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Stunning model Especially like the colour scheme. The two whole length shots(Front and back) really shows of the scale and the dark red is indeed a very nice complementary colour

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Hi Sariel awesome Video Review. The Pro and Cons is always nice and informative to read and especially like your who will like it or not Can you please post pics of the parts list?

aaaa love this topic. Barman on bricklink has created two pin removal tools. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=392178 and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=392179 I use variations of this to accomplish the same if pins are stubborn. Also use blunt knifes to split wheel hubs if I need to. crowkillers method:

Awesome ship. The details is insane. Had a look at your moc pages also. your attention to details are stunning. I like your tutorials also.

Now that is one awesome moc. Very nice indeed. what was the length of the beams?

Ok as a summation I created this: O don't know if that 24 tooth gear technique is legal. the pins go into click and I could could create this: The pins go into click state

Thanks and good to know. I'm goign to be building the motors into the suspension arms them self so it shouldn't be a problem

Nothing is set in stone As long as I can brace from both sides for more support I'm happy Nice find thanks. so I will explore that a bit more also. Thanks for posting the math. I love using spread sheets to do these things with. I have one for Pythagorean Triplets also and will now start adding this to the same sheet. I might just make it a shared google doc then everybody can have access to it. If there is a better way of sharing this let me know I found this site: http://www.l3go.bugg...Hypotech1.shtml and this makes me think that by combining angles I can get some nice results also. Lots and lots to play with tonight. I'm trying to unlock my Flickr account, so I can post more pictures instead of using attachment which is limited. I will then make some more build summations of all the techniques discussed here. Like the first two pics I posted.

now that is a nice spot

I'm busy designing a vehicle and would like to mount the suspension arms of the four wheels at 45 degrees. Thanks AAA didn't think of that one will play with it a bit, But as you say it might be a bit bulky, but as I'm typing this I'm getting an idea that I will have to test at home tonight. Will post the results: Edit:Sorry not seeing the render. This is why I ask about the parts. Edit2: mmmm works at home. Might be our Work firewall doing wierd and wonderfull things AWESOME machine man. had a look at both of them. mmmmm this sounds interesting. Are you talking about these plates: http://alpha.brickli...page?P=4032#T=C With these pins: http://alpha.brickli...page?P=4274#T=C I actually still have some of those But they are so brittle and old I'm almost scared to use them in something like a vehicle that will put lots of strain on them. There is of course these: http://alpha.brickli...page?P=4273#T=C

Hi everybody If been playing around with constructing at 45 degrees in technic and found the following techniques: The first one is using an axle through some connectors thus giving you 45 degrees and of course you can now start mounting or building of the axle: I also played around with the Pythagoras theorem and found the two practical values to use: 5 ( 6L in LEGO the first L is the 0 position ) and 7.071 { 5.sqrt(2) } rounded to 7 ( 8L in LEGO the first L is the 0 position ) 7 ( 8L in LEGO the first L is the 0 position ) and 9.899 { 7.sqrt(2) } rounded to 10 ( 11L in LEGO the first L is the 0 position ) The first Pythagoras pair used is the top left with the 6L black axle and the two no. 4 connectors. Not a fan of this method as it is a bit over sized and if you build the parts rigid into you construction with support from the top and the back of the no. 4 connector it might ever so slightly bend the axle or damage your parts. The second pair method one is the 11L beam again not a fan of this method as it will pull ever so slightly as it is actually a bit under sized. The second pair method two and most favoured by me personal is the one I like most yes there will be a small 0.1mm gap in the gray axle but it is really small. I like this method better because I can brace the no 4 connectors from the back and from the tops. I wanted to share this but also I would like to know if you guys have any other techniques you would like sharing? I would like to keep it stud less if possible. Of course using the new A plate with some technic bricks would also be a possibility: http://alpha.brickli...lor=11#T=C&C=11 Anton Edit 1:Used flickr deaplinks instead of attachments

Hi Efferman Friend of mine pointed me in the direction of thompson coupling have you tried doing that with the 3D printing Its a great alternative to U Joints or even CV joints. Just don't know how doable it is. It looks to be a complex mechanism. CV joints on Wiki has a section and some technical pics of it also of course Google produces tons. Just a thought I know lots of the trail truck guys would love it.

Aaaa man that is just so nice and awesome. Thanks Question for you I see some of the parts are available in polished but only in some colours. So if they polish it does it take of a small layer and make the parts more loose or doe they take that into account. And why for example isn't there a black polished. These are realy just things I have been wondering about and thought maybe you already know the answsers to them Regards

Hi Efferman First off some stunning work here. Love the parts. I have one that would possibly be interesting and hopefully useful and easy to do: a 5x5 Version of this http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=64179 Was thinking with 3 inward facing holes on all 4 sides and a upward facing hole on the 4 corners. In any case keep up the good work