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(...) Thanks! Both were fun ;) (...) I don't yet, though I can easily do that. The 4-spoked technic joiners, when turned, rotate the 16T gear at the opposite end of the dial. That gear then connects to two idler gears which drive a 40T gear; that (...) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Insane. Amazing. Shock. Awe. (and Spotlight.) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) <snip> Great idea! Tempting to build something similar for our next show... The only disappointing part of the story is that it took a number of days of computing power to come up with a solution that doesn't use computing power ;-) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) -- Major Snippage! -- (...) Awesome MOC! It was interesting reading about the process you went through in developing this vehicle. Thank you for sharing this fantastic work with everyone here. Cheers, J.P. Manalo (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Very impressive! I don't know what is the most amazing: the odometer itself or the extensive write-up ;o) Would you have more details (MLCad?) of the gearing/ratcheting between dials? And BTW, did you see this: (URL) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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As is my tendency, here’s an absurdly long treatise describing the development of a LEGO Train Odometer Car (a.k.a. the “LEGOdometer”). (URL) A Little Background. After religiously attending them for several years, I stopped going to LEGO train (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | The LEGO Didn't Break (or the HALE Mission - LEGO where it was never intended to go)
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OK, I'm a little bit proud of this... and, mostly, amazed that it functioned at all. I was selected to participate in the HALE (High Altitude LEGO Extravaganza) after submitted two proposals in the hopes one would make it... and instead, both were (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: VW Beetle set (10187) now with power functions!
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(...) Geoffrey, It also works the opposite way too! I use that wire to connect the 9v Train regulator to my PF motors. Works like a charm! It also gives you speed control.... -Alvin. (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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As long as you've got 9V motors you can hook up to the Power Functions unit you should be okay, just don't expect it to behave the same way as Power Functions motors do. On the S@H page ROSCO provided there is this: "Allows you to connect your LEGO (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi ROSCO, How did I miss this? Despite the price, I'll include a couple in my next order from shop at home and then I'll be able to hide the receiver! Thank you for the tip and nice comments. Greetings, David (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | New Pneumatic Component Set from LEGO Education
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Hope that I'm not bringing up old news here, but I noticed that LEGO Education is offering a new set of pneumatic components for pre-order. I was a little surprised to see this, since I thought that pneumatics had been all but retired in favor of (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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I have been working at making a monster truck with 8466 wheels. Everything was going well until I was sorting out the propulsion. Has anyone had any sucess in motorising a large model that would travel at a reasonable speed? I think that there is a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Very nicely done, David! (...) Not exactly cheap, but: (URL) - Due to the placement of the battery, the rear seat back is no longer angled. (...) Yes it's always hard to retro-fit such functions to sets not designed for it, and the VW is (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | VW Beetle set (10187) now with power functions!
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Hi, After building the new VW set last Sunday, I brought it to work and while everybody admired it, one person commented that it should be powered and should have functional steering... So back to the building desk I went and voila: (URL) <-- Movie (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Power Functions remote control Thumbstick - new challenge
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(...) OK, here is an attempted solution to the "new challenge", i.e. translating joystick movement to tank controls. It works, but it's a little awkward to use (pushing the joystick sideways requires quite a lot of force). I'm sure Jason (or (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I will need 24 foot tall ceilings....I will have a few of my creations there this year! Can't wait... (now if I can just get that dang crane finished in time....) -Alvin. (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | BrickFair Technic Display
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At (URL) BrickFair> this year there will be a display of all things Technic! Bring yourself and your Technic MOCs to DC this Labor Day Weekend and show what you've been up to with those Technic pieces. Spinning, moving, actuated, powered, (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Worm gear... whence the length?
