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(...) I don't think it should be a major problem either, because the angle of the cylinder blocks on those mounts is wrong for a V8 anyway ;) (...) That could be a problem in shorter vehicles, but not insurmountable, I think. (...) Looks great - (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hey all, (second attempt to post due to virus eating bandwidth) Here is an idea i've been playing with for a while during my first super car developement. (URL) It has four possitions on the crank and the engine block can be 8 studs in length. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Wow, When I grow up, I want to be just like you.... Patrick Levy "Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> escreveu na mensagem news:IC8Bx6.1qvy@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Travis, Thanks. (...) That's a nice improvement - if you are looking for beta testers, just send me a copy ;) (I actually do have 1 GB RAM, but the problem is that everything else has to be swapped back from disk when LDView quits, which (...) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Those are both very sweet to watch! There's thinking 'out of the box'! Nicely done! Dave K (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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On Sun, February 20, 2005 4:34 pm, Philippe Hurbain said: (...) These are really great pictures, Philo. The modules are not bad either. :) I've been trying to figure out how to use the Hailfire wheels. Those make a very nice tumbler. Oh, and the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Honda has a race bike called the RC211V 220hp and it weights 319pounds (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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This is a spectacular model Robert! Has anyone had trouble downloading the file? Could you email me the file Robert? Thanks! Greg "Robert Griebl" <rg@brickforge.de> wrote in message news:IC7Jqw.1qvu@lugnet.com... (...) Actros (...) with (...) parts (...) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) UH OH! I forgot to specify the length. Oh well, Rosco wins. Any butchered legos I have will stay where they are, but NO MORE BUTCHERING LEGOS! (future tense) I'll post some pictures of the 3 butchered crankshafts I have as soon as I can. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Eegaad! That is fantastic! Amazing! I've not looked at the video yet, but the sweeper is beautiful, and the hailfire module is a great idea. (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Great model. (...) It's worth mentioning that when I loaded it using the LDView 3 beta, it only used 83 megs. (Although, to be fair, there were some parts missing even after I downloaded and installed the unofficial parts zip.) Also, I'm pretty sure (...) (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Jaw. On. Floor. Well done! Absolute gorgeousness. Iain (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's hard to see in those pics, but the crankshaft DOES go in 4 directions to get the correct firing order, big ends 1&4 are 180 degrees apart, and 2&3 are also 180 degrees from each other and 90 degrees from 1&4 (see below). The extra stud (...) (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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My first Great Ball Contraption (URL) modules>... (URL) Many thanks to Steve Hassenplug for devising this (URL) wonderful concept>! Philo (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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(...) Good design Ross! I was actually talking about the crankshaft; not the firing order. To clarify more, I meant that if someone can make a crankshaft that goes 4 directions and also fits into TLC's modern cylinder-piston design (while also not (...) (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Since many people asked me if there were instructions available for my Actros (the real truck is green, but LDraw's green doesn't look that nice :) ): (2 URLs) (Click on the picture to download the zipped ldraw files.) After more than a year I have (...) (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.inst, FTX) !!
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(...) i've seen the FOS system used before that way ;) (URL) The mpeg is not working the last time I looked. I can email it to anyone interested. Back to the radial engine, the design for the crankshaft is very nicely done. Any plans to put it in a (...) (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Here is my V8 with 5 bearings. It has standard small block chev firing order, and uses the FOS system to simulate spark plugs/injectors. The only downside is that using the Technic mounts means it doesn't have the correct 90 degree angle (...) (20 years ago, 19-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) That design eats my design with a chipper! I tried to make a radial engine with a single row of cylinders and had to butcher 6 cylinders, two wheel rims, and one "lever" piece! Their design for the master cylinder would eliminate the butchered (...) (20 years ago, 19-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello, I am working with the events coordinator of Capricon 26 (Chicago, IL) (URL) to plan a robotic challenge event for the February 2006 convention. He has also asjked if I could help find a few people interested in providing a LEGO Robotics (...) (20 years ago, 19-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug)
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