andythenorth
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Also the colours aren't realistic. The yellow parts aren't the Caterpillar Highway Yellow. Lego should really get this stuff right.
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Yes but
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I just wish the parts were made of metal, then they would be more realistic. I don't get why Lego make them from nasty plastic.
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$500 :o Ha ha ha ha ha. This is what my kids have done to the Emerald Night (the tender is from the Lone Ranger train). The front bogie is missing. My 3 year old blu-tacked it to a wooden train we made, then painted it red.
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Not on your shortlist, but how about 4552 Cargo Crane? It's a playable set that also looks good and fits with anything else. http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=4419
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Yeah, for me this set is a 3/10. It's basically rubbish, and Technic is dying.
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http://www.instructa...ower-functions/ or http://texbrick.com/tjab/?p=127
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Real diesel engines (as used in a wide range of heavy equipment) rely on cylinder compression to function. The cylinders used for official Lego Technic engines do not support cylinder compression. The difference may be too subtle to notice at first, but real engines have a closed cylinder head, apart from gaps for the inlet / exhaust valves. The Lego cylinders are completely open. Like I said, quite subtle.
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I think this is a valuable thread. Many real-life construction machines are now steered by joysticks. The method used in official Lego Technic sets is quite inaccurate.
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Hmm. Is there really a problem to solve? I find that lots of the threads are crappy or inane, but it doesn't worry me, it's just internets. Eurobricks is quite a lot 'nicer' than some other forums where daft threads are shot down earlier - in those forums people consequently learn to think a bit more before posting. Being a bit less 'nice' might be handy. But that can become bullying super-quick. Dunno. Sometimes fixes can be worse than the problem they try to solve.
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Also...I never said 'fly controllably' or 'fly survivably'.
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The main problem you will have is thrust. With enough thrust you can make anything fly - even concrete blocks. There is no viable way to get enough thrust from Lego components.
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Well it might work, the turbofans on commercial airliners are high bypass (wikipedia quotes 12:1 as a typical figure), so it might not be a problem that this lego version has no reactive thrust from the jet turbine. Right?
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Untitled by Andy
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Jet engine, but powered by motors? So ummm....a prop engine then?
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Eh well, the Lego trains in my house are for kids to play with. Strange idea, I know. Meanwhile (not my videos): Maersk Canyon Jump (spoiler, it fails): City Train water test:
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Off-topic: how crashworthy are they? Have you tested them?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/andythenorth/sets/72157624453772117
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Also has a similar outcome: children who like to 'train down the stairs'.
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Eh, I've found a good challenge part Sports Minifig Stand Soccer with Spring and Green Pin (Complete Assembly) http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30488c01 There are 500+ of them on Bricklink in black, starting at £0.01. Can't see it in the picture, but there's a medium-strength spring at the hinge, and a good range of movement. This would make an interesting, fairly compact suspension part for something like an on-highway truck.
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How to build a Lego MOC?
andythenorth replied to Alegomind's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
This is a good question. For trucks, I always start from the axles, this is just learned from experience rather than any kind of system or thinking about it. Axles: - define the scale of the vehicle. Height, width and length are defined by axle spacing, wheel size, and wheel track width. - need to be strong and compact. It's hard to make compact strong axles, it's relatively easier to strengthen a chassis. - are where some of the most complex systems are located: steering, differentials, hubs, suspension. -
+1 to the 8043 b-model being awesome. 8043 a-model has much better performance with L motors. They are pretty nearly a drop-in replacement for the M motors, does need the rear of the carbody modified.
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8043 is awesome (although a bit gutless with M motors, but still awesome). 8110 has the worst hype-playability ratio of any Technic set in history. It's not bad, but it's seriously over-rated. It's too big, too heavy, and most of the functions don't perform well. It a relatively uninteresting build, and there are no interesting mechanisms or intricate functions. It has almost zero playability.
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So you guys would rather they had made the Zetros instead? http://www.commercialmotor.com/Media/Default/BlogPost/Thumbnail/zettrostractor1-1.jpg
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You want to change the tyres so the truck is bigger, or smaller? Bigger I assume. I don't like big sets personally, they're heavy and they push the performance of parts too far. But eh, I'm just one lone voice