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    of course it's not mine - it is very famous sentence: (in german): "Perfektion ist nicht dann erreicht, wenn es nichts mehr hinzuzufügen gibt, sondern wenn man nichts mehr weglassen kann." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Terre des Hommes, III: L'Avion, p. 60 (1939) In english: "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left over"
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    i agree - but its not only the 3d, it also a little bit like playing chess - with studdless you have always think and plan 3 to 5 steps ahead, probably even more... i agree with swintendo that studless building is completely different from oldschool lego building - i have a lot of experience in lego technic building (build more or less all sets and also a lot of outstanding MOCs out there) and i'am able to modify existing designs to my needs (adding another feature etc, adding RC etc.)...but i have to admit that i would be completely unable to design something like Hans Hauler or Nat Kuipers Concept car (both are only examples, there are of course other similar talented builders out there) FROM scratch - both designs of these two examples are breathing pure elegance and ingenouity and simplicity in its best manner - i can only take my hat for such builders and i'm convinced that studless building at THIS level can not be learned by everyone - this needs a certain engineer thinking, 3d-imagination (and probably also some wizardry ;-)) back to topic: if you take a deep look at the best studdless designs out there then you will see that is a lot of clever usage of existing parts and simplicity in its best manner: a design is not perfect when you can still add something it is really perfect when you can't remove anything from it - and everyone who wants to verify this should take a look at these two examples i mentioned above (i'm sure there are way more but currently these are my favorits concerning elegance of design)
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    very impressive Trailer! I'm very interested in the 8258-version, but may i ask you one question before: What is the purpose of each motor of the trailer? why it has 4(!) motors - One for lifting 3. axle - one for lifting/lowering - ? - ? Maybe this is a foolish question, but it would be great if you could explain this. Thanks a lot! my 8258 is not RC and i will not make it RC so the trailer has no need to be RC - therefore i'm planning to replace the IR-receivers with PF-switches...what would you say? big or small problem? Once again: great work, great trailer! :thumbup:
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    I have to disagree. Currently there a some MOCs Out there which are designed very clever even often being such "normal" stuff like cars, trucks etc. One example: Take a look at the articulated hauler of Designer Han. The rear boogie suspension is truly ingeniously designed: with only standard parts and no specialized stuff. This model combines outstanding looks with very clever mechanics. A modern masterpiece. Strongly recommended to each technic lover!
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    Yes indeed. 2 very interesting models this pneumatic wheeled excavator and this skid steer loader
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    26: 10 28: 6 14: 4 22: 3 17: 2 33: 1
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    This would be really great and i am sure that there will be many very thankfull people who won't stop praising you. I am One of them ;-)
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    Yes. I made this. I'm currently in vacation at skiing but when i'm back home i can post pictures
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    can anybody calculate if the slightly bigger wheels/tires of the legendary black cat 5571 could fit on the arocs? i own two of them so i could replace all wheels - IMO the size of the black cat wheels would perfectly match the look. Thoughts?
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    just buy an old 8868, build the B-model and admire this mechanism... very impressive indeed... BTW: great reincarnation of this b-model legend :thumbup:
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    it works now - thank you!
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    great job Paul, with your car! :thumbup: nevertheless i would like to see the current state of Nathanaels forthcoming supercar too - you have watered my mouth some month ago with your topic about his car here...
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    :laugh_hard:
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    way cool model - very unique - like it a lot :thumbup:
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    8069 - low playability but good parts pack and great functions and good well and interesting design and enjoyable build
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    No the 8868 has Not this issue. In contrary its pneumatics operates very smooth and with fast response. Much better than the Unimog 8110...
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    This is the reason why TLG made/makes B-modells as well as it is still the best approach until today: In long gone previous ages lego made really 2in1-sets ie. really interesting B-models - e.g. 8880, 8862, 8480, 8485, 8854, 8479, 8858 and - as shown above - the best of all: 8868. This - admitted - very ugly model is one of the most interesting models TLG ever released, regardless if A or B-model... I have just built it agan, just for fun, and it is a joy of build and you can learn a lot, especially if you are a kid: it shows you in a very simple and well understanable way a feedback loop and how to automate several different movements without computer programming - just with air flow. It is a real pleasure watching the model operating after switching on the battery box. Therefore the old Air tech claw rig 8868 is still the best set TLG ever released because - the A modell itself is at least among the top 3 models - it is a real 2 in 1 - the B-modell is a must build for every technic lover Though i love many of the new studless models i must admit that my one and only love (apart from my wife and my son ;-) was/is/will be this old 8868 set - it is all what the technic line should be - at least IMHO. BTW: i doubt the new arocs 42043 will change this state even if the new truck is a must have for me and seems to be a real flagship in all aspects.... but i doubt that the b-model will be just half as interesting as this ugly garbage truck of 8868 PS at least in Germany second hand sets of 8868 in very good condition are not expensive (~ 50 to 80€ with box and BI)... buy two of them and build the A AND the B-modell - you will not regret it!
