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(...) My (URL) breakdown crane> has 3 axle trucks using standard LEGO wheelsets, and traverses points just fine, although it does have 4 weight bricks holding it down. ROSCO (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
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(...) A brief update ... I got it built a while ago but only today tried putting it on the tracks. Bad news, I'm afraid. To make it work on LEGO curves, you need to remove the 4x6 tile with technic peg from the 3-axle trucks and add some tiles (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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I must use my usual preamble to posting to .space, and say I am not much of a space builder, but nevertheless, I present to you the Wikicraft Barnstar: (URL) The perfect craft in which to deliver a compliment to others! I’m a great fan of Wikipedia. (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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(...) I'm guessing they didn't want to use lt grey because they don't think kids can easily distinguish pins and axle pins. "Standard" colour of frictionless pins is lt grey. ROSCO (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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(...) Dark Bley looks a lot like black in the instructions, I think that was the thinking there. And I don't know if white 2L(*) would be any better than red, from a standing-out point of view. So, maybe Light Bley for friction axle pins, and Tan (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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In lugnet.announce, Didier Enjary wrote: --snip-- (...) --snip-- Incidentally, both the old and new versions have a useful SNOT function, enabling one to place two 2x2 or larger pieces in a studs-in orientation due to the connector being able to fit (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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(...) Sure, if im building a conceptual MOC, i'll use any colour then when i happy with the function, i'll rebuild it in the colour i want till im happy with the form. It's when i've finnished the MOC and its spotted with dots of blue or several (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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(...) On this, i completely agree. They are two extremely similar parts, and I believe colour standardisation is needed. However, blue and tan ? Frictionless Axle pins were grey, Axle pins with friction were black. Easily distinguishable, neutral (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I see two side to this comment. I completely agree with your comment about colour coded parts distorting the realism of a set, however i believe some parts do not need to be produced in all colours such as gears, hence financial saving could (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Tequila Sunrise
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(...) [...] (...) Pretty nifty indeed. But yellow? I'll assume that this (...) was supposed to mean that all of the parts that you needed came in yellow, so that's the color you chose? Mmmm.... tequila.... Chris (19 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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