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  1. martijnnab
    Nico, very nice compact hotrod you made. I am indeed also impressed by the speed you have been publishing great MOC these months and provided them with instructions as well. Chapeau.
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    Wow, that would be a cool contraption. Good luck building it. Keep us posted
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    Most of you might know that prices of the red #3 connector 32016 have risen quite a lot since some MOC's came out that use them extensively. I recently released also instructions for a Cadillac that uses 25 of them. http://www.rebrickab...o-biarritz-1959 In the search to find alternatives I thought that the red toggle joint connector 32126 might be usefull, only to find out that these are also outrageously expensive: Current prices of these part on BL: 32016 red #3 connector: € 4,- each 32126 red toggle joint connector: € 5,- to 6,- each (and you need 2 to compensate for one 32016) I know the story also counts for some flex axles with even more ridiculus prices. Isn't there something that we can do to have Lego make these parts available through bricks and pieces. I did ask them once, but got a very neutral response.
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    Oops , error in title Please use this topic: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109771
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    Sure, go ahead. Would appreciate it if you show me later what you made out of it..
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    All, After way too many hours spend this week I managed to complete the instructions of the Cadillac. It was quite a challenge to get it on photo well and at 2.4 kg and 3136 parts it will also be quite a challenge to rebuild the model. Hope you enjoy it and please show me the result should you have it finished!!! http://www.rebrickab...o-biarritz-1959
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    Didn't know that word yet, so I looked it up Doesn't you you models justice :thumbup:
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    OK, that similar to my technique. I always struggled on how to make non-square stickers as there are hard to cut out, but on close examination I see they are all square or round, with very well matching background color.
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    Blakbird, easy trick, but very effective, thanks for the advice.
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    Very good looking F1 car and with all the decalls it looks as real as it can get. How do you get these nice stickers by the way?
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    Blakbird, That sure makes a difference with little effort. Nice improvement. How did you do that, just improve the brightness? I always throught this hobby was about building with Lego, but I am surprised about how many surrounding skill can also be usefull when sharing the work with others. :laugh: From making pictures with good lighting and background, improving them with photoediting, shooting movie shots and editing a movie, cad skills for transferring to LMCad, making nice rendering, Lpub for making instruction or reverse photosequencing. Before you know it it's a daytime job :blush: . But fun to do and nice to see everybody has their own expertise and willingness to help.
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    Blakbird, Well spoken, nothing to add there.
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    Wow, what a great truck you cteated, and indeed the photography is also excellent.
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    Interesting perspective you place on the different (im)possibilities of both methods. Hadn't looked at these details of the car in that fashion. For studded builds you could off course also use SNOT for pinstriping on topside, but in combination with further curvature would get complicated and that's where studless can indeed make the difference. Still fitting halfbeam details in in a Technic model is tough work as the many axle holes on the halfbeams are ill matched to the lack of pins with a halfbeam axle connector. Makes me want to cut a section from the blue axle pins (but no way I am going to do that)
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    Yep, aware of the snowspeeder (shame it didn't make it on Lego Ideas :cry_sad: ), but nothing with instructions as far as I know. So I will have to invent one myself if I want to build SW. Might do that some day. As not a lot of SW models have been made in Technic, there is still a lot on undeveloped territory, that's the good part :sweet:
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    Thanks for the compliment. The actual build cost me probably around 4 weeks since GTA V also came out during this period on PC. Must have cost me at least a week of distraction :grin: Ouch, considering there are "just" 52 1x2 grill tiles in it and I estimate the total LBG parts on 280-300 in total that would be costly and I think it costs even more to chrome coat beams longer then 4 studs....
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    Milan, First let me be clear. You models are great and well designed and in no way my statement was intended to offend you in any way or sort. The context was purely around the usage of studded technic beams as esthetic construction items for smooth surfaces, which is by definition impossible without the use of tradional Lego materials like the bricks, tiles and plates you are using. From that perspective these cars are shaped utilizing traditional Lego techniques instead of being purely technic based. I myself started only a few years ago with studless beams and it's all I generally use (and are used to) and I really like working with them, as they also allow creating smooth (no studs and limited amount of holes) surfaces while still mainly utilizing technic materials (except for details like grills etc..)
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    I only have studless Technic parts and don't like to work with studded, even from the basic aspect that the height differences of the beams don't match very well in a tight construction. I agree that smooth surfaces can only be made with studless. Can't imagine building a structure like this http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109260#entry2213425 with studded beams.
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    When stacking beams I always take care that there is no large surfaces with similar beams or recurring patterns present. The strange thing with Technic is that the more irregular large surfaces are, the better looking they actually are.... That thought also crossed my mind. Would look very cool :sweet: , but the price-tag would be probably be hefty (not that the model as is is very cheap with 2.4 kg and estimated 3k+ parts ) . How much do chromed parts generally cost??
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    Just the thought that you might be able to transfer the model to CAD is already incentive enough for making the instructions... :-)
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    I tried to make it as accurate as possible, in general there is less then one stud offset compared to the drawings I used.
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    I will take them with me next week during the AFOL meeting. Also look forward to it and seeing your work!!
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    My Cadillac is finished, for more info visit the following forum item: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=109260
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    All, After 5 weeks of work and some sneak peeks on my WIP forum item, I finished my Lego Technic MOC of a Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 1959 Convertible. The goal for this model was to squeuze as much as original details in this model as I could, and stay as close to the original design, incuding all the detailing of the chrome parts like the grill and striping on bonnet and sides. It resulted in a heavy usage of half-beams to get these details in. The model is RC controlled, with functioning steering wheel, running V8 engine, opening door with locks, opening bonnet and trunk, independent suspension on both axis and LED lights on both front and backside. It weighs about 2.4 kg and the dimensions are 68x25x16 studs (55 cm long) Update 23-05-2015 Instructions are now available on Rebrickable: http://www.rebrickab...o-biarritz-1959 For more pictures take a look at my Bricksafe page: I hope you like it. I do plan to make instructions for the model, but that will take some time. I will post it here if I have completed them and they are posted on Rebrickable. Be sure to also check out my other Lego Technic instructions on Rebrickable Martijn
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    I really don't know what to think of this initiative. My Rolls is on there (free instructions) but indeed with a colorscheme that is so bad that I am glad he doesn't make a reference to my original design, but for some reason it doesn't feel right that he is trying to make a lot on model on my design. He is not selling/renting out a random selection of parts (which nobody would want) but advertising the model that I designed and trying to make money with it. For me sharing open source means you everybody can use it for themselves, but cannot make monay out of it. If this were legal and moral Lego could also take all models with free instructions, stow them in a box and sell them under the Lego Brand. That would be considered illegal without consent or agreement with the designer who holds the intellectual property. For my next builds I will be sure to mention the right licencing (Attribution, non-commercial) to prevent this sort of leeching on other peoples work. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/
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