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  1. sm1995
    Ah, august 1st cannot come any sooner. I want remake the cab in red/black. I think it'd look really nice.
  2. sm1995
    Wow, that is huge! Very nicely done. However, I do think that proportions are a bit off. The glasshouse imo is too tall and wide, maybe you could try making the roof one stud shorter from both sides( left and right)? Other than that, good job
  3. sm1995
    Those are some stunning mechanisms. Very impressive.
  4. sm1995
    That is nice to hear. I was expecting outriggers a la 42009, aka just a gimmick. And yeah I forgot the whole deal with suspension, that does make sense!
  5. sm1995
    Am I the only one who thinks that outriggers on this set are almost completely useless? They don't really work and they take up a lot of space. When I get this set I want to make the tipping bed pneumatically actuated, remove the outriggers and place all the pneumatic switches there instead. Ideally I'd remove the gearbox and add another motor with a switch to operate the turntable. That should make the whole set a little easier to play with...
  6. sm1995
    Wow, just wow.
  7. sm1995
    Wow, thanks a lot Apologies for the OT posts, now lets get back on track. What do you mean by "emptiness on the rear wheelarches" though? Is it the fact that the c-pillars are rather low compared to the "bulging" and tall wheel arches? Looking at the P1, it seems like the roofline abruptly ends thanks to the tall rear arches.. is this what you mean? Also, please note that I'm not trying to be condescending or offensive with these questions, I'm just trying to understand your point of view
  8. sm1995
    Well then you better not look at my 458 thread then
  9. sm1995
    Wait what? Like a lego MOC car designer or an actual car designer? Either way, I disagree with you. The lines on this car remind me very much of those on a Ferrari 330 P4. And it's considered to be one of the prettiest Ferraris of all time.
  10. sm1995
    Sorry, I don't really agree with your reasoning. Sure it may not draw an actual "fractal" ( something I know nothing about), but... a. Does it do something that no other lego creation out there does? Yes it does. b. Is it a crazy complex and fascinating piece of engineering? Yes it is. I think based on those two criteria alone, it qualifies for the HOF. It is my humble opinion that you need to open your eyes and see the bigger picture here; a simple technicality doesn't (IMO, again) discredit all the 'outside of the box" thinking and hard work required to come up with a creation like this.
  11. sm1995
    Great review! Hope to see more of these in the future :) Me personally, I hate this set. The functions are pretty useless because the set isn't motorized. Like I really don't understand how a manual winch is a useful/fun thing to play with. But worst of all, it looks incredibly hideous. It's almost as if they tried to make it as ugly as possible.. what in gods name is going on at the front? and why mount the LA downward and have those two LBG L beams sticking out at the back? Even though it's great set for parts, I would most definitely buy 42038 Arctic truck ( which is a terrible parts pack) over this abomination.
  12. sm1995
    What?! Are you aware that we owe China trillions of dollars and probably a good idea to maintain a healthy a political relationship with them?
  13. sm1995
    The 42043 has more useful pieces, redesigned versions of clutch gears/driving rings, is more complex, is more detailed and has that beautiful MB logo. I own the 42009 but if I were to choose between the two I would definitely get the 42043. The strengths of the 42009 include the beautifully complicated gearbox and the very innovative outriggers. The crane itself isn't that impressive imho but if you like mobile-cranes, it's a pretty good set.
  14. sm1995
    Eh, I agree with you to a certain extent. IDK about you guys but after a while it becomes pretty easy to guess the axle size just by looking at them. So while color coding makes it easier to sort things out and find pieces, I don't really think its necessary. On my last MOC ( which was a truck) I had to use an illegal technique for the grill because the #9 axle isn't available in black So, it goes both ways really.
  15. sm1995
    True, I can see that. It was loosely based on this image, but after looking at a few more It seems that it wasn't very accurate.
  16. sm1995
    oh okay... wonder why TLG decided to go with flexible connectors though.. Thx for the ldd file, complete newb here to LDD and decided to mess around with the rear tailight section and modify it a bit....this is what I was able to come up with, hope you don't mind.. Here's the ldd file https://www.dropbox....xle SM.lxf?dl=0
  17. sm1995
    I agree wholeheartedly. Hell, just make all the axles and pins in one color, that's all I want.
  18. sm1995
    Doesn't this use incorrect geometry? Because distance between the two axles is fixed, shouldn't the top pivots of the steering arms allow for some movement?
  19. sm1995
    I agree that the frame is too thick, but the overall build is very clean and pretty. No offense to Jurss, but I prefer this version over his.
  20. sm1995
    I'll start off, is there anyway to make the retraction of a pneumatically actuated arm/ crane more controllable? In my experience, the weight of the crane arm( or whatever) always makes it drop down too fast when the valve is opened. You could make it controllable by adding another cylinder on the opposite side of the hinge, but is there any other way to overcome this problem?
  21. sm1995
    Very cute You nailed the looks on this one. However, I'm more interested in the mustang in your avatar When will we get to see that?
  22. sm1995
    Is that crowkillers? Very cool to put a face to the man who pretty much invented the modern Lego supercar... Also, cool shirt,
  23. sm1995
    Also the pivots of the two liftarms are not aligned with that of the cv-joint, so it just flat out won't work. Even if they were aligned, this is not a good setup because if the angle is steep enough the drive axle will get sandwiched between the liftarms.
  24. sm1995
    Amazing review, Rishab! I really like how it read like a piece of literature rather than a wall of text with a bunch of facts thrown in there. As for the car, it is my favorite Lego supercar ( no disrespect to anyone else) and in my opinion the best looking as well ( I like gapless bodywork). Shame about the weak connections, but it really does make up for it with it's phenomenal looks.
  25. sm1995
    Simply stunning. Love the cab, love the features and love the small scale. One of the nicest MOCs I've seen this year.
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