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    I tried the friction approach but did not work. at first it was %99 working but when I had finished the pickup it was like %60 working. tire's friction was the problem. I ditched the friction idea and made below instead. requires some height, additional gears and space but works perfectly with proper angle.
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    I think I am stepping back from the contest. I have completed the model but then changed it to something else. right now it is a tow truck :D It exceeds the size limits (from height) so I shall leave the contest. have fun guys
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    quick question, if a car's tire axle is long and exceeds the 15stud limit, would the car be disqualified? example: check the 42098's truck's rear tires, there are red bushes on axles and probably they do not exceed the width but some builds exceed that. another example would be side mirrors, are these accepted or should they also be within 15stud limit?
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    Storage and Sorting LEGO

    scynox replied to Hinckley's topic in General LEGO Discussion

    hello guys, I think this topic is best place for this question instead of crating a new topic. for two months I have been looking for some storage solutions like below in Sweden since I moved here. In the past I had similar boxes and they work best since my lego collection is getting big (40k parts total and growing, technic only). Now I have a new space/apartment/room etc and I can collect things again. I found some storage boxes through online but they are very expensive compared to what I paid in my former country. I am looking for cheaper solutions if there is any. I am also fine with price but must have good quality then. what do you suggest guys? especially from Sweden or some other country but I should be able to order online to here? thanks Note: I am not sure if I can insert direct links to some shops etc but hopefully this shall not be a problem.
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    I see, so you want its total width (including tires) to be 17, then I can suggest below but you need to make them narrow or wider unfortunately. this truck uses 42009 tires so should be same scale what you are working on I guess: https://bricksafe.com/files/scynox/scania-truck/scania_truck_2axle_v2.lxf this truck's total width is 19. the front axle uses "Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with 2 Pin Holes" as arms. maybe you can change it to 2L perpendicular versions which will make the truck 17 width with tires. OR this pickup is 15L but has smaller tires: https://bricksafe.com/files/scynox/black-pickup/pickup.lxf principle is similar, you just need to extend the main 5x7 frame one stud wider at front. offtopic: I always thought "17L" axle means it does not count hubs and only arms plus chassis should be 17 width? is it wrong?
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    does this help you? https://bricksafe.com/files/scynox/axles/17%2Bhub F (drive%2C high suspension) [bandit technical].lxf it uses the hubs from 42000 so it becomes 17+ but you can decide to use or not. it is from my bandit technical truck.
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    thanks a lot Didumos69, I tested it and works like a charm. the axle is raised only 1 stud if I use a 3x5 liftarm and that is fine by me. cheers
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    hello everyone, sorry for long title but I do not know a proper way of asking this. I have a problem at hand: I wanted to use a small linear actuator to lift something. I am building a truck and want to lift the second rear axle like real trucks do. I put a linear actuator in a horizontal position and hoped to lift the axle in a mechanism as you can see in LXF below (red axle is the one I am trying to raise). https://www.bricksafe.com/files/scynox/temp/truck_axle_lift_problem.lxf I had to see the movement in real and built it but I saw that it will not work. as linear actuator is extended, the spring is put into a weird angle and eventually it starts bending. I only need to raise axle one or one+half stud so I did not care about a little illegal movement. Is there a better way of using a horizontal placed linear actuator to "raise" sth in vertical direction? Is there a general solution for such a problem? thanks
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    I cannot say if my creations would fit match your needs and as self-promotion is allowed, I can put some of my creations here as examples. They are on rebrickable with LXF only, no instructions. They all have independent suspension and 4speed gearbox. Some have other regular functionality like a fake engine or opening doors but as far as I remember only fiat does not have fake engine (others have boxer 4 or boxer 6 or v6). https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-10963/scynox/small-scale-supercar/#comments https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-9087/scynox/roadster/#comments https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-6042/scynox/1970s-fiat-124/#comments https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-6052/scynox/chevrolet-camaro/#comments
