LLeveik

Hello there, I recently bought the mindstorms nxt 2.0 set and added a few sensors and the IR-receiver to my stock, too. With the receiver I would like to control my nxt motors, as I have seen this setup used in a few youtube videos, but I can't find the IR-receiver in the mindstorms software. The manuel that was shipped with the receiver only showed a picture of the "location" of the receiver, but when using the software I can't find there. LLeveik

I saw the pictures on your website, it's an awesome model again. But unfortunately I can't watch the video due to "stupid copy right garbage" called gema :( I really like all your creations as they're becoming better and better with every new moc you create :)

excellent, as always! I really like the way you build your MOCs. keep up that great work!:)

Thanks for the fast responses! @Dluders, thanks I will give it a try :) @Milan : Currently the setups are A)motors-knobwheels-12tooth:20tooth-16tooth:16tooth-20tooth:differential B)motors-knobwheels-20tooth:12tooth-16tooth:16tooth-20tooth:differential A) is for slower movement and I'd like to have another speed that is noticeable faster ;) I weighed the bus and it's weight is about 2,6 kilograms ;) LLeveik

Hello there, as the title says, I'm looking for a good transmission or gear setup to achieve both speed and power. That's what I need it for : I'm currently building an articulated bus, nothing special (no doors, no tilting, but with(at least at the steered axle)suspension and a two speed gearbox. After building the chassis I'm doing the bodywork now, which led to the problem, that the bus is getting relatively heavy, about 1,7 kilograms. I use Sariels Heavy Duty Gearbox and three XL Motors for propulsion, one M Motor to shift the gears and one M Motor to steer. At the moment the bodywork is 1/3 done, I've already tried to save weight by only using one 1x5x11 plate every 9 oder 13 pinholes. The 1x5x11 plates support the weight of the roof and give good insight at the parts I used in there. So having "holes" on the sides is acceptable, but I can't leave out more parts, as the roof would collapse then. The roof itself is build out of 1x5x11 parts and 1x1x11 to 1x1x15 arms. I thought adding additional motors (from one up to the three I've currently built in) would help to increase both speed and power, but only if the gear ratio is 1:3 the bus moves well. So : - should I add (a) motor(s) to the rear axle, as the middle axle is the only one which is driven, to increase power? - should I change from PF to NXT, as the motors are able to move with diffrent speed-levels? - should I change the gearing? If yes, how? LLeveik

Greetings, I tried some setups, too. This is what I was able to create today. I'm not satisfied with it, but I woul like to share it with you. :) I thought that with this setup shock absorbers are nonrelevant, correct me if I'm wrong! http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/pic1ac.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/651/pic2io.jpg/ LLeveik

Awesome! I like the gearbox and the trafficators - they're really nice implemented. The buggy itself looks great! ...I would kill for the instructions =D

Thanks alot for the quick responses! Unfortunately I had busy days, but I will look through the links soon. :)

Hi there, as you can see I'm new here and I revived my lego-fascination only a few month ago, too. After I came across Sariels great RC controlled vehicles I tried some simple building. Sadly I was not able to build a good suspension nor a driven steering, which both should be in a 4x4 car. I own the following sets : 8258 / 8297 + some axles, toothgears, etc. I also got 2 XL and 2 M engines with batteryboxes, IR receivers and 2 controllers. I searched the internet over and over again, only to not find anything that would have helped me with building a lego technic trial truck or an 4x4 car. Sure, there were several guides but none of them helped me out because they were either too technical or confusing :( So my question are : - Are there any beginners guides? - Are there tutorials online? Greetings