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Speedy recovery, Clive. I'm not sure I would attempt building in bed, but with 6 weeks in one place you probably need a distraction.

Haha I was cheering for this little guy throughout the whole video. "You can do it!" very good performance.

Great shape and photos. The grille is very well done and I really like the flared out front fenders.

Same vote and situation here. Congratulations on the VW, it looks great.

Good offroad performance! Does it just use one battery pack?

Holy cow that's got some fantastic performance. The pneumatic dampeners really make all the difference by not bouncing up and down. How did you seal them? Also, how do the Bionicle joints in the front hold up over time?

I love that sunroof, and the seats are great, too. Good job packing so much stuff in a small space.

This is starting to look pretty good! The rounded panel under the door should removed and the belt line/hood should probably be one stud lower, but you're getting close to the end.

You are correct, although I never discussed the efficiency of either system. I was commenting on the long term durability of the mechanisms. Both topics are linked, but they can also be addressed individually.

Apologies, "I thought the rest of it was also accelerated" should have been "I thought the rest of it might have been also accelerated." I don't doubt the speed of the truck, but the movement of the leafs at 4:32 looks accelerated, even if it wasn't. That was what made me think that maybe certain sections of the video were sped up. Anyway, it's got very good performance, congratulations.

When the Mario Kart music starts playing you can tell by the movement of the leafs that the video is sped up. I thought the rest of it was also accelerated.

I really like this truck, but would have loved to see a video at regular speed. Is this a possibility?

Bingo. Many will look at this set as a display set, destined to sit in a dust-free glass case and brought out from time to time to be admired. The thick instruction book is part of the experience, as is the fancy packaging. The price is actually quite in line with PPP and the packaging/instructions added up. This group cares about actual sets and the experience they bring. However, if you're like me, you look at this set and say "How can I reuse the new parts in a different way?" All my boxes have ended up in the recycling bin (I don't waste time on selling them) and the instruction books are stored in a filing cabinet, out of sight. Most builds, be it official models or MOCs, get torn down within a couple of weeks after completion. With this attitude, the price is too high. I can buy the new parts on the secondary market and still be ahead financially. People in this group don't care about they experience, they only care about PPP. I don't think there's a right way to think about the value of this set. It really depends on your approach to this hobby.

It's great for all the times you want to pull a Rockford in your 911:

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Yup, thanks. I though maybe you could tell from the video. I'm guessing the steering angle remains the same as the CV joint and male part of the hub are not in the new part list.

Can you tell if the steering angle limitation has been addressed? Or are the CV joints still the same?

A couple of pictures of the box are available at http://jaysbrickblog.com/2016/04/25/lego-unveils-the-stunning-42056-technic-porsche-911-gt3-rs/ I won't post the second one because it's way too large.

It's impressive that this is done with a grabber, but Philo's solution for fast sorting (see video below) seems better suited for long-term displays. It has less moving parts, the mechanical elements travel a shorter distance, motors turn less and it doesn't use elements that have a limited lifespan (rubber bands). I'm still in awe that Akiyuki achieved such performance with this module, I'm just not certain why he would pick such a complex solution.

I have seen some odd complaints about TLG but this one deserves to be addressed. How are credit cards limiting your buying options? Do you pay with PayPal or Bitcoins when you go to Toys-r-Us? Do you send an envelope full of cash to Amazon when ordering a Lego set? Credit cards are very convenient and prepaid versions can be obtained by people who have poor credit or no credit history. They're not an exclusive item that's used only by a select few members of the society. As such, they are not a barrier to purchasing Lego.

Great setup, desk drawers work really well for part storage. The LED light is a very solid addition.

Nice and compact, I like the shape. Have you considered a two engine cylinders with pistons instead of the fake 4 cylinder engine? It looks like it could fit there.

I wasn't very good at this in the beginning, and I'm now barely into the average stage. It's just practice, practice, practice - there is no substitute for experience. I started with MLCad and have moved on to LDCad. The autosnap feature is really worth the change. The keys are incredibly well laid out - F(ront), S(ide), T(op), 1, 2, 3 are all accessible with one hand and the multiple part bins make part selection very quick. MLCad still has its applications but if you're not used to a drafting program, it's a bit more difficult to use. In any case, expect a learning curve.

The easiest way to make instructions is to split them into small sub-assemblies (this is a feature in MLCad & LDCad) and then build the finished model out of those. Sometimes it's unavoidable to add parts to the full model. I usually disassemble my model into sub-assemblies. I then break each sub-assembly into several smaller assemblies which gives a rough idea of parts used for each of the steps. Try to insert steps into the build as you add pieces. The smaller assemblies are easy to put back together into a sub-assembly, and the sub-assemblies usually only fit in one place, so they're easy to match. You can make quite complex models with this method. I would suggest building something small with a couple of sub-assemblies and then making the instructions on the computer. Don't start with anything too complex. Once your model is built digitally, check your stepping and adjust view rotations if required, so you can see under the model if that's where the piece is being installed. I do this in MLCad because LDCad doesn't have view rotations (officially/yet). You'll be switching between MLCad and LPub quite often at this stage to correct errors in stepping, rotations and part quantities. Once you're happy with the instructions, you export them to PDF through LPub. That's about it for the workflow. There are a few LPub settings you'll have to adjust (resolution, paper size etc) and you will need to learn some simple stepping/view rotating syntax, but that's a topic for a different post.

Ah, I see it now, apologies for the misnomer. The half beams do open up a lot more possibilities, and this is a great start. Thank you for the kind words. The small cars offer quite a challenge for suspensions, it took me quite a few evenings to come up with the solution that was used in the rear. I think the biggest issue is the length of the springs as they are not to scale with the rest of a small car, so they are harder to hide or integrate while keeping the correct proportions. I built a small truck right after the TC9 and had similar issues with the PF components, as they also tend to be too large for small cars. It makes me appreciate builds like the one you have here much more because the huge amount of work that goes into fitting all the components and features into a tiny space.