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I agree about all that. I really don't understand why some MOC'ers are so hung up upon hotrodding LEGO with high performance motors/batteries. I mean, putting in a big block V8 in a Fiat 500 is ridiculous, no? Atempting to make LEGO fly even more so Proper RC is in fact just as buildable as LEGO, you can get hundreds of different shock absorbers, tires, chassis and very powerfull motors all for the price of a Technic flagship I do understand that why people would like something else than IR, it's a very crappy system .. limited range and prone to get disturbed under a lot of (outdoo) light. But I guess it's TLG's way to tell us not to use LEGO outdoors

Well, both the 8868 and the 8480 used them The last time I used one in a Technic MOC was in my motorised (I put in a pneumatic compressor amongst other things) version of the 8851 to get the cables to sit just right for the motor and the blinking light on top of the cabin. So yes, they're highly usefull for me So true

Yes, this is the way it's done now. There are several reasons for this, but the main one has to be cost and not being dependant on one supplier (BASF) I think you can see the non-coloured (milkywhite) pellets in that MegaFactory show It's funny TLG pride themselves with having a 0,002mm tolerance for the bricksize while having a 20% tolerance in colourvariation .. yes only the best is good enough The most expensive LEGO sets _that are squarely amied at adults_ cost as much a an Apple product. If Apple had so poor control over colours the world surely would end right now TLG produces some +300 million tyres each year making them the largest producer of such a part Back on topic .. What TLG is really good at is logistics. They produces an absolute enourmous amount of parts that needs to go to very specific parts of the world at very specific times, faliure is not really an option Cheers, Ole

White is also quite different now, only black is the same. TLG's naming concentions are really odd ..

Don't like it? MOC something better yourself - quite simple, 'cause us adults know/and can do much better, right It's a rather decent set, I think. TLG have gone into a direction that they didn't have to (making a playset) if salesnumbers where high in the sky. That's right, I don't think Modulars are selling all that good And I'm also quite sure that there's a rather vast amount of Modulars in (adults) basements for future investments. This whole 'investment idea' may have actually turned TLG into making this a playset than straight boring interiorless 'proper' Modular But who knows?

Now Andy, I saw your original message, but remember there can be no stupid questions, only stupid answers But I'm sure you'll comeback with a sarcastic witty reply as usual ..... Yes, PF is 9V too, but when we talk about "9V" is generally meant to be the old 80's/90's system of powering LEGO I very much prefer that (old) system. Here's why : Conducting plates : Something I use a lot, no proper PF part Cables : Many different lengths, important to me, no choice with PF Lights : Much better done in the old system with seperate bricks, some of them able to do flashing. Only a single poor choice with PF. Those LEDs look terrible anyway, compared to normal bulbs Battery boxes : Many more colour variations and smaller sizes. PF makes it _real_ hard to do trains Micromotors : Well .. nothing in PF. Those little torqueless workers are perfect for doing mundane task in Town/Space MOCs that would otherwise require a .. knob So no PF for me But all of that _could_ be done with PF with no problem Since TLG think this system is the future, we might hope for parts (as described above) in the following years .. What PF is doing right is to make powerfull motors/servos + batteryboxes that's easily implemented in studless Technic. But there are many uses for electric LEGO besides that Also, there's the whole remote thing, which I _really_ think TLG messed up by going IR instead of proper (2.4GHz) wireless So, not a stupid thread, quite an interesting one, I think Cheers, Ole

When I opened up my BL shop I didn't do proper research ( <-- megablock I was!). Among the sets parted out was ten 8070s and sure, _those_ parts (you all know what I mean) went real fast! I could probably have gotten double - or more - for those parts .. alas such is life Reallly, it's all about supply and demand, nothing else BL is _the_ venue for getting LEGO parts (I don't know much about eBay, but I've tried looking for parts there and it's quite hard + they seem overpriced as well) Anyway, I've unloaded all my useless parts (to me) and made enough money to pay rent, food and my remaining stock. So now I got +200k parts (that I realy love) basicly for free Making money of LEGO is actually very easy, hence the many BL shops/the reason people do it. Does take a lot of time though (I was unemployed at the time, couldn't do it with a proper job, that's for sure!) But if you have a serious LEGO habit, I will give the recommendation to open up a BL shop to unload the parts you don't need and/or sell sets (parts really, much money in that!) that you can buy for cheap And Technic parts do sell very nicely, even the more mundane stuff like pins and liftarms Cheers, Ole

Liftarms, never use them (plus a plethora of modern parts) .. Edit : I do use the thin types sometimes (allthough I prefer the plate version, like 4264) and I like parts such as 2825/2905 etc Yes, I'm wierd old school

Pattern recognition .. that's what seperate humans from other mammals (hence art and such) I wouldn't put too much stock into those 'clues' ..

