General Part Discussion

[astyanax]

@SNIPE I hear ya!

Recently I ended up creating the 0.5 offset not by adding anything on a 3L pin, but by creating a 3.5L pin out of a 2L pin, 1.5L pin, and 3L bar through both -- with the short end of the 1.5L pin pushed against the 2L pin. No spacer liftarm required.

[Lira_Bricks]

23 hours ago, SNIPE said:

Honestly, there usually is not a day that goes by where I need a proper 1x1 liftam thin, if such a part existed I would be a happy man because I could have more part combinations on a 3L pin (for example) without having to replace the pin with a3L axle and using s half bush, or using a 3L pin with a minifig utensil ring, which only works if theres also a stop on  pin or axle because the stop + 1 plate thick minifig utensil ring = 0.5L.

You mean like https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18654&idColor=85#T=C&C=85 but sawed in half? I would like such a piece too.

Those rings for minifigures are also really handy, as they have the exact width of a Lego System plate. Too bad I only have a few of them and they are quite expensive, they are so handy in builds where I combine System and Technic!

[SNIPE]

1 minute ago, Lira_Bricks said:

You mean like https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18654&idColor=85#T=C&C=85 but sawed in half? I would like such a piece too.

Those rings for minifigures are also really handy, as they have the exact width of a Lego System plate. Too bad I only have a few of them and they are quite expensive, they are so handy in builds where I combine System and Technic!

Yes,

[msk6003]

It seems like lego made new big slim tire. In my eyes it looks like 49.5x14

[Ngoc Nguyen]

That means we'll probably get a Mack-scaled truck with proper rear dualies!

[Rebel_Lego]

Maybe the Tow Truck will get them?

Btw, which set is this?

Edited July 1, 2021 by Rebel_Lego

[astyanax]

34 minutes ago, Rebel_Lego said:

Btw, which set is this?

10290

https://brickset.com/article/60283/10290-pickup-truck-revealed!

[1gor]

2 hours ago, astyanax said:

10290

https://brickset.com/article/60283/10290-pickup-truck-revealed!

Now that's pickup  (and not raptor  IMHO)

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Wait until this new apple red color creeps into Technic...

[TechnicRCRacer]

1 hour ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Wait until this new apple red color creeps into Technic...

Isn’t this just regular Dark Red that’s been around for years? Agreed though that we need more than three Technic parts in that color.

[Gray Gear]

Well I'd rather not have any technic pieces in this color. Dark red is not really needed in the technic world imo.

[Bartybum]

1 minute ago, Gray Gear said:

Well I'd rather not have any technic pieces in this color. Dark red is not really needed in the technic world imo.

Can't say I agree, I quite like dark red

[LvdH]

Just now, Gray Gear said:

Well I'd rather not have any technic pieces in this color. Dark red is not really needed in the technic world imo.

+1, let’s have at least a single complete color palette first, before adding some obscure color that will only be used in 1 set  Looking at 42039 and 42069... 

[Gray Gear]

I mean not even black is able to cover the whole parts catalog. Basic stuff like the 27940 connector are not available in black, and black shoud be the most available color of all.

If I had to build all my own MOCs with LEGO's awfully limited parts catalog I don't know if I would still be into this hobby.

Edited July 1, 2021 by Gray Gear

[Ngoc Nguyen]

This part appears in Green for the first time in 42129

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Ngoc Nguyen

[SNIPE]

Can someone clarify these "new" narrow tyres, I thought we alread got those for the london bus

[syclone]

6 minutes ago, SNIPE said:

Can someone clarify these "new" narrow tyres, I thought we alread got those for the london bus

This tyre diameter:

On these rims:

 

Basically this (I made these by cutting up some tyres in half)

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by syclone

[Ngoc Nguyen]

7 minutes ago, SNIPE said:

Can someone clarify these "new" narrow tyres, I thought we alread got those for the london bus

Basically:

Thin tire for fat rim (42098 trailer's wheels)

 

Thick tire for fat rim (42098 truck's wheels)

 

Thin tire for thin rim (42098 car's wheels)

 

The new tire in the red pickup truck is thick tire for thin rim.

[SNIPE]

I think I get it now thanks

[astyanax]

Half-bush returns in white, not seen since 2005.

22x in set 43197.

[Oliver 79]

Yep. it's a new tire....

 

49.5 x 14

[SNIPE]

Speaking of new wheels/tires:

It looks like these are just screwed in and the wheel just does over a plastic peg with a threaded hole in the center. They are duplo but im a purist and so im ok with forking out money on expensive parts on bricklink if I can use them creativley.

Video of bike showing the screws:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWmlpPY2YmE

SO, these could possibly fit over some sort of technic part and they are avilable in a few different  colors:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb01#T=C&C=1
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb06#T=C&C=11
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb07#T=C&C=153
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb03#T=C&C=5
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb04#T=C&C=7
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb05#T=C&C=153
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb08#T=C&C=155
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=dupmc3pb02#T=C

Edited July 2, 2021 by SNIPE

[TechnicRCRacer]

New part(s) in the Zetros?

In the New Elementary interview with the designers, they talk about a new universal joint (mostly referring to the one used in 42099) but mention it allowing to ‘slide on the cross axle’ which the 42099 one does not. Photo(unfortunately blurry):

Look in the top center. The grey ball end looks longer and the red part may be new. I could be totally wrong.

[Bartybum]

1 hour ago, TechnicRCRacer said:

The grey ball end looks longer and the red part may be new. I could be totally wrong.

The only new piece in that is the LBG ball end. The red assembly is a red 4L axle connected to a 2L axle connector

Edited July 3, 2021 by Bartybum

[TechnicRCRacer]

29 minutes ago, Bartybum said:

The only new piece in that is the LBG ball end. The red assembly is a red 4L axle connected to a 2L axle connector

Oh, you’re right! I forgot the 4L came in red. It’s still great that we get a long frictionless ball connector.