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(...) A good dump body is hard, it has a lot of non right angles to it. So I skipped it. I only had 2 hours to bang this model out. (...) My frame is wider than yours, it is 8 studs wide in front and 6 in back (just so I could fit a differential (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hm, mine has quite a few right angles (the dump body is the bed of the truck, right?)--maybe mine isn't quite prototypical (I did use a reference though...) (...) even (...) I see. Mine doesn't skid for some reason. Maybe your's can turn in a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, they vary. The ones I like aren't all that right angled. See, for instance: (URL) and look at the first truck in the "mining" row. Or the caterpillar site (talk about hard to use, though) (URL) That's a much smaller dump (I refer to the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Found another good url: (URL) is a Terex company. I am forced to conclude that my truck is too small (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Holy Mackerel. That is a big truck. Do they make Lego tires 12 studs high? -Nick Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <37F1750F.BED7DE44@v...er.net>... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sounds like you'll be using a ton of pieces. (...) Bricks & plates :) I'm pretty pleased with the result. I'll post it to cad.dat.ideas. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The largest LEGO Technic wheels are consistently just above 8 cm in diameter, which is pretty close to ten studs. You'll find wheels like that on (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Those ARE nice wheels but I feel that the tires are not tall enough in proportion to the wheel for this application, the wheel is 6 of those 10 studs, and the tires are only 2 each side (or so) If you look at the proto photos it appears that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oops! Yep, I meant the 8448, which is the second model this year to have the largest wheels available in LEGO. Sorry. (...) Yes, I really agree with you on that. In this fashion, the oldest of the "Supercar" wheels, the wheels from 8865 (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Having reread the thread, it appears to me that you've used the wheels from e.g. 8868 (URL) wheels are smaller than the ones from the Black Cat (5571) and look much like the larger ones from 8860. If you can get the wheels from 8860 (and (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'm honestly not sure which wheels I used. I will have John Neal read off the info on the side of the tire next time he's there, if he would be so kind, or I will, next time I am in Minneapolis, which may not be for a while... But they either were (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I will check tomorrow night. I *think* they were the 24x43, which IIRC are the largest solid wheels TLG produced until the advent of the squishy tires. I got mine in a service pack back in the 80's. (...) Hmm. "The Rape of the Setbin"? <Art (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ...Women? Or rather, woman. Or rather, Alfred. James (URL) of obscure references (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I checked and.....you used the 20x30 wheels, *not* the larger 24x36. You *must* go LARGER, grasshopper. -John (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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