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How did you RC it? I have motorized a number of Technic models,
including using a Micro motor to allow steering, but have always used a
battery box and long connector wires to control it.
Rich Thompson wrote:
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> Was: RE: Who had the 5571 Inventory?
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> I just got my 5571 last week and it was not only a very cool and detailed
> model, but a lot of fun to modify! I made it into a very cool RC Truck by
> adding a steering motor and a motor to the rear wheel carriage. Pics and a
> movie are at my website (see signature). I look around the web trying to
> find where anyone has done this before and couldn't find a reference
> anywhere. Has anyone done this? It sure is cooler than the Lego RC car...
>
> Rich
> http://rich.cmcsmart.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
> Of Christopher Masi
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 4:21 PM
> To: lugnet.general@lugnet.com; lugnet.off-topic.debate@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Who had the 5571 Inventory?
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> d'Oh!!!!!!
>
> Simon Robinson wrote:
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> > Unless of course Lego rereleases it due to popular demand from lugnet ... • :)
> >
> > You realise of course that your mentioning the set made me go and look it
> > up on lugnet. Which made me think 'wow - that is a cool set - I want it'.
> > Which will of course probably drive the price up even higher <grin>
> >
> > Simon
> > http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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| (...) Er, ah, never mind. I see it was done with 2 RCXs and IR communication. How well does that work non-line of sight? What would be really cool would be to build a steering wheel coupled to a rotation sensor (geared way down so one wheel turn is (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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| Looks like he is using a second RCX. Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:36FFF57A.2F2D43...ger.net... (...) detailed (...) by (...) a (...) car... (...) <F97y7L.Dvz@lugnet.com> (...) ... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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