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(...) Hi Brian, If you're struggling with worm gaps for your leadscrew, this pic of my crane worm gearbox might help: (URL) worm is two worms long, plus two pairs of old type (crennellated) half bushes (small pulleys) and an old type 14-tooth bevel (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.robotics)
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OK, after struggling with precision in a lead-screw assembly for quite some time now, I've just got to ask because I don't know the answer and it's bothering me... Can ANYBODY give me a possible good reason for the length of the worm gear? why oh (...) (16 years ago, 19-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Great Ball Contraption at BrickFair
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(URL) Yes there will be a Great Ball Contraption at BrickFair. Yes it will be grand, yes it will be noisy, yes it will be fun, and yes I need you to bring a module (or two)! Don't know what a GBC is? Start here at Steve Hassenplug's (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 16-Jul-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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Philo and Gereon, Thanks so much for your quick replies. I've rebuilt it, and it seems that a larger batter box was the solution. My helicopter should be ready to fly well in advance fo BrickFair, as planned! thanks! Magnus (16 years ago, 16-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Magnus, a variety of reasons comes to mind: - Are you using a rechargeable battery? The 9V types of rechargeables sometimes lose power too quickly for such a rather demanding application. - If you let the motor run freely (i.e. without any (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello Magnus, (...) From the symptoms you describe I would say you need "a bigger battery box". Battery boxes (and motors too) contain a current limiting device. It is a resistor whose value increase (a lot) with temperature. When you start your (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello, I wondered if any motor-savvy Technic experts out there could help me out with a problem. I'm building a helpicopter, and am powering two rotors plus a light and sound double red light with a single old motor: (URL) a light and sound type (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Crane...
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(...) (URL) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ross, Check these pics out....the first one is my favorite "boom flex" photo, and the second one is a pic of the boom flexing on the original cc8800-Twin! Enjoy... (URL) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You mean plastic bends?? Dang :) I actually have had a good bit of success stiffening up the boom. The majority of the give in the boom was coming from the point where the sections are pinned together. The axles were flexing and letting the (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ha! You're not a real crane builder till you've had at least one massive failure ;) Looking good Alvin. And you'd be surprised how much steel booms bend - check out this pic for an example: (URL) up a piece of paper along it to see the bend) (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8297 cool new parts
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(...) Thanks for the compliment! Yes the 8297 has great and cool new parts. Mainly the new differential seems to be a good move forward, and kept hidden from our eyes until the new sets release. Many analysis from available photos and videos were (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8297 cool new parts
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If you go to the very excellent www.technicbricks.blogspot.com you will find the building instructions for all three of this summers technic models. Looking at the instructions for the 8297 off roader I noticed that we will get a new differential (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Crane...
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(...) faired better than my crane that decided to go down in a hurry (serious operator error :-) (URL) Looks like I need to stiffen up the boom a bit... (...) You're dealing with a relatively shallow boom cross section (i.e. thickness is fairly thin (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO 7996 Crossover Motorized and Ballasted - Pictures
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(...) I have altered the crossover controls to provide for an all-straight state by tweaking the springs in the switching rails. I have also motorized the crossover in such a way that it can be set straight, TL-BR or BL-TR with two switches (both (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: New Crane...
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(...) Well, after many dissapointments over the weekend: (URL) finally got to raise the main boom on this creation: (URL) like I need to stiffen up the boom a bit... (URL) sill is going to be a fixed jib added for the lifting test, and a Luffing jib (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8275 Bulldozer with LED lights
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Hi, The motorized Bulldozer ( 8275 ) can be controlled via ir-remote and has 4 strong motors. The “power functions” are perfect to create strong vehicles. With 9V batterybox - so perfect to make some LED lights ! (3 URLs) Hope you like it. questions (...) (16 years ago, 4-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Bionicle prices == aiee
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(...) You are corect, sir! Many of the containers are "1"; but some of the components are "5". Seattle recycling has a nutty rule for plastic, anyway: "Ignore the numbers—recycle only plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and jars, plus shopping, newspaper (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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(...) I can't believe I'm even suggesting this, but if there's a triangle made of arrows with a number inside located somewhere on the bottom, that piece of plastic can indeed be recycled. But if you plan to keep the sets intact, but don't plan to (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Bionicle prices == aiee
