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(...) yep you're right. i allready have a few mods planned. i'm going to see if i can't fit a step motor into a train motor case among other things. ondrew (18 years ago, 3-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The cool thing about the Damnation Alley Landmaster vehicle was that it was a Tristar based traction system, which is actually seriously cool, with advantages over plenty of other traction systems like cats and standard wheels. Have a look at (...) (18 years ago, 1-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) All the pics should be visible now, at (URL) large motors have 2 half-depth pin recesses on opposite sides. They are designed primarily for a Technic beam interface because of their high torque - other models might fall apart! I held them in (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yes, 4 channels, each controlling 2 motors at once. 8-motor RC MOCs for anyone who buys 2 bulldozers! (...) This one is on-off. I hope that a proportional control of some kind will develop but I have no information and couldn't tell you if I (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Its a masterpiece! (URL) the designer will take some more pictures outside. (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Bellis wrote: snip (...) Wow mark, thank you for the info on this really cool controller and all of the pictures we would otherwise not see. I personally can't wait to get my hands on 3-4 sets but until then I’ll have to keep (...) (18 years ago, 1-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Man, I'm excited. A few design flaws I can't understand though: Why the cable nub coming out of the cable's brick? There has to have been a way to avoid that. On the large motor, why all that wasted space on the drkGry part that could have pin (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Who am I? Nobody, but I've got big ideas. For Lego to do. :-) I think Technic has a great untapped potential. There are many parts, gears, tools and techniques! Yay! But the sets are not up to scratch. They are good, realistic models, but are only (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thank you! I like the small(er) size of the motors; do the large motors also have a stud recesses down one side? It actually looks in both bases as if the pin connections are fairly well placed. I'm not overjoyed with the "hard-wired" nature (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ah, thanks! Available in black too. I can work with that. Thanks again, Tim, Big Daddy and Steve. Best, Jonathan (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's a ZNAP part. It is LEGO. (URL) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.inv, lugnet.town)
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(...) It is. (URL) Technic pins would work, but those Znap connectors... zeesh! "Big Daddy" Nelson (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah, I just read the text to the auction. Could very well be ZNAP. Drat. From what I see there, I really think I could make it work. Jonathan (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Looks like ZNAP to me. Not sure how easy it is to integrate with proper lego/technic though. Tim (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic)
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While wandering around Bricklink, I found this auction. (URL) Does anyone recognize the curved part in the lower left of the 3rd photo down? I am not nearly up to speed on technic parts as I should be. The curve appears to be made around a 3 stud (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.inv, lugnet.town)
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(...) Looks like an interesting way to control the pivoting motion of a jointed vehicle! Now why is that person's entire folder of lego pics under the keyword 'Avatar'?: (URL) Shouldn't it be under MOC or some other more accurate term? (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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I like stuff like that! 'Macro Mechanisms'. Remember when there was discussion and about a MOC made that replicated a device called the 'Geneva Wheel' was it? (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey, check that out... (2 URLs) Damnation Alley Landmaster> by: area51andahalf (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hmm, I will add my voice in saying thanks for the pics. Definitely interesting. I agree that I would prefer to have connector terminals on active bricks, and not permanently attached cables. What also I find awkward is that we now have (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I can't say that I am a fan of the "permanent wires" or the connector end itself, but perhaps I just don't like change. I wonder if there will be extension cables for sale? Actually the more I think about it, the more I forsee the attached (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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