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(...) Use a good light source, such as the sun on a cloudy day or a flourucent light strip (common above kitchen sinks). Add a white paper that curves from the table and up on the wall. Use a tripod and set the ISO (film speed) on your camera to as (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, this is where you probably have to face the fact that LEGO is a toy and lower your standard. Motors are weak so in order to have more speed while keeping power more motors are needed, thus more space. If that can't be solved you might (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Theroteically it should be feasible if you use a non-LEGO coating for a wing structure, such as thin paper. The problem is it needs to be streatched to carry the plane well. A LEGO glider could fly. Problem is how to get the structure light (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Ok folks, I need your help. Cybermaster Set (non metal case) for $120, MIB. Good buy or no? -- Steven (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What's up dude I think I've met you i live in atlanta too. You probably don't remember me though because everytime I buy lego I act as if I'm shopping for a kid...it's pitiful. Awesome moc though. I find that while i don't like bionicle sets i (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:H9ExBo.EF8@lugnet.com... (...) start (...) The plan was to put the RCX and the pnaumatic controls and pump in there. So then there will be not much space left. And since the Car is so huge I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:H9CGnn.4A9@lugnet.com... (...) start (...) functionality (...) Jennifer Clark webpages was the one of the sources that gave med the ideas for this project. And I thougt then that I got do it (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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thanx Tobbe you know where it should lead me to to really flying machines but what more can be done in pure-lego projects than hovercrafts regards pixel "Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:H9FGzy.Myn@lugnet.com... (...) shut me (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello All, This is a MOC I did a few months ago while working at the Lego Outlet in Atlanta (for a short time). I started out with a few sets with the intention of seeing what I could come up with. The main idea was to try and understand what it was (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Hey, you're a hoovering madman :) I laughed out loud when I saw the first drop video but the load testing shut me up :) Good work, can't wait to see where you go from here! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks :-) also for the reference. I think that this page has a lot of interesting assemblies (not to mention about walking robots). ciao steP (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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hi as i promissed... here it is general link (after moderation) (URL) movies (URL) about the quality but i hadn't good camera and i had to use internet cam so... you know but the design is not really changed it is bigger (53cm diameter) i used (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic) !
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when i was testing some new concepts of propellor i found that i had a very much luck :)) because when i did prop with bigger (longer) wings they set more resistance so the motor rotates slower so it puts less air when blades were shorter then press (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) it was in fact special car but some time ago toyota did cars to reach the north pole and they (3 of them) had speccial low pressure tires i saw them on discovery (but as i said they were special cars) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What about using the space in the cab? (...) This is where my building problem is, I get tired of the model, loose my inspiration etc.. I hope this will change when I grow up, at least I tell myself so :) My collection has been too small to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Thanks for clearing that up. (...) I always do 'cause others might be reading that group that don't frequent the .technic group. I also include other groups that might be interested (often .robotics). /Tobbe (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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| | 8480 @ Zany Brainy......Westchester, NY
