DLuders Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) In case you are not a regular visitor to the Sariel's Lego TECHNIC Creations website or Facebook page, Paul Kmiec recently posted two new "goodies" for Lego Technic fans. Below are quick summaries; be sure to click on the underlined hyperlinks to read the entire description. "Gear Ratio Calculator 2.1 Released" -- "My gear ratio calculator has been updated. "It’s been almost exactly a year since my Gear Ratio Calculator 2 has been released, and this year has shown that there is still plenty of room for improvement. So, the Calculator has been updated to a 2.1 version, which includes following changes: * Images of gears and motors are replaced with more realistic, clearer ones * Colour scheme updated to meet the current LEGO standard (e.g. tan single bevel gears) * Number of teeth shown at the images of gears * Gear 20 teeth bevel with a pin hole added * Newer 4 studs wide differential split into two items: one treated as a 16 teeth gear, the other treated as a 24 teeth gear * Lists of gears & motors are 8 items wide * Improved contrast and visibility of important elements * “Add another pair of gears” link replaced with a large graphic button "I have created a new, LEGO Technic-themed loading image for the Calculator": See the Gear Ratio Calculator 2.1 here. "Instruction for Land Rover’s chassis available for download" -- "A complete, step-by-step instruction for the chassis of my 2010 Land Rover model is available for you in the Downloads section. "My last vehicle built for the 2010 Truck Trial season was a relatively simple model of the Land Rover series 2....the model’s chassis was technically more advanced and superior to the chassis of my earlier Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, instruction for which has gathered much acclaim. For example, it was completely studless and thus generally lighter and more compact, and it used turntables to attach the axles to the chassis, which prevented model’s weight from putting load on the driveshaft. "...I did not want to create instruction for the complete model, including the bodywork, for three reasons: because it would be much longer and more complex, because the body proved too heavy for a single XL motor geared 5:1, and finally because I prefer to provide others with a technically sound foundation for their own models with their own bodyworks, rather than with a complete instruction that leaves little or no place for one’s own creativity. It took a while, but finally the instruction is available in the Downloads section. "...Please note that unlike the Jeep’s instruction, this one concerns a construction that will be most likely completely hidden under the bodywork of your choice, so the colours I have used in it should be considered clearly optional.... "Finally, please keep in mind that this is an extremely robust design, created with extreme outdoor racing in mind, and thus it may include more reinforcements than you actually need. Additionally, this is a relatively advanced chassis for a simple 4×4 vehicle – if you find it more complex or more parts-expensive than you need, consider the Jeep’s chassis as a simpler alternative." of the original model: Edited March 11, 2011 by DLuders Quote
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