Saberwing40k

Looking cool, just hope you don't fly too close to the sun on this one, cause that has happened to me with these competition projects .

Look at it, it's very hollow and skeletal, even in relation to the other Technic Star Wars sets. What makes this even more annoying is the fact that Lego had made a version prior to this, one of the models for 9748. Just compare: 9748: 8009: I'm a Technic fan as well, and I still think that the 8009 version sucks. Indeed, what was Lego thinking? Even without the Mindstorms stuff, 9748 would have been a much better set. And that, for me, makes 8009 the worst Star Wars set ever, because Lego had made a better version themselves, and should have been able to repeat that.

http://rebrickable.com/mocs/StefanBirkefeld/lamborghini-aventador-lp-720-4-pirelli-edition This is an Aventador, and it has instructions. All you would have to do is swap out all the white parts for black ones, which would be fairly easy.

Incorrect, you'd be really surprised at what airs as kids shows in Japan. I'd say that such a show would not be that good for Lego however. What we need is a show with lots of cool vehicles, or how about of all of the cool vehicles and mecha? One of my dream licenses would be a Legends of Anime series, with some of the most iconic vehicles and mecha from some of the greatest anime ever. It's completely pie in the sky, but that's what this thread is about, right? Imagine seeing all of your favorite vehicles in Lego form. I'm talking about the RX-78 Gundam, Kaneda's bike from AKIRA, VF-1 from Super dimension Fortress Macross, plus the Macross ship itself, a Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell, and more. For a specific series, as mentioned above, I'd like to see some Macross sets, from any of the series, or maybe all of them. At least, I'd like to see one of the Variable Fighters from each series, and then a proper, and transforming UCS SDF-1. However, I have tried to build a couple myself, and it might be difficult to implement in a good sized set. Other than that, I don't really have any series specifically that I want to see, just vehicles. Speaking of vehicles, I would like it if Lego got some licenses from heavy equipment and auto manufacturers to make some Technic models. I would really like it if Lego released a true Ferrari supercar as a Technic model, or maybe a BMW, or Mercedes. Or just about any supercar, really. I'd also like to see a fully licensed Terex AC-1000 crane, as an extremely large UCS Technic set, or maybe some of the venerable Gottwald cranes. A Kenworth license would also be cool, as would a Nooteboom or Goldhoefer license so that Lego could make a trailer.

I'd actually say that you get nothing out of the crawler to begin with. With 42030 and 8275, you would get a full featured wheel loader and bulldozer, even if they did not have RC. With the crawler, you get nothing. No interior, no engine, unrealistic suspension, and bad steering. I think Lego spent a bit too much time, and made too many sacrifices, to make it kid proof when most likely it would not be kids playing with it. Even as it is, it would still be too easy for a young child to break. So, why even bother? Make it more appealing to older fans, and trust their judgement. I'd only like to see a flagship supercar if it was designed by NKuipers!

I followed the link, and it gave me a bad page. But yeah, IP and copyright aren't real big in China, so if they can rip it off, they will.

He (andythenorth) is being sarcastic, and parodying the fandom trend of whining about stupid stuff. You really should relax, it's all good fun.

When it comes to what I define as "blatant inaccuracies", I look at a function or method of construction that Lego could actually implement in a model. For instance, Lego could have done something really interesting with 42039, and given it a gearbox, or a more realistic front steering system, but did not. As Nathanial Kuipers proved with his Predator supercar, it is possible to intergrate stuff like that into a model in a fashion that is durable and easy to build. But, lately, it seems as if Lego is trying to appeal to more people with Technic, by making models simpler. Luckily, if 42043 is any indication, they have not sacrificed too much.

No, there was not. The car in Mad Max might have been a Challenger, but I think it was a Charger, and in any case it was hardly a car, but a car body mounted on a Ripsaw tank chassis.

Hmm, maybe we need to open a Technic themed Etsy shop? Anyway, I have found some baseball caps that are Technic related on Bricklink. They are rather rare, but not that expensive.

I'd like to see some of the new pieces from 42043 in different, more neutral colors, such as the outrigger/crane arm piece in gray or black, and the pneumatics in the same color as well. This would allow both kinds of pieces to be useable in other sets and creations without looking out of place.

I've had this problem. LDD will sometimes allow parts to be attached with a miniscule offset, such that it is not readily noticeable, but seriously adds up over time. And, sometimes it will just have conflicts for no real reason.

The part off to the left is a Midak Sky Blaster, BL part 60932cx1. The other parts are Cordak Blasters, BL number 57523c01 Both parts are from Bionicle sets, and are designed to be self contained shooters. The Midak Skyblaster can hold four zamor spheres, and fire them in succession. The cordak blaster is fired pneumatically, and it uses unique rockets. As the plunger is pressed, it automatically indexes to the next round like a revolver.

I picture something like this, but with Technic holes, and repeated to be longer. Sadly, I think that such a piece would be ridiculously fragile, and to be honest, it does not solve any real problems. However, I do have a suggestion: Effe, could you make a piece kind of like the perpendicular beams, but with a pin or axle hole in both ends on the long axis of the beam, and one with 1/2 width for one hole at either end? I'd also like it to be between 11-19 studs long. Such a piece would be immensely useful for building any kind of lattice, especially in lattice boom cranes.

