drdesignz

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  1. drdesignz

    Willys Rat Rod

    drdesignz replied to HorcikDesigns's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling

    Ha, that's awesome!
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    That's really cool. Too bad there aren't more options for that rear tire. I could use a good drag radial myself.
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    Thanks for the compliments! Not so much, I admit. It's tight. But not too tight. The wheels still turn, pushing the car on a surface. It probably should have been built one plate higher. Thanks much! I don't have one of just the engine by itself. This is the best view I could find:
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    It's sold out! This is an email I received a few minutes ago: "It's great to hear you're interested in 41999 4x4 Crawler Exclusive Edition. The demand for this particular LEGO® set has been high. That's the reason why this set is now out of stock. Unfortunately, since this item is in limited production we will no longer be offering it thorough LEGO® Shop At Home. It will now only be available through our LEGO Brand Retail stores." Well, that was quick...
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    I took today off, so I could build this set. I have # 10,853, bought early Aug 1st in the US via S@H.
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    I missed this one, somehow. It's awesome!
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    I ordered both the 41999 and the BTTF sets July 31st at about 11:30PM (EST) in the US. They shipped the next day and should arrive tomorrow. I haven't bought anything since the release of the UCS X-Wing, so I'm excited.
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    Awesome design!
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    Yahoo decided to make flickr "awesome again", but many users are very upset. There are a ton of Lego fans there, who are also here. What do you think about today's flickr overhaul?
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    This is my remote controlled conceptual lowrider chassis proof of concept design with functional "hydraulics". I built it months ago. But I haven't had the time to build the body, so I figured I'd share my work in progress. I've seen several Lego lowrider cars with working "hydraulics", but not with a full four-way independently controlled design. It seemed like a good challenge for me, so I built it. I think it works well. But I'd like to incorporate clutches to keep the gears from grinding when the suspension travel limit is reached. The chassis also has a simple two speed transmission built in. The steering wheel will be functional too. I've already built that and some more since this video was taken. There are four actuators, each with its own motor. The new servo is used for the steering and two L-motors power the rear wheels. Three receivers will be required. One big concern I have is when the car is finished, I wonder if it will be too heavy for the actuators, especially with the battery box. I suppose I'll find out, eventually.
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    Not very well, actually. It needs work. The gears slip and will jump out of gear. Thanks, yeah I'm thinking in the style of a big early to mid 1960's American car. Something like a Lincoln Continental, Ford Galaxy, or Chevrolet Impala. I've thought about a convertible, but I'm not sure yet.
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    Great job!
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    I'm not really an F1 fan, I'm mostly into classic American cars. But I am a car guy and can appreciate all sorts of vehicles. I recently bought the Technic Grand Prix Racer (set 42000), mostly for the parts, and after building it I thought I'd build a new one from scratch. I didn't model it after any particular car. I noticed when looking at Formula One cars there are many different designs, which gave me a lot of freedom to come up with my own version. I built the chassis first, with studless Technic beams. The suspension is functional and closely based on the original 42000 configuration. The steering is also functional. The car is exactly twice as long as it is wide, 32 by 64 studs, which is slightly shorter than the 42000 model.
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    Looks great, and impressively functional too!
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    Just noticed this, the Cuusoo Blog has moved to a new address: http://blog.lego.cuusoo.com/ (sorry if that's been mentioned already, I didn't see it).
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    This is my second Cuusoo project. The first one is also a hot rod, which you can see here. That one is a large scale classic American hot rod. My latest design here is a much smaller pickup truck, which I think will appeal to a wider market. My goal was to come up with something that hasn't been done yet and would fit well in the Creator theme. There are, and have been, many vehicles, but no Creator hot rods (to the best of my knowledge). You can see a full description on the Cuusoo website and a detailed gallery of pictures on my flickr page.
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    Yes, but it's quite common for hot rods to have such tall engine configurations.
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    Well, yeah, I could, if I had any. I just returned from the "dark ages" in late 2011, for the first time since the early 90's. All of the Lego I have now has been purchased in about a year and a half, and the vast majority of what I bought is new, so I only have the latest blue versions of the Technic 43093 and 6558 pins. I used Bricklink for my other MOCs, but for this latest build I only used what I had in stock. It wasn't really planned either... If this was an idea I had for a while and was going to plan out the entire build I would have ordered all sorts of parts. But the F1 car was just a random thought I had when I completed the 42000 model. I had new suspension parts and wheels/tires from the Grand Prix Racer, and a ton of yellow bricks from my big hot rod project, so this is what happened. It only took me a week (the hot rod took me about six months) with just the parts I had (the hot rod required several dozen Bricklink orders in the hundreds of dollars). The car has a few faults, but it turned out better than expected. Don't worry... for my next big planned build I intend to have all the right pieces in the correct colors :P
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    Thanks for the compliments! Oops, I thought I photoshopped the few blue pins I used so they wouldn't be obvious. I see I forgot a bit :P
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    Nah, it's not RC. This is just for looks, basically. I couldn't include all of those electronics within the geometry extents.
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    I'm almost done with my F1 car, coincidentally. I recently bought a 42000 myself and took it apart the day after I built it, so that I could use the suspension parts to build my own design. I'd say it's a modern design, but it's also my own, so it's not based on an actual car. It might be considered too unrealistic for you. But you could get ideas from it anyway. I should have it finished tonight, or maybe tomorrow. I'll put pictures up when I'm done. In the mean time, look up RoscoPC on flickr. He has the best Lego F1 cars I've ever seen. Very impressive work, and also based on real life cars.
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    Yeah... my big hot rod was fifty shades of yellow :P
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    RC Mod 42000

    drdesignz replied to Ultimatemau's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling

    Looks great! I just bought the 42000 this week. I've been thinking about redesigning the body myself.
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    Awesome work!
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    I recently bought several Model Team sets, owning them for the first time ever, including both Custom Rally Van and Magic Flash. I never realized it before I built them, that their construction is very similar. Then I got lucky and found Big Foot 4x4 (5561), new in an unopened box, which also has some similarities.