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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I am now about 1/3 way through building this, and about to start the front suspension. I am getting a strong sense of deja vu, and lo and behold, after checking the Silver Champion instructions, I can see why! Up to this stage the models are at (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Checking (...) an (...) I don't know for sure, but I'm willing to bet that the motor mechanism is the same as used in 8279 (URL) uses an integrated motor/battery box and has a rotary switch that rotates in the horizontal plane on the top that (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I couldn't agree more. It's the parts I want! (...) I have this set on order, but it didn't show up yet .. grrrrr! My primary interest is in finding out how that bumper system works. Checking out if it is adaptable to other uses where (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) My guess would be that since this is a re-issue of a TECHNIC set as a legend, it has TECHNIC written on the box. I mean, in the original release, it was part of TECHNIC, not Star Wars, Racers, Bionicle, etc. Personally, I don't really care if (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:H1z3Hp.G4M@lugnet.com... (...) As Charlie Brown would say "AAAAARRRRUUUUUGGGHH...HHH!!!!!!" Oh, the torture of waiting. Adrian E. (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I got home from work to find a massive S@H box in the hall!! The box: (URL) contents, thrown in as usual: (URL) that it has not been packaged into subassemblies The instruction cover: (URL) instruction back: (URL) stickers: (URL) new panels, they (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Whereas 40 EUR seems a rip off to me. I remember paying about 25 IEP (32 EUR) three years ago in Dublin..... Duq "Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:H1ypK7.1Hy@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Yes, and top marks to TLC, too! <set:8460> is truly a great set. For anyone hesitating I paid more than twice that price for my copy on ebay and was still happy. - David (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I saw this and remembered the discussion about Technic Legends just over a year ago in which I posted ( (URL) ) this: "...When it comes I predict 8460 (price) or 8860 (classic status)." Top marks to me! :) Psi (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Jake Rentar" <B2FUTR2@aol.com> wrote in message news:H1xn9u.FqA@lugnet.com... (...) Or 60 quid in the UK - IMHO a bargain! To all those feeling the lack of Technic bricks and normal plates this is a great kit, it has a surprising amount of those (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Whist looking at the images of the new reissue of 8460 Crane Truck as 8431, I've noticed on this image (URL) it has "TECHNIC" on it... now those this mean that technic is back? ~~ Mike Edwards ~~ (URL) ~ Edwards-Parts (URL) ~ Kanohi-Power.com ~~ (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yep, $75 sounds good. Make sure the electric parts are all there (RCX, motors, sensors, tower, etc.) You can find the inventory here: (URL) Mindstorms group is .robotics, there are sub groups for additional focus: (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Is $75 bux a good deal for the mindstrom 1.5 kit that is slightly used plus some odds and ends technic pieces that the owner bought but never really got into? I'm supposed to buy it a week from today. let me know. also what is the mindstrom (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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When I saw Jake's post I decided to give the Racers a look. Sure enough :-) (URL) $129.99 1483 parts Ship out October 1st, 2002!!!! -- Adrian Egli "Jake Rentar" <B2FUTR2@aol.com> wrote in message news:H1xn9u.FqA@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Still "coming soon" for australia 8?( ROSCO (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Check the technic vehicle section of shop.lego.com ... 84.99 USD Preorder this item today, will ship by 04 Oct 2002 for the yellow crane truck reissue of 8460 34.99 USD Preorder this item today, will ship by 25 Sep 2002 for the mag wheel master (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic) !!
