Jim

Indeed, it won't be a complete redesign of this forum. Just some improvements to get everybody aligned and to make sure everybody enjoys this forum as much as possible

If you are not into pioneering, I think it's best to wait a bit.

It's indeed a way to improve identification and searching. I try to change the topic title if it contains on of these words Apparently you are not the only one Thanks! An important thing is not to enforce rules because of the fact that it's a rule. There needs to be a valid reason. So hearing the members opinion once in a while can be a great thing. I think this topic is very useful

I do agree with you on this one. When I first came here, I made the same "mistakes" as DrJB did. You want to have some casual conversation with Technic members. Maybe a Technic Lounge isn't such a bad idea And a poll might indeed be nice to find out what you guys like the most, or hate the most. After all, it's the community that makes a forum. Would it be an idea to post potential Poll questions is in this topic? "Future of EB Technic"

Okay guys, that's good to know! I will take this into consideration while regulating/moderating the topic.

Sweet! I remember complimenting you on the style of the blades!! I still like 'm a lot. They look very Technic-ish! I don't think I have ever seen the box though. Awesome!!

Making proper instructions takes at least twice the time of making the actual model. Sometimes three to four times. That's why some people charge a small fee for a large model.

Agreed! But that won't be a subforum. That will be dedicated section in the Technic Index! I am starting with the Reviews very soon!

Ahh okay. Reading this topic I think the consencus is not to have subforums in Technic. I will keep doing my best to make the Topic Titles clear and understandable.

True! You probably mean a separate topic.

I think there should be a balance between using a general discussion topic and creating new topics.

I somewhat agree; my only concern is that people ask questions like "where can I find building instructions?" in a new topic. The answer consists of a link and that's it. Those questions can easily be posted in a generic topic (imho). True! That's why I change a lot of titles to make them more readable or to make the content more clear.

Hi, There are several ways to program the bricks, using Java or RobotC or something. However, none of these tools have reached beyond the beta-stage. So there are ways, but you need to accept it's still buggy. If you are interested in this, you can take a look at the Mindboards Forum.

Using Google yields better results than the search here on EB, which, quite frankly, is horrible. Reviving an old topic is not a problem if your comment adds information or new insights to the conversation. Reviving an old topic with the line "Wow, cool!" is not appreciated. Asking for building instructions in a year old topic is not appreciated as well. You can always send a PM for a request like that. Another task for me is expanding the Index, with MOCs, Building Instructions, Building Guides/Techniques etc.

Hi Tsukanomon, I bit late, but better late than never. Welcome to EB!! Regarding your question; unfortunately I don't have any experience with Android programming, so I don't have any experience with Android and Bluetooth. Did you get the Android Remote app working with the EV3 brick?

I second this. Although I do appreciate the input and obviously I want to consider the suggestions, but there are other ways to reduce the clutter, besides creating subforums. For starters; have general conversations in the Technic General Discussion topic. I tend to agree with your first statement, and definitely with your second one And let's not forget; creating more subforums needs way more regulating

No thanks! Cool The instructions look good. They are definitely better than the LDD generated ones

I have made some new pictures with the bush attached. I will try to edit them tonight, so they will be useable for the contest. You do have some though competition

Sure thing, no problem!! I will see if I can redo the first three pictures tonight. I do like the last one. It's very clear and has a nice angle. Looking forward to the instructions! By the way; you still have an axle pin left, so you use that on the front mounted heavy gun, instead of the red 2L axle. To make it more symmetrical.

With a little more effort....some better pictures! (all images are clickable for hi-res versions)

I think Allan can fill you in on the details of which parts you need. Ordering extra parts directly at Lego might take too long for them to arrive and the servo motor is out of stock. You should buy them of Bricklink. For example, here are the servo motors: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?q=Power%20Functions%20Servo%20Motor Maybe Allan can provide you with a list of Bricklink parts, so you can order them there. In the best case, from a single seller. Where are you located? And please bare in mind that making the model fully remote controlled, won't make it drive really fast. It's performance will be poor, compared to real RC toys. Just so you, and he, won't be disappointed Whatever you do; getting him the 42000 and the PF set is awesome! You rock! He can always join Eurobricks so we can explain to him what he needs to buy. Collecting separate parts and rebuilding the model can be fun too!

Although, most of the time, the parts remain available, the sets do retire! Unimog wheels aren't used in any other set (yet), so they will become rare (eventually) after the set retires. Unless they are used in a new set of course.

So I've built your Bell AH-UH-1 Iroquois Cobra Huey Assault Utility Helicopter Must say I quite like it. It looks cool, has a front mounted heavy gun, side mounted SS 10 anti-tank missiles (at least that's what I want them to be. The specs tells us, they are actually miniguns). There are some a-symmetric quirks during the build, but that's mainly because of the limited parts. I am not very happy with the pictures. I forgot to close the door so there was some sunlight. I will try to make better ones. But, here are some shots. What I do like, is the small details, like the two seats in the back PS this set is definitely moving up some notches on my ladder!!

Actually, I don't care about the quality. I care about the composition I would like to see the entire crane, instead of smaller details.

Nice! I've got a half one in black (Just the cockpit and front section. Never finished it.)