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Is it just me that did not paying good enoug attention to this group or has this set not been mentioned att all or at least not much? I was getting this set yesterday, I started building at once and I did not look too closely on the pictures printed (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The Mars Rover is a cool set, but I also was disappointed that the front wheels don't fold up like in real life. Perhaps someone out there has already modified it? John (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hey, I think that the Mars Rover is a good set. It comes with a lot of great parts and !!!SIX!!! wheels. Hoooraaaaay!! I am also dissipointed that the wheels do not fold up as the real one does:[ At least it has steeing! Happy Building Erik (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Heh. I always seem to have the opposite problem -- I've got a whole drawer full of redundant wheels.... (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, the wheels tend to grow on trees. But those particular wheels are expecially good when making Killough platforms (or cranes if you spell your name Jennifer Clark). My absolute favourite wheel is the type found in the 8479 BarCode truck, (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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The wheels apparently also don't steer like in real life. The photos I've seen of the Lego model turn like this: \ \ | | / / Left-turn, overhead view. In photos and video I've seen of the real rovers turning, they make a circle with their wheels and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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"Neb Okla" <n_okla@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HszJ7I.o2@lugnet.com... (...) circle (...) from what I've seen on the video: (URL) (click on the big image) the wheels do both. giving directional steering like a car, and footprint steering (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Not really any help, but take a look at Rob Stehlik's work found here: (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Way back I made an animation to illustrate this: (URL) see it in context and see more on a LEGO mechanism to turn like this: Go to (URL) select From menu: Going in circles. Eric Brok (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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