Wow, thanks for a truly precise and thorough answer. That covers every aspect that i was wondering about. Hopefully others that might be looking to do the same can gain from this.
How can I make that a sticky???
I will try and get all that working tomorrow. Call me a geek if you like but I am excited to get this up and working.
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Addendum: I found a site that shows how to animate windsheild wipers and it gave a pictorial explanation of what you said above. I now have the oleo swinging and am working on the scissor now.