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(...) But LEGO tracks have the advantage of variable length. And they're "pure" :P Amazing models, by the way...I wish I had a knack for Technic constructions that really work. I usually build with form in mind first and then try to incorporate some (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Somehow this comes through in one of mpegs you posted :) Great model! David (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer I think you may have achieved Lego Goddess status ;-) Mike PP That is not meant to sound sarcastic BTW. Perhaps just Scottish humour?? (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I agree with this, and most all your other points. (...) "Grokked". Sorry, I had just looked it up, and needed to do something with the soon-to-be-useless knowledge. I know what you mean about the 8448 gearbox. I just can't quite make that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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pictures are here (URL) models are all made from only the parts in the origonal 8 throwbots and the yellow throwbot arm is the only piece that was left The slizers are as folows 8550 heat slizer, red and white 8551 air slizer, light blue and black (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.au)
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I must have scanned it in upside down :( (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.au)
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A great effort! I see everything really is upsidedown down under! (URL) A (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.au)
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The pictures of my ute[1] that was done in 8448 scale using mostly parts from an 8448 and a few parts from some smaller technic sets are now up at (URL) is built on a chassis that is mostly the same as the one on the 8448, the main change was to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.au)
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Mark Cogan <marq@arttoday.com> wrote in message (...) Clarknic? Techniffer? Techniffer Clarknic? Sorry. Its late. --Jack Gregory (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I for one would love to have a set of building directions for some of Jennifer's models, or even the more ingenious sub-assemblies. The would surely lead to improving my creations! And, with all of the AFOL's selling custom creations, maybe someone (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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One very useful application for the old-style pneumatics I've thought of is a single-cylinder, double-acting compressor. Using a new double-acting cylinder, connect each hose to the centre input of an old-style pneumatic brick, and connect the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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WONDERFULL, FANTASTIC, SENSATIONAL, UNBELIEVABLE !!! Rene (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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There have certainly been some interesting points made here, and I think they are relevant to a greater or lesser extent depending on many things. First of all, as Mike points out, not all kids have a problem with complex lego kits. Having seen (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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One thing I found with the old-style pneumatics, particularly the excavator, was that the down stroke was considerably easier, in fact, one had to pump very carefully if one only wanted a minor adjustment, otherwise the pressure of the entire (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually, IIRC, "Expert Builder" was a synonym for "Technic", not a classification thereof. I'm sure that if Lego cared to, they could come up with the correct terminology for it; what we want is beautiful, intricate, functional models like (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Exactly, they should bring this back to life. The last set in this line was in 1984, seems they could put more complex models in this range, maybe with a slightly higher recommended age. Maybe they should change the age ratings to a complexity (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You mean some sort of "Expert Builder" line? :) (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) grok gro+k, v. U.S. slang. Also grock. Arbitrary formation by Heinlein (see quot. 1961). a. trans. (also with obj. clause) To understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with. b. intr. To empathize or communicate sympathetically (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) ..Snip.. (...) Why not have a new Technic range to include models of this complexity? They already have Starter and Advanced, so why not have an Expert range? Martin (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) (URL) That's pretty nifty. Dave! Dave! (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah, but some of maintain the hope that Lego will make sets that are intended for adults or gifted children to use. I'd pay a premium (over and above the component costs) for a set as feature-packed and mechanically ingenious as any of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Mike McFarlane writes: <snippage> (...) Grok is a word coined by Robert Heinlien in his book, Stranger in a Strange Land I did a web search and found this page on Grok: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm not saying all Technic models should be like Jennifer's; just that some should. The technic space shuttle took me a long time to assemble, and I enjoyed the whole process. It's really neat to see how something that complicated fits (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It means "to comprehend deeply". (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I know you have already answered yourself, Rob, and have abandoned your plan, but still I knew I had seen something like this idea before (I found the link at Fredrik Glockner's site): (URL) design by Ben Williamson uses small pneumatic cylinders (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm not quite sure I agree, I think some kids are probably are a lot more intelligent than we give them credit for, and I think they are getting brighter?? Where Jennifers models really score for me is the attention to detail and that sort of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I dunno about that. Didn't someone here say that he/she found the 8480 Space Shuttle too difficult to build? Given that LEGO sets are, after all, children's toys, I think they should comprise fairly simple mechanics and construction, so that (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Tobbe, The current version I have has 2 motors but it is not strong enough to twist the structure left or right. I do like the gear system you have on yours and maybe it is a question of insufficient torque to twist it around so I may have to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, lugnet.fun)
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(...) Yep, I made this in May '00 I reccon and as the page declares, it didn't work to good :) (...) LOL! (...) I haven't really though of it much since the version on the web. My hopes was that the wheel could be divided in two halfs and to have (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, lugnet.fun)
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(...) Tobbe, That is amazing ! I had no idea someone else was working on a wheelbot/ wheeliebot. And it looks like we both started out on the same path. I have a similar lattice structure to yours using just Technic parts but as mentioned it was (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, lugnet.fun)
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(...) I hope John Barnes doesn't mind me posting this, but he has fitted a large set of toy tank tracks successfully to a lego creation on his web page, which I think would give better grip and be a lot cheaper than the official Lego track pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sure - it took about 6 weeks from start to finish to build the excavator, although I wasn't working on it all the time. Much of this was spend "debugging" and tweaking the model rather than pure creation as such; in that way it was a bit like (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks for writing Selcuk, I certainly plan to build more in the future :-) Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Zhengrong. I must confess that the ideas I've had for using an RCX (which I don't actually have at the moment) are actually rather mundane things like creating an anti two-block device for cranes and other "real life" type systems. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Klaas - getting the pneumatics compact was actually a lot harder than it looks, and did involve a few trade offs such as having to use two cylinders for the main boom instead of one to allow a good range of movement. (...) Yes, I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Duq - the pneumatics are great. I remember mucking about with all sorts of levers, gears and racks before I started using the pneumatics, and they really do open up many possibilities. I just wish they'd make the individual elements (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Lawrence - but I've already had one a short while ago. I think you can only have one per site :-) (...) I do work in a university, doing research, but this really has no influence on my motivation for doing the web page. The real (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) (URL) least you got yours working :) /Tobbe (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, lugnet.fun)
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(...) I'm stunned... I don't know how you find the time, the energy, the... Wow... Keep thoose great things coming :) /Tobbe (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've seen these, but they were very expensive for what you get, so didn't bother with them at the time. However, as you say, I will need some for larger tracked vehicles at some point in the future... Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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