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  1. pleegwat
    Standard lego track (5 stud gauge) would be standard gauge to a 11-stud-wide train, or narrow gauge to a 15-stud-wide train. In either case TLG would have to add wider curves.
  2. pleegwat
    Same colour makes it easier for kids to buy a couple and make their own build from the pieces. It may also simplify production. Another note on these: I have heard in the past about different such collections that it was possible to buy an entire box (in this case of 16 sets) which is guaranteed to contain 2 of each.
  3. pleegwat
    Brilliant and beautiful. Supported.
  4. pleegwat
    If I remember correctly train track has a 40 stud radius, which is significantly more than the 15 or 16 stud radius of this curved gear rack.
  5. pleegwat
    The link at the top of the thread doesn't work for me, but this sounds similar to me to the lego mario stuff.
  6. pleegwat
    It may be effective to cover the dock with the new road plates. Not technic, but at least it's lego, and it would give a better finish than technic panels. I don't know how the cost compares though.
  7. pleegwat
    The 8-wheeler looks similar to 42080. But the 6-wheeler has multiple wheel sizes which TLG tends to avoid.
  8. pleegwat
    I expect these sets are aimed at children who are too young to own the previous versions.
  9. pleegwat
    Looks like a low-friction version could be useful as a higher-load slip bearing.
  10. pleegwat
    Combining that with traditional technic motors could lead to some interesting robotics possibilities. In theory, at least.
  11. pleegwat
    I wonder if 36 parts per wheel is a record.
  12. pleegwat
    Accurate control? On pneumatics?
  13. pleegwat
    Probably also only if the battery is actually included in the box, which is the case for sound/light bricks but not for technic battery boxes.
  14. pleegwat
    Last year's overarching theme was space, and we got some nice sets out of it. This year was F1, which was always going to be 'even more cars' for technic. We'll see what we get next year.
  15. pleegwat
    I'd bet the inner gears are not quite lined up. Flicking them about a bit, or rotating the top or bottom one (after sticking an axle in) should free them back up.
  16. pleegwat
    I've always been a fan of this classic video on differentials.
  17. pleegwat
    Size. A valve powered by a solenoid need not be more than twice as large as a regular valve.
  18. pleegwat
    I don't think a special servo is the way to go for RC pneumatics. I think it should be a dedicated valve part, based on a solenoid instead of a servo.
  19. pleegwat
    But the real thing isn't powered by pneumatics either. It's powered by hydraulics. And those might look similar, but linear actuators (if done right) can act more similar.
  20. pleegwat
    I don't think superstructure rotation and drive make interesting motorized functions if you don't have RC. The additional motorized functions I'd like to see on an excavator are one on the tool (rotation for the bucket, operation for the hammer) and possibly an additional actuated boom stage. But from a quick google search the real EC500 does not appear to have those either.
  21. pleegwat
    I have seen companies use april fools as a safe way to test customer interest in radical ideas.
  22. pleegwat
    If we're ever to get a real hydraulic set an 18+ Volvo model would be where they introduce it. That's probably too much to hope, but I don't see Volvo going for the "Looks good on a living room shelf" kind of 18+ set.
  23. pleegwat
    A lunar outpost as a technic set?
  24. pleegwat
    I own that part as included in 8868. There are no pinholes, which is not surprising given the era the piece originates in.
  25. pleegwat
    I don't expect lego to ever go for hydraulics.
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