OK..working on the manipulator arm, and hit a snag. I'm trying to replicate the hoses running by the camera mount, pics show a "tray" that the hoses lay in for the claw. I'm questioning how the hoses are routed when the arm extends?

Is there a second tray the hoses run along? how do the hoses "lay " when the arm is retracted?

Thanks for any help..I'll post pics soon..everyone should like the "wrap" I made over the hoses !!

Hi,

hope this helps:

wow nice looking arm great job
henk

yeah..amazing detail throughout the arm! Thanks for the pictures, its very helpful.

Do your hoses hold the "trays" up while extending the arm ? the fact they're moveable is excellent. I really like the appearance of the protective wrap too..I used jap tissue soaked in Elmers for mine.

Jeff

I use Tamiya Tape for the wrap.

The longer "Tray" is glued on one side and on the other side i drilled a little hole and glueed a little brass rod in it. This rod fits into the "guide rail"(?).
The shorter "Tray" is only glued at one side where the spotlight is.

Here are a few pics that may help with adding details to the arm :

http://www.militarynewsnetwork.com/military-news/bonecrusher.jpg

http://picasaweb.google.com/purephil/BUFFALOSMRAPMPCV

These pics show the Buffalo Surrogate Vehicle but I guess the arm is the same...

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6439/j2600x388802234sa4.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7976/j2600x388802294to6.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5720/j3888x260002311bc9.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5458/25135085685f69dca04fbev1.jpg

HTH

Frenchy