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There's also "Crystal Aput" in the Arctic Theme's Polar Base (6575), who has a common female head, but a unique torso, and (reputedly) "Haley Comet" in the largest of the SpacePort sets. You can see scans of Crystal Aput and the female Green Ninja (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, once again I found a LEGO set that I have never seen or heard of before! For a short set review and a couple of pictures check out my homepage or use the following direct link to the 'new' sets: (URL) #: 880001 Theme: LEGO > Technic > (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.1998)
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(...) That is an exceptional creation...combines a lot of functions into a medium-sized model that also looks good...great work! (...) Heh...I'm kind of a nut with these things; I just have to know exactly how everything works. So, right after (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) there was one strange thing: there was a single loose page in the box of one of the steps. Thinking it had fallen out, I looked in the booklet and the appropriate page was already there. Then I looked to see if the duplicate had any changes (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) My Silver Champion seems to be very strong actually; the only problem I could find is that the decorative tubing in one or two places seems to come off easily. It could be that since the display model there was unsecure, it might have been (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Today I bought the Silver Champion and I got a misprinted instruction booklet see: (URL) only were the pages wrongly cut, the pages where not sorted so I had to browse the entire booklet to find the next step. I'm calling customer service this (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Should have given it a test drive on the floor, just to see if it broke apart.. :-) I hoping to get myself one soon, after my UK Driving Test on Friday :-() - trying to steady my nerves, just to treat myself if i pass......... i hope i do......... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, I saw a Silver Champion in a shop today (V&D in Hoog Catherijne voor de hollanders). First I was surprised to find it simply parked on a shelf, with no security measures whatsoever. I took the opportunity to have a close look and feel and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Completely agree on that. When I was first built my 8860 when I was 10 or 11, I never had seen before mechanisms like reciprocating engine, transmission, differential, etc. Even I first assumed that the transmission of 8860 was a hand brake, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi, Go to this site: (URL) go to: (URL) search for Yellow Gear Block. Cheers Gary (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I have updated my Lego page with my new own creation : a Lego elevator. (URL) Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, Your excavator is brilliant and easily on par with your other creations. I can barely wait for you to build your next model. In fact, if you want to build a large tracked vehicle with official LEGO parts, I would be willing to loan you my (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The Tread Trekker is a S@H special this week, for $10.00 George (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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My own building experiences: (...) That'S the first step of getting into the buisness of creatin own models. Building by instruction gives good ideas of how the technic bricks could be used. But that just covers just 20% (or less) of the reasonable (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Peter A. Vogel" <pavogel@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:G44zG3.43A@lugnet.com... (...) I have a 5288 worm gear box service pack (non-US from the UK) on Brickbay at: (URL) gear box is yellow, same as the ones in the exploration mars set. -Rob. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) correction... the site is: www.dya-shopping.com (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) www.etas-shopping.com has them for US$10.... it contians one worm box. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Yep. The main difference is that in a car gearbox, the slip rings are generally all on the same shaft, mad possible by the vastly larger selection of gear wheel sizes in "real life" 8?) ROSCO (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Set 8229 (Tread Trekker) had one for $22, but they're probably in very short supply anymore. Dave! (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi, Does anyone know of any inexpensive technic sets (preferably widely available) that contain the worm gear box, like the two that are contained in the exploration mars set? Thanks! -Peter (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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This reminds me of something I was considering building about a year ago, though not out of Lego. (I consider building a lot of things, but nothing ever gets built) I had the idea to build a remote controlled robot completely contained in a sphere. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It gets even worse when you try to stick to minifig scale... (...) Thanks! It really needs to be updated, though. Which means I should get on track and learn perl so I can make it easier to update... --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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The Pirate Wench can be found in: <set:6251 Pirate Mini-Figures> <set:6285 Black Seas Barracuda> <set:6286 Skull's Eye Schooner> <set:6273 Rock Island Refuge> <set:6250 Crossbone Clipper> And then there's Gail Storm (many aliases) and Alexis (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I suppose therein lies the real trick - no doubt there are many ways to skin a cat, but the way I usually approach this is to keep both things in mind all of the time. Sometimes it is possible to "compartmentalise" each by settting dimensional (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) No problem Mike, I know the score ;-) Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) There is a good section about gearboxes on (URL) , which should shed some light on the matter. It turns out that the 8448 gearbox is very similar to that in a real car, apart from not having synchros, although as someone has pointed out to me (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, this is indeed quite true. As many people have noted, children below the quoted age bracket on a set may very well successfully compile the model. With the introduction of the Expert Builder sets in the late seventies, I was lucky to get (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Pneum Tubing (was Re: Split of 5218 (was Re: Lego US S@H))
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The GMLTC have reported using aquarium tubing as a substitute for the Lego pneumatic tubing. Michel MagnanI (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.technic)
