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    I... have nothing to say to this. It's a stunning model, crammed full of small details. Excellent job!
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    This is both brilliant and timely... I've just built one in OO gauge! (The cars look similar too...) You have created a scene with a natural feel to it, and incorporated working features and details. Well done.
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    I have assigned my votes based on how likely a 'bot is to win against the others in the competition, based on weapon strength etc. 9: 10 20: 6 30: 4 27: 3 29: 2 1: 1 Good luck to everyone. You all did amazingly!
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    This... is awesome. I don't think I have seen this implemented in LEGO before! I, too, can't wait to see the finished project.
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    I tried to plan this out once, a motor that would fit into the bracket part of 61904 with a couple of pins. My idea was that the motor housing would have 4 1/2-deep pinholes so that standard 1/2 pins could be pushed through from the outside of the bracket into the motor housing. However, practically no space was left inside for the motor, so it would have to be at least 4 studs long to get a decent motor in the space, which turns out to be quite small. Unfortunately, just a discussion at present.
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    Weird vehicles, hmm. If one went down the 'must be possible in real life' route then we could see some of those futuristic excavators with 4 sets of treads, or any other 'concept' machine, as long as it is capable of being built IRL. Perhaps a build has to have a 'back story', i.e. the reason the machine was/will be/would be built unusually, with real-life limitations taken into consideration. I like this contest idea already!
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    If I remember correctly, users have to have a certain post count before they can make a poll in a thread, but I have no idea what it is. I agree with @DrJB that updating the first post with some manually collected information would be more useful though, unless simply knowing how many people own how many was your intention.
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    I guess those cross wheels you were looking at were the 85489b flanged driver, typically used on larger steam locomotives. Yes, they are relatively expensive, but you probably won't need a lot of them. For modern locomotives and any wagons, use the smaller 55423c01 wheels, or the complete assembles as mentioned earlier. As for where to start; I didn't get a set, just bought an oval of track off bricklink and a load of power functions parts from LEGO.
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    My collection is still small enough that it can be sorted successfully by colour. I have 8, matching boxes from a UK supermarket (I can't remember which one, but I think they were called shoeboxes for no apparent reason). I have used 6 for colour separation (Red, white, black, green/blue, yellow/orange, greys), one for wheels and tires and one for technic elements; I like to keep most of them handy and separate, and colour doesn't matter as they are all black, DBG, LBG or yellow. I also have 4 large 'flora spread' tubs repurposed to hold minifigure parts, transparent parts, power function parts and 'other colours', i.e. parts that don't fit into any of the box categories already mentioned. All these fit neatly underneath a low coffee table, on top of which are presented my MOCs. With some careful arrangement, the four 'primary' colours can be at the front, making for a visually pleasing display.
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    So far the discussion has been about cats and dogs, but I've had LEGO parts chewed at and pooed in by... a hamster. A few years ago, my street scene and mine and my brother's MOCs were laid out on one half of a low table, and the other half was taken up by Hazel the Hamster's cage. One night, she escaped, ran across the table, and chewed things. Specifically, she managed to removed and significantly damaged Wyldstyle's hood piece, much to the dismay of my brother! Of course, preventing this occurring is not difficult; one simply ensures a safe environment for the hamster. We don't have hamsters anymore anyway. The point is perhaps that animals seem especially attracted to the rubber LEGO uses; tires would be chewed at whenever a hamster was given a small city car to explore, and your helicopter blade tips have been gnawed at. I wonder what it is about the material that screams 'eat me'...
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    I have none, and never will do as I have no use for them; m-motors are sufficient for my humble trains' needs ! (although a buggy-motor-powered train would be interesting...)
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    For coupling railway cars together, there are two types of buffer beam, each has a magnet in it. 91992 (or here) has a plough moulded onto it, and is typically used on modern diesel or electric locomotives. 91994 (or here) doesn't, and is used for most wagons, coaches or anything else. They are mounted at a standard height, just look at the instructions for any LEGO train. About the wheels; I take it you mean instead of using part 2878c02, which consists of a frame, wheels and metal axle, you want to use a frame built out of 1x2 technic bricks, a 6m cross-axle and these (55423c01) wheels? If so, I would recommend using the complete assembly; they have far less friction, so longer trains are easier to move, and they come with detailing in the frame. If you're not worried about either of these two factors, feel free to use the cross axle method. (Sorry about all the links, it's the easiest way I know of to specify exactly what I'm talking about)
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    Impressive but more and more mind-boggling the further I read, especially late at night...
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    Excellent! Shame about the car ferry, but the place certainly has a buzz to it now. Well done on capturing that atmosphere!
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    Firstly, how small? My 'city' is more a street scene, at 3 by 2.5 baseplates! The size is also partially dictated by how much road space you want to have available; do you go for a whole street of standard road plates, or make your own, narrower road system? Perhaps you could model the older part of a city, spaces tend to be more cramped there. If all of your buildings are the smaller creator buildings you mentioned, the city should remain 'in scale' with itself and hence feel cohesive.
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    This is pretty cool, even better watching it for the second time. Out of interest, how did you manage the shots of you walking up the mountain at the beginning? Did you have someone else on cameraman duties?
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    That looks very nice! Are you going to build it in real life? I have a feeling a rake of these, perhaps with some variants such as brake cars or baggage cars, would look excellent. I would recommend getting a Mod to move it to the train tech forum, it will receive a lot more focused comments over there.
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    @Younge You could go and ask the technic guys here: They are more likely to know what's going on with them.
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    This, to me, is what technic is about; clean, compact and yet fully functional. Well done. The arm mechanism is also well executed.
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    I've tried to build similar machines, and it's not easy. You have managed to get all 4 necessary functions into a vary small space, and more to the point it works. I did think you could have made the boom longer; I know it wouldn't extend all the way, but even an extra 5m or so would make it look a little less off-balance. Alternatively, make it like an older, heavier breakdown crane, as they don't have extending booms. It might be too heavy though. And the invisible controller, stowaway and spy... . Excellent wit, as always.
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    That's a really surprisingly versatile combination for what initially looked a bit odd. Good find!
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    How about the Arocs clamshell bucket 18943? Sorry if it has already been mentioned, but I think it has enough of an opening on the 'top' to permit it to empty.
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    This is an impressive thread. I can't think of anything right now, especially since I recently uninstalled LDD (it was distracting me from revision!), but when I get it back I may have a play with these myself. And the mentality of this certainly fits with the first line of your signature, @Didumos69!
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    This is a very cool entry. It's clean and neat (although I agree the stripe should be yellow to match the spinner), and it even looks like some of the actual 'bots. It also looks like it could really do some damage. Good job!
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    Fair enough! How about a white sheet or some paper then, even if it is only temporary it will still improve it visually I think. It's up to you ultimately, of course.
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