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> This model looks great! A very nice combination of MT and Technic
> engineering, and it looks just like the real thing. What types of pieces did
> you use to hold the cement drum together; did you use a lot of the hinge
> connectors and similar parts? (http://img.lugnet.com/ld/4276.gif) It looks
> quite sturdy. Also, it looks there are a lot of wheels there; which of them
> have steering?
Thank you for the compliments!
I used halve pins (grey ones) to hold the drum together. I put those into
technic bricks. You can simply put plates on it! In according to this
principe I made four equal sections.
> I personally tend to prefer the new gear motors for most purposes since the
> old ones, while they can be geared down to the speed of the new kind, they
> lose some torque in the process. However, I have a lot more of the old kind
> than the newer type (12 or 13, as opposed to 4), so if the application does
> not require much power, I try to use those when possible.
See the reply on Jennifer's message for my comment on the geared 9V motors.
Dennis
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