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    Very impressive! I've been following this project from the start, it's interesting to see the design evolve slightly as it goes on. You just need to learn the controls now!
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    Yes, you have to wait for a folder to become 'public' before it is viewable, but linking directly to each image should work. This is normal behavior for Brickshelf. However, Brickshelf seems to be having intermittent problems at the moment, so it may be better to re-upload the images somewhere else like Bricksafe or Flickr. I think this is the thread you are looking for (I believe it covers more than just Flickr now, but I might be wrong):
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    There's a thread for this already, over in General Discussion ! Hopefully a mod (such as @Hinckley) can merge it over there.
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    I think it's been mentioned before, but a lot of spam I see uses a whole web address as the topic title. If the forum could detect and delete all such threads immediately, it would make life significantly easier. I don't know how one would implement such an action, however. (The other common type is one where the title is a random, out-of-context English sentence, and the post is a link pretending to be a link to a football or other sport match livestream. It probably isn't, of course, but it makes spotting and flagging them easy!) Once a topic has been flagged as 'spam' however, I notice the mods will always eradicate it quickly, a credit to you all.
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    What are you talking about? Shaun and 'a chicken' are displayed in the fifth photo! I also like the second comment in the list, "Nice work! It is abstract." To be fair, it's a good build for someone with an imagination. However, it's not the point of LEGO Ideas; if you want to share your models, there are various galleries across the LEGO website to do so (I believe). I also appreciate that the theme would make a good, displayable LEGO set, but it's been done (and very well too!). TLG even replied to that one, saying that another toy company owns the license so producing sets is not possible (Hence it has been 'archived', and doesn't show up on searches.) What happened to a bit of market research? And of course, why was it allowed through in the first place? If LEGO picked up on the older project as being 'invalid' due to licensing issues, and archived it mid-campaign, why haven't all other, newer projects on the same theme been archived too? Has the license become available since then? Seems unlikely.
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    Interesting, yes, but what do you need this combination for? I don't think it's an oversight as most of the time it is an unnecessary combination of parts. You're not using the mudguard as a mudguard, only a structural element, so I don't see why a plate-built alternative wouldn't suffice. If you need those two studs positioned in that exact spot above the bracket, you could simply do away with the orange bracket part and build it out of technic bricks and normal plates instead, achieving the axle at the correct height relative to the studs.
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    Looking good! Are there any details inside the office? I can't help feeling though that either the yellow pillars are a little too thick, or the wheels are too small. Perhaps bringing the wheels closer together, and covering them with a fairing or skirt would help disguise the unwieldy-looking base? Currently, I think it looks a bit 'off', as if it would buckle and collapse because of the high mass of the pillar and the wide apart, flimsy-looking wheels. I know it will be perfectly strong enough IRL, but just for looks. Also, a fairing could feature end bumpers and lights, and protect your minifig workers.
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    Yes, you all do! The most impressive thing I see (I'm not interested in licensed stuff myself, and only really visit the Technic, Train Tech and Town sub-forums) is the speed at which spam is removed once it is reported. Well done for whoever is on the receiving end of the reports, it can't be a very exciting job!
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    How about a pile drill or soil nailer? (A soil nailer is a machine that drills a pipe into the ground, raises up again, connects another one and drills down further, then pumps concrete through the pipe to form a solid 'nail' to hold embankments together.) Both come in various sizes and shapes, and could make for the next unusual project.
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    Reading this is interesting because, like @Digger of Bricks said, many of the people over in Technic lament the passing of these types of instructions; I believe the general feeling is that the more complicated instructions are half the fun of the build, and that modern instructions that show one or two parts added at a time are tedious. The opinions are (I believe) that spaced-out instructions are perfectly fine for many LEGO sub-themes, especially those aimed at younger builders such as City, but the higher suggested age-ratings of Technic should come with a higher level of instruction complexity. I agree with this to an extent, as the part call-out boxes help with finding what goes where, and some sets are simply a bore to build with steps being used just to rotate the model view.
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    Vey good! I once tried to build one of these, it didn't work very well. Can yours actually hold instructions?
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    Oops! Sorry! Well, it certainly got our attention, but I haven't seen it anywhere outside of EB. If it was marketing somehow, I would have expected to see it on social media by now.