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(...) Indeed. I feel more than silly trying to find space to store it because I can't stomach putting that stuff in a landfill. With a couple of exceptions, the packaging can't be recycled and has also become egregiously un-MOCable and just plain (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Bionicle prices == aiee
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(...) Those sets certainly do have increasingly elaborate packaging for you to throw away. (16 years ago, 26-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Bionicle prices == aiee
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Yoiks! The price for Bionicle canister sets has jumped 30% since the last release. Is it just the weak dollar? The piece-count is roughly the same. (16 years ago, 26-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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From fischer's site (URL) (16 years ago, 16-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, check out my brickshelf folder....I still have all the cranes there with the exception of the 18000...So I have a good bit of beams :D (...) Yeah, I have seen the 2250's do the same thing. One thing that I have noticed about the (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Impressive supply of Technic beams you have there :-) The completed model is going to be a monster. Nice job. (...) I've been checking out the design of the dual CC8800, and it appears to not really require that the turntable resists overturning (...) (16 years ago, 12-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey Chris, Well obviously the octopus is my faviourite part ; ) This is some excellent work. It is always great to see some technical lego solutions to various challenges, and this one stands up very well. Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 11-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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I have uploaded a ldraw file of my clock before the chimes. The clock is complete but the parts are not in an instructional order yet. (URL) Chris (16 years ago, 11-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Respectfully, I believe this is not custom, it's the fischertechnik pneumatic tank. It is larger than the LEGO tank, and has 4 ports instead of two. They run about USD $6-7 retail, but you're required to buy them in lots of 10, so they can be (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Bob, thanks for the compliments! I think that 2 or 3 Tie Interceptors would me more than doable! I am expexting it to be able to lift around 10 lbs at the full height of 25 feet, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 lbs with only 5 feet of (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) This is of course a very impressive crane, all in terms of size, complexity and how well it is capturing the look of the real thing. When it's finished, please post a pic showing its maximum load capacity - do you think 2 or 3 UCS Tie (...) (16 years ago, 5-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I have almost finished the Ballast cart: (URL) wish there was somewhere I could get a few of those new linear actuators. I really need them before August so I can finish this thing in time for Brickfest! Enjoy! -Alvin. (16 years ago, 5-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Janey "Red Brick" (16 years ago, 2-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Does anyone know where this air compressor tank came from and/or what it is? Is it a custom-made thing? If not, where can you get them? (URL) (16 years ago, 1-Jun-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Skid steer: 8271 alternate
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(...) A very nice model indeed that I built 2 years ago - quite challenging for someone like me more used to Technic models than to SNOT... ((URL) never had before the opportunity to thank you for publishing the photos... Philo (16 years ago, 24-May-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) good stuff, nathanael! (after more than 30 years i still haven't mastered technic building yet.) looking back at your brickshelf directory, i also like the 4508 'roxy' alternate and the 4099 transformer (been trying to come up with a (...) (16 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Skid steer: 8271 alternate
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Hi. After seeing more alternates here, I was reminded of an alternate I uploaded recently. I've been away for a while, and am now back with a small alternate for set 8271. This skid steer is the result: (URL) Here's the rest of the (URL) Hope to be (...) (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Pythagoras and his triangles and building
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Hi all, If you are like me, you like to make things sturdy when you build them. One way to do this is to build cross links. Putting things at angles other than 90 degrees is helpful, but then you need to know some Pythagorean triples to do the (...) (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Big motorized grader by Techniker
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Hello all. I can't post much anymore since art school takes most of my time, but still check the net for awesome new designs. There are not many Lego graders out there, but another one by Techniker just emerged, and its awesome! (URL) you recall, (...) (16 years ago, 20-May-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | LEGO Technic F14A Tomcat
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Hi, It has been a long time since I've posted here at lugnet, but I have finally finished my scale model of a F14A Tomcat (thanks to Magnus for giving me deadline :) The model is made from LEGO Technic. It has the following features: - Electric (...) (16 years ago, 17-May-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic) !
