shroomzofdoom

I have a dumb question... Where is the link to open a support case on the Buwizz site? I know that it was difficult to locate and I have used it before but for some reason I can no longer find it. Oddly, it's not under the 'support' section heading... Which is where it kinda should be. Edit: found the link in my history, but for the life of me could not locate the entry point from their site! https://buwizz.com/contact-support/

I just checked the CADA online store and noticed that they no longer offer a number of parts: 4L pins, carbon fiber axles, and a black variant 48989 / 65489. I wonder if there's a reason for this. I was loving those 4L pins!

I'm sure there are more efficient ways of doing this but, when building from an LDD, I use the hide feature to hide things like body panels, motors, and batteries. Then I use the multi-select feature to make a 'slice' like I am cutting with a knife and then I move that section away from the main model to make it a group. Hit the 'undo' to place the newly created group where it belongs. When doing it like this, you will sometimes notice that various parts didn't get cut off with the slice. If you select the new group with multi select and carefully click the missed parts, you can then create a another new group that includes all the parts you wanted and delete the original which now appears empty. (remember to undo any time you move things away from the model!) In this way, you create 'layers' of the groups that can easily be hidden later and you'll save a lot of time. The cool thing about the hide feature is that it works on entire groups and when they reappear they appear connected to the correct place but also hide doesn't make a mess of the groups. In this way, you can hide groups to focus on building section by section Like I said, I'm sure there are more efficient ways. Take a look at this LDD and you'll see a version I created to help me isolate the transmission and front end. You may notice that I've deleted some parts, these were parts of his design that I already figured out. At least the groups may help you a bit. When it comes time to build the front axle, I found it easiest to build it forward from the 8L axles with stop around the steering motor. Part of the fun for me is following a design from a mad genius like Zerobricks and trying to figure out 'why did he do that?' then you realize the elegance of his designs--everything fits perfectly, no excess parts, everything has a purpose. As a guy who still builds his MOCs the old fashioned way (trial and error clicking) it really does advance my Technic skills. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k1Ud1UVyzOzkajbyu1MvMzLVVYFQAJUJ/view?usp=sharing

Ohmigod, I was on autopilot putting it together and placed the bevel gears in the diffs! Hilarious! OK, so it's gonna be even MORE insane when I go back in and take those out!?! Don't I feel silly...

I just built this truck from your lxf and, as usual, I am absolutely in awe of your design skills. Every time I put in the effort to build one of your designs, it advances my Technic skillset by leaps and bounds. Thanks for sharing the lxfs and info! Brilliant work on the transmission! I've never seen the 3.5:1 / 1.25:1 ratio used in a transmission before. (I heard you say you used the same ratio in Wildcat, but I haven't built it yet) I have a question if you don't mind: 1. the 11214 pin to retain the 28T diffs in the transmission...I can't wrap my head around this. I can only verify that the design kicks megablocks! I just don't understand how this works without being parasitic? Is it magic? :-)

Just started seeing my Standard PAB orders placed just after the Christmas rush start flowing in (a tad under 5 weeks to the US). I was happy to see 27940 in black and 65249 in MSG. 72008 looked interesting and fits axles so I bought a few. Not sure what I'll use them for...

My psychiatrist: "What makes you think you're obsessed with Lego?" Me: "uhhhh...."

FYI, hundred+ new parts were added to Pick a Brick on the US site today. Including these little beauties and all the vibrant yellow parts from 42145!

Just thinking...if someone from TLG does wander in here it might be good to have a running poll or something so that they could easily see what is the hottest/most requested item. Not quite sure how this would work but I'm an 'idea' guy...not an 'implementation' guy (I say that all the time at work..) IMHO, this is the one that's most overdue

I'm a huge fan of your 42129 C model - Ultra 4 Buggy. It's one of the most thoughtfully laid C models... Ever! Have you tried replacing the 8M long 3:1 transmission with the 5M long variant with just the 24T clutch gear? For some reason, it gets much harder to squeeze in the shift selector with a shorter variant. I've tried a few times and it's not easy.

Ah, OK, Thanks. Appreciate you sharing the instructions!