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Hello, I stopped in Zany Brainy on Central Ave in Scarsdale yesterday to peruse thier going out of business sale. The had the usual stuff, all at 30% off....not cheap enough for me (I am very cheap)....but they did have one 8480 Technic Space (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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Hello, I stopped in Zany Brainy on Central Ave in Scarsdale yesterday to peruse thier going out of business sale. The had the usual stuff, all at 30% off....not cheap enough for me (I am very cheap)....but they did have one 8480 Technic Space (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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(...) Perhaps someone with more technical knowledge can explain this, but from what I've observed, if you initially post in .announce (including .announce.moc) you automatically get a "spotlight". It's not recorded as such (i.e. no link appears on (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) ... balloon tires and those cool gullwing doors! That makes me ask "Where in the world can you see balloon tires in real-world cars (cars that anyone uses, not special cars)?" And also, all these supercars (8448,8466,8865 and 8880) and the F1 (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks, that's the page I had in my memory. /Tobbe (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I don't consider myself a big fan of StarCraft since it's been years since I last fired up the game, however I am a _big_ fan of the brick :) (...) It's a bit sad that those "super units" exist, however I have a vague memory of some air unit (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Now that you bring that up, why did my post's about the Killough and the Flipper get to the sidebar? As far as I can see they were not spotlighted/highlighted. I don't mean Cool new MOC's since that's obviously done manually (thanks). /Tobbe (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New MOC: Helicopter Dauphin AS 365
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gr8 work man if you don't mind i'll try to use your rotor in my hovercraft coz i could't find good enough way to make rotor blades with changing angle cool model pixel "Marc Schickele" <marc.schickele@free.fr> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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show more pitures especialy from above maybe something could be changed IMHO building model there is som many possibilities that almost everything is possible have a look at my car seat (URL) is as small as possible with this functionality (i think (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) My advice: ask Jennifer Clark, aka "Master of fitting maximum functionality into small spaces" 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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Aaaargh!! Just had to get it out! :) I'm a bit stuck now in this project. I now thinking of going back to start and try again with a more simply construction. Here can you see how far I have got until now: (URL) deeplink preview until moderation: (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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I have to disagree... I'd say the 8880 is much more Lamborghini-esque than Porche-like ... "Duq" <lugnetpost@skipthis...tmfweb.nl> wrote in message news:H98IH7.2tE@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Minifig scale Bulldozer
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(...) Here it is: (URL) MOC, BTW! (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8466 real life counterpart
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(...) I looked at pictures of that SWEET looking vehicle on the net... you couldn't be more right. All it needs is green silver body color! I wish I had the money to buy a Ford EX concept, it looks beyond cool. :) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) 928 is a front engine car: (URL) I think the 918 is a racecar...not sure though. 8880 has always reminded me of a poor Lamborghini Diablo replica, mostly because of the shape of the windsheild and side windows. The Diablo VT is a mid-engine (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Close enough. I'm no car buff but do know for sure there are 4x4, rear-motor Porsche around. What about the 8448 ? (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Cool, thanks! (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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The 8448 is indeed most like a Ferrari, the front engined Maranello. The 8880 is closest to an all-wheel drive Porsche - I don't know which model number that is. The 8466 is the Ford EX concept. Well there it is...don't say otherwise. ---...--- (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MAN in ...blue
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(...) Hello Andrea & Fabio, This is a very good looking model! My compliments! Your previous truck, the MB mixer also is a very clever truck. I looked at the MAN pictures and saw the simple but very realistic looking tipping mechanism. Creating that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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Here's an example: (URL) Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:H97Hq3.1Ms@lugnet.com... (...) am (...) Female (...) Scala but (...) heads (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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I'd say Porsche 918 or 928 (I never know which is which) for the 8880. Duq "Stephane Simard" <plague@videotron.ca> wrote in message news:H9896F.I1F@lugnet.com... (...) are (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8448 and 8880 real life counterparts?
