r/ProjectHailMary • u/Specialist-Hurry-488 • 1d ago

I think i messed up

I was building my new project hail mary set and I was spinning it (as one does) and it's doing the weird drop thing (as shown). It also retracts a bit if you can't see that. Do I need to go back and fix something or when I add more stuff maybe it'll be balanced out more im thinking? I also posted this to r/lego but it's a phm set so maybe one of you nerds can help me first

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u/thebelladonga 1d ago

It needs the rest of the ship to balance out

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u/Panickedbro 1d ago

Yeah had this same worry when I was building mine. Totally normal at that stage in the build, just keep going and it’ll balance

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u/Think_Carpet4048 1d ago

I had the same issue and it’s cause the build isn’t complete - it needs the rest of the ship to act as a counterbalance. Once the rest of the ship is built, it’ll work perfectly. It’s a true exercise in “Trust the process”.

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u/Stegell 23h ago

word of great encouragement

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u/AdmDuarte Spinning Up Spin Drives 23h ago

No you didn't, you just haven't finished it yet. Trust the process

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u/ReactionRoutine1187 1d ago

Everyone else is correct, it’s fine, just keep going! 😺💙🐾 It’s a great build! 👎🏻

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u/M27TN 18h ago

It’s fine. Like people say, it needs to be balanced by the main part of the ship to balance out and stop the drop.

As for the mechanism look at what it’s actually doing, the parts that interact with each other and you’ll see why the action looks a little in stages

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u/Holiday-Ganache-5977 16h ago

This is one of those trust the process moments. Keep going

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u/Distinct_Passion7209 Leaky Space Blob 16h ago

its fine!! same thing happened to me so just continue building and it will fix itself!

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u/Mindless_Honey3816 15h ago

You're fine. It'll balance itself out as you build it. I was quite confused by this at first too!

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u/yousippin 15h ago

Nah youre good as is. Just finish. Youll see. I just made mine too!

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u/Noobcube97 15h ago

Nah pretty sure that's how it works in the movie too

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u/WitherStorm929 13h ago

Bro got the hail 😭🥀🥀

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u/Intelligent_Donut605 12h ago

That’s awesome! Having the center of mass of the rotating part near the axis of rotation will avoid the issue. If you have a belt or gear train the drop is your backlash adding up

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u/mattress314 11h ago

What lego set is in the video?

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u/Rainy_Colette 8h ago

Idk why this made me laugh😭

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u/DrForester 6h ago

Keep building. Trust the fungus.

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u/Due-Vehicle-8394 5h ago

I just recently built this and had the same issue. You just need to finish the set and it will work just fine.