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Blakbird

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  1. Blakbird
    Most of the reviewers (including myself) have not found the L motor to be underpowered in this application. Rather than adding more power, perhaps another tactic would be to review your build and see if there is friction in the system that can be eliminated. The way the model is built can have a big impact on the performance.
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    The small sprocket (the one used on the snow groomer) represents the smallest reasonable radius.
  3. Blakbird
    An astoundingly unique creation executed perfectly. Thanks for sharing.
  4. Blakbird
    Shipping a set so large would be expensive, but it would still be a lot cheaper than paying the shipping on the 20+ Bricklink orders that it takes to get the parts now.
  5. Blakbird
    324 is the proper number of blue pins for a 4404 part MOC.
  6. Blakbird
    I like your models but I'm afraid your photos are WAY over the Eurobricks size limit of ~1000 pixels. For the moment I've replaced them with links, but feel free to post reduced versions of the photos of your excellent models.
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    The quoted voltages on AA sized cells is misleading. Although alkalines are rated at 1.5V, they are really only 1.5V volts when brand new and very quickly ramp down to much less. Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydrides (NiMH), while rated at 1.2V, actually start higher than this and hold their voltage for most of their capacity. Effectively this means that rechargeables will give you just as much or more voltage in practical use as alkalines. I use them in all my battery boxes.
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    I thought he had only started charging for his most recent models. I didn't realize he had retroactively started charging for his older models as well.
  9. Blakbird
    Most of his instructions are free on his website. Just go there and take a look.
  10. Blakbird
    I really need to find a way to get myself to a LEGO convention in Europe. The Technic content is just 1000x times better than in the USA.
  11. Blakbird
    Plenty of people have experimented with 3-series lithium batteries producing 11.2-12V and claim that things seem to generally be fine. I don't think there is any risk to a motor, but electronics like the servo or I/R receiver could be damaged.
  12. Blakbird
    Your images were significantly oversized (EB policy is 1024 pixels maximum) so I have replaced them with links. Feel free to repost with smaller images.
  13. Blakbird
    There are no brakes.
  14. Blakbird
    I did not have this problem which is odd since we started with the same file. You will get better results asking the question in the CAD forum.
  15. Blakbird
    I have dealt with this exact problem and created a topic about it on LDraw forums. The short answer is that LPub throws out anything outside of the page boundaries and seems to do it before the model is translated to a new position on the page. My solution was to use an artificially larger page size with larger margins to bring the step numbers and PLI's back to center, then crop the pages at the end. It worked great, although with obvious extra effort. As far as I know, there is no way to make individual pages in landscape mode.
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    Not that I can find. There are off-road competitions with SUVs or dune buggies, but nothing like these big 8x8 trucks. We do have monster truck rallies and tractor pulling though! It also appears that these competitions are concentrated in Eastern Europe, not Western Europe. I am sure this is related to environmental regulation or lack thereof.
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    No, I'm referring to the real, full-scale truck trials, not just the LEGO versions. It seems that people are competing with real Tatras, MANs, and DAFs all over Eastern Europe and burning lots of diesel.
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    From what I have heard, the part length reporting function of LPub is hard coded so you can't modify it. I agree that 300 dpi is well worth the extra file size. It looks so much better. Anything more than that is diminishing returns though.
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    I'm finding myself both intrigued and puzzled by the heavy duty diff. While I'm sure that adding 4 spider gears will make the diff itself much stronger, the whole ring gear is still driven by a single 12 tooth bevel gear, so the weak link seems like it is just the same as it was before. Can this really handle more torque than a regular diff? Has anyone tested them to failure to find out? It seems like as long as the failure of a single bevel tooth renders the system inoperable, then the strength of the system as a whole stays the same.
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    I don't really think of the trans clear parts as shock absorbers, and those are not the parts I was talking about. There is absolutely nothing wrong with compressing the 6.5L shocks for any length of time you like. For the trans clear dampers, there are two designs. Early parts were prone to failure when the spring was compressed. The part was redesigned and the new parts are much better. I have many MOCs which use them and they have been fully compressed for years with no problems.
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    The part numbers are already available. If you download the Brickstore parts list that I posted, you will have the correct part number for each and every part. The yellow shock absorber is "extra hard" and the light gray one is "soft". Don't worry too much about the belt. Just use any rubber band that fits.
  22. Blakbird
    Finished some renders of the Tatra. I love this thing. I have been watching videos of truck trials in Europe and wish we had such a thing here in the USA.
  23. Blakbird
    Even a solid bar of nylon (Polyamide 6/6) will absorb moisture from the air which will have a negative effect on the strength over time. However, I don't think these parts are so weak that it would be any issue.
  24. Blakbird
    Leaving a LEGO spring at solid height for extended periods of time should have no detrimental effects. The wire has not yielded at solid height, so this doesn't hurt anything.
  25. Blakbird
    Finished the CAD today, and finished ordering parts to build the model last night. I hope to build it next weekend.
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