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MinusAndy

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  1. MinusAndy
    Absolutely! Lego is 100% the best way to try weird stuff. Here’s a couple of rear suspension designs I’ve been messing about with using wishbones on their side so I can run the driveshaft through the pivot points and also keep it reasonably stiff whilst allowing some camber under compression. The drive shafts are also captive so a lot of stress is removed from the cv/uj’s One using 42099 hubs can have the shock absorbers integrated and driven directly from the bottom knuckle of the hub. The top arm is simple and wide and you can dick about with wishbone length and position easily enough. These are wip and based on the ones I used in my last MOC to allow plenty of ground clearance under the diff and still be able to mount the shocks low on the bottom arm without the ball joints popping apart.
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    The ps5 comes out fairly soon so the PS4 controllers will be way cheaper.
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    Hahaha!
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    Outstanding!
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    Ahh so there’s no paint code for it? I’m savagely colourblind and may have to resort to a bit of this.
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    Can I ask what you painted the dbg with?
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    I’m reminded of big trak. great model, looks like loads of fun!
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    I’ve been socially isolating for the past 45 years and worked right through lockdown so it didn’t really change my productivity. Had this period been over the winter though... I’d have built way more.
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    This is my favourite of your cars so far. I love how you have put that subtle curve in the roofline.
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    That’s some epic stuff. I had considered wheels inside the engine, when I get the rest of it, I think the diameter is big enough. I made the fuselage a bit less offensively bendy today.
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    I absolutely love this colour combination.
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    I did wonder about that. I’ll use those as much as possible.
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    Yeah I’ve ended up doing the same.
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    Yeah I’m not keen on bending either, I sketch to get stuff roughly where I want it then try to build more legally. I’ve worked out a way to avoid much of it by making flexible connections using Two way joints made from those small pin connectors with the pin hole and pin. The back of the wing will be built as a whole and then surfaces linked by universal joints, they add more backlash though and I’m wondering if I can build a version using 3mm rigid hose as a flexible section of axle? Beast is the aim! Thanks man.
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    I’ve built sketch wings and made it stand up, I had to take them off again as we live in a one room converted stable! The engine has a spinning fan in it now, those shallow angle axle connectors in dark grey or dbg are a bit rare and pricey so I’m building in whatever til I can afford more. All the slats and leading edge, flaps and flaperons work ok now. Still a bit much backlash. I’m thinking I can possibly pull it out a bit using rubber bands. I hope the next technic design revolution will be helically cut gears. . Thanks for looking, I’ll post more up when something significant happens.
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    That’s looking sweeeeeet. Maybe soft axles for the v on the front? i think the straight rear wheel cover beats the angle.
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    Definitely, but sometimes the torque of running everything at low rpm high torque from the motor can put loads of stress on gears and cause wonky gearbox syndrome.
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    wing and tailplane Sketched on last night.
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    That sounds lethal! And brilliant. If you can find pics that would be sweet. The rs500 running gear is rare as hens teeth in the U.K.
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    Big wheels might make the motors struggle way more
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    That back view is iconic. You’ve really nailed the line over the rear wheel too.
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    There are more deeply nerdy pics on my flickr if you’re interested.
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    It has around 2 inches of working space and a hole for a driveshaft in the side so it will have a fan and spinner. All the internal structure is in the back half. I’m linking it up tonight so I’ll chuck some pics up. One plan is to put one of the hubs from 42099 in backwards so it will really spin. I may build this into the transfer box.
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    Somewhat ironically, I was relying heavily on the new osprey for an array of panels in peaceful grey to enhance my death-machine so I hope they release the panels into the wild soon. Engine design is now pretty much sorted I think. I’m trying to cut down on system parts as much as I can, despite thinking originally that this would be a moc that was heavily covered in system parts, as time has gone on I much prefer technic.
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