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  1. dhc6twinotter
    I believe the bevel gears efferman was referring to are the one above the mini-LAs. The gears I'm referring to are further inside and are connected to the axles with 8 tooth gears. All of these bevel gears need to be in proper position for things to work properly.
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    What about the bevel gears in the middle of each stabilizer section? If one of those is backwards, the front and rear stabilizers will fight each other.
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    3000 pieces and $230 seems like a lot for just a tipper. My guess is something more complex, like a tow truck. It might be about time for a worthy successor to 8285. And silver color would be fantastic! Octan colors with bright green, red, and white would be kinda neat as well.
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    Looks really good! That is a nicely designed loader.
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    I was wondering that as well. I'm thinking of using a regulated compressor straight from the battery box. This would add a fifth motor, but I'm not sure this would count as a 5th function since all it does is pump air for the function(s).
  6. dhc6twinotter
    Is your truck geared down, or are you refering to lower gear ratio in the loader? Do you have pictures of what you are building?
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    Aminnich, when you say it is barely crawling, how slow do you mean? Is it slower than the loader? It sounds to me like the motors may be getting bogged down by the weight. Try adding some gear reduction between the motors and axles. Technically, the gear reduction should make you model slower, but if the motors are getting bogged down, the extra torque may actually speed things up a bit. Throw in two or three sets of 12/20 reduction on each axle and see if that helps. Just my $.02.
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    Love it. Very nicely done. I'm a huge fan of the 40 series Land Cruisers, and you've captured the lines nicely. The removable top and accessories are great. Back when I lived in the Philippines, our neighbor had a red 40 series just like this (I don't recall if it was a BJ40 or FJ40). I remember riding on the rear jump seats with the radio super loud. Another friend of mine has a yellow FJ40 with 35" tires and a Chevy V8 in it. It's a hoot to drive and sounds awesome. I'd like to get a 40 series one day.
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    All these suggestions are great. I would love to see an arcade, bank, dentist, and pharmacy. I would also like to see a post office with a small postal dilivery car or motorcyle. Many of the modulars have mailboxes, so a post office would go well with the theme.
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    If we really are getting a new Mercedes truck, I hope it's a flagship tow truck with a single motor for all the functions. As for the excavator, I could see a wheeled excavator, but I think a tracked excavator would be too similar to the material handler from last year. Yes, it is possible to control pneumatic valves with PF elements. Several of us here have done it. My Case Steiger has PF and pneumatics:
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    I'm looking forward to the reviews! The new clutch gear sounds interesting. That's a real bummer. Green in Technic is rare as it is, and there is no need for two different greens. Or two different blues for that matter. It just makes mocing more difficult. I was planning to use those new green panels on my forwarder project, but oh well. Back to plan A. Not sure I'll even buy 42039 now.
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    42032, 42033, and 42034 are now available on the Canadian TRU website. http://www.toysrus.ca/family/viewall/index.jsp?sort=ProductAge-A&categoryId=4022699&overrideStore=TRUSCA
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    Zblj, the crawlers that you and other have built look to be pretty capable and similar to the professional rock crawlers. Are you looking for us to build a crawler that is also capable of the high speed baja type racing, or are you looking for more realistic type crawlers with working transmissions, single or dual transfer cases, locking diffs, 4 wheel independent controlled steering, and selectable braking? I've been out to the Hammers, and it's some pretty crazy terrain. I've a couple of friends that got married on one of the trails at the Hammers. They live near there, and they're part of a group that play around on the Hammers on a pretty regular bases. Most of the people in the group have highly modified Toyotas and Jeeps. My friends have have two older Toyota 4runners with solid axle conversions, one of which is running 42" tires and dual transfer cases. Last I heard they are working on a Formula Toyota (F-Toy as they're more commonly called) to compete out there. I haven't been to the actually King of the Hammers event, but it's something I would like to see someday. It's unlike any other kind of event. The combination of high-speed and extreme rock crawling makes for an interesting challenge, and there are people who spend well over a hundred thousands dollars to build one of these professional rock crawlers. It's pretty crazy. There have been a few IFS crawlers too. Shannon Campbell had an IFS rig, and he took a lot of flak for driving over a competitors flopped rig at KOH. It was pretty awesome though:
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    Exactly right! I've just about reached that critical mass point, and I've slowed way down on my Technic buying. I use Bricklink or LEGO direct for anything I need that I don't already have, although I'll still buy the spring and fall flagships if I find them interesting. Now most of my LEGO money is going to the modular and City sets.
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    I would say that 90% of my inventory comes from sets that I've purchased over the past 5 years. Buying sets is probably the best way to accumulate parts, but I never keep my mocs built for longer than a year or two, and usually much shorter. The other 10% of parts I use come from Bricklink or directly from LEGO. Also, I don't keep the sets I buy built or on display for very long, and usually only 2-3 weeks. I bought 42000 just for the parts and won't be building it (I already built one for a LEGO store in CA though). 41999 I bought just for the unique colors and PF elements. I haven't even built it yet, and I've already used some of the dark blue pieces for a moc that I never finished. I do plan on building that set though, but that will probably be after my move to Washington State. Right now, the best set for assortment of parts is probably the 42009 Mobile Crane MKII. The 8258 Crane Truck is also a great parts pack, but the price on that set is probably getting pretty high.
