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  1. nicjasno
    Neither do i. When i first saw it i thought this is a bad unimog based moc.
  2. nicjasno
    The new parts are welcome, but i've seen MOC crawlers by other people on brickshelf, that are much better than this.
  3. nicjasno
    The crawler has the same sucky steering geometry as the unimog with even bigger tires. I am so dissapointed. :(
  4. nicjasno
    Wheels need to have no bigger diameter than the unimog ones. What we need is for the rim to be larger and tire smaller and we need more inset, or depth, so we can actually fit the suspension bits inside (and a braking system).
  5. nicjasno
    So then a new pair of gears would solve this issue :)
  6. nicjasno
    Well, i have definetly decided on the Koenigseg Agera. It has basically F1 technology, a monocoque, pushrod suspension... That said, the car as i picture it in my head will be pretty damn interesting. We'll have pushrod suspension front and rear, If i manage to find a way, drum brakes acting on the wheel rims front and back, realistic geaometry of the steering and suspension, studded bricks monocoque, small cylinder v8, 3 speed heavy duty gearbox. I always wanted to make a car that manages to go fast, like 50km/h+ fast and this could be it. The series will start in the fall then. Untill then i need to do some preparations regarding video and lighting. I'll try to make it as interactive as possible, and there will be plenty of pictures accompanying each episode. The point is that you can follow the build at home and make your own version as we progress.
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    Oh.. that kind of suprises... i thought you would name a few car models that get interesting when they age. Like an enthusiast car or something... though all cars that i can remember that are old and worth lusting after were also worth lusting after when new... bmws for example (e12, e28, e21, e30, e34..)
  8. nicjasno
    Please do name a few.
  9. nicjasno
    Can you make a pic of those worn gears?
  10. nicjasno
    Because they're boring.
  11. nicjasno
    Yes.
  12. nicjasno
    Mechanically, yes, but i really am no good with panels and designing a body out of them.
  13. nicjasno
    This could also be, because the universal joint does not fit snugly into the top hole and allows the gears to slip under load. This can't happen with the LPEpower sollution.
  14. nicjasno
    I hope if they do make wheel hubs, that they do NOT make them a double wishbone affair by default, but rather hubs that one can use in any suspension setup. It's really not difficult. They can ask me to design sketch them (i'll even include stuff that will allow us to make disc brakes eventually) I will probably need more of your help with the car, not just with the color of the wheels.
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    I was ofc referring to the modern challenger. The car would utilize the different techniques where they serve best. In the case of the koenigsegg (tbh, my top choice, because it's a REAL supercar and is simply awesome), the main tub would be studded of course, for maximum rigidity. It would also have a fixed roof instead of the detachable of the original, to keep rigidity high. Lego just isn't as rigid as a carbon fiber monocoque. :)
  16. nicjasno
    I am using non lego wheels, because lego wheels are too small and not deep enough to fit a good suspension in. Also i use turntables as wheel hubs, to make everything more rigid and responsive and because lego wheel hubs are just useless for suspension design (yes, even the unimog ones).
  17. nicjasno
    So... a new idea came up in my mind and i wanted to share it with you. Paralell to the LPEpower show, i plan to make a show about the design and build process of a lego supercar. For this i will make the car on the show in the course of a year or so and covered in many episodes, lots of pictures and descriptions, etc... We will modify parts, we will use non-lego wheels and my special wheel adapters which allow us to do just that. But, first i need to select a car to make. I have 4 suggestions of my own so far, but i'm putting this to discussion to see if anyone comes up with an interesting suggestion. My picks so far: early 80s Porsche 911 Bmw e30 touring (i'm biased since i own one) Dodge Challenger Koenigsegg agera-r I want the car to be interesting from both the technical point of view and visually. We're aiming of course to make it something that could potentially also be a lego production model (hypothetically ofc, since it's not gonna happen) What would you like to see?
  18. nicjasno
    You can see if it runs with just 1 large lego pneumatic pump. It should turn about 1/4 revolution with each pump stroke.
  19. nicjasno
    They aren't really that rare. There's plenty on bricklink. You can use different colors than black also. 3l or 4l work both fine.
  20. nicjasno
    Ofc it does :)
  21. nicjasno
    Engines with oscilating cylinders will never be very fast.
  22. nicjasno
    There's not really anything fundamentally wrong with the hubs, it's the way they are being attached to the rest of the suspension that is not correct.
  23. nicjasno
    *blush* Also, the white/blue combination is awesome.
  24. nicjasno
    When we go this route, i'd prefer if the bionicle ball joints would turn smoothly. They are much better for suspensions, because they don't have slack.
  25. nicjasno
    Useless.
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