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Blakbird

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  1. Blakbird
    Why? It is quite common for heavy off-road trucks to have pendular suspension instead of sprung. It does a much better job of balancing the load.
  2. Blakbird
    I'm hoping it has the same kind of cool unsprung suspension as Designer Han's 6x6 hauler. The firetruck shares very strong DNA from 8454. They would look quite similar sitting together.
  3. Blakbird
    On my Bricksafe page, I try to be careful to always credit the designers and route people toward their pages if possible. That "available soon" note was a reminder to myself to go back and add a link to ReBrickable once available.
  4. Blakbird
    Ah yes, I can see it. I can fix it, but I will wait to see if any other errors are found.
  5. Blakbird
    I made some renders. Bigger versions at my Bricksafe.
  6. Blakbird
    OK, thanks for the info. You are certainly welcome to post details of any improvements here for people to use. I don't want to change the official instructions because then it would be different than the Akiyuki design.
  7. Blakbird
    Not sure what you mean. I already did instructions for the spiral lift last year.
  8. Blakbird
    This is actually a real possibility. They know very well that cannot keep the products secret, but trying to keep them secret (or at least appearing to try) increases the appeal.
  9. Blakbird
    That's exactly why I posed the question! Many modules work fine for a demonstration or for a few minutes, but then totally unexpected variables come into play when the model runs for hours or days.
  10. Blakbird
    I know, but it is still a reasonable approximation given the constraints of the parts. There are flaws in the telelever as well. In the real suspension, the handlebars to not go up and down because there is still a telescopic section of the forks. The model does not do this. Again though, I find it is a reasonable approximation.
  11. Blakbird
    I wonder if the amount of thrust you get from self propelling spin is different for a clean ball than a dirty ball, or also for the rails. I can imagine dusty rails resulting in slippage. This certainly happens with the pullback racers. Once the tires have some dust or dirt on them from the floor, they no longer have any traction.
  12. Blakbird
    I've never understood all the secrecy. It makes sense while the product is in development at the company, but once it is being shown at a trade show and/or showing up in retailer catalogs, they are fooling themselves if they think they are going to keep it secret. It is simply not possible in the modern world. It is too easy to take pictures and once a single one shows up on the Internet, the cat can never be put back in the bag. I also don't understand why generating buzz about a new product is a bad thing.
  13. Blakbird
    Thanks for the review! I am a fan of Technic motorcycles, and this one offers something different. Although it can be argued that it is a bit ugly, it captures the main distinguishing functions of the real thing: mono-shock rear suspension telelever front suspension shaft drive 2 cylinder, horizontally opposed engine It is nice to see that this review is being written by an actual motorcycle enthusiast. Your interest in the subject matter shows.
  14. Blakbird
    so 24:8 and then 16:8 would be a total of 6:1. This should put the flywheel in the 1000+ rpm range.
  15. Blakbird
    Build a Power Functions plotter which can spell the word "Battle" using only mechanical programming (no Mindstorms).
  16. Blakbird
    This is fantastic! A very well done mod, and a great way to make this module actually meet the standard instead of just function as an output ramp. How much did you gear up the flywheels?
  17. Blakbird
    The next contest is to design your own Power Functions SMALL motor using nothing but 1x1 bricks.
  18. Blakbird
    Fantastic! You have a test build volunteer if you need one.
  19. Blakbird
    I'm not sure you needed to share this much.
  20. Blakbird
    These are awesome. I would love to have them in my home. However, that's not King's Landing it is just the Red Keep.
  21. Blakbird
    Instructions for Akiyuki's Strain Wave Gearing are now tested and complete and are available here along with a Brickstore parts list. 198 pages 2789 parts Most of the credit for reverse engineering this module goes to Courbet who did the work making an LDraw file with instruction steps. I had the easy job of formatting the instructions. I have not built this module yet, but this thread contains information from several others who have. It is certainly on my list since the functionality is so fascinating. The main spline doesn't require any special timing, but the lift needs to be timed to drop a ball into the ramp at the right time for it to be picked up.
  22. Blakbird
    It would be interesting to know the actual material variations. For example, pins and axles are clearly a softer, more flexible material than liftarms and connectors. Thin liftarms are even stiffer yet. Panels, in my observation, tend to be pretty flexible and I'd estimate that they are the same material as pins and axles.
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    Without someone from TLG to answer, there is no way to know for sure. However, I do not think it has anything to do with scratches. There are 6x6 clear flat panels that look great. I didn't mean that they used physically the same mold, I mean the same type of mold (another duplicate of the same thing). To even program the mill to make a different version would cost a lot. It is pretty clear (pun intended) that the new clear version has the same texture as the opaque versions.
  24. Blakbird
    Because it uses the same mold as the opaque panel. Nearly all panels have a texture instead of being completely smooth. When made in clear, this results in a matte finish.
  25. Blakbird
    Gotta work up some courage, eh?
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