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Old 04-02-2020, 12:41 AM
zrowny zrowny is offline
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I've started with the two (identical) hinges that connect the hatch to the capsule.



They're surprisingly complicated! A six-link mechanism ensures that the sides of the hatch fully clear the capsule:



The hinge is definitely buildable at all at 1/4 scale and the mechanism moves surprisingly smoothly!



For reference, it's about 6cm tall when open. I've simplified the model a lot so that's it built up in layers instead of being true 3D geometry.



As you can see, the "arms" of some of the parts wind up a lot thinner than the ones on the actual hinge, and I don't think it would be practical to have them be built up of like 10 layers each. I'll definitely redesign this, but since it's clear that the hinge works at 1/4 scale, I'll come back to this after prototyping the other moving parts.
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