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(URL) I wasn't planning to make an entry for this contest, but the guns I had in mind wouldn't attach correctly to the radar dishes. *sigh* Anyways, building it as small as I possibly could was an interesting challenge, especially since I didn't (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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| | Master Builder Kit on Sale
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Lego S@H has the Master Builder kit (different from the Master Accessory Kit) on sale for $6.49. It was the cheapest source for red Gali hooks even before it went on sale, and it's still the only source for red Throwbot torsos. (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Is it just me, or do the latest Metru Nui figures appear to be made from a lower quality plastic than classic LEGOs? Specifically, the red "helmet" on the Vahki Vorzakh looks and feels like something that MegaBlocks would make... (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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(...) Hi David, I'm having a difficult time envisioning this. Could you create one and take a picture? Kevin (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) flat liftarms to get you a pin hole in the right location to use the sheaves? (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Damn, I shouldn't have forgotten that one. I especially liked how you managed to put suspension in there. (...) You've got a point there. One can't really make bigger vehicles for the engines than the size of the original model they're in. (If (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Kevin, it looks like you are making strides to create a sound compressor. This will be of great importance (of course) as this will be the heart of the beast. Once this stage of the project is conqured, a major hurdle will have been obtained. Good (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin L. Clague wrote: <snip> (...) Here is the picture. (URL) got the whole compressor back together and it is mechanically sound. Whether this provides a superior compressor or not, I've got to try to use the same geometry to (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) ... (...) Nevertheless, it's a nice adaption of the type. I particularly like how you did the windshield. (...) It's much more than I'd ever consider doing. We appreciate your effort. It's a cool way to show the model - reminisent of some (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Compressor
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(...) ^ six (...) I found it on bricklink: (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) Thanks again! (...) Can't wait to see that! Incidentally I bought a (URL) diecast model of the AC500> (not SSL), cos it's just so cool. Might think about a LEGO version one day but no time soon. ROSCO (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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(...) Thanks..... Like I said using two 1x2's in an L shape got me the square root of two (1.414) or diameter of 2.828..... All the holes in 1x2's are axle holes, so the make the center connector of the radial compressor free to turn I had to use a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This sort of work is much easier, if you're working with larger distances. Getting a circle between 2 and 3 studs wide to spin is NOT easy. Good luck. (...) You should post a screen-shot or two. I'm interested to see what kind of data you came (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Sometimes it is not easy to get perfect geometry out of LEGO. I've been wrestling with geometries to get the pumps just the right distance apart, and also having the compression strokes force the pumps through thier full range. I ended up using a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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Ross- It's me again, Vineet. Every time I see your crane I have the urge to praise it; every time I look at it there's something to marvel at. For instance, your idea of using a transmission shifting lever (8448, 8466) to control the winches, now (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego RC Set Questions - Overloading
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(...) Standard RC car speed controllers are made to take from just a few amps to some as high as 500+ voltage wise they go from 6v to 24v I'm sure there is allot more but thats what I've seen. The speed controller in my Traxxas Emaxx for example is (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego RC Set Questions - Overloading
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(...) Talking of overdriving Lego electrical components, I once used a 9V pole reverser switch to connect 4 12V train motors on a robot to a 12V 6A power supply. The robot used the wheels from the Big Cat Truck and was so powerful that it would run (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I don't believe that would be a good thing--connecting more than two motors to the output. During one of rtlToronto's events, one of the competitors had 4 motors connected. If I recall correctly, at the end of the competition, there was a (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego RC Set Questions
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(...) Thanks Elroy. Here is another one: How many RC motors can be connected to the battery/control unit without harming it? I was thinking about using 4 of them. Is there any sort of current limiter in the unit? Avi Parvin (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: DEMAG CC2800 Crawler Crane - Stage 1 complete
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(...) I found out that my 'small scale' Gottwald, reaches a point around 5 meters where the boom could not handle the heavy forces. With a flyjib configuration the forces on the main boom are huge. But in 'my' scale a 5 meters single boom would not (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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