Ok now fuffy has a torso.
it can rotate and has a small
servo for a weapon on the
side

Yay for me .
i now have a set of legs
that walk really badly
but have no wires
connected.
Next, torso
then weapons.

Yay for me.
My mech which for now we shall
call......Fluffy
now has a blueSmirf for a pilot.
No more trying to drag a bloody
serial cable around.
Next a battery then
THE WORLD!!!
(insert evil laugh)

IT WALKS!......ish

using an old ssc-II and an old basic program
from lynxmotion ,i have now made the legs
walk sort of.

Well i now have a set of legs that i can mess with.
now to the electircs.
to start with sevro control will be a ssc-32.
things to buy are a xbee thingy.
and maybe somthing like an atom??

Leg bits.

leg parts cut out of 3mm acrylic.

M2 leg.
slight redesign to make
the top and bottom brackets
common. and i blew my x drive
on the controller.
But i have a spare axis so all is good.

M1 leg

the build

Heres an update of what i`m doing,
Found this site http://mech-warfare.com/default.aspx.
And decided i needed to make me one.
Yes i know i need a better cam.
ok we have leg pivot brackets made from
3 mm polycarb.
bender to heat and bend polycarb (funace brick
with a slot and a coil of nicrome wire running 12v.)
little boxes for the servos to sit in.
test cut in abs

cnc machine

Treb didnt work.
not enough weight to get the sling going fast enough.
Hmm must look how much lead is a kilo.

more Treb shots.
Nearly finished.

oh and Ant looking very cute.

Heres some pics of my Treb so far.