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Thank you for that information. I took a look through several pictures of a 8479 Barcode Multi-Set, I wanted to see how the Timing Wheel was used. While doing so I came up with the idea of using a Touch Sensor with the Timing Wheel. This works so (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It was introduced in 1997 in (URL) 8479 Barcode Multi-Set>, which you programmed with barcodes. It wasn't used again until 2003. (URL) In the (URL) LEGO Education Team Challenge set> it is used with a light sensor to create a rotation sensor. (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) William, Wow, this is awesome. It's hard to capture a streamlined shape in Lego, but you've captured a DC-3, I didn't even need the name to recognize it. Thanks, George (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) A lot of space and mecha builders use them to make guns which might explain the price. Tim (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Technic, Gear Timing Wheel 8 Tooth (URL) never understood what these parts where good for. Can anyone enlighten me? I just had to buy a bunch of them from bricklink so that I could be stocked on them, but I do not understand their use. Perhaps they (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) OK. I'll out myself as an idiot before someone else does. I completely missed this model in .announce.moc (not once but twice) and figured it wasn't there. At least I was being stupid for a good cause ;) Tim (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Nice MOC! As Chris said, you have captured the awkward shape of this plane's shape very well! (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) --snip-- (...) Nice aircraft. At first glance I would have said it was a bit chubby but reading that you fit a bunch of working stuff in there I would turn that around to say lovely compromise between form and function. I think your (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Nice moc William. You have captured the awkward shape of the planes' nose beautifully. Great backstory too. Kind Regards, Chris. Think it, Build it, Share it. (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Are these 6192/30337 (URL) Peeron shows them in black in Technic sets from the late '90s and a 4+ Pirate set from a few years ago. (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Aircraft are difficult to taxonomize on LUGNET. This isn't a military plane, but military fans will recognize the "gooney bird" - the military's version of the DC-3 - so I included that. I decided to post it mainly under Technic because of the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, FTX) !!
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This thing looks awesome! I love how it can actually pick up stuff. And the color is cool.Too bad it doesnt run on mindstorms. Overall , 10 out of 10. (18 years ago, 15-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) A working machine! Excellent! I really like it when a model actually can do something. And it also reminds me of one of the earliest Technic models I had (still have it, the 856) and built nearly 30 yars ago. Yellow is excellent for making (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Very nice concept, I personally would rig it with a glass case and mechanism to accept quarters, then you would have to lower the accuracy of the claw... All in all a nice MOC. Thanks for posting! God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (...) (18 years ago, 14-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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My newest Space creation is the Lunar Mobile Lounge which has actually been at several BayLUG meetings, even though I never posted about it anywhere until now. (This is a crosspost from my (URL) blog>) The concept is based on the “mobile lounges” at (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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I am working with a couple FLL teams, building with the NXT. I am having a little trouble coaching them on studless building techniques, as it is still a bit of a new concept to me as well. I'm sure I've seen presentations or how-to's on the subject (...) (18 years ago, 3-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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My latest MOC, a Technic Claw Machine that dispenses candy: (URL) particulary new, but it's a nice assembly. Pneumatics are pretty standard, no point in reinventing the wheel. I don't know who discovered having the the trolley slide on liftarms, but (...) (18 years ago, 30-Sep-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks! (...) (18 years ago, 28-Sep-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Thank you for you interest! (...) Oops, I kind of forgot that. I just uploaded it on brickshelf, it should be available here after moderation: (URL) The zipped instructions are available here: (URL). JUL (18 years ago, 27-Sep-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Oops, I ment: Julien, please upload the LDraw file :-) "Jaco van der Molen" <jmolen@zonnet.nl> schreef in bericht news:J68w0n.E0y@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 27-Sep-06, to lugnet.technic)
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