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Congrats to Jennifer! Well done, and bravo! Build On! John Matthews Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G4Dvvx.7C@lugnet.com... (...) her. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You can get the chain links from lego dacta.(I'm building a tank and am buying tons of them,along with conveyer belt links) Gary (25 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks, I might ask for the wheels expansion thingy for christmas cuz I don't have any money right now. thanks Geordan (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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CONGRATULATIONS JENNIFER!!! Duq "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G4Dvvx.7C@lugnet.com... (...) her. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks! Yes, I meant the wires. Do you know which lengths came in Mindstorms? -John Van "Duq" <Duq@nlgateway.net> wrote in message news:G4E5uE.4zC@lugnet.com... (...) connectors (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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In case anyone has any interest in the controlcenter, take a look at this. (URL) John (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.se)
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:3A1A860F.ADD4F7...h.ac.uk... (...) stupidity - (...) kids, I (...) cassette (...) it seemed (...) between AC and (...) this motor (...) and I (...) I remember we did a similar (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Guessing you mean the wires, I've got 4 lengths, coming from the Space Shuttle and Mindstorms: 15 studs, 20.5 studs, 70 studs and 164 studs, all including the connectors (2x2's). Duq "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Basically, the number of T-pieces is one less than the number of cilinders. So with the same X and Y: X = Y - 1. That is, for the old ones that had only one tube going to them. For the new cilinders obviously you need twice as many: X = 2 x (Y - 1), (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:G4E010.Co2@lugnet.com... (...) I assume you are asking about electric plates which come as a 2x1, 2x4 and 2x8. S@H #5037 had 2 of the 2x1s, 4 of the 2x8s, and 3 of the 2x4s for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, something did happen in the late seventies. The introduction of the "new style" technic (as opposed to the old style large gears and white axles) and the minifigures were both large events, especially with the addition of the space and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Can someone tell me the length (in studs, preferably) of the short and long electric leads? -John Van (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Would this only apply to webs with sufficiently different sub-webs on them, doing a different theme on each? Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Not true, you can have as many as coolness warrants. I'm not sure what the "record" is but I think it is larger than 3. ++Lar (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ahem. If Jennifer Clark did not exist, it would have been necessary to invent her. For if she did not exist, how could we proudly announce that she's the newest member of the Guild of Bricksmiths? But she does, we did, and she is. So there. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(Warning: This message has been composed by committee) We/I would like to take this opportunity to deny all allegations cited in the previous post, and to reinforce that We/I are in fact a single person with a certain and singular thread of life on (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks! From Technica: 32079 Beam, rounded, 10 x 1, w/ offset cross hole. This would be easier if I was at home looking at my 8417! (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) There's also the specialized rear suspension element: A black bent, snaking liftarm. This element can also be found in the rear lift of the blue 8462 tow truck. There's a total of fourof these wierd liftarms in the 8462 and one in the 8417 Mag (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If memory serves you can get it as a Club Z reward at Zellers. Jude (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Impressive! However, I can go further than this in both ambition and stupidity - on yet another one of those strokes of "genius" that seem to inspire us as kids, I plugged the motor into the mains with one of those leads that go into cassette (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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This does not help you much in Canada, but the LEGO Outlet Store at Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge, Virginia has quite a few of the Mag Wheel Master (with labels on the box from Legoland, California) for about US$ 30. Glöckner is correct about the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Now i got it! Cool down guys and make up your mind. I will tell you what's going on. Have you ever heard of or have you ever _meet_ somebody being _that_ good on such different tasks like Jennifer Clark? She's perfect in engineering, presentation, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi! I'm onto this rather big pneumatics project where I have several cylinders per switch and I found that if the numbers of cylinders used is 'Y' and the number of T-crosses is 'X' then this is true (if you use but one switch to control the whole (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If it's the wheels you're after, they can also be found in 5219 Wheel Pack: (URL) pack has two of the narrow front wheel from the 8417. Fredrik (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) As a child, I only had one of the large, bulky 4,5V motor with black housing and built in gear. I actually found it pretty useful, but then again I never put my hands on any other kinds om motors. The most useful feature of the motor was the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Well, I've been thinking about this, and I think it's possible to do with an arrangement like the valve gear on your everyday steam engine. This would allow it to be changed with the wheels in any position. Implementing this, however, is not trivial (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I live in canada and was wondering if there are any outlet stores or anything where I can get the mag wheel master. i recently bought the circuit shock racer off of my friend at school but I'm looking to start a website with technic MOC motorcycles (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I came to exactly the same conclusion. I hope we are both correct! (...) A pure mechanical solution, which would work with 4 wheel steered vehicles, with each axle being steered to the same (or opposite) angle such as the one you describe, is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer Clark wrote: [] (...) I've been toying with this -- mostly on paper -- as well, in attempt to convert my 8448 to four-wheel dual-mode steering. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, the only way to do it its to only switch modes when the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) a (...) better, (...) A _mere_ 9V? I ran one up to 54V, for short periods of time. However, the real answer is to use a hefty 12V motor. I have a 12V can motor (it might even be a 24V job, in fact) that runs quite happy with _anything_ you (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I remember this too, and also remembering building the thing and wondering why they were closing off one of the gears - they did it with a 1x1 plate if I remember correctly? I think it was because the engine went amazingly fast in the lowest (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I still count the stuff out of the box - if I don't, them I usually miss something out at some point ;-) It's funny you mention the axle thing by the way, someone was watching me build recently and was amazed I could do the same thing just by (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sounds like we are of a similar age - I suppose there is a sort of of "Golden Age" type thing when you look back on the models of the late seventies. I think my favourites were the Mobile Crane and the Motorbike, although I remember the fork (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually I thought that looked really nice...functons seem like they would work pretty well too. You could try to use a "worm" gear to gear down the turntable; it can usually get the job done without using too much space... (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Me too, so I tinkered with the Cybermaster Tracks sunday afternoon. (URL) notes: - The tracks are longer than the RIS tracks, but still too short. - The original support structure from Cybermaster looks awful, due to its wedge shape. - The (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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<snip...or should I say Znap?> Okay, now that you've done plenty of work already, it's time for you to further drive yourself insane by telling us the 5 cheapest currently available sets containing inarguably female minifigs, sorted by hair color (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.technic)
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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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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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