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    Erm... someone already posted this over in Technic... ...so I'm not entirely sure this thread is necessary. But anyway, the thing I find most annoying about this is the parts falling down the groove in the floor! Didn't they think too cover it up? You can see some lying underneath near the end, looking lost...
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    @Didumos69 How did you implement the metal crankshaft and pistons? Cutting a 6L axle into tow 3Ls doesn't seem too bad, is it because you wanted them in black? I have cut the ball off of two Axle Towballs (2736), to create a '1L axle with stop'. Not too bad a sin (I don't think), but a very useful part to have - especially when creating steam locomotive valve gear! This was inspired from @LEGO Train 12 Volts's BR 22-012, but the pair have been invaluable for holding mini linear actuators in place on very small builds (where the maximum width is 3L!) @Aventador2004 I have accidentally created a pair of 5x4 plates that was originally a 4x10...
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    There's a load of similar items in this thread, I don't know if that's what you meant; Some of them are under-scaled, but many would be usable around the house. I have also built numerous frames for a non-LEGO motor-and-fan-blade setup, for the rare warm days we get over here. Of course, @LXF has already done that with a proper LEGO RC buggy motor...
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    Very good! It looks a lot more coherent now. Like @agrof said, you could explain the width as it works in areas with unstable but flat ground, meaning a low centre of gravity and wide base is necessary, whilst ground clearance is not. The extra details help 'scale' it, so we can see how big the machine would be IRL. I also hope you enjoyed the experience of improving and learning with the input of others; that's what we're all here for, isn't it?
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    I forgot to mention this earlier, but you may want to alter the topic title. (Warning: incoming pedantic post... ) It isn't really a crane, those being machines with hooks and ropes, and 'tracked crane' implies a specific type, frequently with a lattice-boom, such as 42042. Perhaps 'tracked excavator' would fit better, considering the bucket attachment. Unless, of course, you intend to make other attachments, as in a versatile, multi-use machine (perhaps forks, a grabber etc.), in which case the name would need altering again! You could say this is too pedantic, but like @nerdsforprez said, a lot of people on here are. Having a fitting topic title is important as people may click on it expecting one model, and when they find another they may be disappointed and ignore the topic, regardless of the quality of the actual model. It will also make searching for this topic in the future much easier if it has an appropriate name. Just friendly (I hope!) advice.
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    @Kmuffin @Aventador2004 ah, but the question is, do either of you own the cars in question? You're very lucky if you do! (And you would probably never have the problem of running out of LEGO bricks with that much money to spare... ) Back towards the topic; have you seen the cars and taken those pictures in real life, or were they found on the internet? If the latter, what made you choose those particular images?
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    Mine is a bit of a weird combination. I chose it carefully as I didn't want to mention LEGO explicitly in it; I personally feel that it is a bit too cliché on a forum dedicated to it, but that's my opinion. Charles Collett was the locomotive superintendent at the GWR from 1922 to 1941, and his name is subsequently attributed to several classes of loco, including one of my favourites, the 'Collett Goods' 0-6-0 tender mixed traffic locomotive. I was probably looking at my OO scale model of one of the class when choosing my username. The other half, 'Arrow', is the name of a local river. I have no other connections to it, it's just pretty. I seem to be using this for a lot of my internet presence, so I carried that on here.
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    That's pretty nice! I agree with making the colour scheme more coherent, and perhaps you could add an operator's cabin somewhere, with handrails and the like. Its small size is impressive too.
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    A small tank engine like that would be awesome from TLG, and the one you posted even has UK appeal; several of a similar design (if not identical) were sent over here (for use during the war I believe...) Unfortunately, this seems unlikely. TLG are likely to stick to their existing pattern of city trains, and the creator/expert trains seem to have dried up (I think). The model may also be too weak or incompatible directly with PF, at least what they are willing to do with PF officially.
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    Thanks!
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    Pretty much the same here, I like looking at my MOCs in their street scene from every conceivable angle because 'they look good'. I also enjoy 'operating', not 'playing' with the technic features I incorporate into them...
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    Oh dear ... so true. Something similar this came up in the LEGO Memes thread over in General Discussion...
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    I don't believe so. @TCRR Constitution Just to check, you are clicking on the 'account settings' link in the drop-down menu, which takes you to a different page. You should the see the signature option on the left-hand side of this new screen. Are you on a phone/tablet or a computer? I don't know if that will change anything, but the interfaces are slightly different.
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