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LEGO design capabilities seem to have reached the bottom. As it seems to already be a trend, I don't see them getting better again... Maybe they should just get new (better) designers or finally thinking about doing more critical reviews when they are being pitched for them to decide...

So, we are exactly 365 days behind the app / firmware Roadmap which was released for Q1/2022. So they seem to be active liers as they just ignored multiple messages or just stated "we will do something". Today in 2022: So I would not recommend to buy products from that shitty company, as they don't seem to be capable to deliver good software (in time / at all) and are activly lying to their customers. Also for the people doing advertisements for: Its your reputition, they are damaging too... I hope this Warning here is big enough vor everybody to consider, before getting layed over by them too!

@amorti yeah, I will give it a try... but may be another thing on tarmac with more bumps to be handled...

@m2fel The 65151c01 shocks are really a pain - and not really useable (at least for RC) builds - too much flexing. Which is very sad, because with inside spring they look so much like real street-bike shocks than the 2909c03 shocks.. Ich think I will give it a try with the 53586 "Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular with Extension" and basically no suspension and just relying on the tires giving enough dampening.. At least from my video footage with the 2909c03s, I would say "shocks seem to not be really doing a thing" (or the springs are still too hard), via Front-mounted Camera footage of shocks in RC action. Edit: And that is what happens if one uses the 65151c01 for RC :D

No tank guy, but noiiiiiiice! good job!

full ack - I can't really understand what drives their decision process most of the times for the things they agree on producing.. btw, did I remember correctly that the bat-bike was only shown in last scenes of the movie? If so, may it be like "We need something to fill our agreed left model within their IP which has already been payed with our longterm contract with DC" - at least for me it feels somehow like that. Edit: Also from my exp not investing into some R&D for better RC-capability leaves them out plenty of potential new customers - if people would know how much fun RC Bikes can offer - but shutting up with this opinion, don't want to pollute this thread with discussions about this..

Aahahahahahahahahahaha, the video exactly mirrors my beliefs of their conceptions of their ideal customers... 8yo boys who will find the model boring after 30 seconds, as the boy in the promo shots did... 🤷‍♂️

If so, still sad.. at least hit up and ask / mention the guys from which one got the good ideas for his/her model. I wish more would follow this..

I haven't compared in details... may it be just coincidence?

I love the moments where I was working on a issue to be solved and went into the virtual building just in the brains - leaving my body sitting on the couch in kind of an lethargic state until 20 minutes later I stumble out of my headplace with a working concept and am realizing I was caught away for "some" minutes.. But for me its also the same: As soon as a technic issue is solved, the interest directly drops.

So they copied yours without getting in touch with you? Regulary Reobrix gets in contact with the creators... I will send you a pm with their email-adress to reach out to them... btw: Any manual released from your side?

Thumbs up for a good bike build! Looking nice!

There may be different interests driving ppl - so what you want to discuss? So I am not getting your point yet...

Sorry for giving that kind of side-topic, but it may be interesting for people with a Stadia Controller: Google finally decided to make an update available to offer regular BlueTooth functionality for the Stadia Controllers. Upgrade can be done from Desktop Browsers with the Controller being connected via USB. Update can be done here: https://stadia.google.com/controller/ The whole process is good documentated and was working out for me well - finally I have a real good hardware device which cost me nothing, as Google did a payback after they decided to stop their platform.. :D

Updates of January 2023: Fix: Nightly refresh of LDraw unofficial files working now, it was buggy before and stuck on the releases from ~August 2022 version Feature: Unofficial files may be downloaded via a new checkbox. Searches are exclusive here, so having the checkbox set means it only goes through the unofficial list (but may grab sub assemblies from the official, where needed) UI: Added Dark Mode awareness UI: Added Font-Awesome Icons for downloads UI: Some tweaks (all professional webdesigners: hush hush, nothing to see here... don't look at my nasty css quirks :P) There shouldn't be any bugs known - hit me up if you found something to proof me wrong!

This may help you - but connectivty needs to be added in PartDesigner for all parts which directly are imported from Ldraw library. Background here is: LEGO has bought Studio and this software relies on the LDraw Library (open source, created by many talented people from the community) - but as they need to add connectivity (and maybe other things which are unknow to me) for all new files, also these - by the nature of software release cycles will have to hang a little to allow quality checks before releasing a new version.

Isn't this the function of EB to aid us as a supporting platform?

Have to agree, nice topic! What I learned: LEGO is not only for people of all ages (couldn't prove that one back then) - think thats the most important one, OR I am too childish yet to enjoy, but I woul also be fine with that :D Working with Studio, the LDRAW Library (esp details on the fileformat of how the dependencies are connected in the .dat files), rendering, HDRI Maps Connections of the physics keeping motorcycles / bicycles upright Improved my photo-/videography equipment & techniqes (but I still hate video-editing.. :D) Started with droning for some shooting reasons One of the greatest experiences was a comment from a person who was lucky about he learned something new from one of my videos - this really made my whole week as it was such a rewarding feeling to be able to help somebody to learn s.th. while having fun with watching a video. The other nice experience was the nice and grateful feedback from many people for my LDraw-to-Studio-Exporter which can be consumed via web & creates CustomParts-folder-ready zipfiles to be downloaded with just all the required subparts of your part your want to have available in Studio (link in my signature). Nice to be able contribute back something, as LDraw for e.g. is also community-driven.

I would also check the contacts of corrosion, due to different humidities in transportation / exibitions those may give additional issues.

Go ask Milan or Jim if they agree to have a distinct MK thread. If they allow, its all fine. If you are in contact with them in regard of having a licenced MOC it's good for you, but please inform yourself a little bit further about the company you are having business with, then you may understand other opinions here.

Its about MK activly steeling / copying MOCs from Rebrickable users and creating sets out of that stolen IP without asking the creator - there were rare cases where they had an agreement, but unfortunately that decided to not follow that road and just copy again... :(

Wrote you a pm, because I think shop links are not that welcomed

Haha, nice one! :)

(Dis)charge temperatures as a result of the chemical reactions will work best around 39°C (I interpret it at the inner temp of the batt itself on maximum specified discharge rate). All serious sites should give those as the optimal (inner) temp. Thing with low temps (below 10°C~) is, that the chemical reactions take time to warm itself up, but this depends on the discharge rate & its a small an uninsulated device which easily will have the thermal output being leached out of the batt before it gets comfy. In those states the batts tend to just quit with a short on higher loads which increases the risk of damaging ones' unit. Edit: My Mini3Pro's battery wasn't recently (at temps around ~8°C) unable to deliver the voltage for the high load of "breaking" in the state of being below 20% remaining capacity, which resulted in it falling down the last two meters before the ground (luckily dampened by grass) where I expected it to just stop so I can gracefully land... So keep the low temps as a limiting factor in mind for LiPos :D

Updates for MTP: Added new Part Aluminium Metal Beam Alternate Holes (flipflop liftarms) Added new Part Aluminium Liftarm Beam 5x7 Exchanged picture of the new version of the Aluminium Axle Shaft Coupling Joiners