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Could using white adhesive vinyl (plain white sticker) be an option to cover the yellow on the cylinders? And does anyone know the official story of whether LEGO actually makes their hoses or resells them from another bulk manufacturer? I don't see "LEGO" printed on any of their official hoses.

This year was a big bargain hunting year for me. I only buy when I find great deals and here is a resume of some of the better finds of 2015: 1. The first bargain was the purchase that started my inventory of parts: 8070 Supercar 42000 F1 Car 9396 Helicopter 8069 Loader 9395 Tow Truck 9392 Quad 42007 MX Bike 8066 Jeep 8293 PF Set 7597 Train Set €170 for the above lot. The seller called LEGO a "VIRUS" and he wanted it out his life because it was draining his wallet! 2. RC unit including: 2 buggy motors Receiver and full steering assembly €60 the lot. The Seller found the parts in a huge bulk purchase of his and he wasn't into RC I guess. 3. 9v Train Tracks: 10x Straight 23x Curved €8 the lot. Second hand shop. Seller probably had no idea they were even selling LEGO. 4. 12kg of mixed LEGO for €100 (not a terrific bargain but it lead to the purchase below) 5. Same seller then came back to me offering to sell 2.5kg more for €20. I said "sure", and upon handover I realized that it was the 7965 Millennium Falcon all in loose parts. Since I'm not into Star Wars, I checked all the parts (spent a few bucks buying missing parts and instructions) and then sold the set for €160, resulting in 12kg of Free LEGO from the initial purchase plus profit. 6. But perhaps my favorite was a few weeks back when I found someone selling 13.5kg of LEGO at a garage sale. All they wanted was €15 for me to "take it all off their shoulders". I kindly helped out. This lot did have some nice sets like the 10184 Town Plan, City, Star Wars, Technic etc. There were also parts from a Farm set, which included two cows. (http://alpha.brickli...4452pb02c01#T=C) I put these 2 cows into my Bricklink store for €7 each (min price is usually around €10 each) and within 2 hours they were sold. This, plus some other sold items from this lot, has basically left me with 13.5kg of Free LEGO plus profit. * To end this long post, my most stupid purchase of 2015 was for 4 New Tumbler tires (costing €16 each plus shipping) just before I saw leaked images of the 2016 drag racer with the same tires. Their price in 2016 will most likely drop to less than 50% of what I paid. You win some; you lose some

The sleigh looks very fun! The realistic foot movement is impressive. Thanks for the instructions!

Legal: no Better: yes Technically anyone with a pacemaker or hearing aid is not 100% human either :)

And what a cool display! I remember the photo from the "show us your work space" thread. I can see why you rather buy spare parts instead. Just don't be tempted to buy sets for spares, because you know where they will end up.

I also understood half a million! :) Looking at the set inventory, I'd only focus on Bricklink now for orange technic parts. I'm one of those people who doesn't leave any set built as I couldn't bare having all those valuable MOC parts locked up in the sets. As far as making digital models first, I have the same opinion as Andy. Making the models digitally would remove the tactile and technical experience of seeing whether the frame is strong enough, if the gears work smoothly, if the motors handle the job, and if suspension works for the load, etc. If it's just to know your inventory up front, then why not do your MOCs in any random mixed colours, and then create the inventory to replace the colours with the ones you want.

I suggested garage sales, but now after your second post, I see that bulk acquisition is not necessary. The issue you're facing is you're in possession of so many unusable parts. The best would be simply start taking all the orange ones apart and then buy the rest on BL after building a full inventory on Rebrickable. You can always rebuild the sets in the future.

Thanks for the constructive feedback! You definitely have a good technical eye for improvements. With good feedback, future builds will keep getting stronger and more reinforced for sure! Are you glad you didn't have to ask for the undershot again? Welcome to the forum Frank and thanks for the comment! The filming location is a special place for me. Its where I go biking and to "forget about the civilised world".

Thanks for the comments everyone! At first I also thought they would because of their typical use in "tensile" applications, but surprisingly they held up very well with negligible bending. It's the shorter 9L links that restricted them from going into compression. I first used beams and steering arms with sockets, but that was too bulky and didn't represent the real model well enough. Thanks! The cage is totally rubbery. It will not protect anything like the real version, but at least it just pop's back into place when flattened. The first version had 4 ungeared L motors. Speed was not so impressive and it couldn't even climb over a book. The best thing about the slowness of the XLs is that they are very controllable. I think a few 2 RC motors and less grippy tires would give you that fast wheel spinning action up the slopes. Could be nice!

