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Re: I Motorized The 8466 Off-Roader!!!!!
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 02:08:58 GMT
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Just posted another movie.  This time it works with a battery pack.  My dad
is the lucky one to control it this time, not my brother =D

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=22871
Should be up soon, keep checking!

Thanks!!
Jake

In lugnet.technic, Luke Ma writes:
> Just checked out the movie.  Very cool.  your 8466 performed significantly
> better in terms of speed and accel. (that's just about everything...) than
> my 8448 did.  Then again, I chose to keep all the mechanics and drive
> everything through the transmission so that was fricition X 10 right there.
> Maybe the next time I rebuild the 8448 for fun I'll motorize it like you did
> and forget about all dem fancy differentials and transmission.
> Although not as hidden as the suggested 8448 Steering mechanism, I kind of
> like that gigantic motor in the driver's seat.  Makes the entire car look
> much more robotic and kind of reminds me of one of the last scenes from
> Ocean's 11.  The blown engine was also a pretty cool touch.  Nice job!
> Luke
> PS Do you happen to have two RCX's?  I had a lot of fun building a remote
> control (with rotation sensors) with one RCX and having that control the
> car/second RCX.  Code's not terribly hard to write but it's still a fun
> little exercise :)



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Just checked out the movie. Very cool. your 8466 performed significantly better in terms of speed and accel. (that's just about everything...) than my 8448 did. Then again, I chose to keep all the mechanics and drive everything through the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)

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