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Hello all, As the geek I am, yesterday I brought my 8448 car to the office and this morning the 8880. We would not agree over which real life cars were closest to each. I know neither are licensed products, but what real life cars do you think they (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: hovercraft
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(...) there's hope to achieving a nearly 100% lego solution. I've been playing with a prop design some, and despite not testing it yet I thought I'd post it in case it generates some other ideas, and see if anyone has any engineering knowledge on (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, the model is great (I think it's one of the best ones), but it's not the 8458 Street Sensation... compare the suspensions, seats and gull-wing doors (the official Street Sensation doesn't even have) Will the owner of this fabulous car (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: Lynkx Mk III Radio Controlled tank
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(...) At last! A Lego StarCraft fan! :) You have to admit, siege tanks are _vital_ to any Terran (humans) strategy in that game! They are at the heart of any game involving terrans, as other races' main concern is how to deal with those, as they (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Just to clarify, for Dennis' sake, only LUGNET memebers can spotlight a post, and they have to be signed on. Also, the spotlighted .technic posts will appear in the .technic sidebar too. I've set it up that way :-) -TJ (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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| | KIDS!!! (was: Introducing Mech Cat)
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KIDS!!! Did *I* not tell you to put the paint cans *away* _before_ the kitten got to them THIS time? See what you've done: (URL) you want to keep this cat you'd better smarten up! PS. Thanks Dean, I had much fun building it and can't wait 'til my SO (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Food for MechCat
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Hi All, I'm getting ready for the Minnesota FLL state tournament and this includes building models to demonstrate the cool things you can make with LEGO. I hope to be sharing some space with Doug Carlson who has showing his creation at the FLL (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The spotlight/highlight system is what makes posts appear on Lugnet's frontpage so that ppl. that normaly don't read the particular group get's a chance to see it as well. I'm made one of the Spotlights on your post as a fast way of saying: (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks :-) (...) That doesn't matter. Sometimes I'm late as well, because sometimes I'm off line for a fews days. Anyway, what does the spotlights mean? Dennis (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Minifig scale Bulldozer
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(...) Yes it is, but I can't recall where I've found that assembly - I think somewhere on Brickshelf. It works quite good: the idler gear doesn't slip until you put a high load on it, and the slipping prevents micromotor jamming. The drawback is (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's been done (by Dean it appears): (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Taken out of the blue; Perhaps you can use a flexi housing and put this part on it: (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New MOC: Helicopter Dauphin AS 365
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(...) This is a promising project and you might even push Rosco down from my mental TechnicHeliConstructor #1 :) (...) I found out how to make the photos bigger (right click, select view image) but I could not beat the broken link for the 1.4MB gif, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Right-click the images and select "view image" and you'll see a bigger version. Appears the HTML forces the images to a smaller scale then they are (not a good way to make webpages but good for me 'cause I wanted 'em bigger). /Tobbe (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Actually I think it's a tad to small for Technic scale, maybee not. It's not built to any scale though. I just used all my chainlinks and made a tank around them. It's not a serious attempt in any way. (...) Actually I was (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Some ppl. put female heads on their Technic figs, I think it was from Scala but don't trust me on that. There is (or was) a LEGO line featuring female heads that fit on the Technic figs. X-post to lugnet.technic in hope of better minds then (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow! That's amazing Marc! I really like the fantail rotor - great work! (...) Can't wait to see the final model! ROSCO (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I have a question: Is the 16t idler gear driven directly from the micro motor? I don't think I've ever seen that done before! ROSCO (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Great work Marc! I am very impressed with both the look and the mechanics of your helicopter. I would love to see the mechanics of the fantail rotor up close. I looked at the pictures on your site and I think I understand how it works. I'm not sure (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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That's a great looking tank, Tobbe! It's obviously Technic fig scale, can one fit inside the turret? I myself want to build a tank about that size, only mine will be based on a tank in a strategy PC game. It's a futuristic looking tank that will (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Anyone willing to generate instructions for this MOC? I haven't had LDraw installed on my work or home computer for a while due to upgrades, and last time I tried to run it, it bombed repeatedly, but I'd definitely like to see the build steps for (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thaks a lot! I think (and I'm not the only one here) that in every MOC there's a challenge :-) ciao step (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | New MOC: Helicopter Dauphin AS 365
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Hi, Here you can see my first great MOC. (Project Black Panther) (URL) Helicopter at scale 1/10 is a Dauphin AS 365 with fantail rotor. The principal rotor is fully fonctional. I modify the Leo's blade tilting principe, the updown movement is done (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I love this little thing Stefano, very clever indeed, I tend to build to the biggest scale I can (i.e the biggest wheels I've got, the biggest for the of bricks I have etc.) - I think it's very skilful of you to get all that functionality in (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The gait is quite different. I placed the cam used to drive the legs 1 stud closer to the center of the body so it lines up with the hip pivot point. This made the motion of the front and rear legs more symmetric and resulted in a smoother (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MAN in ...blue
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This is great. Looking at all the mechanics, it seems like it functions really well. What a great Truck! I also like the Pneumo tilt on the front cabin. The RCX fit in just nice and is well hidden. Very nice work! e (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Um, my doctor said that wasn't supposed to be contagious, sorry ;-) (...) little animation on the MicroMIBO. I think you could have an alternate tail made of 24t gears strung along a long axle to create a "poofy tail"- the result of a sudden (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Nice, very nice! As usual, your attention to detail has produced a great looking model. It does take a little bit of studying to see the difference between the pics of the real truck and the model. Sorry for the late response. Your post did (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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| | Minifig scale Bulldozer
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Hi all! I'm not used to inform the NG about my MOCs, but this time I felt the need to reply to this: (URL) fact I did, some month ago, a threaded bulldozer, pneumatic- and micromotor-acted. It was the minifig-technic scale-fever period, and I wasn't (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic) !
