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Which 9v motor

Hi, What is the highest RPM motor that LEGO makes? with the new power functions servo motor count as a possible option?, Since they are brushed DC motors they will have a voltage load limit too.

You can use a worm gear as a gear rack (the pinion gear is the driver) if you make the worm gear the driver you could get a finly controlable steering system. A worm hear adn normal gear rack are also compatibile with each other. There is a lego toothed bar which has many super fine teeth, a winch drum can mesh this, preferably the one with the axle hole in the middle., that could also work but the gear rack is like 16 or 18L). for super fast responce and short space usage, and good turning circle you can attack the steering wheel directly onto the chassis of the steering unit, no gears requires, then put a universal join on so that the steering wheel is not so flat, the steering whell joins to this universal joint, this is not so good for larger models as it will have too much grip and weight which puts strain on the axle and universal joint hoever if you put a plate on the axle with holes either side you can attack the steering arms to these holes which gives better mechanical adtantage and reduces strain.

Easy, you get a roof tile which is sloped and turn it sideways. then keep putting them together so it goes higher and narrower like this and put the windows and stuff in sideways if it looks fine or think of some way to have the windows upright and the roof like in the images, it shouldn't be too hard and building on top of this should be easy too with the /modified bricks/technic bricks' as they are called on brick shelf. I have no idea how to picture what roof shape you want or the dimensions, '1 brick high' does not tell me much

With things like gears sometimes the teeth can go inside of what would be solid surfaces.

Using gears changes the torque unless its a 1;1 ratio where they are the same size.

To change the RPM the 'voltage' or 'power' as it is written in the software is changed. The motor has reduction gears inside of it which always spin with the output shaft of the motor or in this case the axle hole thing on the end. other lego motors don't have or have different reduction gears some motors are much faster the motor in the nxt is quite slow but for a tank gun it is realistic speed wise. The other motors are compatible with the NXT using the motor ports you might just need a converter cable for the different connector it requires.

Ah sorry I'm not into cutting or gluing Lego I think Ill just rescale the outside part, since its SNOT I have to make it big enough so one brick equals so many bricks which are put sideways

But how do I know which one used technic first all it says is 1977 1977 1977 and so on

technic gears but not necessarily a technic set as other sets can have technic elements in them.

It only searches by year there is hundreds of sets that came out in 1977 the set number does not mean its newer also (not always) I need another way to find it or somebody who knows about them this looks white old for 1977 but I'm still not sure

Hi, I might have to rescale the outside bricks as there is SNOT building so they are studded on the front and back, the clutches are on the inside on both sides. When I try to join them together there is a 0.6L gap so it is too wide for a 0.5L bush or 1L bush. I don't want pins or axles put in the holes lopsided either as it will mean that the beams are too long and will force the structure apart which will look 'bad'. The parts I want to join are the blue parts. Here is the LDD file: http://www.brickshel...ridge_large.lxf

Hi, What was the first set to include either cross axles OR gears, I've checked some sets it seems the 1970 800-1 gear set from the universal building set range was the first set to have gears or the 800-3 Great universal set from the BASIC theme may have included gears too so I am not sure however Im looking for the gear types in a set we know and use more often today. I know the older sets had a fixed axle attached to a modified 3008 with wheel holders but that doesn't count for me as I'm thinking of buying one of these old sets. Some sets with lower numbers such as 6XX can actually be newer than the 700 sets which came out in the 70's so that's another thing that is making it hard for me to search.

LEGO is made to educational and fun, we don't deserve to be scammed for wanting to seek this...

Done.

Can you use Cola in a basin to un yellow them?

I am busy sorting out all my lego at the minute into drawers so thats why I asked, I still put any theme element in if I need to.

What about the wheels? Don't forget that technic bricks have studs too however I find this really hard to categorize

Hi, If we had to choose between technic or system which would the following bricks come under (excluding the other themes such as Bionicle etc):

Maybe you can get a white rim or disk which has a inwards groove in which another brick will sit which will actually be the wheel the white part will be the wheel and you'd put a black tire over that Maybe part 2695, 2994, 6580. 2020 86652, 32004b, 32004a can have a back tire and/or a grey inner hub. just checkout the lego wheels tires wheel caps and round bricks.

I think it would be unworkable to separate this with anything else LEGO, imagine being in a shop, how do you sell it without the kids seeing it do you put it in the 'DIY section' chuckle. Same things goes with the internet, you can't really do much even with a sub theme or a sub anything because they is nothing stopping them from seeing it and even buying it depending on their parental ruling. Lego never used to make 'war colours' when they started out because the war has just ended - they did not want to see kids acting out war with LEGO so it comes down to detriment to the younger fans which is the main market though the older fans are catching up quite fast. Now days they make mini-fig weapons and have weapons in several themes such as star wars and Indiana Jones. The argument that it is inappropriate to Lego's perspective for kids, I can't really specify on as I have never watched shaun of the dead.

What springs are those?

At least they are still compatible with each other in that you can pin or axle them together or you can put the studs of the studded beam in the holes of the stud less beam if needed.

Hi, Are there any new elements that are used in the new range of star wars sets (summer 2012)? I have not seen any bricklints or instructions yet.

You have to buy the first set to get your login code, they you will login and be able to see the other stuff on the lego master builders academy page.