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  1. John Daniels
    I'm just spit balling here; but it looks like the red changeover catch might be used to pop the door partly open. If you look closely there is a nob gear right behind it. And when the door closes the 3L lift arm should become flush with said catch. And the reason for using the catch instead of a 1x2 with axle and pin hole is beyond me.
  2. John Daniels
    Do I see a few new parts(motors and battery pack/pf2.0, possible). In the photo that Paul posted at the top of the page you can see something through the wheelarch and the gap in the door. Then in the photo of the rear the 2x4 lift arms connect to something with an odd shape to it.
  3. John Daniels
    So ugly in the first pic, but the pic of the box makes it look a lot better. The color vomit is just outrageous, how many people who can't tell what a part is if it isn't color coded, are going to be able to build an almost 4,000 piece set? TLG needs to figure out that anyone interested in technic has a high enough IQ to not need such ridiculous measures.
  4. John Daniels
    Thank you! A video is on the way. Thank you Jeroen! One of the bonuses of building an autogyro instead of a helicopter is the fact that most models do not have a swashplate. They usually just have a tilting rotor head. There is a model that the U.S. Military produced that does have a swashplate, with all of the cyclic and collective controls. It also had an articulated prop, allowing the operator to flatten both sets of control surfaces. And with the pre rotator that they installed which increased rotor speed to 327 rpm, instead of the usual 200rpm during flight (from autorotation). So using the force stored in the rotor blades they could perform vertical take offs, instead of needing a short runway. I would actually like to build the Military version, so it might make a nice second generation model.
  5. John Daniels
    After watching Mad Max; Road Warrior, I felt compelled to build an autogyro. The models features are; Fully articulated rotor head, controlled from the stick in the cabin Functioning rudders and turning front wheel, connected to the rudder pedals Four cylinder horizontally opposed aviation engine, connected to the propeller Working doors Highly detailed engine compartment Removable engine and main rotor assembly Working lights Removable side panels, for showing off the engine details I find it hard to believe how easily this model came together. All of the components just flowed together during the build. As you can probably tell my autogyro model looks quite a bit different than the autogyro in Mad Max. Initially I wanted to build an open framed model, as the build progressed it became apparent that it would be easier to incorporate all of the mechanisms into a full bodied model, and here is the result. I tried to keep the level of details high, and I think that I succeeded. For ease of operation (read, play ability), the propeller, engine and, main rotor are all connected together. There is also the option to insert a crank into the starboard side of the model, to spin all three at the same time. If there is enough interest I can film a video of the models functions. I hope that you enjoyed looking at my model. ~John P.S. I am sorry about the fuzziness in some of the photo's. My computer isn't back up to full speed yet, so I can't use it as a remote control for my camera.
  6. John Daniels
    I have to agree with what everyone else has said about this skill set not coming on overnight. I have been building with technic for 5-6 years, and only with my latest build have I felt that it is designed and built well enough to show here (even in its WIP state), but I hold my self to ridiculously high standards. My suggestion would be to start small with only a couple of functions. Maybe throw a couple of pictures here, and get our opinions, and see where that takes you. Merry Christmas, John
  7. John Daniels
    I just watched the video, and I am totally blown away. What an amazing work of art! The landscape and cinematography are breathtaking, really excellently done. The beautiful model (even though I agree with the roof being too high), and the video just complement each other to no end! ~John
  8. John Daniels
    I have most of these "manias", but my biggest one is building symmetrically. It always feels like I am tearing something inside when one of my builds isn't perfectly symmetrical. I also try to keep the interior color scheme the same. And I usually listen to music, and I wear a pink polka dotted tinfoil hat. :P
  9. John Daniels
    Thank you! I rather like it as well. :)
  10. John Daniels
    Here we go; This really is mesmerizing to watch. My father absolutely loves it. In the width and length departments, yes. And it still runs rather smoothly.
  11. John Daniels
    I built a bit more compact version of the Hobson coupling. Extraordinarily fun to watch!