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(...) Well, ours main task was improwing suspension and drive train set-up we known. About overturnable we applied the simplest solution: a double 8479 sistem. Others improvment may be to applie a Jennifer overturnable sistem.... etc. Thanks Andrea (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) pinions used for the tipping is great. The suspension for the two rear axles is interesting. I noticed that the rotation point for the support arms (the two sets of 1x7 liftarms) is not concentric with the rotation point of the 24t crown gear (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Introducing Mech Cat
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Dean, That's cool! I especially appreciate the LDRAW instructions. Unfortunately, the model is looking for the legs, feet, and tail as separate files. Any chance you could upload a Zip with all the files? Thanks, Andy Evans (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Introducing Mech Cat
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(...) Sorry, here are the deep links: (URL) also have a Towers of Hanoii robot. The links for it are: (URL) Hystad (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) click on the image until your browser URL ends with .jpg (or whatever file extention you have used) and copy/paste it here we can all se it (them) before it's moderated. Stuff that ends with "gallery.cgi?f=xxxxx" needs moderation. Best (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Introducing Mech Cat
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Hi All, A recent post by TJ Avery really got me itching to build. In particular I was really excited about the little MicroMIBO at: (URL) a cat person I naturally had to create a feline counterpart. I'm happy enough with the results that I posted an (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Motorized control of the 5120 polarity switch
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(...) Take a look at (URL). I controlled it with something similar to Robert Munafo's design (URL). Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Unknown Instruction Book
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Really late reply here (haven't read .technic in months), but personally, I think the Street Sensation is the BEST model of the 3 the kit can build. I've modified it very little from stock, just changing all the Technic Panels to silver, and adding (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Micromotor movements not really stable...
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(...) Welcome back :) (...) Do you mean the red micro motor: (URL)The point is, that the micromotor does not seem to move stable at all. My (...) All four of my micro motors moves in a steady pace so I think your's is faulty. Does the geartrain (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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it could be because when you put the axle into cross-hole in gear the gear is changing diameter almost all gears have 2 slots in let say north-south diameter but hasn't in east-west diameter that is why gears change its dimensions - beacomes oval (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Micromotor movements not really stable...
