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Nice, that is compact! It's always satisfying to use double-bevel gears in both perpendicular and parallel meshes at the same time

Wow, that's cool! Sounds like just what some of those high-speed 1:8 models need!

The alternate models just don't stop! Nice work

Thanks for sharing!

I've tried printing TPU tires, and while they were soft enough, they weren't grippy at all. You could flex them, but they wouldn't stick

That's some MOC inspiration there! I've done FWD transverse engine cars with motorized sequential transmissions, but I don't think I've ever done one with a manual shifter. It'd be some interesting linkage work to get that to work with a transverse transmission

As a Suzuki 4x4 fan (and driver), I love it! So it's pendular suspension front and rear? I love that the I-3 isn't just a limitation of the three crank pieces from the Bronco, but actually accurate to Samarai engine options

Ha, nice! I like the style, for the size especially

Ooh, I'd say that worked out really well, especially for an alternate model!

Oh no, there's not much more frustrating than that! It's great to see you developing your skills and making newer, better instructions!

That looks quite thoughtfully designed; nice job!

Looks quite nice!

I think what he means by an object to gcode converter is what is usually called a slicer in the 3D printing world, i.e. Orca Slicer, Prusa Slicer, or Ultimaker Cura. I'm not sure how getting Lego to understand gcode would work, but a slicer would be the first step!

Wow! Most of those losses aren't unexpected, but the planetary hub would certainly be a blow. I suppose if Lego isn't releasing real Control+ sets anymore, they might not need them? Hopefully it's just going to be a recolor or a mold change, though. That being said, planetary hubs were really expensive on there, and I think I've now bought 4 off Bricklink and 8 clones off AliExpress, so there will still be places to get them

Impressive work! I'm not sure I've ever seen a 36:60 gearing at the turntable like that, so that's fun to see, and that's also probably the longest stackup of transmission driving ring extenders I've ever seen in a model! Fun to see unusual techniques like that

Remarkable work! There's some really impressive attention to detail, and very nice work with both body shaping and gap filling! I think the combination of System and Technic works very well Agreed! There's lots of good Technic car MOCs out there, but this really stands out above most of what I see

I think I suggested it to you before, but I think the best option is to install Studio Part Designer, import that part, and then export it as OBJ. You'd still probably need to edit it, though

Yeah, it is pretty useless in its current form. I guess I was thinking a range-extender hybrid, where you'd only run the engine occasionally to recharge the battery, but it would still be heavy and useless most of the time!

Oh, I was reading about that the other day! I guess my thoughts were that since they have so much of an engine there already, they might as well throw in fuel and spark and at least have the option to fire up the engine to recharge the battery!

Cool idea!

That's an interesting question! I'm not sure how accurately we can answer it, though. My current collection is probably half-and-half for Lego vs 3P PF motors, but my feeling would be that the collections of builders in the Western world would still favor original Lego PF motors by a large margin. I think I'm well on the cheap side of AFOLs, so I would probably have 100% 3P if I had started collecting recently, but since I built a collection while PF was still available, it's still half-and-half. Putting me on the cheap side, then, would imply that most other western AFOLs would have less than half 3P PF collections. The real question for me, though, is how large the Technic building community is in China and other countries more in their sphere of influence. I don't think we hear a ton from that world, so it's hard to know how big it is, but I'd expect that's where we'd find the bulk of 3P motor sales going to.

Dang, that is weird! I do see how it could be useful, though, to allow a structural liftarm and a pivot to inhabit the same space!

That feels like such a quality classic Technic model! Nothing super wild, but a good set of reliable RC functions, in an attractive studless body!

Haha, me too! I've moved often enough in the past few years with Lego in the car, that I find it floating around often enough

Ooh, that's a cool mechanism, with it all synchronized and the one set moving a much larger arc!