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  1. Kelkschiz
    I grew up with sets like 8857, 8030, 8020, 8040 and 8843. They were awesome sets for me at the time. But looking back at them i remember always wanting to do more and being limited by the parts. I came back to Technic LEGO by buying 8043. It blew my mind, it was complex, clever and inspiring. So many new parts and possibilities. These days when i think of a new idea, the parts are there to build it. In my mind Technic LEGO has changed a lot: new parts, building techniques and complexity. They give LEGO enthusiasts the tools to build really awesome things, much more so than in the 80's. However I do agree that they could do with a little more variety and originality in the sets they produce. A lot of the sets we see these days are rehashes of the same themes. It would be cool if they could break some new ground there too. Then again I do understand that there are some good reasons why they might not want to do that. All in all I am pretty happy that I grew up with Technic LEGO and I am still enjoying it greatly.
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    8860 ow the nostalgia, never owned it
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    Ow my gosh! That looks so ~blieping~ cool!! Didn't even know SWTOR had ships in it that looked that cool :thumbup: .
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    Besides what is already mentioned it might also be that the applied force is simple too much for the underground, any wheel or track will do a burn-out given too much applied power. Perhaps an M-motor would do the trick...
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    I am afraid LEGO blimps have been done before. Not that that should keep you from building a better one . Ow my, so much praise, thank you . Ahoy hamsters, Leviathan Airboat off t' starboard side, stand ready t' board!!
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    Aye, she does know how to run! And i can always use a good foremast hand .
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    Thanks! regarding the daggerboards: with a traditional catamaran of trimaran design the keel or daggerboards are there mostly to keep the boat from drifting leewards and when steering. The daggerboards are essential for that and i might make them even a little bigger in a future version. In monohulls the keel also helps keeping the boat upright but that is not so much an issue with a cat- or trimaran. Yeah, she really did a great job with those sails, i love them :) Thanks for the compliment! I am afraid there is still plenty of room for improvements :). As far as i know it is the first one, but i hope it wont remain the only one.
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    Hmm, i should probably have explained that in the video. But the boom already is controlled by a winch. In a future version i might also make the jib sheet controlled by a winch or some other more appropriate mechanism.
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    This MOC has been a long time in the making. It started about a year ago, when I saw a video by Sariel, called Leviathan Airboat. In that video Sariel speculated about the possibility of using LEGO sails for building an actual LEGO sailboat. At the time I thought that was a wonderful idea, except that I wouldn't use LEGO sails but my own custom sails. During the weeks that followed the idea of building a LEGO sailboat stayed on my mind, and soon after I started ordering parts from bricklink. There were some crucial components that were difficult to get, namely the sails and the Sbrick. Finally, when the MOC was done, the winter cold kept me from trying it out on the water. I have made two videos, the first is a simple video showing it in action on the water the second video describes the building process. Enjoy! Action footage: Building process:
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    Speaking of selling the MOC, i'd really like to see this little guy make it to the LEGO stores. It's up on LEGO Ideas so why not just take a minute to support it! It would be great to see a Technic MOC make 10k on LEGO ideas. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/17553
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    18: 10 21: 6 01: 4 33: 3 38: 2 06: 1
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    I'd have to disagree that any suspension with spring elements constitutes a Christie suspension. Whether you pick the old First World War vertical coil spring suspension, or the leaf spring suspension of the same era, or the Second World War bogie/VVSS or Horstmann suspension, they all had springs of one type or another without being Christie suspensions. Even a torsion bar can be called a spring. So many suspension types use springs. As I see it the Christie suspension is defined by the placement and shape of the swing-arm and the placement and size of the spring: big springs, usually placed in the hull, with the swing-arm transporting the force to the spring.
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    Danish bricks + Swedishness = Swehemöth! Btw, awesome presentation!!
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    lolz, yep that sounds logical!
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    As far as i know nobodies has tried to create that yet. I was thinking about the same thing after i had finished the video and relaxed a bit. It is always after doing a video that i think of new stuff, very annoying . But when i figured all the parts i would need for that, i quickly forgot about it again.
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    It should be possible to eliminate the middle notch. The pivot block might be tricky though...
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    Making these videos always takes longer than you expect! Thanks for your kind words :).
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    @jorgeopesi, yes i think using those nifty 2x1 rubbers would be a very nice to both fixate the axles at the end and provide a bit of extra dampening. Perhaps i should get me a few of those. @Tommy, Thanks! About the panther suspension, there may have been more versions, but this setup was definitely used on panther tanks. For instance, take a look at this video: This suspension system is fully dscribed in Panther & Its Variants (1993) by Walter J. Spielberger.
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    Hi all, I made a small video which some of you may find insteresting. It's about different kinds of tank suspension and how to build them in LEGO, nothing fancy just something for beginners.
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    ~Drool~ I wish i could convince myself to buy this set. I would so love to build it. We will see... Thank for the info Barman!
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    LEGO has always been expensive and high quality. The size of the box is a trivial matter.
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    That is a sweet little MOC. My hat's off to you!
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    Really like your autoloader mechanism, however some of the proportions on the TD seem a bit off, particularly the gun mantlet seems too far to the side and too small in relation to the rest of the front.
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    Looks a bit like Artifex but with your own twist, good job! :)
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    Welcome to the board!
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