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"Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote in message news:Gy9n3M.GnE@lugnet.com... (...) Spot on. The trouble is that it doesn't really come apart under normal use, and even when loaded with a kilo it is only a little bit, but still (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Bob Parker" <cg47@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GyBK5y.LGr@lugnet.com... (...) two! Thanks Bob! Unfortunately there is the matter of creating instructions, which would be a Herculean task, and the price would be a lot more than you might (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah, yes, I see now that you mention this in the text on the website as well. Initially, I have to admit that I was just looking at the pictures! By the way, I like the solution you've found for securing the rack. The sliding 2x1 beam with (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, Wonderful model and again, great presentation on the web. I cannot wait to see this at BrickFest. Bob (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Awesome! Just awesome! Could you please apply for a job as a Lego designer? I'd buy this if it were an official Lego set in a heartbeat! If not that, then how about you producing this as a kit and selling them yourself on Bricklink? I'm sure (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) a giant tree falling over. The boom went one way, the superlift went the other. The crane instantly transformed from 10 feet tall, to about 6 inches. I didn't take any pictures, but it certainly made a mess! Dennis had an unfortunate (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) crane (...) far too much time on your hands! ;-) Very, very impressive (for a girl). ;-) Look forward to seeing it for real. Ian (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi: After some issues with my ISP Technica 4.1 is now online. And, if I do say so myself, its pretty much 0.1 better than version 4! This version contains significant updates to all sections, including a complete pass through the element list. I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general) !
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here are a few good ones: (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Indeed. Here in Melbourne recently, a tower section was being added when the counterweight detached & fell, killing one worker. (URL) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Tell me about it. I've had a model finished - and photos taken for nearly a year now, and what with finishing my degree and what have you, I havn't started writing it up. Then I took that model apart and I've nearly finished a new one - which (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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that's just amazing - the mind boggles - I'm an in awe. (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, this is exactly what I'd hoped your superb Technic creations would gradually evolve toward: from being brilliant Technic models to being fantastic Model Team creations with all the functionality (and more) you could hope for from a classic (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The PAT company also makes weigh-in-motion systems. The bending plate uses a strain-gauge to measure the load. What's interesting about this is that the approach path needs to be pretty level, so I designed a simple accelerometer that fed into (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Will the first one be toting your shotgun John? Steve (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Darn it! I felt sure you were going to say there was a gyro or something involved! I've been thinking that an RCX compatible gyro sensor is the logical companion to the latest new sensor idea I've been working on - an accelerometer. Now, if I could (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ha! There IS something you don't know about cranes! Basically, they have pressure transducers on the hydraulics that control boom luffing. Then there's a really complicated bit of software that's customised for each and every crane geomoetry (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, Once again you have set a new standard in technic models this is amazing, keep up the good work :) James (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message (...) think (...) always (...) I think the enthusiasm comes from just being interested in the subject matter, with these models the documentation is really just an organised brain dump. I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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