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    Is lego recommended for use with RC motors in an outside environment? If it is, then you have a valid point.. if it isn't, then you're over-reacting. Quite a lot. (and the answer is a binary fact-based one, not opinion. Is lego for outside use with over powered motors. Yes or No)
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    Thank you both!! Now that gets me smiling - its a 1000% better in the flesh. I said i loved the design, and the real thing shows it to perfection! (why post renders when the real thing is soooo much better! ) Maybe i'm just old school by not enjoying the electronic version of lego...! Image format aside, it truly is a great moc!!
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    Great design, no doubt.... but its just a render, lego is plastic bricks. A physical toy. I do love the design, but... i like real lego, this is virtual lego... Just a personal thing i guess.
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    Certainly seems to be.... There's complaints of lack of realism because its all motors and no gears... well the real thing is all hydraulics, so nothing short of pnuematics are realistic. The thing moves slowly, not sure its an issue.. many reasons why that might have been designed in, I know i'm glass-half-full and maybe a little to keen to overlook weak points, but this is a hell of set! It needs to get some more love... My first set was 851 in the late 70's... lets appreciate how amazing it is that we have sets like this and can control it from a phone (stop moaning!! There are estimated 2.5 billion of them on the planet.. hardly edge-case, niche technology!), its got multiple axis gyro's, and all kinds of nice features, wrapped up in an awesome giant (its too big!) model... these are cool times for technic...
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    Its an interesting point and i totally get what you're saying... all motors and no mechanicals is a less impressive set.. but even the most complex lego gears-based set isn't realistic. The real thing will have next to no gears in it, it will be massive hydraulic pumps, drive is probably hydrostatic motors, not clutches and drive shafts. But i agree the BUILD is a better experience when it complex gears... but more realistic? The only way to do that is to go fully pneumatic and to use a pneumatic-motor for drive. All other options are as unrealistic as each other. It is a brilliant showcase and parts pack for control+, without a doubt.. and i'd welcome it if it turns out its full of gearboxes, and a 30% discount would sweet too!!
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    f1 suspension uses heave springs in addition to what you already have - that will increase stiffness
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    (let the thread die....!)
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    As a massive tractor fan myself, i always love to see them on here - i've been slack on the lego front for a few months, but wanted to add my support and appreciation of a fine John Deere!! Great work. I'd love to build a JD, but i have no where near enough green.. so i suspect my next moc will be a Case IH. Or possibly a MF. But thumbs up for more Ag related mocs!!
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    Just as well, you missed the apostrophe in " I'm ", the capital E and it would be 'in' this thread... Anyway, the point was, that hammering lego parts with none-lego torque loadings is NOT a legitimate test and will obviously cause wear. Its a none issue. Sugercane is not the cause, out-of-scope torque loading is. Many users have reported that under normal use, wear is minimal... therefore, blurring the issue with other 'facts' adds nothing
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    @sirslayer If you've got something significant and of interest, then post it as @kbalage asked... don't hint and dodge and swerve. If there's actual evidence then the matter is resolved, surely? If there's no evidence, then the matter is also resolved... at the moment it sounds like vague conspiracy theories to an independent observer.. Put up or shut up? ..and ultimately, a lot of fuss over a problem that doesn't actually exist. Under normal use, the parts are fine. If you use more power motors or batteries, then use stronger 3rd party printed parts as @efferman said. Its not rocket science!
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    My thoughts exactly! Used out of context, the parts show wear... who'd have thunk!
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    Blue led's... i love a blue led! £50 right there.
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    The arms are very different... Its great to revisit the brochure, you kind of forget how massive it is. I hope in the flesh the lego version has some of the same presence...
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    Including a spare wheel is a nice touch. Good looking set.
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    I'd pass out from shock!! After all the talk about 42082 having too many pieces and all the mocs that were going to be built using a 1000 pieces less... how many did we see? It was none wasn't it!! I really hope the same rash promises are wheeled out again this time!!
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    I do - I think the negativity is in the (vocal) minority. Of course, only actual sales figures will tell for sure, but i think it will be popular. I'd also suggest that 42099's average positivity went up when some forum members actually bought one.. most negativity was pre-launch. I expect 42100 to be bought at healthy volumes, and to gain popularity in the same way. Its usual that the negative view is loudest, across society, thats not a criticism, just a fact - negative tactical voting often produces strange election results as the positive people were less mobilised. In the same way, those that are positive about the set probably aren't as vocal, but will once they buy it and build it. I think the current 'mood' is heavily skewed to the negative for the above reasons.
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    I know this is personal opinion, but for me a b model has zero effect on how i value a set. I value it based on what the set looks like, and what it adds to my moc options. 45% the set, 55% moc options. A b model is just a bunch of instruction pages, no extra value for me. ..and its not an axle type input. If it was an axle, and it was the right length, it could slot straight into a diff... But mustn't grumble!!
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    ..i'd not seen it before, so to me it was new.. thanks @I_Igor ! I enjoyed the new-to-me pics.. i'd not the inline clutch in two pieces before. Interesting.. Such a shame those planetary's don't look like they're any good for inboard use. Can't get them tight enough to the diff... Mmmm
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    @m00se - off topic, so apologies. Is that your dog in your avatar?! If it is, I am so jealous!!
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    They're cheaper direct from lego! £7.22 Its £34 actually... £7.22 for the hub, £1.45 for the ball joint/cv
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    Now, i fully admit that i'm an agricultural moc lover. But even from a neutral position this moc is staggeringly good. Outstanding. The level of complexity is, i think, greater than any other moc i've seen. I'm blown away by this!! Truly mind blowing how the many, many timed events are orchestrated together. I take my hat off to you!!! What an amazing engineering triumph... and achieved in lego!
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    For me this is perfect.
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    The thing i always think gets neglected in car mocs is suspension, for some reason it gets ignored and just the basic suspension added.... not here. I'd love to see some detail around it. Looks like there's a Z anti-roll bar at the rear? Now i'm not a car guy, but the effort made in the suspension over-rides my car apathy! Its such a rich technic area, anti-roll bars, heave springs etc etc - great to see it on this moc. Lets see some detail pics around this usually neglected area please!
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