. The earliest verified examples of cycle-type devices weren’t developed until to 19th century – first in the form of the ‘draisine’ or ‘velocipede’, a walking-powered two-wheeled device invented by German engineer Baron Karl von Drais in 1817, and briefly popular with dandies.
My beginning rough out.Something for fun! Not going for accuracy on this one.
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Moving along.
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Update
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Maybe you can use SketchyPhysics for the gear engine!
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Update
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Nice update!
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Thanks! I'm having fun with this one.
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@pilou said:
Maybe you can use SketchyPhysics for the gear engine!
Will SP let me dial in 1 manpower?
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Updates
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Update
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Large update
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Large update
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Needs racing stripes and the tires need to be wider to accommodate some nice deep-dish chrome rims.
Other than that very nice project.
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@hellnbak said:
Needs racing stripes and the tires need to be wider to accommodate some nice deep-dish chrome rims.
Other than that very nice project.
Thanks hellnback.
Customized? Let's just say I have plans in that direction, only more period appropriate.
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The gearing is as fake as it gets.
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Just the pedals and then the fun.
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Final main model. Decor to come next.
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Minor adjustments.
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Now begins the fun part!
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Another beauty
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