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Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Or they could do what they did with the 8480 box, and show it from above and behind....for some reason! -
[MOC] 1:5 Custom Harley-Davidson "Fat Boy"
allanp replied to 2GodBDGlory's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Impressive, I like all the functions you got in there. -
What is your favorite Technic Set and why?
allanp replied to Lego Tom's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
The Arocs is objectively the best set ever IMHO because of its new parts and instead of settling for just a basic chassis they gave it full live axle suspension, more authentic steering linkage and double rear wheels. Except for the LA used to lift the bed, it was as close to "build for real" as you could get at the time, meaning that it feels like building a real truck in miniature rather than just an expensive toy. I believe the Unimog was kind of a tester for that, and it also felt very "build for real", but the Arocs beat even that IMHO. Of course there's still massive improvements that could be made over the Arocs in terms of "build for real" but it's the best so far. In terms of what sets put the biggest smile on my face for nostalgia reasons, 8868 and 8880 are big winners of course. 8459 and 8455 are also awesome smaller sets. Out of the past few years, no flagships sadly but the Airbus helicopter, 42128 and the 1:5 Yamaha motorbike are the day one buy winners for me. -
I hope so. Also hoping for something with a bit more movement than the haunted house which, aside from the small elevator, was a mostly static model. Something like a top spin or a big swinging pirate ship (ship about 12 studs wide minimum with an authentic mechanism to swing the ship, which is usually a car/truck tire that runs against the curved bottom of the ship) or a chair swing ride that's about the same size as the previous large carousel but rotates faster and lifts and tilts like a chair swing ride should
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General Part Discussion
allanp replied to Polo-Freak's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
As much as I love new functional elements, I can't say I like these new piston/cam pieces. They aren't authentic to any real life mechanism that I know of.- 4578 replies
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Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Might be, but could also just be the battery. I guess the lipo would replace both the battery caddy and the lid. Even the "most powerful EVAR!" rumour wouldn't necessarily need a whole new hub, but they would need to upgrade the internal components to handle more amps. Pure speculation now, but I'm starting to lean towards PU having undergone (or is in the process of) a redesign, not a whole new system or look as it might not be needed, but a redesign of the internals of the hub, maybe some other changes (maybe to the overall architecture) that make things like better motors, easier and simpler PF style plug and play with default characteristics and a physical controller easier to introduce? The PU technic hub is in theory a PF battery box with 2 PF receivers built in. So they could in theory have default behaviours where you just plug things together and play just like you could with PF. But still we need physical controllers to make it on par. There could also be a new super powerful motor with its own integral motor driver chip, so it doesn't need the hub chip to be upgraded, only a direct feed from the battery and data signals. -
Grohl's Creations
allanp replied to grohl's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Yup, from container truck to garbage truck, from garbage truck to container truck. It's the ciiiiircle of liiiiiife!!! Impressive work- 679 replies
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allanp replied to Sentinel's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I haven't felt much of a need to upgrade from my ender 3 v2. I did add a bltouch auto levelling upgrade and aluminium pinch roller arm but that's been fine for me. -
[MOC] RC-Pneumatic Backhoe
allanp replied to 2GodBDGlory's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Well how did I miss this? Very well done on this crazy dense build. -
Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
So we have two rumours, "most powerful yet" and "battery with USB c connection" I guess the simplest way to connect those two dots is that there's no new hub, just a new battery that plugs into the existing hub that has an 11.1v lipo rechargeable battery. I'm not convinced that 11.1v would actually equal more power in the real world, as the current motor driver chips are weak sauce and can cut out even with 9 volts, unless they have been upgraded to beefier driver chips. But this would also help with the question of "what happens when the lipo battery fails?". As there are already battery holders for the AA batteries, you can just swap out the lipo for a standard AA battery holder. It's not a perfect solution, I would still much rather have separate battery box, receivers (and a programmable physical remote!) and more powerful motors, and I'm still only speculating, but this hypothesis seems to make the most sense of these two rumours. Of course, it might be something else entirely, like the next system after PU/ control+ for all we know. Not likely I know, but given it's lack of love from fans from day one, expense, supposed difficulty adding support for physical remote and lack of development for both hardware and software, I really wouldn't be THAT surprised (and perhaps more that a bit relieved) to see the next system after PU/control+ introduced this year, or a soft reboot of it anyway. -
Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I don't mind not having inverse kinematics. It's a novelty that wears off after a minute and I don't see real excavators using inverse kinematics. -
General Part Discussion
allanp replied to Polo-Freak's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Any time an axle is used to transmit torque, like in every Technic set, it will be under the same stress, and it will twist slightly. The only difference here is by how much and for how long. Under full articulation, with one wheel all the way up and the other all the way down, the anti roll bar will visibly twist but will also bend back as soon as the obstacle is cleared. As long as it's not twisted too far (within the bounds of elastic deformation), and as long as it's not held in that position for too long, it'll spring back like any other Technic axle being used to transmit torque. Just don't display your model in a fully articulated pose! I would be more concerned about the pieces used at the end of each axle. A pair of stacked thin lift arms will crack where as a full stud width cross hole (such as in the 2x4 L beam) will be fine. It'll likely not have any noticeable affect to someone pushing it over obstacles, but it would be nice to have for the sake of realism, if the real vehicle has anti roll bars if course.- 4578 replies
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Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
We don't know the colour of the UCS car yet but I am not a fan of purple at all. But, if it comes with a new, much more realistic gearbox then it can be purple for all I care! I wonder if it would ever be possible to get a metallic colour again, like 8466 or the silver champion. A metallic deep green, metallic dark red, metallic dark blue or gun metal grey would be amazing! While a regular purple wouldn't look good IMHO, a metallic dark, like really dark purple could be very good. I guess that depends on if the real car has them, although didn't the real GT3RS have 4 wheel steering? We have still yet to see some good handling improvements, such as more realistic suspension geometry and good feeling steering. The much older technic cars from the 80's, with their 8 tooth pinion gears and longer steering arms with Ackermann geometry had great feeling steering even without a HOG, but all these newer cars have very heavy and spongy feeling steering, it feels like a wet noodle in comparison. -
Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I'd also be surprised. It feels like they abandoned it a couple years ago TBH. But yeah, it would be nice to know where brick clicker heard this original claim before getting our hopes up. -
Technic 2024 Set Discussion
allanp replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
To be fair, I'm only going of a comment I heard in brick clickers video so I should probably wait to hear this claim from Lego myself, but to me, power is not just speed as power is equal to speed multiplied by torque. They'll need new motors for that, and a beefier power supply as the motor driver chips used in the current smart hubs are pretty weak. And the most powerful "yet" also implies most powerful of all time, not just control+ era. So the way it's worded in the brick clicker video makes this a very bold claim, more powerful than the twin buggy motor RCs of the early 2000s. Does anyone know where brick clicker might have got his information from so we can see for ourselves what Lego is actually claiming here?