Saberwing40k

Not just impossible to take apart, impossible to put together!

I've made mock ups of two of my ideas: F motor It's a high speed motor, longer than the L motor, and faster. The orange connectors represent output shafts, with the second one on the motor passing completely for direct wheel connection. Trafficator box. It's an integrated box for making turn signals. The black tile is a switch controlling witch output port gets turned on when the channel this thing is connected to is activated one way or the other. The round knob is to control flashing rate, the red and blue tiles simply indicate left and right. I've also got more ideas: 5x5 flat panel 5x7 flat panel 5x5 frame an updated version of the flex system 32 and 48 tooth gears, to allow more options with 16 tooth gears. Studless gear racks, without the stupid end connectors. The ones with the end connectors are only useful for steering, really. For crane booms and other things you need to use the old 4L gear racks. I kind of want updated versions of those, sized the same as existing gear racks.

I wouldn't do that. gearing up can put a lot of stress on the motor and the drivetrain. You'd be better off mounting the worm gear on the sliding element, and having the gear be fixed. Or, you could use a big linear actuator.

If you've got enough wheels, go for the 8x8. More wheels=more traction=better performance. Just remember, trucks with this kind of suspension can be quite unstable in the sideways direction if you do it wrong. And if you have enough XL motors, have one power each axle.

Yeah, but if you build big enough, you can use figma figures instead. Along the lines of this, maybe make the figures a bit bigger, or smaller for scale?

yes, we know, but lego needs to reintroduce them, and make them 3L. I've got more ideas, just watch. Transparent panels Flexible axles that can transmit power. Leaf springs compact planetary gears. more brackets for narrower independant suspension. Lockable brackets, like the existing 1 axle joiner, and the cross axle, and the axle joiner, but set up like some of the parts above to latch onto notched axles. An intergrated 3:1 gearbox, with permanetly mounted gears. Motor controllers, which would bypass the current limits of the recievers, and allow for control of multiple high current motors. maybe some kind of remote control module with intergrated servo control and mixing. A proportional stick control. F motors, similar in shape to L motors, but longer, and with much higher speed. Would also have two outputs, one in line with the long axis of the motor, and two perpendicular ones. S motor, 1/3 the size of m motor, with lower speed. Mini servo, similar in size and shape to l motor, but with servo internals. Linear motor, like some aftermarket NXT linear motors, but with PF control like servo motors. Would be good for articulated steering, steering that requires more travel than existing servo, cranes, excavators, and gearboxes. Solenoid valves, maybe. Solid differential, like existing 3L differential, but with really tough intergrated gears, and maybe with an add on part to make it limited slip. Axles with half stud spaced notches, and lockable bushes to lock structures together. Sliding elements for building crane outriggers. Hydropneumatic shocks, kind of like some available in the recent past. Grippy crawler tires, at realistic width. longer worm gears, and some studless brackets for them Larger track sprockets Roller chain based on new style track links Different crank shaft pieces to make different kinds of engines New metal crane hook parts. Large single hull pieces, and maybe waterproof components for building boats. An intergrated circut trafficator mechanism, replacing a large mechanism with a small brick, with two ports to control LEDs A programable sound block, with capability to respond to various events with realistic sounds, like engine noises. Aerodynamic blades and ducted fans to allow a helicopter to fly . Rotary pneumatic motors Lightweight truss pieces for building tower cranes, etc. Weight pieces that can be assembled into counterweight slabs for cranes, ballast for ships, cog adjustment for crawlers,etc. Flexible window panels, for the obvious. parts for making compact, multi section crane booms. a variable geometry AA batter box, in three seperate pieces. Would be able to unfold, and assemble in various way, allowing builder to put the batteries wherever they want. That's all I've got for now, I had other stuff, but forgot.

Woot, I got the E-mail too. I thought for sure it was a joke, but it's not, so I'm very happy.

Whoops, sorry about that. So it is real, and I should send in my info?

Anybody else get an email like this? Congratulations and THANK YOU! Congratulations on making the top 100 in the Co-Creation competition! We want to thank you for sharing your idea not only with us, but with fans all over the world. As you probably know, we have now found the winner of the competition, but we have a prize for you, too. We are getting ready to put the winning model into production, and as soon as it rolls off the factory line, we will send one to you. How to get your prize: Please send an email to *redacted* with Your full name Your postal address No later than Friday 03.05.2013 Don't worry - we will not save your name or address after your prize has been sent to you, and we won't share them with anyone else. Thanks again for being such a great LEGO® Technic fan! We hope you will love building and playing with the set and come back for more competitions! All the best, The LEGO Technic Team This showed up in my inbox this morning. This would be pretty cool, but only if it legit. Can anyone say if it is, and has anyone else gotten this?

