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I bought a CodePilot last year when S@H had them on sale
for $US100. The LEGO outlet store in Cookstown Ontario is
rumored to have a few left.
Anyways, the box was gathering dust until I had finished a
major project - the project is still not done, but I've broken
the seal and my 8 year old twins are helping me build it.
As a pre-bedtime ritual, it can't be beat. We do about 4 pages
a night in the instructions, and just savoring the build process
makes you appreciate what lengths TLG went to in the good old
days.
I'm probably going to be unimpressed with the CodePilot control,
but the mechanics of that big green dump truck are just amazing!
The steering turns the inside wheel slightly more than the
outside. The motor is swapped around between functions. There is
a really neat gear-train and transmission....the list goes on
and on, and I haven't even got to the flex system parts!
As an add-on to the RCX, the CodePilot is (in my opinion)
unbeatable. Lots of gears, axles, bushings, arms and wheels.
There are also transmission parts, a differential, some
transmission slip gears, and too much more to mention.
If you can get your hands on one, don't hesitate to pick up
a CodePilot set. Mine will sit on my desk for a few weeks before
being assimilated into the RCX tackle box....
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| I've been promoting this set as the "perfect" RCX add-on since I got one last Christmas. The main truck model is waaaaaayyyyy cool and quite ingenious, almost worthy of Jennifer Clark (Hi, Jenn!). I haven't built all the alternate models, but the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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