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I've built a formel-like racing car based on the 8880 wheels, suspension and transmission. It's nothing really special. The transmission and gear box is a little bit simpler than what's seen on the 8880, and the front suspension is a bit more (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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FG> I've built a formel-like racing car based on the 8880 wheels, FG> suspension and transmission. It's nothing really special. The FG> transmission and gear box is a little bit simpler than what's seen FG> on the 8880, and the front suspension is a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Very Cool!! I like it a lot. I don't do a lot of Technic stuff myself but I really like your model. Mostly because you gave it "skin" and did not leave it "open framed" like most Technic sets. Keep up the good work. Eric Kingsley The New (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) They are basically the same as the dark grey ones from 8417. They have fewer coils than the "old" ones, and are a bit stiffer. I originally built the vehicle with the old style shocks, but it turned out that they were a tad bit too soft. So I (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thank you! (...) I'm actually not too sure about this myself. Whenever I try to build a model at this scale, it ends up being extremely heavy if I add the "skin". While the "full body" can look nice, it also makes it almost impossible to make (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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How Sweet It Is!! The view of the left rear is just so fine! Great job on the model and the photography is just super. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm especially happy that you liked the photos. I would normally use a 200mm lens for pictures like this, but as my compact camera was still loaded with a partially exposed film, I tried it out. Of course, with this approach, the lightning (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) but...your models just wow me. Every single one you publish makes me want to rush out and blow $1000 on a Supercar. :-, If TLG released more Technic models of the caliber and quality you display in yours, I'd buy them all. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Nice model Fredrik! Glad to hear that I'm not the only one with weight problems, well not me personally, but with my technic cars! I find that I spend more time working out how to get the suspension to support my models than any other part of the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yes, this is a problem with large Technic vehicles. I've previously solved this by making sure that the shocks connect as far out as possible on the suspension arms, by making sure that they are vertical and by simply adding more (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Fredrik, In fact, some of the 60's Grand Prix cars used a front suspension set-up where the upper suspension arm was cantilevered, ie the arm extended inwards from the inner pivot, and the spring was then attached below this. Although not quite the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Hmmm, looks like my ascii art went wrong, but hopefully you get the idea! (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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If anyone is interested in the tech specs of the 60s GP cars I talked about, try the following link. If you click on 'Lotus 49 Special', there is a good description of the front suspension setup: "On the front bulkhead of the monocoque a tubular (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) images to look at. I simply built it from my childhood memories of some small motorized cars I had. (What's the name of those again? The cars that go around in laps, and the only thing you can conrol is the speed. I know the Norwegian name of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Scalextric? Glad I could help with the pictures by the way. I play Grand Prix Legends when I'm not playing Lego..... (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes: [snip] (...) Are you talking about the "slot" cars toy? they run on a plastic track with metal rails imbedded into it? I am not talking about the HO scale that is around today but a larger scale car. Each (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah, yes. That's what I was thinking about. I don't think mine were Scalextric brand, but it was basically the same thing. (...) Mine were small scale, about the same scale as the LEGO adventurer's cars, I'd say. While I didn't have too much (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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the generic term is "slot cars" due to the fact that they have a tab or pin which rides in a "slot" in the track. the slot provides power and, of course, steering. -- -Steven "Nothin' But Net!" "Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you *really* want to spend $1000 on a supercar, I've got one I'll sell to you. Steve (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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