howitzer Posted January 31 Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: How does the Artemis Rocket stay in place then Dunno, I haven't researched the mechanism. The System brick that mates with the worm gear is loose in the sense that there's no friction beyond that of parts sliding freely against each other. Quote
anyUser Posted January 31 Posted January 31 6 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: Can anyone with the wormgear and the new nut connector confirm if the nut can be slided freely along the worm gear? If you could 'push' the connector in the lower image over the worm gear it would need to rotate along is main axis. It is similar to a nut on a threaded bolt/screw. Quote
2GodBDGlory Posted January 31 Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: How does the Artemis Rocket stay in place then I'm not familiar with the mechanism, but it seems that it could easily be accomplished with a gear on a friction pin, or just having enough gears involved that they have enough friction on their own 2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: How does the Artemis Rocket stay in place then I'm not familiar with the mechanism, but it seems that it could easily be accomplished with a gear on a friction pin, or just having enough gears involved that they have enough friction on their own Quote
Stereo Posted January 31 Posted January 31 The boosters also swing out on an arc, they could be counterweighting it in the 'up' position. Quote
Auroralampinen Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 minute ago, Jurss said: Isn't the same on Ducati motorcycle? Yeah, i didn't know these excisted. But apparently they were introduced in 2025. So i have probably lived under a rock :). Quote
aeh5040 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 1/31/2026 at 11:37 AM, Ngoc Nguyen said: How does the Artemis Rocket stay in place then Isn't there a friction pin in the gear train? Quote
R0Sch Posted February 3 Posted February 3 New Technic parts in the Model T (wheels, windscreen): Quote
Stereo Posted February 3 Posted February 3 (edited) https://rebrickable.com/parts/6596/tyre-816-x-142-motorcycle-z-racing-tread/ Really looks like the same size as these tires (~10 stud * 2 stud), interesting. I wonder if they'll use them in black for a motorcycle. Windshield is I guess dual molded with bars at the end. Stuck into half-pins. Edited February 3 by Stereo Quote
aeh5040 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 On 2/2/2026 at 11:34 AM, aeh5040 said: Isn't there a friction pin in the gear train? Yes there is. In fact there is a neat ratchet mechanism which serves as a noise maker when lifting off and supplies friction against going down again. (Pretty much how a real rocket works in fact !) Quote
msk6003 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 (edited) 14 hours ago, Stereo said: https://rebrickable.com/parts/6596/tyre-816-x-142-motorcycle-z-racing-tread/ Really looks like the same size as these tires (~10 stud * 2 stud), interesting. I wonder if they'll use them in black for a motorcycle. Windshield is I guess dual molded with bars at the end. Stuck into half-pins. For my simple and quick test, looks like tire is very similar size with vespa. (75.1) Left one is vespa(75.1) and right one is old motorcycle tire(81.6) Edited February 3 by msk6003 Quote
howitzer Posted February 3 Posted February 3 16 hours ago, R0Sch said: New Technic parts in the Model T (wheels, windscreen): Finally a car set I might actually consider buying! Hopefully they make next Detroit Electric model 1916, perhaps as collaboration with Disney, as Grandma Duck's car has been modelled after that one and it would suit well the TLG's attempt to introduce electric vehicles to the lineup. Quote
Davidz90 Posted February 4 Posted February 4 21 hours ago, howitzer said: Finally a car set I might actually consider buying! Yes, this! My dream come true would be Bugatti type 35 or some other 20's-30's race car in the 1:8 supercar scale. Quote
SNIPE Posted February 4 Posted February 4 (edited) On 2/3/2026 at 1:09 AM, Stereo said: https://rebrickable.com/parts/6596/tyre-816-x-142-motorcycle-z-racing-tread/ Really looks like the same size as these tires (~10 stud * 2 stud), interesting. I wonder if they'll use them in black for a motorcycle. I was thinking the same, I have 2 from the 1995 V twin super bike but they are very old parts and black, whereas these new tires are white Edited February 11 by SNIPE Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Can someone check if this wheel cap fits this wheel rim? Quote
msk6003 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 So model T's tire size is 75x13. Same diameter with vespa and 7mm smaller width. On 2/8/2026 at 11:52 PM, Ngoc Nguyen said: Can someone check if this wheel cap fits this wheel rim? Possible but protrude lot. Quote
SNIPE Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) Good thing is, with the Lego science education sets new black double pulley wheel, we can combine them with the black half bush and black 3x3 pulley wheel to make crane block and tackles :P Edited February 23 by SNIPE Quote
mahjqa Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) 5 hours ago, SNIPE said: new black double pulley wheel Wasn't aware of these, so looked it up: LEGO® Education Computer Science & AI Kit - Grades 6-8 | LEGO Education (You'll have to click through to the pictures) Is there any place that has any clearer pictures of the new parts? Edited February 23 by mahjqa Quote
msk6003 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 1 hour ago, mahjqa said: Wasn't aware of these, so looked it up: LEGO® Education Computer Science & AI Kit - Grades 6-8 | LEGO Education (You'll have to click through to the pictures) Is there any place that has any clearer pictures of the new parts? I uploaded it some page ago Quote
djm Posted February 23 Posted February 23 14 hours ago, msk6003 said: I uploaded it some page ago Quote
Auroralampinen Posted February 24 Posted February 24 If you have dreamed to have this unique piece. The new cada alpine one F1 set has got you covered:). Quote
gyenesvi Posted February 24 Posted February 24 4 hours ago, Auroralampinen said: If you have dreamed to have this unique piece. The new cada alpine one F1 set has got you covered:). Oh, that's a really nice one! Would be great if Lego produced something like that as well. Quote
Divitis Posted February 24 Posted February 24 My two cents: New Lego technic pieces introduced in the past 5 years or so are generally great as in they open up new possibilities (visual, mechanical) rather than only simplifying engineering or assembly (making it easier to achieve something thanks to a specialized part). This S shaped beam falls in the latter category. Not impressed. Quote
gyenesvi Posted February 24 Posted February 24 4 hours ago, Divitis said: My two cents: New Lego technic pieces introduced in the past 5 years or so are generally great as in they open up new possibilities (visual, mechanical) rather than only simplifying engineering or assembly (making it easier to achieve something thanks to a specialized part). This S shaped beam falls in the latter category. Not impressed. Interesting viewpoint, but I think it only holds true as long as you don't need to build very compact / dense things. When compactness / density is required, such parts (not necessarily this one, but similar generic structural parts) can open up new possibilities by reducing bulkiness. For example the scale of "car transporter" sized cars is already quite demanding for adding more mechanical features inside, like suspension in case of off-roaders; part of it is due to some things unnecessarily taking up way too much space due to bulky builds, blocking the possibility of other things (such as realistic proportions or clean interiors). Quote
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