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(...) yeah, the friction pegs i used to hold the arch segments together are now frictionless. they got squished just slightly. next time i set it up i'm going to use axles instead. it is an amazingly strong bridge. i had my doubts that it would hold (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | My Latest MOC: A Little Human
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Well, I guess it's really an OOC (Our Own Creation). My wife did most of the work, actually :-) Henry James Avery Born: Sunday, February 27, 2005 Weight: 8 lb 1 oz Length: 20.5 in (approx. 65 studs) (URL) Photo 1> (URL) Photo 2> (URL) Photo 3> (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.people, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX) !
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(...) <snip> Sorry, I just re-read your description and caught your "performace report". I was engrossed by the photos first thing, and just had to look at them in detail! Very nice. Yes, the arch itself (minus deck) will just bend and spread out. (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) <snip> Very cool, Bob! I like it in black! How did the design perform for you? I found it to be very stable and plenty strong in use (i.e. when passing trains through it). Nice job. -TJ p.s. Sorry for the late response. I've been a little busy (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Vineet: Use your personal email for stuff like this. The LUGNET newsgroups aren't for personal messages. (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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You are forgetting one thing: The system for the suspension are a locked system, where the amount of oil are the same and dont increase or decrease if you change the the height on uneven ground: (URL) airsuspensions, the only thing that controls the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer Clark- How did you make those decals for your Demag AC 50 crane? (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you think about it a normal bog standard trailer has 4 wheels one at each corner, like a table has legs. This is a very stable configuration. If you built a six line modular trailer from lego (12 stub axles, 24 tyres, 12 cylinders) you (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Lego 8653 Enzo Ferrari detailed Pics inside!
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(...) Hey Paul, Like you, I'm a big fan of LEGO Technic and their supercars (I own them all). BTW, great job on your Enzo model - love your suspension design ! I share your disappointment over the lack of suspension and transmission on this Enzo - (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: New Lego 8653 Enzo Ferrari detailed Pics inside!
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Sorry for my MANY spelling mistakes in my previous post. I am just a little angry. :) -Paul (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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To be honest, I am certain that whomever designs the technic cars/bikes/cranes and such has the potential to build "The Best Supercar of the Decade", but I don't know what kind of pressure that they may be under, as far as piece count, difficulty, (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Now I'm REALLY hoping you will put out plans for your version!!!! The 8653 is a disappointment for me. I was hoping this would be the Super Car of this decade (OK, so they have few years left to give it to me), sure doesn't meet the specs I (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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My friend Daniel Romeleitis from Germany just sent me these 2 juicy new pics of his new set. Yep, just like we thought, no suspension, no tranny, no piece count(in the instruction manual or the box) (URL) have 4 of these sets on the way from Germany (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Their steering is hydraulic and computer controlled (as is their suspension), each axle can be turned individually. This allows them to be tethered together in many configuration, end-to-end or side-by-side, or combinations, and all controlled (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) SPMT's (self propelled modular trailers) try (URL) click on transport SRL (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sure can Seth. Now that I know how to throw them right on the posting and not having to give you a link to brickshelf it should make thing allot easier! I will have those up shortly, working on the inside of the cab right now. In the mean (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I believe trailers (that you tow around) don't bother with that at all. Just a bunch of wheels, who cares if they wear down 'cause they don't follow the line perfectly? They get retreaded again and again anyway... But self-propelled trailers? (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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There are several different steering possibilites to a trailer: 1) Normal forcesteered axle where the center of the wheel are placed infront of the turning center. 2) As earlier trailers and socalled citytrailers: where there is a waier from the (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Presumably they must have a different ackerman configuration for each axle? How do those modular trailers work, the ones with multiple lines of wheels? I'm guessing the trailer versions have a different ackerman configuration for every axle (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Glen, looks great, but could we get some pictures of the cab? (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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