mahjqa

I suppose it's the best they could do, given the circumstances. To arrange for another prize like this is quite a feat.

You can see who made it here: http://technic.lego.com/en-us/competition/voting.aspx Fellow AFOLs, don't sweat it, you didn't make it. Nobody over 14 even stood a chance. This may sound like I'm bitter, but I understand. Lego's focus group is, and always has been, the kids. I'm sure that if they saw what we did, they'd just plain give up. Can't have that. We need to encourage the next generation to build bigger, better, stronger and faster. That having been said, I think it sucks they didn't warn us in advance. It has been announced repeatedly on Technicbricks, which is mostly AFOL territory. I would've liked it better if the AFOLS had at least been given a separate age category. However, it's Lego's contest and their rules. Bummer.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp...rID=22&in=A Great work on the truck.

Don't worry, it's all original. As far as I can tell, he never used this wing design. If you want to know more about his work, this page can be very inspirational. Heh. If the laws of physics had been a bit more stacked in our favour, we'd be flying these things to work since 1523.

For Lego's Technic competition, you know the drill. More pictures at Flickr I was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's work with human-powered flight. Sadly, no human has enough strength to fly this way, but it's great to imagine. All of Da Vincis designs were purely mechanical, trying to replicate nature's designs through gears, levers and pulleys. What I tried to do here is to copy the movement of a bird's wings using nothing but simple mechanics. I think he would have approved.

Isn't that worm wheel grinding against the other parts?

Most of it was filmed on a channel, and the last bits were filmed beneath a bridge. I needed clear ice, and that was the only place that didn't have snow on it yet. The first three cars use one XL motor, and a PF medium motor for steering. The final car uses two XL motors. To power them, I used a rechargeable PF battery. Simple reason; to improve the power to weight ratio, it's easiest to drop the weight.

I already had my fun with snow, so the next plan was to make a vehicle that would deal with ice properly. The result: Making the video was a lot of work. Since I wasn't happy with the earlier versions. (The green car was only RWD and thus total and utter crap) Also, all of it was recorded with a camera in one hand and a PF remote in the other. That stuff is tricky. If you want to make your own, remember to leave out differentials.

Gimme gimme.

To see if I could. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Moo. Moo. I'm voodoo cursing you.

I thought y'all might like to see this.

And that is because Lego's license is based on the batman comics, not the movies. Strange but true.

They quit the 12V system since european legislation didn't allow toys to have a higher voltage than 9v. (The fact that this was a completely arbitrary number not connected to reality at all doesn't have anything to do with this, either)

Classic blacktron. Brilliant colorscheme, great spacesuits, awesome sets... And introducing the black visor. MOST EXCELLENT.

The Viking - Lycanthrope basketball match is considered to be the first step to the downfall of this great civilisation.

EDIT: That language isn't suitable here

I suppose those weebls are trying to get more traffic. You know what would be really awesome? That someone over here would post the real pic while the FBTB dweebs still have that blurred one. I'm guessing that the pic comes from a Lego ambassador. They get news about new sets a few days earlier, but as they're under NDA, they're not able to leak pictures and the like. If so, they must've figured posting blurred pics lets them off the hook. Chances are the unblurred pics are posted as soon as the official Lego message comes out.

