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John, Nice machining job on the internal gear brick. Can we get one big enough to make planetary sets with ? And while we're at it how 'bout a planetary carier ? -Xanthra47 PS. Only sorta' kidding : ) John Barnes <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Finally have a new MOC up on Brickshelf: (URL) experimenting with Bionicle-types with Minifig pilots. LMKWYT Paul (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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:) (...) Yeah, I was going to try that, it's no coincidence that this is April 1 ;) But I didn't have time to polish them last night, and that darn digital camera takes much too detailed pictures! So I bailed on the whole "anyone know what set these (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Glue?? Ewwww.... (...) Not that there's anything WRONG with that! I THOUGHT I saw milling machine marks. :-) John, you should have posted something about some obscure set you found with these nifty new parts in them (after brassoing the marks (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually not a bad idea! The (misnamed in my view) light grey "technic 1 1/2 pin" *almost* fills the bill, it almost fits inside a brick bottom, except for it's shoulder But plate thickness is fine. That's what THEY did in theirs. (...) Size? (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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An "inverted tile" please - ie one with studs on the top and filled in on the bottom (so I can add "skid pans" to the bottom of vehicles. Black and dark grey (at least but I can also think of reasons for all the other colours that standard tiles (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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A quick hack might be to just glue the exisiting plate parts back to back. That gets you a two-plate stud reverser. The other route is to eliminate the ridge at the bottom of the two plates before you glue them together. I THINK this leaves enough (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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:) How thick would the center section need to be - one plate (1/3 brick)? Zero is hard - it'd be just a handful of little double length studs ;) So assuming you want some plate thinckness pieces, what size and color and how many do you need? JB (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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7U axles!!! -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of John Barnes Sent: 01 April 2002 12:41 To: lugnet.technic@lugnet.com Subject: New Parts I'm sure I'm not the only one who sometimes (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Including non Technic?? Me, I've always pined for an easy way to reverse stud polarity. The Megablocks double sided (studs on both sides) plate is a great way to do it in minimal thickness. (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who sometimes wishes for certain parts that TLC don't make .... yet. So, in hopes that it might inspire some Lego design engineer somewhere to go ahead and just make a few, I've decided to maintain a list of such items (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Great list - but you did include a Roborider - #8004 Dirt Bike :D Here's a few to add: 393 Norton Motorcycle (1976) 394 Harley-Davidson 1000cc (1976) (above two not really Technic, but way cool as LEGO model sets go) 8240 Slammer Stunt Bike (ok, (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I've posted pictures of the Super Battle Droid "elbow" and completed set to Brickshelf. (URL) to .technic and .build.mecha (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Glad you do :) (...) Like I said, it's no work to keep it so it'll stick around a while. (...) If I have a what-now? (...) I got my 8479 entry motorized and ready to go .) /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, I know you want the motor addition :) But as I explained the amount of classes would be too great IMHO. Besdides, it appears every single set with wheels can be turned into a puller with a little imagination. /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) for clarification, there are four 'halves' or two 'complete' gearboxes (32167) in Nui-Rama. IIRC, they are black. Ray (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic.slizer)
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Lego Maniacs: I've added 5 more weight classes to my Lego Contest. RC is also allowed if you are using parts from John Barnes. (URL) - Lego Links (URL) - Home Page (URL) - Maximum Lift Ratio Sincerely, Todd A. Schroeder (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, I like it! 8?) But I thing SSPP is one of those contests that can just keep simmering along - maybe if you have a form email inviting entries, with the current overall leader, and post it here every month or so. I don't think you should (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Tobbe: I like your challenge since every competitor would have the same bricks to choose from from within each set. I would change only 1 thing...to allow a Technic motor to be added. It would be really interesting to see who could get the most pull (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Todd's competition also incorporates few pieces in the lower classes. My humble first tryout uses less then 50 pieces I think. Honestly, making a vehicle that pulls a weight is not a lot of work. I think I could do a rough MOC in say one to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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