Aurorasaurus

You would hope so, it doesnt seem like a particularly difficult thing to design

I'm using firefox on android 14. Its the same on mobile data and on wifi, and now it seems faster. Perhaps it was just my network being slow at the time, which happens occasionally. Sorry for the confusion.

Today, I've been working on a Land Rover Defender. I've taken a lot of inspiration (copied ) Viktor's 42177 alt for the front end. Then I freestyled the rest. The doors are spring loaded so they wont come open on their own, but the hood is permanently shut as it is somewhat structural. I'm happy with the progress I made, given I only started ~18 hours ago. I plan to motorize it with RC electronics, but we'll see. There's some clear parts where I am lacking the correctly colored parts, but I've made sure that they are available in white where I've used these. The body weighs >750g already, this will be a very heavy model. More photos: https://bricksafe.com/pages/Aurorasaurus/land-rover-defender/wip Thanks for reading!

A general observation: the site seems to load a bit slower on my phone than it did before? Maybe it's just my brain tricking me, maybe others can say?

Milan says the exact same thing to everyone who posts oversized images when he sees it. Upload the images to bricksafe, link a low res preview and have a link to the page with the full res images for people to click on. Sorry to hear about your bad experiences, sometimes that's just the way it goes.

I also use this extension, and with firefox on android it works just fine for me. I would definitely be willing to make some contributions. I've never noticed a flash on EB and it works fine on lego.com in my memory. The only thing it doesnt work nicely for is gmail, but you can easily stop it from running on gmail. It works visually but slows the site down enormously.

Maybe you can replace gears with a rubber band pulley system somewhere? Everything else is looking good to my eyes!

Does it really have to be bulky though? We've come a long way since 9v, there could easily be a non bulky solution, I'm sure of it. On the other hand, something like the old MacBook chargers where they magnetically attach would be worth the bulk to me.

Do you still have this? Roughly how many and what size do you think they were? I'm very curious about this, it seems like a great method for reducing friction.

If we are going to see a new electronic system, hopefully it has removable cables like the 9v system. With PF and PU, the cables break at the motor pretty easily, and if you dont have experience fixing them that can lead to a lot of waste, and a lot of replacements for TLG to send out. Maybe they're finally realising that?

Oh, makes sense. Thanks for the answer!

Its K1t, searching that online yields https://german.alibaba.com/product-detail/QXW-Original-IC-Chips-LMV821AICT-Operational-1601107496432.html, which says that the chip spec is LMV821AICT, whatever that is. Apparently its a general purpose amplifier.

Just to give my two cents: I thought kick was a pretty scummy company/platform? I wonder why cada chose to associate with them...

You can always take them off and clean it :) This looks like a huge project, I wont pretend I understand how you're doing it. Good luck and great work so far.

THIS. I didnt get what all the fuss was about til I used proper servos, now its honestly really unpleasant using the makeshift solutions lego has done in the past. They're cheap and precise and strong. Whats not to love?

I agree. Or with radio receivers, some of the chinese fake pf receivers use 2.4ghz, so there's no reason lego couldn't do the same.

Meshing gears along a half stud offset is quite tricky. Maybe you could use 32291, 69819, 63869, or 6536 with half bushes to get the offset to make some reinforced enough structure. Good luck with this project!

Impressive! It looks really polished, you used the available parts really really well. The use of wheel arches for the rear bodywork and under the front windshield is brilliant too. In my eyes it looks good from all the angles you showed. Great work!

I think its possible to semi permanently change soft hoses shapes by putting them in hot water. I saw someone else on the forum trying to do this to make a spring for a clock. Maybe this could work for your fenders? Overall, what a crazy build, it looks gigantic and super detailed, I'm really impressed with your dedication to realism.

Specifically, PTFE spray, or white lithium grease.

For me, between a truck and a sports car, I think I would have to pick a truck. The practical element and the repairability far outweigh anything I'd get from a flashy car. However, if I'm allowed to pick anything, I think I'd have a toyota corolla, they're comfortable, reliable, small enough to be used in the city, and I just think they look friendly. I mean, look at it!

Woah, this is super cool! I love how it actually sounds pretty good too.

I seriously doubt the possibility of motors and batteries in one for technic sets, as a system like PF/PU with interchangeable components. But at the same time, maybe it is cheaper R&D wise to make a specialised new hub unit thing for every model than to design a generic reusable system, and part of a broader shift in focus for TLG. Like how we're seeing a shift from generic "do it all" elements to more specialised "do it properly" elements. (specialised new tires for vehicles, bevel and non bevel gears, new porsche hub)

Sorry, I was trying to ask why that happens. I understand that most people will call them new elements if the databases call the new elements. But why do the databases call them as such? Maybe they get new element ID's with lego because they take up an element place in their warehouses?

Does anyone have an explanation for why printed parts are classified as new parts by some people/systems? To me it doesnt make sense, its the same part, just with a print, its the same as a pre-applied sticker to me. Why the big distinction, is what I'm really trying to ask.