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Hello all You may believe it or not - I finally managed to finish work on my newest webpage update. After more than a year, 'Engineering with ABS' features new MOCs and new building hints. So, what's new in detail? The first MOC I am proud to (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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(...) Wow! That is most excellent, the picture of yourself next to the model gives a true perspective of the achievement here. Any chance of seeing some videos of it working? Jennifer (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Beat, My first reaction: WOW!! This really is a masterpiece and it is …. HUGE! I just saw the images of the complete model, but now I’m scrolling through the rest of it. And while I type this sentence I haven’t seen all jet. But I ask you some (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Jennifer, No, I would like to invite him for the next edition of the (URL) Modelshow Europe>!!! Just tell him it's a show you can't miss!! Then we can see his model in real-life! You don't have a hobby just for yourself, you have to share it with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Beat, Thank you for the idea! I can use it for my Menck M154 in progress! (URL) I'm really in the mood to start building the machine after reading you story! Dennis Bosman (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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In lugnet.technic, Jennifer Clark wrote: Hi Jennifer (...) Well, when I took the model outside the house to take pictures, my neighbor came over to see it and brought along his digital camcorder. Therefore some videos exist but unfortunately they (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) No, the motor shown here drives the steering mechanism. The drive motors are mounted on the bottom side of the main frame of the lower structure. There's a motor for each crawler pair. Have a look at these two pictures: (2 URLs) The drive (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Yes, indeed they are LEGO Dennis - old samsonite gears, you can see them (URL) here>, I think the ones Beat used are 741 and 744. ROSCO (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) They do exist in dark red, thanks to SW (URL) set 10019> that contains (URL) eleven> of them... and they are cheaper on (URL) ! Philo (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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"Dennis Bosman" <dennisbosman@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HJxKBG.4LA@lugnet.com... (...) Too right, it was a great show, literally thousands of visitors - any idea how many? (...) thousands of (...) It is like when you were young and you (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) More than 3.000 they wrote. Most of them are employable in this field, so they're farmiliar with machinery. Dennis (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What?!?!?! Your kidding, right? (...) I know the problem. The size of your model is really shown on the picture with you behind it. It's unbelievable how many kilos of LEGO bricks you put into it. It takes a lot of time to bring everything (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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And can they be used together with the old 2 studs links? Dennis (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) No, unfortunately not. The tooth spacing on those Samsonite gears is different from the European red, blue and yellow ones. But what made them so interesting for me is the fact that they have studs on top. So I was able to connect the hoist (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Sounds like sort of a hall of fame of the most interesting LEGO creations from the machinery and trucks sector. (...) OK, I'm sure I'll read it. (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) That's a big shame. Namely, I've plans to build a scale 1:13 Sennebogen 5500HDSL (Mammoet) and therefore I've some ideas for different crawler tracks. I ordered lots of those old links. Even when I still didn't knew which shaves I will use at (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Hi there Beat! Congratulations on a job *very* well done! When it comes to stripping shovels no one can beat Beat! That's for sure! I really appreciate all the effort that obviously has gone into making this excellent model. All the photos and the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Tobbe First I would like to thank you for your compliments. (...) Well, file size is not a problem. The videos are online for several days now. I uploaded them to brickshelf but the folder still is not yet public. I don't know why, but there (...) (21 years ago, 24-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Odd. (...) Nothing bad with the quality with this one, perhaps a little unfocused and a case of slightly bad compression. It's 29 seconds and 3 127 kB. It shows the scoop rise and a swivel of the whole thing. Amazing how fast it spins around (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) <snip> Wow! Spectacular. I wish I could be there in person to see it with my own eyes. Very impressive! Your pictures are excellent as well. I was out this past week on vacation, and it was a nice surprise to come back and see your site (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Beat, The quality doesn't matter. It gives you a good impression how it works. Besides, the pictures at your website are very clear! It's great to see you managed making a well working revolution of the superstructure. Many people have (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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How could you destroy a work of art like this Beat? It's like restoring a 1969 RS Camaro and then stripping it down to restore a 1969 Z-28 Camaro. I'm sure the Lego parts must have cost a small fortune to build such a huge sculpture. I really wish (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Well Todd, That cost a lot of money. Anyway, I still have five models in tact and I can build a 6th one if I want. Beat used thousand of pieces so if he has to build something new, he has to break off the machinery unfortunately. Dennis (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Yes, I know how that is. I've got 5 projects started with more planned. I haven't completed any of them due to lack of money and time. However, once I complete my creations I will never destroy them. I may modify them to improve upon them but (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, FTX)
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It seems the real machine (URL). I don't know what was happened with the machine after the crash. Dennis (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Darn! that things wrecked. My guess is that it'll be scrapped where it lies. I was just reading a website the other day about this machine crossing over a road to get to a new site. Slowly rolling over like that reminds me of one of my Lego (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Well, the machine pictured is not the one I built my model after. My model is a scaled down copy of the Marion type 5760 stripping shovel called 'The Mountaineer'. There were five type 5760 built, with 'The Mountaineer' being the first. Two (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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