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Hi Brian! One thing you'll notice that is different between ball joint and gear driven mechs is the range of motion using gears is very linear. That being the case, balance will now be a larger factor in building than it ever was before. My personal (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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| | Examples for the mosaic enthousiasts.
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Hi all, I have added a page to my website containing a few examples of mosaics that can be made out of LEGO or ministeck (mainly ministeck-enthousiasts have asked me about it). Every now and then I will try to add new examples to this page. It is (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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(...) --snip-- good idea,I have a lot of hinge plates in my depot. So I will give a try. -------- (...) -- snip -- Yes the 4x plates are really "stressed" turning around the wheels. I think the combination of both, smaller plates and re-arangeing (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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| | My First Mech ... Please Critic
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Dear lugnet.build.mecha, After reading about the (URL) Beesch> and particularly some of the response and encouragement I received (URL) here> I decided that I would give Mech building a try. Of course, the one particular item that amazed me the most (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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| | Re: "Aggressor", power armor dropship
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(...) The drop bay is one continuous walk-through section. There's not a lot of space (a little over four studs in width), but would be plenty for a minifig dropmaster. I commented elsewhere that I ran out of creativity when it came to the interior. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I think there's a parallel between building mechs and building cargo ships, because the inside (either the joint tech or the cargo space) dictates what you can do with the outside. Thanks for the comments, Mark, glad you liked it! (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) (Blush), thanks! And I agree with you about Mark's "Pioneer". I just checked his gallery again, and I think you could maybe park my "Aggressor" inside the cargo container. (...) I actually thought carefully about those white curved slopes. I (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) The top turret was kind of a doodle that just turned out really well. (I shoulda showed you guys the turret that came in second place and got scrapped--yuck!) (...) I dunno about that. Looking at your Brickshelf folder, you've obviously got (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC4100: Cranetruck
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(...) Don't sell yourself short. :) Creating good models with a limited selection of parts is an artform... if you ask me. With a large (I hesistate to use the word 'unlimited') selection of parts even an average builder can likely create more or (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC4100: Cranetruck
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Nathanael Kuipers wrote: SNIP (...) DUDE! that rocks! Long live 4100 (& drooling to get 4883!) Jeff (brother in creator set alternate models) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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Hi Stefan, I've seen bits and pieces of this as you've posted them to Brickshelf, but it's great the see Johnny in all his glory. I can't wait to see this completed. I hope that eventually you're able to post movies of him in action. Bruce (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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(...) Perhaps switching to 2x plates instead of 4x for the tread surfaces would help - this would help to smooth the curve around the wheels, at the cost of almost doubling the number of hinges you would need to add. Otherwise, love this MOC. Great (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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(...) You might find that spreading the hinge plates wider on the tread shoes will help. Having them near the centre increases the "twisting" effect if there are forces near the edge of the shoes. Also, having 3 per shoe instead of 2 may help - mine (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC4100: Cranetruck
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(...) Well Stefan, I try to do my best to come up with alternate models my own because often I'm not really impressed by the official ones. So if you say that the LEGO designers need to work harder I won't disagree with that... ;-) Nathanael (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you've enjoyed it! Hopefully the models inspire people and make them enthusiastic. I hope too some designers will notice them. ;-) Nathanael (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Allen, It seems this creation got some attention and actually I'm a bit surprised. I didn't expect this to happen on a community where I see so many fabulous work of true LEGO artists. To stick with a limited parts selection is indeed (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Thomas, In my opinion my models just show some of the many possiblities what could be made with a designerset. They're mainly to stimulate people to build MOCs, that's probably why LEGO called them designersets. ;-) But if it will (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC4100: Cranetruck
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(...) Too good??! There's always space for improvements, but I just do my best Paul. Hmm interesting thought that TLC consults with me on the parts selection. Would be nice ofcourse... :-D But if this would be the case it's not completely fair to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC4100: Cranetruck
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(...) WOW! This is the first I've seen of your 'designer alternates' and so I've just spent a highly enjoyable jaunt through your Brickshelf folders. Fabulous work which shows just what Lego is all about - I hope some of the designer set design (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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(...) Hi Mark Thanks for your feedback. Yes, treads are working, but moving is rather bumpy. Because of the construction of the treads and the huge overall weight they easily broke up. I'll give my best to make little movies and post it here. First (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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