Progress, Questions, and Comments for Loader Arms and Interior Chair on the DOG 434E Backhoe Loader posted here:
I agree with the @theluthier , you should definitely rig this.
Nice purchase, I'm sure it will get plenty of use and pay for itself in no time.
I don't need a new laptop, too. I DON'T NEED A NEW LAPTOP, TOO 😉!
blanchsb I hope that you're aware of the fact that you raise high expectations with your new lappy* 😉! Good choice 👍!
* Thank you, @theluthier, for this new expression!
PS: Did I already mention, that I don't need a new laptop?!
PS2: Did I already mention, that my laptop has a backlit keyboard?!
If I knew how the scissor lift truly worked I would be more excited to rig it haha. Honestly I have no idea how the interaction between a few of the critical scissor supporting parts works.
Lol @theluthier that's why it was good/bad news. I hate shopping for PC's because I keep talking myself up higher and higher in price haha. The truth is my last PC was great, just had a couple of problems. I told myself I wanted the RTX so I could test out the viewport denoising. It's still only 8GB Graphics so it's not like Linux Luke, but I am totally okay with that.
So far my workflow has been held up nicely with what I had. I just wanted to take advantage of my refund and take an opportunity to improve the specs to what I felt was missing. I'm a little nervous going with MSI because it won't have the numbpad on the keyboard BUT I rarely use the laptop keyboard at my home office and have a nice mouse and keyboard setup with my monitors so it's really only going to bother me when I am traveling.........a worthy sacrifice because it is the only model laptop with the specs I wanted that also had Thunderbolt 3. I realized how nice these docking stations are and wanted to upgrade that feature as well. Ain't no better time to upgrade than when a refund comes in hand.
My PC has shipped and I'm excited to say it should hopefully be here late tomorrow, maybe Thursday.
Guesses on what is getting installed first?
I need to give it a name so I'll be thinking on that over the next day while I wait.
Got the sliding support started. Hopefully will finish it tomorrow and add the handles......
Today I was able to complete the sliding support and start a little on the handles. Still more to go but I'm getting pretty excited for the results.
Did some more work to the rump side to flatten out the bottom. The assembly looks more like this when unhiding the cushions:
Was able to make the second slider but this one may just stay as a rough draft without the details.......will see.
You may be asking why there are two seat sliders (the lower blue/purple combo and the upper gray combo) and I admit I did too, but I have the answer.
The lower one is to position the whole seat forward or aft. The upper one is only for the Rump/Back adjustment. Kinda funny I didn't put that together in my head until just now but it makes sense.
We wanna pamper our driver for this DOG while he eats his Doritos. Only a double sliding seat will do.
Funny thing is that front handle on the rump cushion is actually a padding adjustor. The sliding adjustor for the rump cushion is on the side. I'll make it next.
Just basic block out for each of the handles for now. I want to get the major supporting seat cushion shapes donezo first then they will probably be the finishing touches to the assembly.
I worked finer details on the top two handles. for the rump-side cushion. The lower two handles still need more work.
Then I need to work the arm-rests and then the back cushion support. Then I will probably be outta time.
Oh man! Getting down to the wire.........
Got some good progress done on the backrest and transitional pieces that connect it all.
Also got some basic arm rests in place for reference:
@theluthier It's late but I am as far as I can go with this submission: She's glorious but if I had more time I would make her better. It'll have to do. @ritag this one's for you.
@adrian2301 of course it has the recliner function. it’s the red handle lever near the backrest.
it has two sliding seat adjusters, a rump spring adjuster, a rotation lever, and a recliner lever. There was one back-pressure padding support knob that I left off but if I had more time I would add it and some of the more fine details to the upper assembly, like the arm rest recliners, and the air ride adjuster.
I’m happy with it but not satisfied as a whole. It’s a bittersweet melody she sings! But she’s beautiful all the same.
I am afraid I am not advanced as Shawn Blanch (blanchsb) with the chair. Mine is not as complete as his. It is not rigged.
My file link here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lgs_xiu9lKzq_rkgcKpy6OY2BHEYZhfc/view?usp=sharing
Well done, Shawn. 