Why do LEGO toys have value to you? Quality. Not only the material itself, but also the designs, the ideas (the designer line comes to mind) and the versatility of every part. What makes LEGO brand construction toys worth your money? 1) it's "the real thing", and will last me a lifetime. 2) as an addict of the technic line, there's no other brand that comes even close to the functionality and versatility of lego's Technic. Also, going studless has been a welcome addiction to the technic line. In what way has the LEGO brand let you down? The creation of massive, single-serving parts, especially when the 4+ line and Jack Stone is concerned. I understand that Lego is trying to market to younger children and therefore "simplifying" sets, but a set made only by a few big pieces really limits creativity. The grey change. for starters, I'm not actually completely against it, but it was a bit overdone. "updating" the greys so they don't look so dull and old was good, but this was going overboard. A halfway between the new colors now and the old colors we used to have would have been perfect. But please don't change them again, we're just going to have to live with this. Recently, how has the LEGO brand improved? Designer sets. Also, those funky little cars children can buy from their pocketmoney and collect em all. You gotta get them hooked early. What would you like to see LEGO (re)introduce in the next three years? A supercar in the tradition of 8880 and 8448. The latest Enzo was cool and all, but the lack of suspension and gearbox irked me a bit. Lego supercars used to be the pinnacle of Lego design, full of functionality, but the Enzo (and the formula one Ferrari) seemed to be more about replicating an original car than functionality. On that other note, ditch the whole idea of licensed models if you're losing money on the licensing deal. I think licensed models of actual cars etc. limit set design. In making completely accurate replicas of a real model, designers sometimes can't get functionality or other fun features in. Playability ought to be a first priority. What does LEGO need to do to sell more products for less cost to them? Maybe add more miniature (microscale?) sets that kids can buy from their pocket money. Also, the double sets were a good idea. (You know, some sets like the motorbikes and the pods had instructions for models you could make if you buy TWO sets. Instant sale! What reason(s) do you have for not buying new LEGO sets? Pricing. Pure and simple. I know Lego means quality and you've heard this time and time again, but I'm still amazed at how much even smaller sets sometimes costs. So, instead, I'll bide my time and wait for the sales. However, if you folks ever consider lowering your prices by lowering the quality of the bricks, Don't. What would it take for you to spend more money on new LEGO products versus buying sets/parts on the second hand markets? I buy secondhand because it's usually cheaper, and (on bricklink), it's EXACTLY the parts I need. I don't really see how Lego would be able to win me back, there. What will it take for LEGO to remain the best construction toy for all ages and be a profitable company? Maybe (a BIG maybe here) the older customers who are not AFOLs (parents buying toys for their kids, people buying children Lego for their birthdays) should be made aware again how the Lego brand IS about quality, and that the other items next on the shelf may be 50% cheaper, but also broken tomorrow. Parental units are, oddly enough, still the no. 1 buyers of toys. What are your home country, first name and age? The Netherlands, Peer, 21. Is there anything you would like to say with this last question that you feel someone at LEGO should not go without reading? You guys rock. Especially you, Jake, for reading this.

Before: After: No weapons, and suddenly everyone's carrying walkie-talkies. What is this? ET?

Don't forget the gold ball (joint?) Harry seems to be holding.

OMFGLOL! I found this here sandblue starfightor! (This was just 2 minutes work. Just goes to show that pictures shouldn't be trusted all too easily. To those concerned, this was a Photoshop job.)

It's primarily for buying parts. Set prices and no auctions, that is. Most stores are by Lego collectors like yourself, who want to turn their surplus pieces into money.

No matter how long they last, I find it inexcuseable when you even have to sticker torsos. They're perfectly printable. Also they could have just have designed the truck so that (for example) the headlights are just made with bricks; not relying on big stickers. I just got myself the 1:17 Enzo ( 8652 ), and they only used stickers there where they had to. The headlight bricks and the circular vents (whatever they are) were printed. The other stickers were in places that couldn't be printed, either since those bricks were used in the secondary model (which is also very snazzy, I must add) or since they had to be put right in the middle of two parts (the tip of the nose).

Psh. Know your LEGO, dude. ;) Also, there ain't nuthin' wrong with studless beams, I'm tellin' ya. Them's more compact and cleaner-looking in constructions. Sturdyness is the same, and they's a great addition to the technic parts we already have. Want studs? Grab yourself an 8880. Wonderful car. [/redneck] All kidding aside, we'll still have studded beams to let technic and regular lego connect, but there are some great advantages to studless technic. One I REALLY like is that your average, run-of-the-mill technic beam needs 4 molds to be created, while the studless ones only take 2*, not to mention they need less plastic per beam. *the studless beam takes two molds to create, one for each side. Studded beams need 2 more, for the top and the bottom to create the holes in the studs and the gaps in the bottom. Less molds means simpler fabrication; which in turn reduces costs.