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  1. Ngoc Nguyen
    My impression was the opposite. I really like the yellow, because it makes the accent more striking. Without the yellow the set would look like a big ugly dark grey blob. And I think that gap is necessary. When I don't want to turn on the battery box, I can rotate the long axles manually.
  2. Ngoc Nguyen
    I started building the B-model yesterday. When I came to the input pit, I immediately tested with the small bricks. I found that the filtering doesn't work as expected. and the B-model offers less playability to me, so I stopped there and disassembled the whole thing.
  3. Ngoc Nguyen
    So Jim's review will be available on Dec 1st, the common embargo date, I guess?
  4. Ngoc Nguyen
    It's funny that when I put on the double clutch gear, the drive function almost doesn't work. When it does, it crawls even slower than the BWE in Sariel's review or that in the Toy Fair. So I decided to use the double 24z gear permanently.
  5. Ngoc Nguyen
    When I rotate the bucket wheel manually and slowly, I notice a slight bump every 90 degree. This bump makes the bucket wheel need more force. Does anyone have this issue? Any idea how to solve it?
  6. Ngoc Nguyen
    I just got my paws on it yesterday and built it non stop for 12 hours. I enjoyed every moment of it, and the result looks stunning! The bucket wheel indeed has jerky movements, but it doesn't make me enjoy it less, because I don't play with the models. The yellow accent really makes this set gorgeous. I replace the two clutch gears with two 24z gears, and the playability improves significantly. The XL motor has ample power to move both belts and the bucket wheel.
  7. Ngoc Nguyen
    Thanks Blakbird for the amazing review. Can you calculate the gear ratio from the motor to the conveyor belts, to the tracks, and to the slewing ring?
  8. Ngoc Nguyen
    Steep discount for BWE at amazon.de: 204 EUR
  9. Ngoc Nguyen
    One MOC I've been waiting to see is a huge trencher, using the same bucket wheel.
  10. Ngoc Nguyen
    Finally, a video with A model feeding into B model is available:
  11. Ngoc Nguyen
    I'm thinking that, the gear sequence was put in the wrong way, maybe because Porsche wanted it to be that way. Maybe to mimic the real PDK.
  12. Ngoc Nguyen
    Amazon.de is selling BWE for 218.9 EUR
  13. Ngoc Nguyen
    My guess for the functions of the Jet. Motorized functions: - Landing gears - Canopy - Air brake - 4th function: ??? Manual function: - Rudder - Flaps - Ailerons I'm not really excited for it at the moment. I have the Cargo Plane 42025 and am not too fond of it, because: - It is full of holes and gaps. - The large wing span makes it space consuming. - The wings bend because there is little support it. If the Jet turns out to have those 3 things then I'll skip it.
  14. Ngoc Nguyen
    The only set so far that is so tempting to me to get a 2nd one just to build the B model.
  15. Ngoc Nguyen
    I think the real gem in this BWE is the function that lock the lower belt in respect to the ground.
  16. Ngoc Nguyen
    Could it be that the BMW bike will have chrome panels
  17. Ngoc Nguyen
    So can we lessen some complaints directed toward TLG now
  18. Ngoc Nguyen
    Why the discrimination
  19. Ngoc Nguyen
    Brickset review of the B model: http://brickset.com/article/23024/42055-b-model-mobile-aggregate-grader According to one comment: - Even the real screening machines have problem with jamming. Maybe the B model is intentionally designed to have occasional jamming. - There is a limit in loading rate in the real machine. - This type of equipment is not designed to screen rocks or pieces that are so closely related in size and shape. To sum up, "this machine needs some special care and attention, but so does the real thing."
  20. Ngoc Nguyen
    @ImanolBB: Is there any way to route movement directly from the XL motor to shake the chute, instead of using an extra M motor
  21. Ngoc Nguyen
    @ImanolBB: What are the ways to speed up the shaking rate?
  22. Ngoc Nguyen
    And that concludes the 2016 flagship. To me, it is a truth universally acknowledged that, a set with huge part count and massive size, must be in want of playability and proper functionality.
  23. Ngoc Nguyen
    Splendid! Thanks for the mod.
  24. Ngoc Nguyen
    This "C-model" looks way cooler than the official B-model:
  25. Ngoc Nguyen
    Milan said in the Technic interview that he, Markus and Lars (designer of Cargo Plane) are the plane geeks, and he wouldn't dare to work on a motorcycle set because the other two designers will kill him. So my impression is that certain designers will work on certain types of model. I think it's highly likely that Milan is the designer of the Jet, and Markus... well we all know what he'll work on
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