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| Are there any kits which contain the parts needed to make my own remote-controlled vehicles and other gizmos? Ideally, I'd like something with four or more channels, so I can make something like a bulldozer able to lift and tilt its scoop. If LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Nathanael Kuipers
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| I am very pleased to hear the great news Nathanael! Your new model is very impressive and as usual a technical masterpiece.(By the way, I had a feeling it was going to have something to do with that 8463 set since last we talked) What I find truly (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Yeah, I'm not really sad. I was just trying to bribe him with guilt(1). It's cheaper than bribing with money ;-> -Paul (1) I think I learned this technique from my Italian grandmother... (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) -- snipped the rest of my goofy reply --- (...) Aw, you know I'm just kidding. Please, don't stop! I'm not really upset. I was just trying to guilt you into making me instructions... :-) (...) Okay, maybe I've been too pushy about the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Cheer up, Paul, he's done instructions for some of his other models. Perhaps if you bribed him??? (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) VERY cool. GREAT news. Presumably you are under NDA and maybe shouldn't have even said that much (smile) but... go you! Congrats and we'll all be waiting to see what happens... (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| I DO hope you are going to accept that invitation? Couldn't see anything bad coming from that. (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Hey Steve! How are you doing? Actually I can't give you a satisfying answer because I don't know how I do that. I just do.... :-P However I'm always convinced that sets do have a nice piece selection with which you can achieve great things! (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) It uses only one set to build! That's the challenge for me ;-) Nate (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) <snip> (...) :-S Are you sure you want me to share more of this??! It seems like it's not good for you and I really don't want to get you upset or something. Actually I feel a bit ashamed I didn't help you out more to reconstruct the models... (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Good models without good pictures is a real pity. Would be great if LEGO would support that! :-) If not maybe I should consider publishing a book with many of my alternate models.... (...) The pictures don't do it justice. The turning radius (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Well in a way you are correct. I haven't seen the black unmarked vehicle but do have received an invitation to cooperate with LEGO as a freelancer for at least 1 project... :-) Nate (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Thanks Nathan! It's always good to explore new things. That's why I try to build new and inspiring things all the time. It's also good to get a clue what your limitations are and I'm still making progression... I don't have the excavator. I (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) Hi Philo, Thanks for your kind reply. I do my best. I've spent a week to come to this model and it still has some minor flaws that might need improvement, but maybe that's just my thought.. Nate (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Pneumatic switching circuits
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| (...) <SNIP> (...) I was wondering what the mthod of choice for this was... (...) That helps a lot.. looks like I'm gonna need to find around 30 more switches... Best source I found Technic Wreckers has a bunch.. but I fear shipping from Australia (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) That was from LEGOWorld, October 2003 in Holland. It was an automated car assembly line, consisting of RCX controlled work carriers that travelled from cell to cell across a number of cells. Each cell had a selection of parts that it added in (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| (...) (URL) here> or on the pic for more... I can only echo what others have wrote - absolutely amazing work! You truly have a talent and a feel for the brick. Iain (This is unrelated, and I don't want to steer this topic away from your truck - if (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | lego future models
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| Hey guys- I just found out something on the new technic crane that'll be coming out this Fall. According to one site, this model will be out in August, at a price of over $150.00. But I guess with such a high price, the model will be good. Here is (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Pneumatic switching circuits
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| (...) I thought that might be what it was. (...) It all started when JP Brown (famous for his Rubik Cube Solver out of LEGO), made the bold statement that you could not do boolean logic using LEGO pneumatics, because of the switches. Inutitively I (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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| Nathanial Kuipers- Very nice crane! Did you build it out of one or two sets of 8436? (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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