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    hi everyone, I have a weird problem about old differential http://rebrickable.com/parts/6573/technic-gear-differential-24-16-teeth/ the yellow 8t gear grinds with old differential 24t side if the XL motors run at full speed in 4th gear in my gearbox only if forward direction. Weird thing is, on backward no problem on same speed. On other gears (1,2,3) they work fine as the whole setup runs slower. During the build I tested under light load (build %30, only chassis) and it worked fine but with heavy load (build %90, almost complete) now it grinds a lot. Learning about the gearbox problem when the model almost complete is really demotivating. Do you have any idea why it behaves like that? How can I solve this issue? Incomplete LXF but the gearbox is there: http://www.bricksafe.com/files/scynox/temp/dif_problem.lxf Note XLs are geared down on 4/5 and 1/2 ratios to the driver rings (not shown in LXF yet) thanks
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    Thanks a lot guys for help. Although I cannot test your suggestions now immediately, I believe the "13L DBG beam bending" theory seems very plausible. Only happens one direction, I can confirm this. In my test runs I did not cause any force to stop the car so perhaps if encounters such a force that tries to stop the XLs, maybe grinding will happen in backwards also. @Didumos69 unfortunately I use these holes in the 5x7 frame, your solution might fix the problem but the design will be changed a lot. I have 2 black (in LXF yellow http://rebrickable.com/parts/15100/technic-pin-connector-hub-with-1-pin-with-friction-ridges-lengthwise/) there and it is necessary in my current design. Still this is a good idea to sandwich the diff. thanks for idea. I added a new test LXF: https://www.bricksafe.com/files/scynox/temp/dif_problem-2.lxf For a quick dirty fix, I can add the orange 3L beams to make sure the parallel 13L DBG beams are not bending away from each other but on the other side of the diff, perhaps too far away. This is something I can add without breaking down whole model. Do you think it would work enough to prevent gear slipping? thanks
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    from the pictures we can see arocs outriggers are common in different uses. that new special "worm" gear to work with the outriggers will be very useful for smaller designs. I would prefer the ship's crane for submarine to be a really technic crane instead of some other custom part used, even a basic crane works fine there. I hope LEGO puts a real technic crane there in final product (same for the white piece at front under heli pad)
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    truck looks very nice. do you have tumbler tires ? would they be too small or out of scale?
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    it become a very nice truck and matches Volvo great. I have to mention, design of crane arm is very good. instead of making contests like latest Porsche, Lego should make contests like this, "a vehicle to match a (specific) set". you would win immediately.
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    Everyone wants some vehicle or truck for a anniversary of a big company's product line. Dont you think it would be weird for such a company to create some vehicle for such an event? I personally think it has to be many function packed "thing" that would represent the product line but not a vehicle to associate with it. What I think as best set would be something similar to a clock works perfectly in time or a "mechanic hand" that can make humanly moves perfectly (I once tried a "pen flipping hand" but failed of course) or a brick building machinery etc. In industry fairs companies show their best products with their new or well known abilities so why should Lego make a truck or vehicle as an anniversary when their potential is much more. Lego Technic's best ability is the different functions it can provide with interesting builds that come up close to real machinery in terms of functionality. If there is any anniversary set that will be released next year (or future), I would expect it to be some innovative, out-of-box thinking, not seen before thing. That is just me though, I would not complain if it turns out a big truck full of functions with the 9398 suspension
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    truck looks very nice, full of functions :) I can suggest "orange + dark bluish gray" as a suggestion for crane arm. In my opinion they fit each other but it might not fit "yellow+black" truck. about cabin of truck, I think the door is a bit low? another liftarm would make it better perhaps? cabin roof has a sticker?
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    Thanks JJ2. I tested with white one and it requires some force so I will wait for red driver to be included into other sets hopefully
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    hi everyone, I have a question about these two driving ring connectors and I made a similar gearbox (almost same design actually but gear ratio different and narrower, I do not own Porsche set though) like Porsche but I do not have 26287 so I used 18948. switching gear requires some force, actually expected it but I am curious if new driving ring is very smooth compared to white one. Is 26287 really necessary for smooth gear switch or 18948 is enough or very similar actually? I also thought about the old one but new one is easy to implement in gearbox. thanks
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    Not much TainBoCulain, I disassembled the car, then rebuild with new design but nothing new. again I disassembled. you can check new version photos here: http://www.bricksafe...x/ford-focus-v3 I did not post it because it does not bring anything new than different aesthetics. I saw your other post in another thread, you are also going to build a Ford Focus? good luck, looking forward to see it :)