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(...) <Grin> (...) Thanks Kerry- I live in Adelaide, as a matter of fact- the lugnet group here is pretty small. As for waiting till I grow up, I did that with the last 5 models I wanted (Silver champion, space shuttle, 8880 super car, 8448 super (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wait till you grow up :-) More seriously, where are you in Australia, Matt? It's not clear if this set will or won't be in stores here in Australia. If you really want one, then S@H is the way to go. However, if your parents have a problem (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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"mat" <Mjjeffer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H1syrB.Dtn@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) when (...) for!" (...) price (...) pretty (...) $$$!! (...) credit (...) in (...) Glad you like the pic, I scanned it from the UK catalogue. 8461 is now (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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For anyone that doesn't want to wait. :) Just came across this on Ebay: (URL) Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:H1I5sq.FtB@lugnet.com... (...) set (...) get (...) this (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) All good and well, but if the parents wont allow purchases on S@H, then what? (Serious question.) Does anyone have any clues, ideas, ANYTHING??? About when it's coming out in australian stores??? I am DYING to get my hands on one- I am so glad (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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"Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:H1pssJ.1H1@lugnet.com... (...) Well, for the folks in Australia, it's listed on the S@H website for our country as "Available Now", although at $220 + $80 s&h it might be a pretty expensive (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Rene, It's been done! rtlToronto's very own Dave Koudys was the first person (AFAIK) to put the 8475 R/C unit and motors into the 8466 and then into the 8448 supercar: (URL) Dave brought the 8448 to dinner, it was a blast to drive! You had (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Heya all, is it possible make the 8466 (4x4 truck) with the radio controll ? I mean the new radio control motor and mechanism from the new Racers radio controll set. Wouldn't it be to weak ? Rene (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) No :-) However, assuming it works in the way I think it does there may be some inspiration to be had from my hook lift truck: (URL) think it works on a far simpler principle though - I saw one here recently carting off a broken down car and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(URL) Not in perfect good taste. (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Ditto this side of the Atlantic. When I contacted SAH (US) to inquire, I was told the US price would be around $120-130. My immediate reply when told was "WOW! That's cheaper than the Silver Champion I paid $170 for!" Who knows? Maybe it's (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Does anyone else find it strange that the piece count for the Williams racer is listed as 1483, whereas the Silver Champion is listed as having 1413 pieces? I checked my box of the Silver Champ, and it does not list the number of parts. Could the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Lego has this set on the S@H site at (URL) picture (at least not at 7:00pm PST Friday) Gary Simas (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Rob Hendrix <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:H195wz.CK7@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) My copy is the only other one that Jason had seen, and it had a severe problem with the steering, or at least we initially thought it had. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Greg Muri <gmuri1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H1ICI3.Bqu@lugnet.com... (...) I can confirm that it not only will, but DOES exist. Saw one on the top shelf of my local (UK) Toymaster today for £99 - and the £120 Silver Champion that used to sit (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Get your registrations in. We need to get them, postmarked, by Sept 28. Check out the registration page for specifics: (URL) there, Be square. (URL) Neumann (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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It would be great if someone could create the Ldraw files for these parts! (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi again Nicole, I haven't been here in a while. If you still haven't figured it out, here is a link to start with: (URL) some for the rest of us! =8D (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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Hey Jacob, (...) Thanks for the input, but I hope to find a solution within the system. I've been to the Painted Dessert once on my way from California to Florida. (...) LoL! Legomaster (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hey, you should feel lucky. At least they acknowledged it will exist. I placed an order with SAH on Friday and asked about the 8461, that rep told me there is no such set. :) It does seems kind of strange that they are not taking any pre-orders for (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I spoke with at SAH rep Monday to ask if they were taking orders (called a month prior and they said call late August) for the 8461 F1 racer. Well, word is wait till October. Quote: "We are not taking orders until the set appears in the holiday(?) (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Lewa is my favorite and I don't much care for red, so I switched the colors on the Exo Suit to better suit Lewa. (URL) ¡Buns of ProtoDermis! The Paldrons and Toa tools have to be removed for Toa Nuva to fit in the Exo Suit. I hate to seperate (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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i am only replying to this one because i think it is rude to reply to your own after 30 min. I got this great idea, of how you could go with the fully posible legs, and have the sculptured lock as well!!! all you would need to do is to put some sort (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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My best creation, so far, is based on a lot of other stuff i have seen around. the ankles a ball joints and the feet are Armored Core meets Robotech kind of a thing, the legs are roughly copied (when i say roughly, i mean look nothing alike) from (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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!!!Dr. Snead!!! (...) Cool, you saw the head .mpg (!!!) When I work with gears the goal is to not only provide enough touque, but the movement has gotta be just fast enough so that when you look at the articulation, it doesn't put you to sleep (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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!!!G-Meist!!! (...) Kewl ;} (...) Belive it or not, all the Technic Joints are as small as I could make them given their relationships to the surrounding structures. I try to keep the strcuture to a minimum, although it looks big, it's just to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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!!!!MP!!! Yo Yo!!! I'll keep working on it until completion!!!! ~~~Thanks~~~ Legomaster (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Now I know what the goofy laser cannon part on the GigaMesh Spybot is..... Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Hey Y'all: I know this is no longer cutting edge news, but just informationally I have placed an image of these new joints here: (URL) LOVE these things!!! This is what we should have gotten to begin with, instead of those less useful Alpha Team (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey EvilMage! (...) Yes, I spent quite a bit of time picking up things testing thge capabilities. The coolest thing I did was pick up a Technic Fig and pass it from one hand to the other and place it down again. I picked up battery boxes and other (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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According to peeron (URL) sets <set:8219> and <set:8832> had it in black. - David (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) well, looking at (URL) could be from <set:8219 Go Cart> or <set:8832 Roadster>. Or of course, from any set not inventoried yet :) HTH! Dan (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Its this part: (URL) instead of being in the usual grey, its in black. Anyone know what sets(s) my black part could have come from? (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"miguel agullo" <technicpuppy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H1F9n2.DFs@lugnet.com... (...) PACK?? $10?? What should I search under in bricklink? -- Thanx~ Nicole; "Now with Masters in Psychology Analytical Action!" (URL) Account: drumm-family (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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Just a short notice: www.legotrucks.com has been updated regards jt (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Nicole, This is an old part and rare indeed. However, they were recently available again in Europe through Lego Shop@home. Several bricklink shops still offer them. Well worth the 10 or so bucks for the pack. I hope it helps (22 years ago, 25-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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They are geared but to a higher final speed of 1200 rpm at (...) Does anyone know how much touque these motors have (from the drive hole thingy) in n/m. Mindstorms motors produce about 8.9 n/m and 8720 motors produce about 1 n/m but spins at about (...) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Mechanics of the neck fit right into the center of the Upper Chest, Plan for Mission 4: Increase Head demensions, begin spine: See it at it's first outing: (URL) Moderation) (URL) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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ERIC!!!...!!!........!!!...!!! !!!! This is so awesome!!!...!!! you got some really sweet things happening with those arms, very cool, I'm always amazed at how huge yet poseable your stuff is, so sweet. and that head is way too cool. Great work (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <snip> All right! A sparring buddy for GG! I downloaded the head movie - Jamocklaquat has a very realistic motion to it. I really like how you gave it working hands; and technic figure scale, too! So, how 'bout them legs? Are we going to see (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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*THAT*, FREAKIN' RULEZ!!!!!! GAHHH!!!!!!! I'm so psyched to see the end result!!!!!!! ERIC!!!! LEGOMASTER!!!...!!! Mladen Pejic, over and out!!!...!!! (URL) lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes: -snip!!!- (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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dude, this sucker is lookin to be huge, and suprisingly intricate! full of detail, have you tried to hold anything with the hand yet, like a pop can or something? the finished product, as i said, will be montrouly huge, a massive undertaking for (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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2 Hands, 2 Wrists, 2 Elbows, 2Arm Turns, 2 Upper Arm Pivots, both have Upper Arm Rotate. 4 RCX work in harmony to control the Arms. 12 motors. Check out the initial Head fit. The motion the arms achieve is smooth and life like! Egads!!!IT'S (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics) !
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(...) Cool, man! Keep working on it. I believe that Erin Lassley is the pioneer of this class of engines. (URL) btw, anything that runs on air power, even if blown by a human being, is pneumatic (without the s)! (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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"c s soh" <cssoh@singnet.com.sg> skrev i meddelandet news:3D64C7B8.3FD533....com.sg... (...) well, though... (URL) Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I don't know if this has been published before. Just a bit off-topic, non Technic fun.... Check out page 13 of the 8040 instructions; you have to build a shovel with the dimension 4x16 studs. Lego suggests you pick out of the box: 2 plates, each 5x9 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I'm pretty not happy with the steering centering myself. I can't get mine to center no matter what I do. Oh well, I only bought the set for the motors anyway. -Rob hmm...New motor...Rail Racer 2003...hmmm "Jason J Railton" <j.j.railton@ntlworld.com> (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I just want to add that I've only seen two of these, and they both had a minute problem with centering the steering. A full proportional system has a trim setting on the transmitter, since the signal is constantly sent all the time the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Excellent presentation! (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi pneumatic fans, Thanks to a couple of kind folks, I've been able to trace the art of building pneumatic "steam"-engines to the early days when the single acting cylinders were introduced by LEGO. Here is a page to pay tribute to these pioneer (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Pardon the intrusion on this dead thread, but... I have a small reference image about this kind of element here: (URL) Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Depends on construction technique. For my small mobile crane the construction I used meant the boom was significantly weaker than normal (bending-wise), and in fact when it failed, even though I was watching closely, it went so fast I was (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Great Crane! I am so jealous of the amount of bricks and plates you guys have. (...) That's what I keep finding. The hardest part of the crane to get strong enough tends to be the base/outriggers/crawler frames. The boom is easily strong enough. You (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Dean, the clutch idea works perfectly! I make a simple drive base like the one in your post using the clutch gear, added a couple of motors, tested it using a couple of dual-switch battery boxes, then tested it with an RCX and a remote. It drives (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You have to look very closely at the crane, and pay careful attention to it as the lift progresses. I first take the slack out of the lifting lines, and then reel in the line in short bursts. Slowly, but gently, the object will begin to lift. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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TJ, How do you tell when the crane is about to fail? I can only imagine how heart-breaking it would be for it to actually fail and break the crane or to break pieces. Roy (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Just a heads up for Bionicle fans. This past Thursday, I found all 6 Toa Nuva for sale at my local TRU (Charlotte, NC). Happy hunting. Ken (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Arguably the original posting should probably have been posted to lugnet.buy-sell-trade instead of being multiple posted (instead of cross posted, see the FAQ on why one is bad and the other good) to lugnet.general and lugnet.technic Please (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Dan, First of all are you absolutly sure you want to sell? I would bet that you, like me have been purchasing legos for our collections since adolecence. Secondly, would you except a payment plan with the goods mailed out after final payment? As for (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'll take that one! How much are you asking? =D Actually, what are your prices? I might be interested in a few things even though you have no boxes. (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello Fredrik, (...) I was going to use two mechanically-linked motors for the forward/back motion and a third motor for the turning motion in combonation with the adder subtractor. Fitting the second forward / reverse motor in was going to be a (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks Dean for the great ideas and for posting links. Sounds like I should buy the Ferrari brothers book. I'll try the clutch idea first, it seems to be the solution I'm looking for and it is relatively simple, I do have a couple clutch gears but I (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Beleive me, I have exampined the Lugnet technic gears site and been to all the links. I've also done other searches both on tank creations and on RCX bases using treads. I've recently bought 4 packs of tread links to make a large crawler base for my (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi, I will be selling all my Legos (which are 95% Technic) most likely via Ebay or other auction site. I wanted to see if there was anybody in the Lugnet community that would be interested in buying them before I did. The sets I have are: SET# (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Greg, John Barnes knows of some non-Lego tubing that works very well. It's smaller in diameter, black in color, and makes a really tight fit with Lego pneumatics. Try emailing him and asking what it was (pinkmice@borg.com). Also, Tom's Technic (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | The Big Lift
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I've broken my old crane record with a 48 pound (21.8 kg) lift with my marine pedestal crane: (URL) still have not put together a decent webpage for the crane. I must take better quality pictures of it first. If it would only stop raining here in (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic) !
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Does anyone know what type of tubing TLC uses for their pneumatics? Any suggestions on a good replacement for it? Thanks for the info, Greg (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Do you want both motors to contribute to the power when driving straight? I.e., is your worry that one motor is idle, and hence does not contribute to the motion? Is that why you want a different arrangement? As I see it, the main advantage (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think most of your problems would be solved by installing a clutch that links the left and right drive axles. It would be somewhat like the limited slip differential in the Ferrari brothers book. I perfer using the clutch gear instead of (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, an adder/subtractor (a/s) *does* turn both treads evenly, but only with one motor driving. (...) An a/s does this when the drive motor is stopped and *the other* motor turns. (...) Controlled by the speed / direction of "turning" motor. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I have a challange for those realy good at using differentials and gears: The adder / subtractor device is not the ideal device for use in tank treads. An ideal device would drive straight forward and back with both motors running. It would also be (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Decals/Stickers for 8880 ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
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(...) Hi, you can find a scan of the 8880 stickers at Brick Builder's site: (URL) link: (URL) that helps! Alex (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, I got my supercar 8880 many many years ago when I was about 5. (of course I never even built it until I was 13, then realizing what an amazingly engineered model it was) I have the box, instructions and all the pieces, but somewhere along (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: "Technic Hall of Fame Nominees" poll
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I don't know, the <set:8460 8460 Crane>, <set:8862 8862 Backhoe Grader> and <set:8860 8860 Auto Chassis> sets are owned by the same number of people [1] and are doing very well. I also thought it was a great set - a lot of functions in a very tight (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Yeah, it's an interesting set, it's the only Technic set without any gears (AFAIK) and the workings of the mechanism are hard to understand and far from the standard things we got used to see in other sets. On the minus side, the opening function (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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What do you mean, not meant to be rolled onto hard surfaces? I only got it to work on a hard floor. It never opened on a carpet... Duq Oh, by the way, keep it on the shortlist, I do think it's a classic. "Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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Wow, thanks for the pics. I am absolutely _shocked_ at how much smaller the 8475 rims and wheels are. I thought they were maybe 2/3 to 3/4 the size of the 8466/8458 equivalents. I was totally fooled -- they are barely half the size. Impressive that (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I put some info here a while back; (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Many thanks to John Morgan for putting the pictures up. My question (to John Heins or anyone who can answer) is based on looking at those images. "John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0rK02.99z@lugnet.com... (...) points (...) Has (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, John Morgan writes: sorry about that ... didnt know how to create direct links to the images... (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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