so, an axle joiner with a 60 degree offset? That would be cool for engines and stuff, not sure what else. Anyway, I have some parts I'd want to see: Roller bearings, similar in size and shape to the wedge belt wheels, but with a round hole and ball bearings in the existing holes. Electrical slip rings. So you can pass wires through turntables without worrying about tangling. More counter rotation modules. I'm thinking of a new piece in two versions, 2 and 3 studs long, that looks like nothing so much as a pin joiner, but with teeth like the old toggle joints. Also, there would be another piece the same diameter as the existing changeover catch, but longer and completely smooth, and a set of double hollow gears, which would go around this. This would allow up to 4 axles to pass through a turntable, or two to pass through a small one. Some new parts that would allow linear actuators to be easily joined end to end. 4L pins with friction. Similar to the 3 long ones, but one stud longer. Lead screws. I've seen some custom made ones, but this as an official part would be quite cool. I'd imagine they would be threaded so that the screws could be used like standard axles. I was thinking that this would be good for all kinds of things, like cranes. Different steering brackets for the CV joints. In addition, the CV joints could also have different versions. More wheels with accurate proportions. Spline shaft, as mentioned above. 2L differential. It would be a single piece, with integrated gears, and would fit in a linear actuator frame. A proportional switch, like the existing one, but allowing proportional control.

These are just the bugs I've found. The pink things are worthless. The red thinks cannot be adjusted for some strange reason. The yellow things cannot be painted, or decorated correctly. The purple thing does not exist in real life. Last but not least, the orange parts do not connect correclty. Funnily enough, for some reason you can pass an axle completely through the new axle joiner and ball cup varients, but not the old ones. Also, with the new varients, you cannot pass an axle throght the holes in the ball cup, but with the older ones you can.

Sorry guys, this project is going to be put on hold until I get the parts to build the whole thing in real life. Until then, I'll be building a Terex AC-500 mobile crane.

you sir, amaze me. Sure you take longer, but you use nothing but your mouth. That's worthy of a standing ovation. *clapclapclap*

So I was browsing Brickshelf recently, and I saw this: User Zoli made this, and here's his description: Maybe I wont build the whole truck. I only would like to test this type of chassis. I think with this idea I can build stronger and more realistic trucks. zoli_2004@freemail.hu It's big, and the chassis uses some very interesting construction techniques. Also big are the Brickshelf gallery pictures, so I'm going to have to provide a link instead of posting them in this thread. http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=503056 Disclaimer: I did not create this model, I am merely posting it on this forum for the viewing pleasure of some of the members. All credit goes to the original builder.

That's cool, more pictures please?

I do have other Lego sets that aren't Technic, but if you mean collect as in buy currently, I have not bought a non Technic set in a long time.

I think that the motor would work with that boat.

Of course not. That's a recipe for diaster, so I am building parts of my model to test it. However, at this point in time I cannot build the whole model in real life. Well, that helps. And, the travel of the bed actuator is just fine.

It does? could you post a video? Going by that logic, nobody would buy the instructions to Sheepo's Land Rover either. And yes, it would be expensive, though not that much more so than any other large technic MOC. That's why I'm going to be selling instructions, to defray some of the cost. And by the way, I'm not saying you have to buy it. No, there are two, one on each side. Due to the linkage, leverage is increased.

How about you just include a little reverse gearbox, such as this one: It's by ErikLeppen, and I think it would be easier to implement than actually reversing the engine, which I think is actually not possible, or at least I have never seen it done.

Why don't you just use a ratcheting system like in 9396? I'd show you a picture, but I'm currently on my phone, which hates the site.

That's what all the gals say. It's so big the computer can't render it at any speed. No, only 4 are used for drive. the other 2 are for the steering and stuff. Oh, no. It's actually quite strong, I've tested it IRL. Just in time for Christmas, 20xx. Actually, if all goes well, I should be selling instructions by May. And, it's update time. I've started on the cab, which will have seats, and house the trafficators. No, the yellow and black colors aren't a mistake. Those will be the final production colors. Rear view: this view shows the trafficators. The bottom motor is slaved to the steering channel. (I hope that it is possible to do that with an M and servo motor.), and the top motor is slaved to the drive mechanism, giving the model flashing warning lights. If you all are wondering what happened to the rest of the truck, I had to divide up the model so that the computer would stop freezing. The dump bed has also been rearranged, and has the linear actuators, but not their drive motors or shafts. Still to do: Finalize dump bed frame. Finalize turntable connection, and add motor. Add motors to control bed lift. Add bed front and back walls, and dump gate. Finish cab. Mount Trafficators Finish bulking up frame. Colorize. Real life testing. Make instructions. So yeah, lots to do, since this is a school project, I can afford to work on this a lot. Should hopefully be done by late April/ early May. Also, I have a question, something that I myself can not test as I do not have a servo motor. Will an M motor connected to the same reciever channel as a servo motor continue to rotate even if the servo reaches the end of it's travel?

I'd reccomend selling none of these. If you have any other lego sets, get rid of those first. if not, I'd be more than happy to take the lot off your hands.

I have got to say, no no no and no. Lego RC parts are freaking rare, and quite expensive. You'd honestly be better off buying a chap 9v RC toy, and modifying that. I found one with the requirements at goodwill for $6 USD. Since you are into modifications anyway, that would be a far better approach.

Awwww come on! Seriously Lego, you're going to make us wait a whole 3 more months to get our motors?