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um, perhaps you could rotate the picture 180 degrees so that it would be right side up? just a thought... Build On! John Matthews Jonathan Wilson <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3A127666.DBC44B....com.au... (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) sincerely hope officials from the human resources department at LEGO take note. You could really teach their Technic set designers a thing or two! --Sean (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Dank je Ronald, ga morgen meteen even shoppen. Er zit trouwens nuttig spul bij 'die Znap handel': gladde 1/4 rond 8 studs bochten (voor spatborden van vrachtauto's) en gladde 16-studs balken, voor kraanbomen en over elkaar glijdende constructies. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Voor de Hollanders: V&D ruimt ZNAP op voor halve prijzen. 3552 bevat een 9V motor + batterijdoos en twee flex-assen voor f25,- (oja, en je krijgt wat van die ZNAP handel kado). Ik geloof dat de motor los al 40+ kost...... For the rest of you: V&D, a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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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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(...) I agree entirely! I think that is one of the reasons why I like building construction machinery so much, as there are generally loads of functions and good playability if you implement them well. Out of the older Technic models from the 70's (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's an interesting point - one of the great things about designing models like this is that you don't have to worry about things like the cost of the set relative to how it is going to look on the shop shelf. In this case, there are three (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I suppose the first thing is to ensure that the air can flow freely - an earlier version of the model had a problem with one of the hoses on the main boom kinking when the boom was raised. The problem only became apparent when you tried to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Holger, I was really trying to achieve a good dynamic accuracy with the model, so it's good to hear that you approve of this. It can be great fun to play with this model by the way, I can sit there for ages digging beads and putting (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I broke one direction valve while playing with the 8843 Fork Lift Truck. To further explain how the old-style pneumatics work: The handpump creates air preassure when pressed down and suction when pressed up. The spring on the pump is supposed (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think... the same as everyone else - this is a _VERY GOOD_ model, and the presentation is great! Putting all that function in such closed space, and also getting the looks right, those are signs of a Master Builder. Do you dare to tell us (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, you really put us engineers in shame..:-) As I already said for your previous and amazing creations, those are the best Technic creations I've ever seen, since you don't only create amazingly sophisticated mechanisms, but you also couple (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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This is simply too great. I'm stunned speechless. It's very inspiring to see the kind of models you've made with LEGO bricks! Fredrik (just spent a week off the Red Sea) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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May I ask what you are going to use the balls with grooves for? They have pretty limited usefulness, as they only mesh with the specialized wheel assembly from 8880 and the rotor from e.g. 8444. Fredrik (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Terrific model and presentation! Thanks for sharing Jennifer. Build On! John Matthews Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3A0FE481.F36472...h.ac.uk... (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Wonderful Creation! It will be more attractive if you can use RCX in your MOC. Zhengrong (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) KK, Great work! I can't wait to see it turn one day... Great idea :) I think I'll try one with my Znaps? Robin W GFLUG (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, lugnet.fun)
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I read some posts here about an automatic transmission for technic cars, and I found the one with the worm gear in it. I built it, and it works, but does anyone have a good way to mount some kind of resistance on the shaft to keep it in first gear? (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The following can be attributed to a RFL (Rich Fantasy Life). It is not real nor should be contrued as such - it is just pretend (but I can dream, can't I?): TO: Ms. Jennifer Clark FROM: Human Resources Thank you for showing us your web-based (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.fun)
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Hi Jennifer! I am too late.. :-(( Every praise is allready made, and with all I agree. Beautifull! You know I am a big pneumatics fan/user, but I have never been able to build such a compact model as yours. The movement of the arm is similar to the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Brilliant. Again. Andrew (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) *sigh* I will never ever again touch a brick! Having seen such wonders simply makes me say, "nahh I can't build that" You know what? You really need the control box I'm fiddling with, Do you have any skills in electronics? John (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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WE'RE NOT WORTHY!!! Jennifer, you know I was impressed with the preview. It's even better with the video's. The movement is just great! Think I'll just run to the shop and buy pneumatics now.... Duq "Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3A0FE481.F36472...h.ac.uk... (...) Jennifer, I think you are heading towards a cool site nomination. Your web pages are so detailed. Do you have another motive to produce such (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3A0FE481.F36472...h.ac.uk... (...) Excellent model. PS. I think the individual track pieces are still available from Dacta. I bought some a year ago. They would allow you to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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It is hard to comment on your work. The attention to detail in the model and the presentation is so excellent. I enjoy models that "do something". Yours meets and exceeds those expectations. I am sure you are very proud of this project. I certainly (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) These really are good, and I really do like them. Lego really should make sets like this. Really great work. Scott A (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) by the amount of attention you've given to functionality, realism, and appearance. Usually, that's a pick-one-or-two sort of proposition, but this combines all three very nicely. Lego should make this into a set. (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3A0FE481.F36472...h.ac.uk... (...) Jennifer, This model is *beautiful*. In fact, all of your models are. Thank you for taking the time to share these with us - this is (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, Once again you have created a fantastic model and a great web page. Your first two models set a high standard and the excavator continues in that direction. Thank you for sharing your work. Question: How do you get the pnematics to operate (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Jennifer, that was it we (I) were waiting for!!! LEGO-HIGH-TECHNIC again! Supereb!! I just saw one of the movies - there is hardly no difference to a real moving excavator. Check your snail-mailbox in a couple of days for more inspirations! And (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi again folks, I've just put my latest creation online, a Technic figure scale small(ish) excavator. The model is powered by motors and pneumatics, and there are MPEG videos of it working to download. You can find it here: (URL) me know what you (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk) !!
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Hey, a fresh idea! Very cool job! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Quah" <kquah1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:G3vqGA.4Ap@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap, lugnet.fun)
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