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  1. ozacek
    Getting there..
  2. ozacek
    If I'm to use a V2, I can power all 3 motors through it, that's what I'm doing currently. But I'm thinking, maybe many people don't have a V2, that's why I was hesitating. But now I'm thinking, most people who get into MOCs must have a huge parts collection, otherwise they wouldn't get very far... so that's settled then.
  3. ozacek
    Do people usually have V2 receivers? I'm not sure whether I should be making the instructions with 1x V2-receiver or 2x V1-receiver.
  4. ozacek
    I was able to complete the PF base: No modification of the frame is needed, the new base is still 100% compatible with the existing frame. Personally I don't have many panels and just about no non-technic parts, so I had to patch up a frame the best way I could: But ater testing a bit, I think the 2.3x ratio is too low, there's too much speed and not enough torque. I'll change that to 3.8x. I'll try finishing the instructions in the coming days.
  5. ozacek
    The second axle turned out to be much more difficult than the first to retrofit, but I think I now have solutions for most of the problems. It also turns out only two of the original five 1x3x3 connectors blocs are needed, so I'm not actually missing any parts.
  6. ozacek
    This MOC might see a regain in popularity since it happens to be exactly the right width for the new car transporter. I made high-quality Lego-like instructions for it (though with some colors changed: blue seats, and a chassis less black, since the frame is already black). Also it's only 42 pages instead of the original 72-page photo sequence. If you'd like to have them, message me with your email. Note however that I will be asking for a proof of purchase of the original instructions.
  7. ozacek
    I decided to make instructions after all. Here's the link to the first part PDF (i.e. bag #1): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Poye9GeuJOQlV47LDOyeQYjUKx4KcopX The instructions are much more compact (I hate the current trend of oversimplified instructions) and I cleaned up the colors a bit, to be less random and more streamlined. I might take a while until I get my hands on the 3 parts I miss to make the 2nd part..
  8. ozacek
    I was wondering myself whether I was on the right thread :) About the instructions, it's pretty hard to do from a built model, and it also takes dozen of hours... I'll think about it :) About the parts, LEGO Brick & Pieces is currently under restructuration and orders can only be placed from US, UK & DE :( On Bricklink, from the few available locations, shipping would be min. $10-15, and I'm not paying that for 3 parts..
  9. ozacek
    For those who do not want to get into CTRL+ (like me) but want to build the crawler, you can always build it using PF. It's tricky to fit the motors because of the very different shapes, but it can be done. I've managed the first axle: I'm not using the new planetary hubs, so the gearing had to be adjusted. Instead of the original 20T - 12T / 20T - 12T / 20T - 28T / 5.4:1 hub ≈ 2.7x torque increase, I have 8T - 8T / 14T - 14T / 12T - 20T / 20T - 28T / 1:1 hub ≈ 2.3x torque increase. I only had two of the new 1x3x3 connector blocks so for now I can't proceed to the next axle..
  10. ozacek
    People don't like that? I find it the coolest-looking feature of the entire thing. It's when I saw it that I thought, "I want to build that truck".
  11. ozacek
    Sorry, my mistake. I double-checked, I should have triple-checked :D
  12. ozacek
    Thanks! FYI, there seems to be an error in the instructions, step 5 of p.31, a black 1x5 liftarm appears out of nowhere.
  13. ozacek
    Very handy indeed, but only if you plan their use in advance... I've tried to use them on the Porsche to hold a wire from front to rear under the chassis, but it's quite a bad fit: in that usecase, the axle connector would need to be parallel instead of perpendicular.
  14. ozacek
    I see, so it's really again the matter of some (most) people preferring a realistic match to existing machines, vs some people (like me) preferring function design over 'realisticness'. But that's another topic.. :) Personally I really like the concept of high number of functions through gearboxes, it always amazes me how functionality can be dispatched at the four corners of a set all from a centralized control point. I'd say, bring in more! Although I fully agree with the growing parts count issue, I don't like it, it's getting out of hand. I find 1000-2000 pieces best for a big set. Bigger than than, it's just endless frame building and very little actual mechanisms in comparision.
  15. ozacek
    I'm a bit puzzled, how is that a bad thing..? I would think functions are the #1 thing to look for in a technic set. Unless you're referring about the gearboxes, but I don't see how that's bad either.
  16. ozacek
    I was finally able to build Akiyuki's Catch & Spin robots (thanks @Doug72 for making its existance known to me). Works perfectly - even using two of the new 28T gears - and it's quite possibly the greatest mechanism I have ever seen. Though I couldn't understand through what magic the small adjustment gears on the side have an effect on the robots' grasping power..
  17. ozacek
    True, that's why you can only substitute 2 out of 4. It works for the other two, since the axle that goes through is fixed to the turntable, so it doesn't make a difference if we use the 28T gear instead (like on the picture).
  18. ozacek
    Me too! It looks like such an interesting mechanism (though colorwise I find it a bit too monochrome, so I made some adjustments). It's great that two of the half-turntables can be replaced with the new 28T gear, since I just learned that the turntables cannot be separated without damaging them.
  19. ozacek
    I now bought the jet. Counting on you for the instructions!
  20. ozacek
    I'm normally not at all into GBC, but this particular module's mechanism looks like quite something, and I have to build it :) I don't really like yellow though, and I also barely have any yellow parts, so I'm planning to change it for blue, and I finally got my hands on a couple of those hard-to-come-by 'Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with 2 Pin Holes' in blue, so now I'm all set!
  21. ozacek
    But if you want to you can already order those gears form Lego (as I did).
  22. ozacek
    I guess that could work, although it would depend on the actual use (in my specific usecase it wouldn't, at least not in any reasonable way).
  23. ozacek
    I'm not sure what you mean..? It's not at all committed, the switch that starts the rotation can go both ways (and so trigger clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation), but the rake arms are inclined towards the ground in one way, so that it wouldn't make sense to rotate the other way. To prevent that, I just put a pin that blocks one of the two positions of the switch (which I chose at random when making the instructions, since at the time I didn't know it made a difference). All that has to be done is to put the blocker pin the other side in order to block the other switch position instead - i.e. it's not linked to the base mechanism at all. Anyway thanks for your praise :)
  24. ozacek
    Then I think I'll buy that jet I never liked, just to make the shark :)
  25. ozacek
    Wow that's really great! Much better than the jet. Do you have building instructions? (I couldn't find them on your website)
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