I created a very basic frame for sizing the width and length of the excavator body based on the calculated
Lego dimensions. Comparing the frame to the current boom drive the current
width of 13 studs is clearly not going to work. 27(26.3 rounded up) studs is the
max width of the cab so ideally the cylinders are 9 to 11 studs wide.
Here is the same drive principle, but only 11 studs wide.
Looks
good, but there is a problem here. The base of the cylinders is the
small turntable and the gear teeth stick out of the 3x3 space into a 4x4
space making the 11 width design take 12 stud width space at best and
13 stud width if counting full width beams. Now we need an even more
narrow design, but will it be possible to drive the turntables without resorting to
twisty axles?
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