  12. John Daniels
    I guess that the "smarts" ended when they designed the body. :P It is a faithful representation of the real vehicle, though! So good job there. I'm looking forward to the other vehicles!
  13. John Daniels
    What a beautiful jeep you have made! The Flickr photos that Edwin posted definitely show it in its best light, and should definitely be at the top of your post. Excellent model, ~John
  14. John Daniels
    The topic title with the name change gave me a bit of a scare as well. I am glad to hear that it is just a name change. :-)
  15. John Daniels
    Really clean and eye catching look here! ~John
  16. John Daniels
    The shift to 1/10th seems to have been a very wise one. And it seems a natural progression; with your first gearboxes you needed the extra space that 1/8th afforded you, but no more! The bodywork is gorgeous, the flowing lines are perfectly executed. The mechanical side exceeds expectations, both the working brakes and "smooth" shifting gearbox. It actually allows the car to pick up speed in a realistic way, something that wasn't possible in your previous models. Does the gearbox use some type of auto clutch, or is it clutch-less? Beautiful car Sheepo! ~John
  17. John Daniels
    Progress has been good today. I almost have the distribution gearbox finished, all that I need is 6-7 more normal 16z gears, 1 more selector switch, and another driving ring extension (I could have sworn that I had another one). Other than that I reattached the body panels/doors which required a bit of rework on each door, to make them fit. As you can see doors 1&2 are incomplete, I am still working out how to make the insets on the doors work there. Stats for the gearbox; 12x11x7 holes, not including selectors, 8 outputs, 5 driving rings, 5 of eight axles on a 3x3 grid, 3 axles on a 3x3 grid raised one stud above the other 5, The option for either a subtractor or direct track control, to be decided once the carriage has been built, Overall size of the superstructure; 30x12x8+ holes Any feedback that you have is greatly appreciated, John P.S. I promise that I can take high quality well lit images. It is just too much of a hassle to pull out my (mediocre) lighting equipment.
  18. John Daniels
    Congrats Efferman! Your model definitely packed everything in very eloquently, a well deserved win for sure! And congrats to all of the other contestants, it was a real joy watching this contest progress! Also thank you Milan for hosting the contest, and Jim for doing the heavy lifting ;-)
  19. John Daniels
    That is definitely one way to do it. One of the first goals that I set for myself was having everything in the superstructure, with axles running through the the turntable for the tracks. And then the second one was to have it all run off of one motor. I am planning on making the gearbox removable, so that I can replace it with 8 motors for RC control, hopefully through a couple S-Bricks. P.S. That is a beauty that you have there, the Mammoet color scheme really shines!
  20. John Daniels
    I haven't used it yet, but I would like to, so that I can get an idea of the dimensions I need for the rest of the crane. So far I have just eyeballed it. :) I might have to use a double row of large track links for my crane. I will have to wait and see. My next goal is to get the transmission together. It is proving difficult packing 8 functions and 5 driving rings inside of a 11x11x7 stud space! And to top it off 3 axles are one stud out of the 3x3 grid.
  21. John Daniels
    Thank you, cheeze! I actually do have a few of those downloaded to IBooks, so I can quickly look at them while building. They are a great resource, it is just a shame that the images are locked: so there is no easy way to import them to Sariel's model scaler.
  22. John Daniels
    After analyzing photos of real LR1300 I discovered that it only has 3 winches in the carbody, my previous design had 5. So I came to the conclusion that I should redesign the internals to better reflect the real life crane. The other 2 winches that I will need will be in the boom foot and Derrick foot, so I have gear trains running to the attachment points to facilitate them. This is what I have so far; I also have had the chance to redesign all of the drive trains to be more efficient and better braced. I am also trying to make the different sections modular. Edit; Changed the photo and some text.
  23. John Daniels
    Thank you VFracingteam! Very nice building place, Grum!
  24. John Daniels
    I just received my new sorting drawers. So I feel that I can finally show all of you my building place: The drawers are leaps and bounds above the old horizontal storage system that I was using. ~John P.S. I'm sorry about the photo, I don't have Gimp on this computer. :(
  25. John Daniels
    Without any doubt, yes!
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