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  1. bonox
    whilst it would be fabulous, you may be completely out of luck while it remains on Lego Ideas
  2. bonox
    wow - amazing effort. Great functions and the night look under lights is just magic.
  3. bonox
    wow - ain't that just the most wonderful thing ever. Would look great next to the model of the ULA telescope.
  4. bonox
    if it is advertised as lego, ebay will let you return it for your money back if it is not genuine but sellers on bricklink seem to be much better at selling only genuine parts because of the buyer feedback when things go wrong
  5. bonox
    wow - impressive. I always love seeing people use the older panels and that green on black looks fabulous.
  6. bonox
    https://rebrickable.com/parts/89536/motorcycle-fairing-modern/#parts You can just search by part - no need to register an account or add loose parts. As above, that part is used in two MOCs in white and 1 in red. https://rebrickable.com/parts/89536/motorcycle-fairing-modern/15/#mocs https://rebrickable.com/parts/89536/motorcycle-fairing-modern/4/#mocs There is also note of an unofficial yellow release in a MOC which is the sae as the red one.
  7. bonox
    it's always possible they're renders of computer models and not real There are also examples where the box images don't line up with the instructions - parts are in wrong place or reversed.
  8. bonox
    stunning demonstration of your skill sir. Bravo!
  9. bonox
    what's this white christmas thing? It's over 40 celcius here! White would be nice - it'd slow the bushfires!
  10. bonox
    wow! The whole thing is a masterpiece, but even the boom on its own deserves a bunch of recognition!
  11. bonox
    these 'toys' are not very rigid and will move over time (creep) as well as at different temperatures, but mostly changes in alignment of all the holes happens when you pick them up or play with them. It's just part of what happens when you have an item designed to press fit together and fall apart easily. The solution is per what Isak said - pull enough apart (or just make sure all the bits are still fully seated) or even just try twisting the frame a little to see if you can line everything up enough to run smoothly. If not, rebuild it.
  12. bonox
    step 3 from the child's guide to coping with a chronic need for instant feedback. Step four is "provide no supporting information"
  13. bonox
    Could be because of all sorts of tricky things like the parts count doesn't tell you anything about the type of part, how much material is involved, how much of the production machinery does that part tie up versus how many sets require that part, how many additional handling or processes steps are required or even how much design cost was involved or it could be because of marketing and perception of relative value/size/interest.
  14. bonox
    you can't sum everything upward. The system is still based on the inputs - you've got 16W going in - you can't manufacture more. You are losing torque in the gearbox, but in a calculation sense, you're missing the drop in reacted torque through the gearbox. The supplied torque of a motor is dependent on its speed, which will not stay constant at 2 or 4Hz for the same power output.
  15. bonox
    wow - lovely model Madoca. I love the presentation idea of the yellow ramp to show axle articulation. Much more elegant than sticking a wheel on the ground for it to sit on :)
  16. bonox
    I bet it did!
  17. bonox
    The prime mover would look great at the same scale. I think Igor is correct with an assessment of the total parts count with the trailer being huge. As the scale modelling forum has shown though, you can achieve some amazing results at smaller scale and i'm personally happy to see a range of different scales at more or less the same level of detail. It gives a sense of flexibility of the system for the target audience.
  18. bonox
    Nice to know i'm not the only one driving the things, however you've missed the point of my comments, particularly in regard to the US class 8 design rules - the point of a cab over IS to change the axle spacing, not to keep it the same. This is mostly due to design rules about overall length and length of cab/length of load bed ratio. Yes, you can manipulate loading in a minor sense by moving the kingpin, however this doesn't alter the design length rules. The reason the long noses cam back in the US was because the design rules changed in '76? to allow an extra 9' total length, which made the cab over length compression unnecessary. It's still a factor in europe though, where the max length regulation of 16.5metres, improved turning circle (plus a regulation) and visibility of the cab over-rule the long bed US truck philosophy. You'll also mis-note that I was referring to the axle-fwd and axle back configurations raised by cumulo and saber. Your comment about the load difference (presumably on the front axle) between a cab over and a long nose being bull!@#$ isvery funny to me. They should be identical if i'm doing my job correctly as a designer, because that's how I get maximum performance from it. What you need to consider though is the change in tare weight and dimension as a result of the difference in choice between the two designs. And as previously noted, the yanks don't have an real restraints on total length anymore - the trailers are pretty much fixed and they've got enough total length to build the prime movers however they choose - the long noses make more sense for them for a multitude of reasons, one of which is huge inter axle spacing design load bonus if you use a road with a bridge in it somewhere.
  19. bonox
    Nope - i'm definately metric. There are many that carry 2600 litres on the prime mover over 4 square or 6 round tanks, but 2600L is still "upwards of 1500litres". 1500gallons is 5700L or 6750L, depending on US or imperial and the only way you'd get that capacity is if you're hauling the stuff as a tanker. The kind of single axle prime movers you guys use don't have the physical space for that kind of volume without stretching the chassis which defeats the purpose. Especially when you also stuff adblue and exhaust silencers in around the same spaces and have fuel stations every hundred meters or so ;)
  20. bonox
    I forgot to add a complicating point as well - the long haulers will often want a long wheelbase prime mover for comfort as well as needing chassis rail space for 4 or more fuel tanks. Many of these guys carry upwards of 1500litres. This can be important if you are not carrying your own trailers. For the more defined cargo routes, this isn't as critical for a cab over truck with shorter wheel base since they can put belly fuel tanks of a tonne or two into the lead trailer.
  21. bonox
    somewhat counterintuitively it seems, you get maximum axle weights when the weight is over the axle. What the yanks are trying to do is chase their tail a little. If you want more load over the steer axle, you can move the load over it (like a cab over instead of a bonnet) or you can leave the construction the same, but lengthen the bed so the rear axles touch the ground further back. The latter works ok in a country with huge turning spaces and no overall length limits , or where you get rewarded for long distances between axles (the bridge formula). In other countries, total lengths are also limited, so short nose and cab over trucks get the forward axle load high (and therefore can have a higher proportion of the gross load limit set aside for freight rather than truck weight) without having to extend the length of the prime mover chassis. I get the impression that the yanks (and probably almost all of the europeans) are limited to towing just one trailer. In my part of the world, we don't give a crap about number of trailer, but there are total length limits. This gives rise to 3 and four trailer combinations that top out at 53.5metres in total length, which means that the shorter the truck, the more trailer length you can tow. This can lead to some funny combinations like 2AB Quads and ABB Quads if you want to google them. The real answer to the question "what type of trailer what be typical for a Mack Anthem to haul in real life" would be anything that pays. Within that, the long chassis Anthem picture provided witha large sleeper is obviously intended for longer distance (or what the yanks would call interstate) work rather than being used for short haul day work.
  22. bonox
    Congratulations. Nothing quite like the backing of the manufacturer/designer to let you know you've done a great job!
  23. bonox
    See the site guideliness https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/18718-site-guidelines/ Bootlegs, Rip-Offs and Fakes: These manufacturers copy designs and minifigures from LEGO, other companies and even fans, to produce their own infringing products which they then sell, often at knock down prices. There are hundreds of names attached to these products and varied quality between them. We will no longer accept discussion and sharing of these products on Eurobricks. Most of these "brands" are facing legal cases and we have no interest in supporting them by providing a place for their criminal products to be seen.
  24. bonox
    truly outstanding work; the detail is extraordinary. Surely it's a shoe-in for the scale model sub-forum? It's in need of more locomotives!
  25. bonox
    this'll be fun while we wait for the ban-hammer to fall
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