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    I have never used the dampened shock absorber on any moc. I haven't even tried. I haven't used the rubber band holders either, and I never even considered those parts. I think I've tossed most of mine.
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    Not sure I'll have any time to build anything for this competition. I just landed a job in Washington State, so I'll be packing, doing a brake job and tune up on my car, spending Thanksgiving with family, and driving cross-country over the next 3 weeks. I know what I want to build, but not sure I'll have the time.
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    The Hurricane had two 5.7L Hemi V8s. It was never meant to be a productions vehicle, but just a concept vehicle built for a good "wow" factor. It accomplished that very well, and imo, the Hurricane is probably one of the most notable concepts to come out of Chrysler, along with the Tomahawk.
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    There are some nice details on the interior! The fans look great! There is some interesting half-stud offsets going on with the 3rd floor. Looks like the brown wall is set back half-stud, along with the decorative arches and entire grey section. I can't figure out how the back wall was done to compensate for this though. It would be nice to see a door at the base of the stairs, as well as a wall between the stairs and the barber shop.
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    A lot of older 4x4 vehicles don't have a center diff, and the extra resistance on the drivetrain is very noticeable. My 2000 Toyota 4Runner is a part-time 4x4 and has no center differential. The lack of a center differential makes it more difficult to steer on hard surfaces, but it is a simpler system and the front and rear axles stay locked together at all times. 4Runners with the Limited trim package (mine is a SR5 with Sport package) have full-time AWD with a lockable center differential. In 2001, all V6 4Runners gained a lockable center diff, regardless if it was full or part-time 4x4. When bombing across washboard roads, I find that throwing it in 4-hi offers quite a bit more stability. Trucks with more then one drive axle in the rear also have an inter-axle differential. It's for the same reason as previously mentioned above. When a truck turns, the drive axles rotate at different speeds and the inter-axle differential compensates for this. The Volvo and Mack trucks I've driven had locking inter-axle differentials, which are only supposed to be activated when driving in a straight line.
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    I really like how the fists and unikitty tail are used for added detail. Great parts usage, and the pool table has pockets too! That being said, I find the rest of the buildings somewhat plain. Aside from the unique parts usage at the top, there really isn't any special building techniques used. Together, the buildings look fantastic, but If you take each building by itself, it doesn't have the pizzaz that some of the other modules have, especially the barber shop/apartment half. I'd say this set is on par with the FB, but not as good as PR or CC. I might even rank PS above this. Still, I'll buy it!
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    Sounds nice. Is there an alley between the two?
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    I lived in the LA basin for a while, and I wish I was still out there. I would have driven you around a bit. Honestly though, I lived in the area for nearly a year and never went to downtown LA. There isn't anything there that I really wanted to see. A lot of people like going to Hollywood, but none of that stardom stuff impresses me. My friends and I always preferred camping in the desert or in the mountains surrounding the LA basin. Sometimes we would camp in the higher elevations of the Sierra Mountains. Lots of ghost towns, abandoned mines, etc east of LA. If you have a vehicle, there are some fantastic things to see out there. If you plan to stick closer to LA, then the only thing I can recommend is Disney, which is down in Anaheim. They have a large LEGO store there as well. LegoLand is down in Carlsbad as well, although I have not visited it. A lot of people also like visiting the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach. In-N-Out burger is a great place to eat and very reasonably priced. They are all over California, but the best one is probably the In-N-Out at the end of the runway at LAX. Lots of great plane spotting opportunities there. The Pacific Coast Highway between LA and SF is really beautiful, but can be slow going. I believe there is an Amtrak train that runs along the coast from LA to SF. About half-way between LA and SF is Oceano Dunes. You can go there and rent ATVs and dune buggies and bomb across the dunes. It's a pretty fun place, and I try to go every September with some friends. Yosemite National Park is within a days drive to either LA or SF. If you are coming in a few months, parts of the park will probably be closed, especially Tioga Pass. Channel Islands National Park might be worth visiting, and the boats leave from somewhere around LA. Anyways, sorry I'm no longer living in the area. Enjoy your trip to the U.S.!
  24. dhc6twinotter
    I have a U.S. passport. I've been all over the U.S. and have visited nearly every state and National Park in the lower 48 (multiple times to the more major parks). I also lived in the Philippines for 8 years. Otherwise, just Taiwan and a couple times to Canada and Mexico. I've had layovers in a few other countries, but I don't really count those. Hopefully, I'll get to do a bit more international traveling in the next few years, and I would love to spend several months in Europe and South America (particularly Chile).
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    Looks great! The 717 isn't very common, and I haven't been able to fly on one yet. I will be on its older brother tomorrow though, the MD-88.
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