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    only three words can describe this MOC: gorgeous awesome oustanding :wub: :wub: :thumbup: :thumbup: - its one of the very very few MOCs i would pay quite any price for instructions... without downgrading the other very talented and admirable supercar MOCers (crowkiller, sheepo etc...): but if anyone would force me only building one and only one supercar MOC then probably i would build your spider.... would be worth being an official Lego set...
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    indeed - but in most cases it helps extracting the picture from the pdf and make it clearer with the shadows/highlights function of photoshop (Elements)... at least this works, when only few images are affected
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    :laugh_hard: :laugh_hard: :thumbup: hmm, i disagree - i have build a lot of MOCs and all of them are quite well understandable if there are BI - regardless if a PDF or photo instructions - madoccas photos are near at perfection, they are easy to follow - really challenging is IMHO building just with an LDD - because the computer generated step sequence is in 99% crap and you have often to look ahead many many steps to see if you can add some parts without running into "dead locks" in further steps.... but i agree in one aspect: attaching big subassemblies can really be frustrating because to have to fiddle 5 or more axles and pins simultenously in different holes, connectors etc... yes, this can be hard and can sometimes make you crying ...applying Han's twin wheel MOD for the 8258 is such an example...
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    in general i agree - therefore i found only this one set... with the 8868 i found fiddling all these pneumatic hoses through the tight model somehow challenging - to make things clear: there were never the question what is to do (the BI is typical and compact for these "old" days but never confusing). but nevertheless it was a challenge to fit in all the stuff in the chassis (the valves, the hoses, the turntable-pneumatic-mechanism) and then fiddling the hoses up to the crane - the crane itself was easy going but the pneumatic stuff of the chassis i would rate as challenging..
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    Often people judge sets by the question "how interesting/challenging is the build"? I'm wondering if there are sets at all which a reasonably experienced AFOL(!) technic builder finds challenging (s.b. my remark at the end) to build with the provided BI of the set. I have build quite all sets from the beginning of the technic product line until today and i must say, exactly one set comes to my mind, where i found the build quite challeging: The good old Air tech claw rig 8868. Remark: do not mistake challenging for interesting! interesting builds i know many but challenging just one. EDIT: maybe the pneumatic backhoe 8455 is another candidate, but i'm not sure... probably the 8868 is really the only challenging if you take the term "challenging" literally. You?
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    Well, to avoid an endless discussion: I(and maybe only i) strongly recommend applying Hans MOD and using the Unimog springs because this finally makes the whole suspension working much better. Regardless what are the underlying reasons of the IMHO faulty design. And let us finally agree that we here disagree ;-) well it's Fine for me
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    your forklift is a really high quality MOC which would probably also pass the TLG quality gateways.... perfect BI - thank you very much for providing them for free!!
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    i disagree... i agree that sometimes in lego models with suspension the suspension is too stiff... but the original suspension of 8466 is IMHO far away from being the most accurate - well you are right, the front axle compresses halfway with the vehicle weight and this alone would not be a drawback but only if the model would come back to this halfway position when compressed further or even completely on the front axle... but this doesn't happen - most of the time the front come only back a little bit but not to its "home position", ie. not to this halfway position... well, the rear axle is overall ok, but i have to repeat, the front axle is a faulty design... not only cause of this too weak suspension but also concerning the big wheels: here a cite from Designer Han's website: "The original steering unit of this model is constructed in such way that both wheels (due to their size and friction) will not stay 'parallel' when this model is pushed forward. Even childs complain about this problem. Therefore, I improved the steering unit by adding a 'front stabilizer' I completely agree with Han... here is the link to the needed small MOD: http://www.designer-han.nl/lego/original%20modifications.htm (scoll down to 8466)
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