Actually, this has been discussed here many times (and on the BL forum as well) .. I got loads of blue/yellow 6587s + many orange and purple (Technic) bricks not found in any sets In short : TLG produces many (off colour) parts not found in sets. They go to LEGO Model Designers in parks/conventions/whatever and some just end up in a bin that LEGO employees can buy ... and thus trickle down to the second hand market. There may be a third way that I don't really know about, but there are several german/danish BL stores that have loads of weird parts. How they get them is not really our/my business, but I'm 100% confident it's legit Cheers, Ole

No, can't do that, sorry, promised to keep it out of public (for the time being .. a blog/site/book might come in the future, who knows?) But if you where at my place, you might hear tales of hidden cameras at conventions, the near loss of the Starwars license, prototypes made from sugar, the magnificient never released ISS sets and .. soakguns .. Now back to some more funny parts! Cheers, Ole

Ahh, here's a hug mate <hrmmpfff!> TLG, despite their heritage, hates the past. There, I said it I have many more of those 'ready made' parts, most of them being a logical conclusion of allready made parts Why we're they not put into production? Many reasons, I'd say (<-- actually I can babble on for yonkers, if anybody want's to listen?) I've been lucky enough to have some chats with former LEGO designers from way back then ... but re-telling their stories would not make a whole lotta sense now as TLG is a _totally_ different company Cheers, Ole

Yeah, sorry 'bout that I reckon an avid poster like you must also be an avid reader, no? It explained just a few posts ago in this very thread : http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=101081&st=50#entry2048083 Cheers, Ole

PLAYMOSPACE! Right part is the top of this part : I know, 'cause I tore up a lot of those parts as a kid as the bottom part can be very usefull indeed

There are more colours than in the old sets, simply because today there a much wider palette. There was plenty of sets back then with loads of special parts, like 744

Aligning those antennas = no girlfriend Wicked dude, keep those offworld MOCs comming! Cheers, Ole

Does not compute Yes it would. Classic BASIC sets of the 80'-90's contained just as many 'special' parts as regular sets. It would be proper to use the BASIC moniker for those buckets

There was a link earlier in this rather interesting thread (Scroll back a bit to see the various pnuematic cylinders) And my reply :

So do I Then you don't work with noise from DC motors, DrJB Noise is a wide spectrum (pardon the pun) and DC motors certainly create a lot of hash (and it's not the good hash, allthough I'd like that!) The capacitor needed for an AC motor have nothing to do with the capacitor often/but not allways fitted for a DC motor. The workings of AC/DC motors are very simply and info can be found at wikipedia and dozens of other places Edit : Philo has a lot of info about LEGO motors, including inside pics : http://philohome.com...s/motorcomp.htm And I thank you for asking boatloads of questons! This (and the answers) is what makes this forum interesting No need for envy, it's just LEGO I may have loads of micromotors, but I don't have a single reddish brown part. Others have thousands of those and I do not envy them. I've bought what works for me, everybody (I hope) does the same Dedication is very simple. Do it, or don't Cheers, Ole

Maybe, it's the way it is now, Faefrost (but I do doubt those figures), but before the great TLG shakedown, Modulars/D2C/10xxx were widely available through both independent dealers, Amazon and places like TrU and could often be bought at decent discount. Those places did not ask for your adress (well, if they did, TLG wouldn't know) I know, I've bought quite a lot of them + 2000 regular sets and I've never been to S@H because better deals could be found just about anywhere else .. Cheers, Ole

Yeah, I never really thought they messed with the design of that SHIP Lookin' forward to your MTron thingy, but really .. that MTron colour scheme is just naff, dude .. anti-freeze + red/black Yes, that hand is a new part, not seen it before. I have a new rather rad trans-red head piece but alas my son have misplaced it, hope to find it during the weekend. It's pretty cool Good to have you back anyway, G .. Cheers, Ole

Actually, it's not a part as such. It was never released by TLG, it was allways part of another brick Look here : http://www.eurobrick...75#entry2049572 Not quite right .. the friction pin was introduced many years before that useless part For some reason TLG thought that kids of the 00's was considerably dumber than kids of the 70's or even the 80's Turned out not to be so. Actually some of the most succesfull companies today have CEOs that was born when pins was just (old) grey .. just look at the current LEGO boss Cheers, Ole

No charge, sorry dude Edit : Luv your Underworld sig. Best tech album of 90's! It's LEGO allright, just an uncut 3m long 78cXX, found in many sets Cheers, Ole

? What's up with the "Classic" moniker? There's nothing remotely classic about them, maybe the "Basic" name would be better? I don't see these sets directed at kids as such. It's just a nice way to beef up your inventory (yes, most LEGO fans do not shop at BL/eBay/whatever, but just go to the nearest toyshop) Anyway, they're often at sale (50%) in my country and then tend to be horded by AFOLs ...

Sure, I did that too, but they could just have put in a 4459 pin, those suckers are tight! (Allthough they we're discontinued for good reason 10-13 years before, they do have their uses ) Yeah, but if you don't have any of those 'magic' tyres, it's better to start out with the non-printed ones. Printed ones in decent condition is hard to find anyway Edit : That reminds me that I have some PP wheels in old light grey. Is that the colour of the 22969 wheel under the chrome? Cheers, Ole