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(...) Posted some updated pics of the progress... Not the best resolution, but you can get the idea... Folder when moderated: (URL) link to one pic: (URL) (17 years ago, 9-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Renault Magnum with stepframe trailer laden with a CAT D7R dozer
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(...) The scale is 1 to 13. These wheels are quite old and are from the Technic sets. The first sets with these wheels were the (URL) 853> car chassis and (URL) 851> aggricultural tractor. Both were introduced in 1977. The trailer wheels were (...) (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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This model is very cleverly photographed. I can't get a sense of the scale. How large is this model? I saw on your website that the wheels you use are larger than the wheels typically found in sets these days. I wonder if they are anything like the (...) (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Humm,... it sounds interesting what you are talking about. Can you link to Benjamin's website to see that LDraw models? I've looked for, but didn't found it... Eric, I love your idea to use animated gif photos, to show the mechanisms working! (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, I had been corresponding with Benjamin and mentioned that making the Ldraw files takes longer than everything else I do to write Technicopedia. He graciously offered to make a few files for me which really helped out. They are not full (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's nice to see the old Technic sets again. Of the first ten years I think I have almost all Technic sets because then it was new and inspiring. Later on it became less interesting because the sets weren't real life anymore. I was always (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Always a delight to browse! I especially like Benjamin's LDraw mechanical drawings... What about linking to these LDraw files, it would help to grasp more complex mechanisms such as 8865 gearbox (URL) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Update I have added the sets from 1987 and 1988 including 8832, 8852, 8853, 8855, and 8865. Enjoy. Eric (URL) Technicopedia> (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Hi Eric, Thanks for the compliments! It's the same for your incredible MOCs! They're totally different from mine but they're also worth a study. BR, Dennis (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thank you for the compliments! I took me a long time to get it like this but I'm very pleased with it. Yesterday I received some large prints of the pictures I've taken. It looks very different in comparison to the traditional LEGO colors. I'm (...) (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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