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(...) Phatalicious! It looks like you covered all the necessary bases as far as functions and it looks very efficient. That should go on the Lugnet sidebar. Jon Fors forest tractor/excavator has a buddy now. (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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"Mervyn Tomb" <mtomb@tesco.net> wrote in message news:J7z7I7.LL6@lugnet.com... (...) I cannot stop checking this out. What a beautiful and well thought out machine. It is so impressive to see so much functional pneumatics packed into a small space, (...) (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey folks, just letting you know that I have finished my latest and greatest MOC. It is a wheeled loader, based on a JCB 456 machine. Scaled to powerpuller wheels. Photos of it can be found at (URL) Features are as follows: Pneumatic control from (...) (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello, These cars are technically the same. In the open you should have a range of about 20 to 25 meters, with no interference... Greetings Maico Arts Keary Phillips schreef: (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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I've heard the (URL) Dirt Crusher> (8369) has a somewhat poor RC transmission range of about 10-15 meters. Does anyone know if the (URL) Outdoor Challenger> (8675) is any better? Besides the color of the parts and the wheel treads, these two sets (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I wonder if you can burn an image of the virgin mary on it :-) Can fetch some big bucks on ebay.... Ram (18 years ago, 25-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Found this: (URL) the "Phase 3 message Toast" for a video. It is a computer controlled (custom interface) Lego platform that can burn a message into a piece of bread using a soldering gun mounted above it.. cute :) -Rob A> (18 years ago, 25-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks. That's what I was striving for. (...) Luckily the gear on a DC-3 is a simple design in real life so I could model it fairly easily. Currently it's on display in my office at Oracle HQ if ya wanna see it... (...) Hmm, yeah I guess (...) (18 years ago, 19-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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In lugnet.technic, William R. Ward wrote: SNIP Great MOC, William! I'm always impressed when art and function come together in an animated and impressive build. I really like the working ailerons and, of course, the landing gear mechanism. Good tail (...) (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Well it helps that it's one of the most recognizable planes ever made... (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! It was definitely one of the most difficult projects I've done. (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thank you! (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Originally I was going to go 6-wide, but went to 8-wide when I decided to add the mechanisms. (...) It's the same design as my previous big plane, the PB4Y-2: (URL) Really great built. Thanks!! (18 years ago, 18-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Yes, that's the one. I hadn't seen those sets. I was too lazy to look on Peeron :-) (18 years ago, 17-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Following on from the use of the 8-tooth timing wheel in the 8479 bar code truck, which varied the rev sound, I used a 4-lobe Technic Knob Wheel (URL) with a touch sensor connected to a bar code unit to produce a 'chuff' sound for a large (...) (18 years ago, 16-Oct-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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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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