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(...) I too hate the new grays, but I think 8421 is a really sweet set. I got to see someone playing with the motorized parts at Brickfest, and I think that the crane is very well built. Since the new grays came out, I've thought that they make the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: gearbox pack 673F - any use for it?
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Is there a differnential in there ? (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Dump Truck (old)
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(...) Nice work Nathan. I really like the bed and the way you've positioned the air tanks to look like fuel tanks. You should build a HEMITT: (URL) It's not shown in the picture, but they have an arm on the back for rolling containers on and off the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Is there any incentive to buy set 8436...
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(or any other 2004 technic sets) if I already have [LEGOSet 8421] None of the 2004 technic set seem all that appealing to me... That plane with bionicle propellors is horrible. 8421 is the first technic set I got since 2003 and I have every big (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ross, sorry about the picture size, I did not even think about this problem. I will look at resizing them. Sorry everyone. My father in law is a machinist, so he fixed the Bushing issue. He also made a metal shaft that fit the size of the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Technic Fun Models - Hats and Musical Instruments!
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A couple of Technic fun models from a couple of years ago: A crown, using some technic body parts from C3P0. Technic parts make it fit well on my head: (URL) A working tambourine, with overlapping Technic beams, for quite a strong structure, and (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: High Failure Rate of New Type 9V Geared Motor
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(...) I burned out two of these motors in a high-torque situation (my Great Ball Contraption module prototype) which I posted about (URL) here> and (URL) here>. I don't like them for their friction, their louder sound, and that they "feel" cheaper (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Gottwald AMK 1000t mobile crane
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(...) Hi Jacub, that's a really nice crane! I especially like the support vehicles you built for it, really makes it complete. Is the jib held on with rubber bands? Nice simple idea! Did you drill out the centre of the 1/2 bushes so they rotate (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: gearbox pack 673F - any use for it?
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Hello Gyl, This gearpack is the rear axle of the Dirt Crusher RC set 8369 Since the dirt crusher uses 7.2 volt Rc racingpack batteries so the motor will probably use 7.2 volt... Connection is only possible to the receiver part of the dirt crusher. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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This is not new, but I have never made a folder exclusively for the dump truck I began designing in December of 2001. It is 4-wheel drive, steers from the cab, has a V-8 engine and very old tyco pieces which I used to put the old-style pneumatic (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Minnesota AFOL makes it on Owatonna Today show
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(...) Thanks for the positive feedback! It was fun. I had video prepared of some walkers, and demonstrated my little UCOGVI micromotor based walker. I'm rarely at a loss for words (verbosity is a family trait), so we got through most everything. I (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Minnesota AFOL makes it on Owatonna Today show
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(...) I hope someone from a bigger TV station watches it and gets you more publicity. Your MOCs certainly deserve a wider audience. 12 minutes is good going for any TV show! Mark (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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| | Gottwald AMK 1000t mobile crane
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Here is a mini fig scale Gottwald AMK 1000t mobile crane. There was only one of these ever built. This Lego crane uses 2 micro motors, one running the main hook, and the second running the hold back line for the jib. The counter weight is made up of (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MTM-168
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Are you spying on my work area? (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MTM-168
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(...) -Snip- Ya, know......... What IF: like um, what if you added RC racer style motors and geartrain to the tred legs. Then watch it go nuts! I think you'd need to have articulated crawler arms so you could steer the thing. What the heck, I dare (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Minnesota AFOL makes it on Owatonna Today show
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Well, it is not much of a media watch, because it is such a small market, but I'm going to be on the local cable access television "The Owatonna Today Show" (indian name pronounced oh-wah-tah-na). On October 26th, I'll be on for a whopping 12 (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Crane building resources
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(...) Hello, If you have not already seen it you should check out this website: (URL) There are a couple of really nice cranes, as well as downloadable spreadsheets with info on truss design. Hope that helps! Ben (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: 1:20 scale Apache Helicopter
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Was it possible to make a functional, FLYING helicopter with Meccano/Erector? (for those who did play with this metal based, building toy) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 1:20 scale Apache Helicopter
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(...) Nice. I would love to see a close up of the rotor gimbal. I cant wait to see it completed. I find myself wandering about the best way (if any) to get a rotor blade with a proper wing like structure in Lego. Something using the 1x1 with a (...) (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Crane building resources
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I've been toying around with the idea of building a medium scale lattice boom crawler crane, and was looking for some resources on building a good strong boom structure. I figure I want a 10x10 square frame main boom, and slightly smaller scaled jib (...) (19 years ago, 23-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
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