Blakbird

Looks like a balancing port for charging the Li-po.

Sorry I haven't posted in this topic yet. This is a great car and I think the instructions will probably follow pretty quickly. I'll keep you posted!

Incredibly well done design. Fun to watch, clever solutions throughout, and even looks nice. The automatic shutdown is awesome and should be part of every GBC.

Many of those older sets are already covered by Technicopedia.

Let me know if you need help with the instructions. I am quite serious that I would like to build this and add it to my collection. I was just starting to collect parts for the FXX, but now that I see this I think I will build it instead. LDraw + LPub does indeed make much better instructions than LDD. If Thorsten is interested, that would be awesome! He is really good at it. If not, I might have some bandwidth to help.

Akiyuki came out with a new module today: "Strain Weave Gearing" This model shares much DNA with the previous cycloidal drive, but avoids the problem of having the whole mass of the wheel cantilevered from a turntable. This axis of revolution is supported at both ends. I love the design of the ellipse.

G*% d*#& it! I keep telling myself I am not going to build any more supercars because I have too many of them, and then you go and release something like this. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

Sounds like you are looking for intermittent output motion from a continuous input. Have a look at Geneva mechanisms (search on this forum). They achieve such a result.

I made an animation of this, but since it is 25Mb I didn't put it directly in the post. Click on it to take a look. I thought it was too boring to move all 3 rings at the same speed, so the outer ring is 1:1, the middle ring is 2:1, and the center ring is 3:1. I like it!

Instructions for Akiyuki's Archimedes Screw Module (Type 2) are now tested and complete and are available here along with a Brickstore parts list. 90 pages 739 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, but it is mechanically pretty simple to there is no timing to set up.

Same thing happens to me, but not just on a tablet or phone. Any of my computers, Mac or Windows, have the same problem. I can't advance to the next page without reloading. There is certainly some sort of software problem.

While it is debatable whether or not wings are the most important part of an aircraft, if you are scratch building a flying model in the modern world, the airframe is by far the easiest part. With modern motors, batteries, and electronics, I can make any object fly with appropriate power. I could build a plane out of wood, or fabric, or LEGO, or paper, or bricks. Whatever, it's really not that hard. So from that point of view, the hard part about making a proper flying LEGO model is the power system. There are an unlimited number of ways you could use R/C electronics to make a LEGO shell fly. It is still laudable when someone actually does it, but the chasm to be crossed in terms of power systems before we get a real flying LEGO is vast. The reason I would argue that a wing is not as important as it used to be is that with enough power you don't need a good wing. Mankind spent hundreds of years coming up with an efficient airfoil section and a wing strong enough not to break. But nearly any shape will produce lift if you move it fast enough and give it an angle of attack. That's why you see so many planes made from styrene sheet now. No airfoil at all, just flat plates.

LEGO has never had a contract with Red Bull. Such a set of stickers never existed in a real set, not even as a small promotion.

I like things that are cool, therefore I like this.

An LDD file still works, it is just a bit more complicated to figure out a building order.

The existence of this render means you must have an LDraw file. Does that mean I'm going to be able to build it?

My thoughts on the 1H2016 sets: 42057: Looks like this is not actually a helicopter, it is an autogyro. However, an autogyro has an undriven rotor which actually auto-rotates, so I guess it some kind of weird hybrid. I held out brief hope that I was seeing red #3 connectors, but it looks like they are actually #4. I quite like the B-model. Looks like something Burt Rutan would do. 42058 - 42059: Pullback models are usually not super remarkable, so these are about what was expected. I like the ramp, the likes of which has not been seen since the old 8238 duelling dragsters. I've been hoping to find those #5 and #6 panels in blue, but it looks like we got medium azure. The color of 42058 doesn't look like either yellow or orange to me. Could it be the Wall-E color? 42060 - 42062: Looks like we are getting more playsets made up of smaller models like the 42023 construction crew. I see some rare orange parts becoming more common, and 42062 has a great collection of LBG 5x7 frames and 5x11 panels. 42063: The design actually looks a bit messy to me, but I guess that is all part of the attempt to make it look like the real thing. The shaft drive and front suspension are fascinating new features for motorcycles. 8857 had a springer front fork which is somewhat similar. I like the black wheels and the 5x7 frames for the hard cases. The trans panel for a windshield is welcome as well. 42064: Wow, this thing is big. At first glance, it looks a lot more like a City set than a Technic set and in fact does use a few City crane arm and truss parts. the functionality appears pretty minimal for a set of this size. Steering (for hidden wheels) and crane is about it. The little heli and ROV also have small functions. I wish the windows were more than stickers, but I applaud the dark blue which we had been warned was going to be exclusive to 41999. There have been precious few Technic ships (in fact really only 8839), so this is welcome. 42065: I like this thing! Looks like it is right out of Mad Max. The first Power Functions set was the 8275 bulldozer, and it worked great. In fact, the B-model was even better for driving. 9398 was the first to use PF for driving a wheeled vehicle, but it was really slow. This set does not introduce a new R/C system, it seems to use the existing PF I/R transmitter and receiver. It also uses M-motors. But I bet it will be really fun to drive. It should weigh barely more than the PF components.

I love this and I want one! I love unique ideas with Technic, and this is something I've never seen tried before. It would have much easier to couple all the motion, but I like that you took the trouble to make them independent with differentials.

Wow, that's incredible! I can picture Tom Selleck's mustache from here. I would love to have this in my collection because it is such a recognizable scale model. Too bad about the exclusivity agreement. Surely the buyer would be wiling to make an exception for me.

That one is not really a LEGO car, but it is propelled by LEGO which is still pretty cool. Usually we see the opposite which is things built of LEGO but propelled by something else.

Never seen anything like before. Really well executed.

Unbelievable creation. So detailed and perfect. I would love to be able to build one of your models some day.

Thanks, that helps. So basically it is like a big vacuum or maybe a reverse concrete pump. I understand the arm and hose on the back, but why does it open and tip in the way that it does? What is the advantage of dumping this way? It seems very complicated.

Fantastic! I love the effort you put into showing it next to the real thing. Sadly, I still have no idea what this machine actually is. How does it work? I've never seen one before.

This is so incredibly creative and fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.