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(...) Not much at all. And especially not when the car which runs along the boom is fully extended. It can lift an orange when the car is in the middle of the boom, but I suppose that's approximately the maximum. Anyway, it wasn't designed to lift (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It is pretty colorful. :-) (...) You don't look any worse than I do in a picture. Some of us just aren't photogenic. My advice: develop a healthy photophobia - it works for me. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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Nice work Fredrik. I am curious about the base, can you pick up a load at full extension of the tractor. Looks like it would tip over. The mechanics really are neat. I like the diagrams. Wouldn't it be nice to have all the right color parts? -- Bob (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Pretty cool, Fred. How many kg's can it lift? (...) Maybe your ISP has a "stupid filter" ;-) I've never done it, cuz I don't want to find out (too chicken :). If you look stupid in the picture, you might as well be having fun in the picture, (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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It is probably common for Technic fans to make a large crane. Here's my version, in a rather bad colour sheme. I have taken a lot of inspiration from Leo Dorst. There's more descriptive text on the URL below. And even an image of myself taken by my (...) (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:45:05 GMT, jonathan wilson uttered the following profundities... (...) The Adventurers fall into the 5900 range. (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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Thanks, I like the sound of the name you suggest! I also think the SR-71 was a very appropriate name for the blackbird! Keep checking out my site, I have am Antiv Fighter that has a lot of the new Star Wars elements that is almost done! (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Robert, saw your note and experimented a bit . What I found worked fairly well was to use two cam pieces, one 8 tooth(small) gear and one 16 tooth( next size up gear) one gear at each end of the cam. this gives you an assembly that is only (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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space is mostly 68xx and 69xx, some sets such as fixs and licht and sound are at 67xx (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) the (...) I like it! To me, it looks sort of like an insect, a kind of beetle. <IMO> For names, unless I have a very specific design in mind, I almost always build first and name later. For sleek ships, I use letters and numbers that go well (...) (26 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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Aren't most of the space sets 8000 series as well? (Except of course the originals, say 924, etc. :) ) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Good site, thanks! Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) i'm (...) I tend to draw inspiration from Japanese anime(1), sci fi games, modern aircraft(2), and, like sproat, any and all experimental vehicles. Most of my mecha ideas these days come from Japanese anime.(3) Ben Ben Vaughan (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) The jump jet, right? (...) Gooberfig-scale? Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Great! You want to do a Hawker Harrier? Actually, that one would be better at mini-fig scale than microfig. Is there a scale-name for "Technic models done at mini-fig scale"? Steve (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Battletech was, IIRC, originally an RPG. It's currently also a cartoon, a collectable card game, a PC game, and probably some others that I've missed. You can probably find some links at the publishers of the CCG, (URL) , which is the only URL (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Typically, that's true for my stuff, but this one is based upon the very real USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II (aka "Warthog") tank killer / ground attack fighter. The latest issue of _Smithsonian Air & Space_ has a pretty interesting article on it. (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) another great microfig model, sproat. i get the impression some of your models (and other creators' stuff too) is based on novels, cartoons, or even computer games but i can never figure out where these items originate. would you mind telling (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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does anyone have some information about legos set numbering scheme... i can discern the folowing... 0xxx for really old sets 1xxx for mostly value packs etc 2xxx for duplo and shell etc sets 3xxx for fabuland? and the soccer stadium 4xxx for some (...) (26 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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