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(...) I have a couple questions: Where did you get it? Was it worth the US$160? Are there any actual silver parts, or are there just silvery-grey side panels? BTW, you can soften the 8448 suspension even further by substituting standard shocks for (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) In catalog pictures, I see a guy in it with a helmet that looks unlike that of a normal (Technic) figure. Does it have a new figure? Alan (25 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hmmm -- doesn't sound "must have" to me. :( (25 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Can someone please make pictures (photos, instruction scans or whatever) for any genuinly new parts in this set, I want to know what these new suspension parts look like. (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"OneTimeCRX" <hchea@ramapo.edu> wrote in message news:3995D192.3C3FC8...apo.edu... (...) The only moving parts are the front and rear suspensions (independent on eaxh axle), steering and moving engine pistons. (...) V10 (...) No. The mechanics are (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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So tell us, what are the technical details? What kind of engine? Does it have a gearbox? Any interesting functions like adjustable rollbar, etc? (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You are certainly correct about this, but as the travel of the suspension is relatively short, the effect is not a problem. The setup really is very smooth. By the way, I've changed the menu on the page now, and added some 'vintage' models (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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Sounds incredible. Can you make some photos of it?? I am very curious. I hope mine arrives soon too. Greetings, Eelco Kooiker (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I have just finished making it. It is stunning. It dwarfs last year's super car, at nearly 70cm long. It is also more challenging to make -- the pieces are all 'jumbled-up' like the old days, not all pre-sorted for each sub-assembly like 8448 :-) I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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HI Eelco, Thanks for the scans.........they confirmed that I was building correctly.........and then I noticed that i was using the "new" type of half gears (or whatever they are called). So I searched thru my box for the old type half (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Eelco, Difficult to explain.... but with both the half gear and the small gear wheel on the little 4 axle....everything is jammed. I can see that 8 axle turns the half gear on the 4 axle which also has the little gear (which drives the two big (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Tim, I have build the crane many times and haven't got problems anytime. But you say the little gear wheel may be the problem. Can you give some more details? The only thing I can invent is the #8-axle, which is not allowed to reach out the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, in this case, wider = more impressive. (...) I've decided to make the model 2 wheel drive because I want room for some interior details. Time to go work on the model :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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Hi Legonauts, I am building 8094 alternate.........the crane bit and am totally stuck in step 19. I put substeps 1 2 and 3 together and everything jams. The problem seems to be the little gear wheel. What am I doing wrong ? (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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great. im waiting to see it... do you have a link to your page? jun martyn wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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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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I need two large grey wheels as from set 8860. I am willing to trade with wheels the same size but in white. Anyone ? In the UK preferably. Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hmmm, sounds like the menu with hover buttons is causing some problems. Try this direct link to the page. You won't get the menu frame to the left or the title frame to the top, but you'll be able to see the important stuff! You should be able to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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Ok, I got the pics uploaded, the address is (URL) it out and see what you think. Adam Ogle Adam Ogle wrote in message ... (...) control, (...) more (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Loads fine in NS 4.73, but when I try to close the window, it crashes NS all together. --Karim (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Lucky me I'm in Sweden then :P When I spoke to 'em this week thay had everything I wanted in stock :) /Tobbe - (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) or as John helpfully said: (URL) numbers 63, 64, and 65 should be the spareparts catalogue. /Tobbe (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Works fine in my 4.72 Netscape. /Tobbe - (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Well that’s what I call great engineering! Ever thought of drawing the hexapod in LDRAW? I’ll hope to finish my drawing this weekend so I can publish it. It is a hexapod with three motors, MS and all is 18 studs long and 10 wide. Then see my (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) thanx... but it wasn't that hard. It took me about a day.. to build,rebuild...,reb...ld,rebuild and rebuild I had just one problem.... , look at the picture partsleft.jpg I was ill and had to stay in bed for a week so that's boring.... That is (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Great job. I don't have the set but I don't think I could make it into such a great truck. -Nick (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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hello boys and girls this is a technic hexapod i actually finished a while ago but never got around to publishing. it runs on one motor and is no longer than a single technic beam. check it out and let me know what you think.... (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I attached the wheels to the motor, and built most of the rear engine compartment, including exterior body and fiber-optic engine. The suspension is quite stiff. Thanks to a worm gear, the vehicle moves slowly but steadily. The fact that the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: code pilot program 8479 New??!!
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(...) I found it shortly after getting me "Green truck" (What a wonderfull colour that is by the way) I was hoping that it would let me construct my own sequences, and the combine them into a single barcode, but nono, it simply prints all the codes (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I've had it for at least a year. It could be older and there may be a newer version now. My complaints were that it was rather limited in the "length" of a program allowed, even though the CodePilot will store the bigger programs. And I believe the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I hope it works :) I've built two wheels with suspension now, so I'll try to get it motorized and then add the rest of the frame, the articulation, and the other wheels. (...) I'm not ;) Instead I built a somewhat similar system: basically two (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) browser. Just some notes and the LEGO webring on the bottom. (...) This sounds just like the suspension I'm working on at the moment! It's a very interesting approach. Fredrik (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) That sounds fun! I expect that we will see LDraw'n images shortly... ;-) (...) But how are you going to connect your custom wheels to the 8880 suspension? It only supports the native 8880 wheels, unfortunately. (...) Yep, that works quite (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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Hey, I just found the downloadable code pilot program from lego to write programs for the 8479...has anyone used this? is it new? I haven't heard of it before.... (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) No, but almost as round as an LDraw cylinder :) It's 12 sided, built with a ring of <part: 4590> 1x4 offset plates. It's about 6 studs wide where it's in contact with the ground and 8 studs in the center. I expect it'll work best on carpet. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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