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(...) surface (...) Speaking of optimum traction, has anyone seen Brazil? It was on last Sunday and featured an extremely cool Scammell truck with a pretty cool driver... was this a real Scammell truck or just something tarted up for the film? (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's exactly what I did, Axial... axis, sounds the same, so I guessed that, was what it was. Steve (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I spoke to a guy at McDonalds head office who said no Lego promos at all were planned for this year (2001) or next year (2002) so it looks like your answer is 'no' (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Hafu has black feet, and it just so happens I have one for sale!!! ;-) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I've got a hankering for more Tohunga parts in different colors. I want black feet. That would be a good thing. (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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I was wondering if anybody knows whether the bionicle promotion will be hitting the stores in the UK at all and if so any idea when?? Tim (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) To solve that problem, you'd need to but the lock bushings on the axles parallel to the beams. Perhaps you were trying to add torsional (twisting) strength? --Bram Bram "Sorry, statics class kicking in" Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you want more 'axial strenght' try this: (URL) too, had the idea of doubling up my solution using 3L black pegs, I just didn't bother to write it down. Steve (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks for all the suggestions, folks! I'll be trying them out, and let you know which ones work best. thanks, James (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Figure! (...) I ran my truck on the same brown table that you can see on my site. It's a smooth shiny surface, perfect for adhesion between it and a rubber tyre. (...) I tend to break the surrounding structure, I haven't broken a gear in ages. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Check it out: (URL) out for the split html). Or you, can search for "bionicle standee" at www.kbkids.com Roy (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Hello again, Just want let all of you know, and most specially the people that have been asking for them, that the instructions and the final DAT file for the Blue Bike are now online. (URL) those of you who might not heard about it before, the Blue (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hey, we are the sixth biggest theme group (after Robotics, Trains, Castle, Starwars & Space). We're huge! Don't mess with us... - David (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.admin.curators)
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(...) Thanks for the vote! (...) No, not yet. I think Suz is slowly putting things together and assigning curatorship to certain people. I'd guess that she's doing the more popular, high-traffic groups first. If anyone is the Technic curator, speak (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.admin.curators)
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What's up with that? If I recall correctly you requested to be the lugnet.technic curator. I can certainly second that. Any news about it? - David (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.admin.curators)
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(...) Uh-oh, the cat's out of the bag! Steve has posted his number! I'm hoping to pull a little more than 3kg by using the tires from the 8466, but I doubt I'll reach 4kg. What surface did you place your truck on? I need to find a suitable surface (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I started doing this earlier in the year: (URL) started as a simple LDRAW pic and then advanced into separate webpages with many pictures. I'm sure there are many other good construction ideas that have been discussed in this newsgroup before, (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! I added that picture when I changed my website host and created www.texbrick.com. The big 20-part block and hook on the front page is of the same design as the one used on my big crawler crane: (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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T.j's kept very quiet about his new tractor (URL) looks great, he's even tested it. Now on one of my pages (URL) says if someone acheives a pull of 66% of my trucks maximum, then I'll publish my figure. Well As T.J has acheived almost 3kg I'd say (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Amazing work, Im still trying to figure out exactly how it works. Can you add another top view picture from the other side of the car? (to see the gear train along the far side) Thanks, David (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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