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Hi all! I haven't used technic for years, but I haev done some things since newyear. Just feelt like it. I am now playing with a new micromoter (opened it a few days ago) and have added a small car to it, with very simple gearings - somthing like 1 (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Motorized control of the 5120 polarity switch
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(...) I'm a little occupied at the moment but here's a an interesting lead: (URL)If you do know anyone else who as worked on and has posted information (...) Myself I've only connected them at a 45-degree phase using z16 gears and then used a (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MAN in ...blue
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(...) It's the same design as set 8479 BarCode truck, see my photos here: (URL) the end of the page. I have scanned the instructions and sent them to Kevin Loch (adminstrator of Brickshelf) but he has not put them onto the page. I still have the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Don't worry Marco ours Italians friends known very well this model. I presented it in Florence, Zwolle and during dadi.com (Crema)also. Thanks Andrea (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I beleived that too Tobbe - I expected lots of information on how to control a polarity switch like there is to control a pneumatic switch. I spent several hours seaching .robotics, .technic, and even the web and found nothing - only switches (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Mmmm... I didn't have any problem accessing them. Did you try from another computer? (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Can't say anything else then : WOW!! And if I look at the pictures again I only go :WOW! Verry nice work indeed. If it is ok, i'm going to copy some of the lifting mechanism for the tipper (using the same princip)? That was a realy good idea, (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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hi here is my contribution to the project (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Well done Boys :) Another masterpiece ... Marco PS : You should advise your Italian friends too ... (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I belive there should be a fair amount of info on this if you search the robotics group. It has been used to multiplex the out ports of the RCX so that one motor can drive up to four (IIRC) swicthes. Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <<snip>> (...) good touch to the pictures. (...) It'll rock for sure! Keep up the good work! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Looking for our best solution in suspension set up and drive train, to give a system able in winnig model’s heavy weight (3,5 KG) and technic gears friction, I realized in collaboration with my friend Fabio this MAN 33-414. Front steering axle (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: MOC: Lynkx Mk III Radio Controlled tank
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(...) Hehe, all my conveyor links are pre dark ages, thus the plates stick even worse... (...) It's not that fast or powerful, but it's not that heavy either. It can turn on carpet though, but a lot of 1 x 6 plates will fall off if I drive on (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | I still prefer the 8862 backhoe. Much better IMHO!!
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(...) Meh. The 8862 backhoe is better, in my opinion. I like how it uses a mix of pneumatics and gears+axles. I love the solid chunky tires of 8862, and they fit much better a heavy tractor than the air filled balloon tires of 8466. (Which *do* fit (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Thanks for the tip Stephane. It looks like they have only posted part of the lessons. I was not able to get lesson 7 or 8. I sent them an email, hopefully they will repost the last two lessons. I was one of those that was not very happy with the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Darn it Tobbe!, Stop making my own tanks look so small! I don't want to spend another $40 on conveyor links! How fast/powerful is it? I would have expected two motors per side to have enough power to even turn it. I still plan on testing gluing (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello all, Back in october I got out of my dark ages and immediately placed a shop at home order for the 8431 crane truck, and 8457 power puller. Even before receiving those sets, I read on their description of the power puller that the instructions (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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FUT ---> .castle only Hi, folks! I'm in need of some suggestions as to how to attach this helicopter rotor: (URL) a Technic axle. The rotor is designed to fit on a pin and spin freely, I'd like to use it as the base for the vanes of a windmill and (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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I just had someone email me a list of questions on the RCX Drag Racing competition to be held at BricksWest in a few weeks. I think a lot of other people might benefit from some of the answers, so I'm posting them here as well. If you are (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, I'm trying to control a polarity switch with a motor controlled by an RCX. The position of the switch is monitored by a rotational sensor. The problem I am having is how far the switch moves on return to the middle 'off' position, it tends (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks I wonder how to add the battery box into a car and still have it easily accessible. I read the page about motors, good page, but can it pull a 40-50 stud long 6 wide vehicle on a smooth surface? Standard lego, motor and battery box on the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Assuming you are referring to this one: (URL) the center 2 stud rows are the power connections. (...) The entire bottom plate lifts off as shown here (URL)3 what is the 1x2 raised part? That is the switch. It can be depressed and locked on. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi! I am thinking of a design, which includes technic and a 9V battery box. My questions 1 where is the connection for power out? 2 how does it open? 3 what is the 1x2 raised part? I'll use a 5120 switch and a motor to run a small vihicle, something (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The next step is to make one that changes direction when it flips over. The neat mechanism in 8457 and the pull of gravity will solve that for me (I hope). Of course it has to be bigger and use at least two standard 9V motors. (...) In fact (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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