How do you mean? It would be relatively easy to build a catapult like thing, but an actual cannon? I think not, I heard that snow acts like sand in lego gears, and chews them up. Although, Ufchen would probably try.

With inaccuracies, where do we draw the line between budget/set size requirements, and things that are genuine technical compromises? I mean, one could say that most sets are inaccurate, because they do not include suspension, or a drivetrain, but that is due to size limits, and probably budget limits. There is also the concept that certain people would not know better, but conversely, one could say that those people would not be into Technic anyway, and that Lego should teach things that people do not already know. Glaring inaccuracies I can think of include: 8053's outriggers. There is no real world four axle crane that use star outriggers like that. 42030's steering. There is no real need for it to be by servo. Anybody in that set's demographic could work articulated steering with LAs. 8294's boom, as well as many smaller excavator sets. There has been no bulldozer with realistic blade raising. I hope that the new cylinders in 42043 will change that. Linear actuators in general. Plus, pneumatics are far more playable in non motorized sets. There has been a grand total of one forklift that uses an accurate chain and cylinder to raise the forks, 8843. There has not been a car, or for that matter truck model with a true gearbox since the '90s. All fake engines ever only show half of the engine, omitting the cams and valves entirely. Many sets that are called 4x4 on the box have only 2 wheels driven. 42037. Just, all of it. A real Formula Off Roader has a V8 engine, 4 wheel drive, and solid axles. Compare that to the set, which has an inline four cylinder engine, 2 wheel drive, and independent suspension. And this could have been easily been avoided by calling it a sand rail, or a dune buggy, or something.Also, the Tumbler tires would be much more accurate, because that is literally what they are supposed to be used for. (The front tires on the real Tumbler are specialized off road tires.) Some sets had dampeners to open the doors, which is accurate to many real cars, in comparison to now, where they have geared linkages, which is not. The lack of dual rear tires on some sets that should have them. No water pumps in any fire truck ever. No helicopter with both collective and cyclic control. Come to think of it, there has been no set with realistic cyclic control. Most sets lack realistic steering geometry , like no caster angle, or kingpin inclination. In my opinion, I try to be representative of the machine, if not necessarily 100% accurate, which is technically not possible. When building with Lego, one must accept that there are compromises that must be made when modeling a vehicle or machine.

That depends on what kind of suspension and drive you want, if any, and whether you want link or rack and pinion steering. If you specify that, we'd be better able to help you.

Actually, you might be able to get a demonstrator system, which means that, yes, you could get it to work, but it would not be useful for anything. I'd recommend using the old ungeared 9v motor, and either ninjago spinners or Power Puller wheels to make the flywheel itself. Since you mentioned it, I may actually try it myself. Also, BusterHaus, somebody actually accomplished what you were trying to do, using the above mentioned PP wheels and tires. Brickshelf user Chrismaker did this, a loooong time ago. His gallery has a lot of weird stuff. Also, as another thing, I was searching for bridge launchers, and found this thing: It's a bridge launcher, by Chinese company ZZHZ, and it looks like quite the machine. Here's a link to the page of the HZQY900B Also from the same company, a girder carrier.

Definately better than the A model. But, could you please embed more pictures? We like it whenpeople do that, over just providing a link

image by Ben Bishop, on Flickr Embedded an image, it's pretty easy. All you have to do is go to the page of the image on Flickr, then click on the share button, and the click on the BBCode option, select a size that this site will accept,then copy that link, and paste it to the text box here. Since you are new, I'd recommend looking at the guide for new members, and read up on tutorials. That aside, welcome to Eurobricks! This is an excellent MOC, very intimidating in spite of the lanky proportions. My one minor piece of advice is that the torso is just a little too long, and looks a bit out of proportion. Nevertheless, this is great stuff, and I hope you have more to post in the future.

Well, this thing drives like a beast. I also dig the stickers, in particular the "new driver" one.

Yes, I am asking for designer's fees upfront, and that will include the compensation for my time. I'm just asking about the price of the parts for a model, not including R&D and my time. I'll figure that out later.

This topic is a little bit odd, and maybe not that generally applicable, but I am building a model on commission, and they want a price estimate. Trouble is, the model has not been built yet, so I sort of have no way of knowing how much it will cost. I was thinking about just applying the 10 cents per part cost to it, but I am kind of worried that that approach is too simplistic. I have tried looking at comparable MOCs on Rebrickable, and then using the Bricklink price checker, among other things, but my Google-Fu has failed me, which makes me think that this is something that has not been done before. A similar issue is if one desires to purchase all the parts for a MOC that has instructions, as discussed in the thread about Gerger's GMK 2400 crane. Effectively, is there any good to estimate the price of a MOC, or is it really just a crap shoot?

Personally, I would not be open to improved minifig poseability. Why? Because, at the scale they are at, it would be very difficult to make them any more poseable without compromising structural integrity, and connectivity. I have some other non Lego figures, from Kreo and Megablocs, and while they are far more poseable, I am really worried about breaking them, because the joints are so small. Lego Minifigs are iconic, and durable, so I think that Lego should stick with them. However, I would like some Technic figures...