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@Brickthus It's getting annoying how you promote your Ideas setup via multiple threads, and thus are hi-jacking other MOC builders threads with your advertisements. Please stop!

It is very kind that the EB staff asks us for our opinion, but if EB staff is willing to continue after the discontinuation of LEGO support, I would leave things as they are and continue as is without the clone brand restriction moderation and see what will happen. I feel majority is here for LEGO and a major change is not to be expected after the TLG decision. If one change, only in Technic about CaDa. So, Carry On ... (without contest prices).

The amount of (active) accounts that do not vote are for me a louder voice than the few ones that have voted (till now). EB staff should decide as they have to put the time (and money) in to maintain it all. No matter what few of us have to say here, including me. LEGO made clear Eurobricks is off the table for them, which started some time ago with not making sets available for reviews anymore. I wrote my remark before seeing yours.

Agree to that. It's different times. Patents are not in place anymore, LEGO has shifted focus, Other brands are equal quality, also with respect for LEGO patents still in place. A lot is happening. It's up to builder what to use. I'll stick to LEGO but also have an attic stacked with sets I designed for other brands. Now that Eurobricks is 'free' of LEGO, it can do whatever they want. I'm interested in other brands, but it should be clear with what something is build, either by tags or forum topic separation. Up to the Eurobricks staff. Either way it will be a lot of work for the staff. Kudos upfront if Eurobricks can do such a transition.

@aFrInati0n Tagging would also be fine. In the end it's up to moderators like you. Are we going to check tags or checking if it was posted in the right section? I was the lead for a popular car community (website) for 12 years, I know how it is. I'm an innocent bystander in this topic and will see where it will go :)

Because personally I like to know what parts were used to achieve an effect or building style. Since the distinction between Studio or real MOC is already now not always clear, imagine what would happen if brands are mixed. I have designed sets for UrGe, Mould King and CaDa. I have enough brick from other brands at home but I'm building with LEGO, I don't mix them. If somebody would mix up 6 brands in a build, I won't be interested. You might as wel start 3D printing your own parts. The challenge is in the available palette of bricks for me. The discussion part about sets is different. But as I said, there are not so many MOC builders left on Eurobricks, they switched to social media. Look at how many designs are posted everywhere in the BDP programs? How many of those MOC builders we know from Eurobricks? Almost none.

I feel that this forum has moved from a creator forum to a discussion forum in the past years. Although in many discussions the same people are seen. If a discussion forum, it should be by brand. If it would be a creator forum, topics by building style would be okay. A mix would be very confusing. We already have a CaDa thread that nicely separates it from the LEGO topics. Interesting stings are happening there that could have their own thread in a CaDa section. There are almost no MOCs in the CaDa thread, probably because of the brand rules as enforced in the past. I would still prefer MOCs per brand, and a mixed one is also okay. The future will tell in which brand the most MOCs discussion is, but at least it will be clear. Personally I don't want to look at a set or MOC and wonder what brand it is and what special parts were used. That should be clear from the brand it was posted in. It already annoys me looking at 'MOCs' build in Studio. I'll be building with LEGO and post in the LEGO section, but I'm interested in what is possible with other brands. But by brand.

@CONCEPTBRICK Thank you Yong for the clear explanation! I'm looking forward to testing them.

@Toastie After a full charge the trains run less long, about 50% less. From 4 to 2 hours.

If you need a tester for prolonged use, I would probably be the one. I run the PF Akiyuki trains with own GBC modules in the upcoming LUG public event day in August and 7 days at LEGO World in Oktober. The rechargeable PF battery boxes that I use now are starting to fail, so I need to find a replacement. This seems a good solution if they have about the same runtime or longer. I would need to redesign the train but that is no problem. I can provide comparison against the PF rechargeable box since I know from experience how long my trains run with what GBC modules. Here are the trains at work, at events I run three of them in a bigger layout while three are recharging. Edit: May be I should just buy them, I see they can be put in serial for prolonged battery use and I think I can fit three in a train, or at least two because the connecting wire also takes up a stud in space. Since these have 4 times as much mAh, I could run the trains all event day without worrying they will be empty and I have to build less trains. I also have all PF motors including the Buggy motor to test with, and I can do video reviews. But it would be easier for me to just buy them, instead of making video reviews with all motor types and GBC, because that will be a lot of work. I would need two packs of 4 to run three trains and have one on standby :)

@Blakbird Thank you for the insights in the model from Grazi and I enjoyed reading about your TXT-1 build. Sorry to read that it was destroyed. With my TXT-1 model I'm going for maximum power and speed that would fit the behaviour of a monster truck as much as possible within the limitations of the LEGO eco system. As for power, the Prime hub can do a lot I have noticed in previous builds, and Pybricks does a very good job in controlling it. The Technic system has changed considerably since 2009, especially electronics. But there are a lot of similarities between my build and the Grazi model while not knowing the existence of it and 17 years age difference, that is interesting and thank you for sharing.

@Blakbird Thank you for your comments and good to see you back! I have 16 RoscoPC F1 models of which you made the instructions for a lot (14 visible here). So sad to hear of Luca's passing but am grateful for your and Luca's work. And you did a lot of great work in the Akiyuki GBC thread that got me into GBC building after I made contact with some builders while exhibiting the F1 models at LEGO World Utrecht. For all the GBC's I design, I also make instructions for free, you were a great inspiration! Thank you for all the time that you have put in and hope to see more from you in the future! The model of Grazi looks great and indeed similar in the suspension setup with the 4 links and indirect shocks. I haven't seen that one, thank you for posting. That seems to be at the time when I was in my dark age but was trying to get my son into Technic with a 8466 4x4 Off Roader for Christmas. I failed, he liked castle more :)

That doesn't look very complicated and could easily be reverse engineered. Some Mould King sites are not the official one. Yes, they also get copied.

@2GodBDGlory Thank you! I finished the engine and happy with the way how it functions and looks. The spaghetti exhaust was challenging but such a recognisable part of the Buggy VW engine, that it had to be included. The engine is functional but not driven by a motor because all permitted motor slots in the TC31 competition (4) are taken by the two XL drive motors and two L motors for steering. I don't see a way to get an axle to it from the drive motors, but it can be moved by hand and commonly Tamiya RC models don't have powered fake engines so I'm not bothered by it :) Next to that I added a central hard spring in the back suspension. It doesn't limit the large travel by the side shocks, but keeps the model up while it is getting heavier. The 'back seat' cover in 'Tartan Style' was also added, and flips up to give access to the Hub. Since I'm not really used to build with panels, and thus don't have a lot, I now have to wait until orders arrive with panels to continue with the body and fenders.

I forgot the 22484 fits in the other end of the ball pin. I used it a lot in my mechanical gearbox for this GBC, 5 years ago and forgotten :) . Indeed a useful part.