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| | New MOC: My convertible
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(3 URLs) Inspired by the Arvo bros, although I don't know if this does their amazing work justice. Please let me know what you think! --Bram Custom aluminum brick keychains: (URL) (16 years ago, 14-May-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Variation of old pneumatic pump from the 80s
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Hello, The same long pump I have seen it in set 8680 too. On Erik's website you can see he uses the pump in red for the digger. In my digger it has a short pump. The only set I know of which uses the longer pump is the 8680. Apparently there is also (...) (16 years ago, 11-May-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Variation of old pneumatic pump from the 80s
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The long handle pump is mentionned here: (URL) (16 years ago, 9-May-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Variation of old pneumatic pump from the 80s
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Hi, yesterday I came a cross a strange pump from set 8680 ((URL)). This is the pump I found: (URL) What's different from usual? The piston (I'll call "piston" the black part and "cylinder" the yellow/red part) is longer, as it comes from a long (...) (16 years ago, 9-May-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Back to Basics (Kit Reviews)
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[Crossposted to Technic] (...) I really liked this model, especially the amount of features built into a nice looking package. My only complaint was that I'd have loved to have the real unsprung rocker-bogie suspension modeled, even if it would have (...) (16 years ago, 5-May-08, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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(...) Salut Jean-Marc, (...) Are you trying to turn this LEGO event into a gastronomical meeting! You're such a gourmet ;-) (...) I'll be there - And yes that's a central place in europe. Many people from belgium, germany, switzerland and the (...) (16 years ago, 19-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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(...) Excellent, I was of course counting on you. Actually, I didn't even consider you had a choice ;-) Jean-Marc (16 years ago, 19-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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Hello Jean-Marc, I will be there :-) Greetings Maico Arts Netherlands Jean-Marc Nimal schreef: (...) (16 years ago, 18-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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(...) I should be there ... ;o) Philo (16 years ago, 17-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | GBC display in Fana'Briques, June 28-29 - call for participants
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Hello GBC enthousiasts and others, During the Fana'Briques event in Rosheim (France), we'll try to get use of the extra space we have for the GBC to make it as big as we can! Our ambitious aim is to reach 100 of modules,last year we had 29 but there (...) (16 years ago, 17-Apr-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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| | Re: Scania T114G with Liebherr A904 excavator
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(...) It's a completely new MOC however I made a makeover of the one of which I posted a message in August 2006. The URL of the picture doesn't work anymore but here I place pictures of both models. First I removed the trailer and later I converted (...) (16 years ago, 15-Apr-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Last with the colored 948's
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'Cause I'm unofficially out of specific pieces... (2 URLs) Green/Sand Green/Lime Green 948 (2 URLs) Orange/Dark Orange/Red 948 And the off-colours that can't get done-- (URL) After 16 948's, I can't find any more steering wheels, tires and piston (...) (16 years ago, 14-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Tick Tock.... The Flying Octopus Clock
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(...) knowing how difficult it is to get any sort of accuracy with a LEGO-ized clock, I'm totally impressed with your solution And it looks fantastic! Very nicely done! Dave K (16 years ago, 10-Apr-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Train coupler designs was Re: New Elements on Factory?
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(...) I used a similar technique in the past, though I can't find a hyperlink to the solution (which was not mine, I think Chris Masi's). It worked rather well, though the main problem that I encountered was the frictionless pins slipping out of the (...) (16 years ago, 4-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Train coupler designs was Re: New Elements on Factory?
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(...) Well... here's a technic coupler which has the same range of movement, almost the same dimensions and is rotationally symmetric. (URL) I've cross-posted this to .technic in case the good people there can come up with something smaller and/or (...) (16 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: New Crane...
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(...) Posted some updated pics of the ballast cart.... (URL) updatetes to follow...(if I can ever get back to building) -Alvin. (16 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Tick Tock... The Flying Octopus Clock
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(...) Very nice work! And (URL) as I know> it's always risky to announce a MOC on April 1st. (16 years ago, 1-Apr-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Tick Tock... The Flying Octopus Clock
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Hello, I just finished a new Lego clock. It is driven by a 6lbs weight. It has a run time of about 25 hours. It chimes the hour on the hour. All pieces are Lego except the chime, the weight, & the 80lbs fireline. I'm going to make a mlcad file when (...) (16 years ago, 1-Apr-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | My new love...
