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  1. Sariel
    Neither of these works. In the first case, good luck taking a legal case against the Chinese. Let's be honest, it's never going to work. And in the second case, their websites where they sell the stuff are vastly more popular that wherever you publish your instructions, so most people will buy from them without even realizing you're offering the instructions for free. Also, you're only offering instructions while they're offering instructions + all the pieces. Guess what most people will choose.
  2. Sariel
    Just an idea, hope it helps someone. Instructions available here: http://sariel.pl/downloads/
  3. Sariel
    Here's a wee little project I've spent the last 12 months on. Yes, it's a 3+ meters long LEGO ship that floats (without a drop of glue), moves and recovers sunken submarines, occasionally ripping them apart in the process. There's really too much to describe here so allow me to present you with a video covering all the details:
  4. Sariel
    An alternative to RWD, found in real RC drift cars, is to use AWD but with the rear wheels geared to rotate slightly faster than the front ones. Also, I wouldn't put a differential on the rear axle at all.
  5. Sariel
    Nice book you've got there at the bottom ;)
  6. Sariel
    The wheels rotate as long as the resistance on drive output is greater than the resistance on the steering output. So yes, they can rotate 180 degrees or even more if necessary.
  7. Sariel
    Much like vodka, if it can go in, it can go out too.
  8. Sariel
    Photos and explanations should be sufficient to build it, I believe. All the mechanics are exposed. I'll be posting these to my website later today.
  9. Sariel
    A simple proof-of-concept here. A single motor is driving all wheels via a differential. When the wheels are stopped, the differential redirects the motor to turn them instead of drive them, until the wheels can move again. Basically the differential acts as a load-balancer to find the direction of least resistance for the wheels. Might come useful if somebody's planning to build a LEGO Roomba or something ;)
  10. Sariel
    Surely: http://tools.sariel.pl/
  11. Sariel
    Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.sariel.brickgearratiocalculator&hl=en There's an option to define your own custom gears with any number of teeth (annular gears too) so that should give you any ratio you want.
  12. Sariel
    I'm not sure what you mean by battery blocks but there has been a bunch of updates to my app: you can now select voltage the motor is running at for calculations (is that what you meant?) you can add you own custom gears with any number of teeth for use in standard and planetary calculations when you select a pair of gears that are impossible to mesh together, that pair will be marked red but you still get the ratio the app includes Gearcyclopaedia describing all LEGO gears, differential gears and turntables in detail added gear coupler for both beams and bricks The app is still free and ad-less, naturally. You can download/update here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.sariel.brickgearratiocalculator
  13. Sariel
    You got me there ;) Seriously, great model and I envy you having so much time to build.
  14. Sariel
    I was kindly asked to do so by LEGO lawyers, LEGO being registered trademark and all.
  15. Sariel
    I would argue, but ultimately to each their own. Personally, I prefer 42100 that can be controlled entirely remotely, responds to each command instantly and moves quickly, smoothly and precisely than 42113 where half of the set is a transmission enforced by the bean counters, where you need to use selectors on the model and everything works slow, with delays and jerky motions and the motor is whining under all that friction. Is it technically complex? Sure. Is it practical and provides a good play experience? Hell no.
  16. Sariel
    4 or 5. Other than the engine nacelles taking really long to start tilting, everything worked super smooth for me. I mean the ramp and the landing gear work slooooowly but hey, it's just one relatively weak motor driving the entire thing. Just think of how much better this set would work if it was separate motor per each function, like in the 42100. But no, LEGO just has to skimp on us and go out of their way to do everything with a single motor.
  17. Sariel
    Sorry, I really need to sleep more.
  18. Sariel
    The review is below, the links are here: » building instructions: http://www.mediafire.com/file/k4nu591ygsd7tn5/42113.pdf/file » parts list scan: https://app.mediafire.com/aguqujyztxkh1 » XML parts list: https://pastebin.com/5gB7Dy6f » sticker sheet scan: http://www.mediafire.com/view/mt05rzxnrpu3r32/stickers.jpg/file » gearbox fix by Huw from Brickset.com: https://brickset.com/article/52890/fixing-the-osprey » reconstruction guide by Ngoc Nguyen: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/179217-42113-reconstruction-guide/
  19. Sariel
    Will a 4K speed build help with reconstruction?
  20. Sariel
    In case you need the stickers in killer quality, I've made a 2400 dpi scan (in other words, it's over 17,000 x 22,000 pixels big) and saved as a TIFF file. The file weighs over 1GB and you can pretty much look into the paper's structure on it. It will be available for download here for the next 30 days. Feel free to copy and share: https://easyupload.io/2wz9dp
  21. Sariel
    I have a confirmation from LEGO that it's OK to publish a review of a legally purchased 42113 copy and that JBSpielwaren's video has been taken down specifically because he's a retailer and he reviewed a copy received from LEGO.
  22. Sariel
    And here's a little off-road test with the 42114:
  23. Sariel
    I have a copy on the way and I'm checking with LEGO how they feel about a review. Perhaps they went after JB Spielwaren because he's a retailer and he got his 42113 directly from LEGO? This won't be the case with me.
  24. Sariel
    @Jim Never came across an antedated post on EB before and I had absolutely no idea that mostlytechnic was in any way affiliated with you or EB. Relax. Everything has been cleared within minutes of posting my comment.
  25. Sariel
    The 42070's B-model is something that haunts you in your nightmares, trust me. And yes, I confirm that the steering problem occurs in both interfaces. Perhaps I got a faulty motor?
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