This looks fun! I'm a bit confused by step 11-12 however. Does the instruction mean to remove the gears from the motor and swap their position? I've never seen an instruction step like this. :-)

Pics? I'd love to see some Similar, yes. But the 28T/12T combo can jump teeth too easily under high torque. The 22T/14T (Daytona) gears NEVER jump-they'll twist up steel axles I know that both @gyenesvi and @Zerobricks posted in other forums about the fact that the cardan options are limited and wind up resulting in really wide MOCs. But a simple cut to reduce the length of cardan axles solves alot of problems and allows them to work in many more applications.

I made my own 24T clutch gears by cutting down a cheapo diff and sanding the side. It's actually harder to build a compact 3:1 transmission than I thought it would be. Which takes me to my next thought... 7x7 open center frames would be cool. As would a tow ball at the end of both- 3L friction pin and a 3L axle. Also, getting sick of making these.

Interesting article on the topic of trans clear brick composition: https://bricknerd.com/home/a-clear-path-forward-for-transparent-bricks-1-21-22 "Perhaps we’ll enter a golden age of transparency! The switch to MABS for clear elements can almost be treated like the introduction of a new color..." When I was a kid, I'd collect all the transparent parts and build things with only them. Even now, I have a separate box that I put ALL transparent parts in.

Saw these on PAB...not sure why I bought them...but I did. The Lego equivalent of 'drunk dialing' I guess. My girl tells me I have too much disposable income lol I was thinking how cool it would be to build one of my MOCs in trans clear using alt-bricks. In case you're wondering. Comes in: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-crystal-king-temple-71771

Anyone else have the CADA RC/Buggy motors? Do they operate a tad on the loud/rough side? Gotta be honest, I love almost everything I bought from them but I don't think these will go the distance.

And now for something completely different.... Just wanted to add that CADA now offers 4M pins with friction ridges and their own Beam 3M W/ 4 snap in black w/friction ridges. I've found that these hold up pretty well under daily connect/disconnect duty while working on some trial and error designs. I'm very glad to see the beam with snaps in black as TLG doesn't make them. I've tried CADA carbon fiber axles and buggy motors, neither of which lived up to my expectations.

Good eye! I believe that's correct!

When I made that comment, I wasn't necessarily referring to all-in-one 'kits' that compete with Mindstorms I meant that Lego is challenged to keep up with the demands of its own customers and the app always seemed a step behind where their customers wanted to see it. For example, look at how many third party products are selling motors and batteries with PF compatible connectors (Buwizz, Cada, MouldKing, etc) Lego walked away from PF connections YEARS ago but the huge secondary market for PF products implies what an untimely decision it was. How could they predict that people would buy dozens of funny-shaped RC/buggy motors instead of the square and easy to integrate angular motors? Yet, people are STILL buying knockoff PF motors. It's the power output. I'll bet they envisioned Mindstorms would capture at least some of this market. It didn't. It really became an entry level set that most quickly grow out of. I love having six connections per hub but I rarely use my two Mindstorms hubs. I had nothing but problems pairing those hubs use the official app on android..so much of that app was 'apple-centric'.. When I discovered pybricks I couldn't flash them quick enough. Lego tends not to move in the direction of obscene power outputs, AFOLs do but here again, the hub output was just bla.

Anyone know where I can find the new Daytona diff gears for stud.io?

If you have a nesco food dehydrator, you can dry washed Lego in about an hour at 95 degrees F

51515 drew me into the Lego universe at the relatively young age of 50. I've easily spent $10K in various sets and parts in just a year, another $2K or so on non-Lego brands (buwizz, CADA, etc). What probably made them throw in the towel was seeing pybricks and realizing that mindstorms would never be as simple or elegant. Ultimately, mindstorms had too much development overhead and couldn't keep pace with the market. I'll bet they didn't sell nearly as many as they thought they were going to.

I was finally able to lock the Daytona differential in a way that suited my use case. Warning: a drill and krazy glue were involved. May be good for a return on a reciprocating or stepper mechanism!

Dear Lego, please make these