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| (...) Your approach is certainly very interesting! Honestly, I didn't know what a DeDion axle was, but I do now. :-) The design is probably very efficient and low frictiony, like you say. And keeping the differential fixed makes the rest of the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Ah, yes! A custom made independent suspension, much like the one on 8448 or 8865. This approach will need no less than four universal joints. I think that it prevents the width of the vehicle from being narrow, so I've never used this approach (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| Update on the rover: The rear end is complete, including the articulating section which is driven by a micromotor. I tested it by adding a couple big wheels to the front, and as long as the vehicle is moving forward, it turns quite nicely, thanks to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| I don't know about all pneumatics, but I know that the 5099 pneumatic switches are still available here in Sweden; I just ordered a lot of them. Service packs in Sweden are quite expensive, but at least their selection seems very good. Sweden gets (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I'm a bit of a Johnny come lately in this thread, but I did attempt something similar to this a wee while ago. The idea was to build a 6 wheel drive Moxy style articulated dump truck, the chassis for which sounds not dissimilar to your (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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