This MOC is inspired by Tim Cameron's 700HP rig called "ShowTime". A one-off custom built rig made specifically for "Southern style Rock Bouncing" events. These machines are all about insane horsepower, near impossible climbs and pure strength. The chassis design uses over 60m of steel tubing as is often criticized as being ugly and "excessive", but the design is exactly what keeps this rig together after repeated crashes, rolls and torque-driven rock bouncing. The LEGO version is made to closely resemble the original at 1:10. It features a powerful driving and climbing ability from 4 XL motors, geared 1:3. It uses 2 SBricks for control and, just like the original, it includes 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steering and 4 link suspension. During the outdoor driving, the MOC was very enjoyable to drive. Let's start with the video: Control: 2 SBricks Drive: 4 XL (1 independent motor per wheel) Gearing: 1:3 Steering: 1 Servo (4 wheel steering) Batteries: 2 AAA battery boxes Length: 60 studs Width: 30 studs Height: 28 studs Ground clearance: 6 studs Weight: 1.6kg (with batteries) Tires: Interco IROK 1.55″ from RC4WD The 3'rd party tires gave very good climbing traction over rock and loose dirt. The motors had no problem with torque. It was only the batteries that lost power very quickly with the high drain setup and the cold weather. The suspension could also benefit from harder springs in the front as the center of gravity is placed between the front tires and seats. The tires performed beyond expectation on the climbs, but did put strain on the single servo motor. The tread pattern having grip on the sides also makes them grip the body if there is not enough clearance provided when they reach steering lock position. The biggest challenge in this build were the axles. 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering was a requirement, as well as a look that resembled the original. After several attempts to include the motors in the chassis, a compromise was made to have 1 L motor directly driving each wheel. This gave the "compact" look I was looking for but performance was disastrous. After finishing the build, I decided to restart the axles using 1 XL motor per wheel and a portal hub with 1:3 gearing. The results in the end gave good clearance and enough torque to overcome some steep rocky climbs. The most exciting part of the build was the fully tubular body, in red! Since I didn't want to convert the colour scheme to blue, grey or black, I had to find 3'rd party hoses compatible with LEGO. The build ended using 3.5m of hoses, all cut to standard LEGO lengths. All the hose connections as well as the rest of the build was made using 100% LEGO parts. Hope you like it. Feel free to comment or ask questions! Thanks, Mik

The one with the 2x2 dishes looks really great, especially when you focus on one colour. You should try it under UV light. The black frame would be invisible and just the dishes would revolve and twist in space.

Welcome to EB! Do you have any photos of your build attempt? I think the photos on IY's website show his creation slightly clearer than the video. You also have his books where he explains how to create walkers. If not, there are several other walkers online. MOC-0731 on Rebrickable is a good one.

Epic! The photos are magic! I saw your site and there is definitely a lot of skill behind that 5D! The Tatra performs very well and I think that medium size builds like this are far better as power to weight is at an advantage. How much worse do you think the performance would be with only 2 receivers?

That's really excellent craftsmanship! The details are super clean! I made models from styrene in my student days so I know how tricky it can be to work with. Every time I had to go buy chloroform at the pharmacy, I had curious looks as I had to convince them it wasn't for anything too mischievous. Hope you get them all sold quickly!

Thanks so much Effe! The rims are what I enjoy making the most. I discovered your 45° axle connector and realized I should have searched first to see if it hadn't already been done. Oh well, now there is choice. You have it as a single, which is great! I really like the series of pin connectors you recently did. These are parts that really should exist officially.

It can definitely be done. The simplest way is to attach something like this to the GoPro adapter: "GoPro HERO Mount Connection to 1/4 inch 20 Camera Mount Adapter"

It's freeee... but only for the limited units currently in the Bricklink store I couldn't agree more. This year we got the F40 covers that are extra tiny. If only they could bring out a supplemental pack with some of their great covers.

Hi Guys! This topic is where I will be adding updates to the new parts that I make available via Shapeways. There is also a FB page where I'll be posting new designs. For a bit of personal history, I work in the architectural field and 3D modeling has been a passion for the last 12 years. When I finally had a family of my own, I rediscovered the boxes of LEGO I carefully stored from the 80's. Not long after, I decided to combine the two things I enjoy doing: Technic and 3D. Here are some of the parts that are already size approved and available: The GoPro Adapter is the only product that is available pre-printed on Bricklink in a very limited quantity. Since my intention is not to sell via this thread, you can find more details on the Facebook page in my signature.

Awesome machine! Angels are very elaborate ;) Infomercial is very funny! You guys must have had a blast filming it!

Here is my contribution to finding more 3'rd party tires, which I'd like to share with you guys. This has been on top of my list since I first started reading this thread a while back. Thanks Effe! More photos and comments for each tire on my Facebook page (below in signature).

Excellent use of panels and colour! The mechanisms all look well though out and they work very nicely! I hope all the soft rubber connectors survived the walking part.

Nice build you have there! I remember building PG52's V4 Spirograph and was very impressed with the results as well. The only thing I didn't like was the mechanism to hold the pen. There was an easier solution using rubber axle connectors and a 6.5L shock absorber. I also think that the bed can be made with part 367 or 8x16 tiles because the beams created ridges that sometimes caused the pen to go off path.

That's priceless, no really! You must be kidding? This guy is probably 14 years old, tired of playing Minecraft HD (Yes we know) and is looking for someone to bother. Ignore it. No one is obliged to sell anything just because they published it publicly. Which part of "Not a LEGO set and not for sale" did he not understand?

I agree on both counts. Makes me wish I hadn't already bought those wheels. There goes 60% of the value. Maybe they should bring out a 50€ set with 4 Power Pullers!

I've seen their models and its obviously not cool. Its hard to argue otherwise. These people are copying two things: the parts AND the assembled designs of the models! Double felony! In my opinion it is not the same and has everything to do with authenticity of design. If someone uses a third party tire, then the designs are often the property of the manufacturer or licensed from the full scale manufacturers as with most of the products we see from RC4WD. As far as non-LEGO additions like custom lighting, stickers or 3D printed parts, these I have no problem with because they are "original" non-LEGO parts and not a copy of something that another brand like LEGO designed or invented.