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  1. TeamThrifty
    Big alone isn't great, and functions in something small has limited appeal... so in truth, its big and with functions thats the ideal for me. A whopper of a set does turn my head though... never mind the quality, feel the width!!
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    I drilled the hub and bolted two lego pulley's to it... works a treat and doesn't add a huge amount to the track width.. link below if i pasted the right one 20180928_190300[1] by Team Thrifty, on Flickr 20180928_190253[1] by Team Thrifty, on Flickr
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    Now i'm no purist.. ...and in the 80's before axles with end-stops existed, and before odd length axles existed (!! its true, its how it used to be...), i have on occasion super-glued bushes onto axles to stop wheels flying off, and chopped down to odd lengths... and even now, i don't might a bit of forcing and twisting to get things in place, plus i love a 3rd party wheel..... but i've never really felt so restricted by the modern technic pieces that cutting or trimming has been needed? Think of a world with no end stops or odd length axles and i'm sure even the purists amongst you would consider the odd modification(!!), but the friction thing hasn't ever been an issue - there's always a work-around that doesn't need the friction blobs carving away?
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    You're right, i do! Its got all 3 diff's lockable using that orange clutch
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    i agree, they're not identical.. but, for me they're at least the correct agricultural pattern, so better than nothing! As you say, i doubt we will get a 120/130mm tyre from TLG unfortunately.. ..and on my new Xerion moc, they're all the same, so they at least match!
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    Yes, well, 130mm... check out my Axion 960 moc thread. I'm currently building a Xerion at that scale, may start a wip thread for it soon.
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    i only paid 180 last year...
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    ...getting anything for your hobby is a bonus though, surely? Its not a career... i write software for a career, and believe me, we go to enormous (and expensive) lengths to protect our IP, but anyone competent can use reflection tools to de-compile a dll and see the source code. Its reality. As is the chinese copying stuff... i bet 50% of people on this thread have bought something from china on ebay because its cheaper. I have. things like a radiator for my bike - £500 from kawasaki, £80 from china.. thats IP theft if we're being honest. And most of you will be the same....
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    @brunojj1 You deserve to be able to charge whatever you want for the time and effort you've put in, 100%.. but anything in the public domain is likely to be copied and stolen. Unless you're a multi-national with an army of lawyers, there's very little you can do. Some crowd funding theory is naive at best.. chances of any kind of protection of IP being achieved? Zero. As soon as you sell a single copy of the instructions (or your album, or movie, or software) then there's a chance someone will steal it.
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    Depends on where you call home!!
  11. TeamThrifty
    You don't want to do that!! Are you mad?! it would spoil a lot of fun for a lot of people... me included!!!
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    You can't protect IP against theft. Thats it, simple as that. If your plan works, let TLG know how (and microsoft, and every musician and every movie producer...). Sony had a good go at it, nailed Napster, but Piratebay is still functioning and many other torrent sites. How many people on here are still running dodgy copies of windows or office? Plenty.
  13. TeamThrifty
    Cats and Lego. Awesome combo.. except when they steal a piece and run off with it....!
  14. TeamThrifty
    It does, you're totally right. I had no interest in a BWE set.... until i saw it. Its a truly awesome set and was an interesting build.
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    Surely this is the point of technic?! Complex problem solving is where the pleasure comes from... whether its minor or major function. I've seen moc's (crowkiller maybe?) where there were pneumatic drum brakes on each wheel... he was congratulated on that (and rightly so), no one said it was too complicated then....
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    i think its a safety feature - if the air system fails, the brakes default to on. better than the other way round! arriving at a corner and finding you have no brakes...
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    I love this! Genius.
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    ..i keep mentioning this on my posts! Its not for me either, lego's for taking apart and trying again!! Instructions are a personal choice, some people love generating them - and god bless 'em! - but most don't, i doubt there'll be negative comments on here about that. At i'd hope not.. Nearly forgot... welcome to eurobricks!
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    This is how real air brakes work though... no pressure and the brake is applied, for realism, it think this is the right solution...
  20. TeamThrifty
    I'm a developer so i'm problem solving all day, but as i'm also the business owner, there's a lot of pressure and stress... as a few people have said, it is relaxing, allows your brain to shutdown from all the daily crap. I struggle to 'do nothing' for relaxation, so having this hobby that i've loved since i was 8, and it turns out to be a great stress buster is the perfect result. Also, you can solve a problem by solving a different one. If i've something work related that i'm struggling to resolve, solving some lego problems means the work solution is often easier to find.
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    Thats me! 100%. Only took pics and posted my last moc as i was bored of the last 5% and wanted to take it to bits and start my next 'puzzle' An interesting angle to the question would the motivation for people who build and display original sets, vs moc-ers.... problem solving, mechanical puzzles and a love of engineering will be very common amongst most moc-ers i suspect, but does the same fascination for problem solving exist with display-ers? Not to judge or criticise, but may be interesting...
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    report it to TLG also, see the reply @keri206 received from them above in this thread...
  23. TeamThrifty
    Just thought i'd add this axle to this thread as it maybe of interest to someone! Its for my next moc which is a Xerion using 130mm 3rd party wheels, it's scaled to use those tyres and has drive (yellow), steering (black) and difflock (red) using the new orange spiral selector thingy... still kind of wip but i think its nearly there. Don't think i've seen the orange selector used for difflock yet, so maybe its a first?! https://flic.kr/s/aHsmrFL5D1 20180908_203319 by Team Thrifty, on Flickr 20180908_203335 by Team Thrifty, on Flickr
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    I'm currently trying to source some rubber tracks as the lego ones a) aren't wide enough b) aren't rubber and c) don't have the right tread pattern... this version of axion, plus the Case IH Row track and quad track would be interesting build then! I know what you mean, but i line the key dimensions to be right (wheelbase, length, height and width/trackwidth). The 0.5L is fine as the quoted track width is just the standard, they are of course very adjustable, but importantly, the wheel height to width maintains the correct look and feel. Same with the rears, if you look at the pic of the back of it, the very tight/narrow track gives it realistic proportions.. I'm always disappointed when i see this feature not recreated properly. its way easier to build it is the LA's are horizontal, but on the real machine they're vertical... once you've got fat tyres, narrow track and difflock its a real squeeze to get everything in! The link below is for my new axle that i'm using in my Xerion moc - it's scaled to use the 130mm tyres and has drive (yellow), steering (black) and difflock (red) using the new orange spiral selector thingy... just thought i'd share the axle, still kind of wip but i think its nearly there https://flic.kr/s/aHsmrFL5D1
  25. TeamThrifty
    The hubs need a small modification, i'll post some pics on what/how tomorrow. Its only a 10 min job to do it, but if you're not against 3rd party wheels, at 130mm they open up a few options! @I_Igor ..maybe they could add the finishing polish and detail?! I'm bored of this moc now, need to start the next one!
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