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I didn't think it'd happen... I mean, we all love the original blue (URL) But when I put a BL order in for some dark blue technic beams... well, all bets were off! (URL) I mean, just look at it! (URL) And compared to the original (2 URLs) And all 15 (...) (16 years ago, 1-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Comeing soon.... The Flying Octopus
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oops try this (URL) (16 years ago, 31-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Comeing soon.... The Flying Octopus
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Sneak Peak (URL) (16 years ago, 31-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Enter the Dragon
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What do you get if you cross an A-10 with an Apache helicopter? I've finished my newest MOC, and I've continued to explore the use of motors and Technic elements in minifig-scale creations. The Dragon is an anti-armor gunship helicopter, with (...) (16 years ago, 31-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technicopedia Update
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Update All of the sets from 1989 are now added, including 8024, 8034, 8044, 8054, 8835, 8854, and the venerable 8862. Over 500 photographs were taken to cover this year, including the animations. Eric (URL) Technicopedia> (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hello fellow AFOL's, As you may know, BrickFair is the big event of the year, here in the D.C. area. Though BrickFair is not affiliated with 'BrickFest(TM),' BrickFair is the natural successor of the previous event. Many of the people that have been (...) (17 years ago, 20-Mar-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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Hi, This is a still-in-progress model which has been under construction since 2005. It recently passed a major milestone as it took its first steps with the boom attached. Movie (warning: it moves very slowly, you might fall asleep;-)): (2 URLs) is (...) (17 years ago, 18-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow! That's really a masterpiece of both function and design - exactly as a good Technic model should be. I love it! It looks very much like the real thing, and I'm amazed by the level of detail packed into the model. I will look forward to (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This model is impressive! The detail is very realistic. I would love to see the features in action. Nice work! (17 years ago, 16-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Update on Engineerig with ABS - Liebherr A 314 Litronic
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(...) That works; thanks. (17 years ago, 16-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hi everybody, This is the first MOC I post here. I've been working on it for more than 2 years (well, on and off) and nearly abandoned it a number of times. But I finaly managed to finish it and I think it turned out rather well. What do you think? (...) (17 years ago, 16-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic) !
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LEGO just created the Design Studio, at their TECHNIC webpage. There you will, * Find the Design Blog, to keep you updated with events and ideas * Be able to Ask a Designer. Leave there all you ever wanted to know LEGO TECHNIC. * Meet the LEGO (...) (17 years ago, 15-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Update on Engineerig with ABS - Liebherr A 314 Litronic
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(...) Try (URL) this>. ROSCO (17 years ago, 15-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Great looking model. Everything you do is complex and innovative. The link you attached didn't work on my computer, but I look forward to when it does. Hopefully there are larger pictures on the site. Cheers; Nathan Bell (17 years ago, 15-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) This is Brilliant! Small, compact. I really like this simplicity. Thank you. Chris (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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I have come up with a method of automatic center return for steering. I have done some experimenting with the hockey slap shot springs before, but have never had success. But this is incredibly simple, and works really well. See instructions below (...) (17 years ago, 10-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic) !!
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(...) Posted some updated pics of the progress... Not the best resolution, but you can get the idea... Folder when moderated: (URL) link to one pic: (URL) (17 years ago, 9-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Renault Magnum with stepframe trailer laden with a CAT D7R dozer
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(...) The scale is 1 to 13. These wheels are quite old and are from the Technic sets. The first sets with these wheels were the (URL) 853> car chassis and (URL) 851> aggricultural tractor. Both were introduced in 1977. The trailer wheels were (...) (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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This model is very cleverly photographed. I can't get a sense of the scale. How large is this model? I saw on your website that the wheels you use are larger than the wheels typically found in sets these days. I wonder if they are anything like the (...) (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Humm,... it sounds interesting what you are talking about. Can you link to Benjamin's website to see that LDraw models? I've looked for, but didn't found it... Eric, I love your idea to use animated gif photos, to show the mechanisms working! (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, I had been corresponding with Benjamin and mentioned that making the Ldraw files takes longer than everything else I do to write Technicopedia. He graciously offered to make a few files for me which really helped out. They are not full (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's nice to see the old Technic sets again. Of the first ten years I think I have almost all Technic sets because then it was new and inspiring. Later on it became less interesting because the sets weren't real life anymore. I was always (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Always a delight to browse! I especially like Benjamin's LDraw mechanical drawings... What about linking to these LDraw files, it would help to grasp more complex mechanisms such as 8865 gearbox (URL) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Update I have added the sets from 1987 and 1988 including 8832, 8852, 8853, 8855, and 8865. Enjoy. Eric (URL) Technicopedia> (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hi Eric, Thanks for the compliments! It's the same for your incredible MOCs! They're totally different from mine but they're also worth a study. BR, Dennis (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thank you for the compliments! I took me a long time to get it like this but I'm very pleased with it. Yesterday I received some large prints of the pictures I've taken. It looks very different in comparison to the traditional LEGO colors. I'm (...) (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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