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(...) It would be really great if you could scan some pics. I am really interested because I have never heard of this set. You mean to tell me that this set is available in stores and you bought it?? Steve (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.animation, Jim Kovacs wrote: [snip] (...) Hi Jim, Very cool! Maybe I'll have to dig out my vision cam too,,,, It was fun dreaming up designs, and it was fun talking with Bauchaille, an old friend (and one of the senior statesman on the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hey guys, I have been following this post since it started. It inspired me to try to find a use for my vision command cam. I decided not to try to use pnuematics...but rather a simple gear/belt drive system. It gives full pan and tilt...well (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego Racers "Hot Flame" set 8376
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(...) It's deffinately not listed at Brickset. I knew RC Race buggy 8475 and Supersonic RC 8366 retailed for about $200 australian so when i saw this for $130 i nabbed it in sydney toys'r'us. Outdoor RC looks awful. Hot Flame has 200 odd parts and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) My site has been up for about three years, but I guess it is more Robot oriented then Technic. You should lurk in rtl more often! (...) Thats good. I haven't used rollover buttons before and I think they add a nice touch. Mine could probably (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego Racers "Hot Flame" set 8376
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(...) Where did you find this set?? Any pictures??? I know an outdoor rc racer is supposed to come out exclusively to Radio Shack. The number is 8369. The name is unsure. If you search at Brickset it will say Outdoor RC Racer and it looks awful! I (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You can find it here (can't direct link due to frames needed for navigation): (URL) klick "By Number" and choose "8800-8899" in the drop-down menu. /Tobbe (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Mechanical pneumatic piston
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(...) Hi Mike You probably mean Leo's translational joint: (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Hello, A while ago I had a website bookmarked that showed how to build a mechanical piston replacement, mainly utilizing worm gears and half bushings as I recall. Naturally I've lost the bookmark now, so could some kind soul point me in the right (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Does anybody have any info about this new radio controlled set ? I haven't found it in any set database. Steve (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) US or (...) is (...) Ontario (...) It's available at Evans stores in Wisconsin. John (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) [snip] (...) My bad. (...) I would think that you can easily do it with one motor for the front, one motor for the back (greatest flexibility. You'll have to use the other variety motor to rotate the turntable. (...) Fun, eh? [snip] (...) The (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) No, if you look at the photos you'll see that each piston is joined above the platform. It's not the best system because of the lower power you achieve with retraction versus extension, but it works best when you're trying to keep everything (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) [snip] (...) Your original system had the pistons underneath the platform, right? You must be assuming that the ganged pistons would be underneath. This is not a requirement. I'm not advocating for ganged pistons. I'd think that a geared (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Mark, Do you have an image of the original geometry, and your modified version? I could not find 8868 on BrickShelf's scanned library. Kevin (...) The new valves are superior in my mind as well. Another plus is they require less parts to (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It indead is a great model. But is a pitty the quality of the images is very poor. The crane is a very well succeeded copy of the original Liebherr crane (it probably is an LTM1300 of the German crane hire and heavy hauler Prangl). I'm (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Yes, stop-motion has much different requirements than realtime filming. Actually, if I was looking for a fast realtime cut from top to bottom, the current mechanism is perfect. It moves quite fast. (...) running IE 6, XP Pro. Any clue why? (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It only now occur to me that it's animation we're talking about, not filming. In that case it does not matter hos long it takes etc. between the shots (sure, fast is better it don't need to be 30fps fast). Then you could easily build a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Oh, forgot to mention; I get DNS-errors (unresolved hostname) a lot on your site, don't know if it's on my end, yours or inbetween. Hitting reload helps! I don't experience these problems on other sites so it might be on your end, or the DNS-server (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Rob, (...) Hm, since I can't recall seeing your site before I can't judge the improvements, but I do like the site as-is. I have some grudge against using Java on pages for simpler things but I approve on yours. (...) Very interesting, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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