nielsvdv

i am in the 20's :s but i don't say how far :P

i buy mainly technic. but yesterday i have built 6 new castle sets. my younger brother is starting to build with lego too. he is into castle and i am into technic. so normally i would only buy technic and the minifigures series, but i always wanted to build castle themes, so my wallet could face an upcoming storm :)

not mercedes, but.... CATERHAM R500 :) a real bugatti beater :) on a real track offcourse, not like al the left turners in amerika :D

you can clearly see the braces for the steering and holding the gears ( 16t ), so tlg made a special part for it, so it can fit in the rims. this could be handy for trucktrial, and i think make the moc better for making it rc, as you can fit the reduction in these special parts.

thats for the most the same for me. but for my girlfriend, thats exactly the same explanation. i introduced here to lego about a Year ago. i bought her one set, creator. my girl is often very stressed, and this has an effect on her shoulders, they are tensed, a bit weaker and blocked. during lego builidng, her mind finds peace, and she loves to build by instructions, so the thinking for once is done for her. after some building she is relaxed, and the shoulder thingy is completely gone for half a day or so. really works for her. disadvantage: every time we are in a toyshop or legostore, she just goos to the lego shelf, picks the box that she wants and try's to persuade me to buy it for her...... she likes creator... and as a technic afol, i wished liked technic more... so i could use the bricks....she and her persuading eyes, smile, cute face.. :s can't help it!!! help me :P

my tatra 8X8 will be present! :)

for axles i just use a long axle, you pusch it out, and the long axle that is in it, can be easely pulled out

the white logo looksd like a 5 or an S to me. maybe the stroke is 5L? but doesn't seem like it. or is it an 8, that could be the lenghth, as they are changing the initial design.. maybe the pneumatic outlet is on the side and thats where the S stands for? just dreaming :p

my guess is that they are overhauling the pneumatics, adding new parts for it (bleu part) and small changes. i think, it is a torque tube, as this set is gonna be sold even in mercedes dealerships, this thing is gonna be really close to the real ones... think of all the unimog drivers and workers, this is in my eyes, a celebration to them! for mercedes, they've let this scale model be build, in the most advanced technical building toy, just to show how ingenieus they, and their unimog is. pure marketing! joint - venture? ...and we benefit :)

the second part is indeed the new part from 8069, but the axle with 4 stop, i don't know, the axle is light gray, where the stop is dark gray? or are my eyes going mad?

i think i see 2 more new parts :s look at the front axle on the second pic of milan, the most front gray axle, the 9 L axle. where the connector on it links to the suspension, there seems to be an axle stop. on a 9L and it should be on both sides for the suspension to work. so is this a new 1 stud part you can pop in the slots on to axles? and on the same 9L axle, at first sight you think there is a Technic, Liftarm 1 x 2 Thin on it, 2 times, but what is it connected to? it has to support something? so what is it?

the suspensions shocks seen to be the old ones but made longer, something very logical, cause they are les wide than the bigger 9.5 l ones. I am very happy with this new part. the new bleu hose connector is a real eye catcher in functional models!

hi i am from Belgium too :) welcome!

there is no problem here with it :) i already have a version with straight links, but the setup with the angle steering links has some advantages. it doesn't pop out with me, i keep the pivot point closer to the tyres, needing les power for the same action. also with this, the outer wheels in a corner steer more than the inner, kinda acting as a dif, but it isn't :p deu to this action, the back wheels, who do not have soomething diff like, keep on rolling like normal, pussing stress on the chassis, meaning turning better and tighter :) in my new 8X8, this also is applied, and an independent control of the left and right tyres by 2 xl's, hope this helps :) more on this if i choose to poste a topic about the finished result... raus: keep up the good work!

hi, like yoraish, i also build tatra's, i really love their design. and this one looks pretty good. as a mather of fact, i am working on a 6X6 tatra too. always nice when you can compare builders visions :) here is my WIP: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=473971 do you use 1 long drive shaft like real tatra's? it is hard to see on the photo's, i tend to use 2 because it gives less problems regards, and great work!

very impressize! my only concern is the rc drive, as i only see 1 driven axle, with the new style diff does it really drive without clicking of breaking?

a tank?

just cross the channel :P

i really like the 8292 cherry picker. it was the first set after my dark ages... it feels good, you can steer around, the functions worked great. it even gave me the light truck feel, not big and lumpy but usefull and easy to drive. the switching mechanisme is really easy to operate, not like in some other sets.. i think this is an underrated set, it is really well build in my opinion. regards nielsvdv

well, it was very dry and dusty, so the wheels didn't get aa lot of grip. they got it eventually after some plowing :p for this i was thinking of using 8466 tyres, but with the trucktrial rules, it would be to wide. i am just hoping for a little shower the day before the race. i really want to win! :D (the yellow 8X8 is mine)

well, i havent looked at the file, only the pic. but i think it is probely the beams that are just not perfectly aligned. a second gear out of 3 has to take the most stress because it is the middle one. and why i didn't look at the file, i don't like building lego on the screen. lego should keep the kids away from that all powerfull lightbox :) niels

...when u build an ashtray out of damaged lego, just for the reusage, look and functionality

i would try this if u want strenght, u can try to rebuild the module with long axles and connecters with holes for the driveschaft. this replaces the long beams, who can bend more and are harder to stay in alignment with other beams by using only few studs. like i dit in my tatra, the whole gearbox is made with long 9l axles and connecters, these are like beams, if u build 2 of those u can connect them with 3l plater (don't know in english, 1x3 xox holes). these wil stay very rigid. for the sliding i would suggest making an axle rail. just 2 axles in the lenght, where the gearbox can slide on using connecters. maybe this can help. if u don't understand the whole axle and connecters gearbox idea, just go to my tatra instructions and u will find the gearbox pic. regards niels

.....when they are used to that :)