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@ timr: The 8475 RC Race Buggy set was one of several that used the RC steering module, shown below in the 8475 Building Instructions. In that set, the 6272c01 "Black Electric, RC Race Buggy Battery / Receiver Unit with Auxiliary Output" mates up to the 6282 "Electric, RC Race Buggy Steering Unit":

On the Sheepo's Garage website, there are details of this clever LEGO Technic Modular Platform System. He wrote, "Probably the most popular vehicles to build MOCs are the Supercars. We all love cars and the more fast and sports better, but if someone wants to make a Technic Supercar in big size and some complexity (scale 1/10 is the most used) and you don't have a good knowledge of the techniques, build it can be very complicated and end up as hopeless. "This system was created with the idea of ​​helping all those people who want to make a supercar at approx. scale 1/10 and still not have enough knowledge to start, or want to make a car with more advanced specs as Ackerman steering, camber angle and do not know how to do it. What is a Modular Platform System? "A modular platform system is a set of mechanical elements 100% compatible with each other to suit your needs. "In this case the system haves of three elements: front axles, central chassis and rear axles. These elements are designed so that you can combine as you like, you choose the front axle you want, the frame that you like and rear axle, join it directly and you have your perfect base for your Supercar!! "All axles are designed and tested for use 68.8x36 ZR tires which are very common and good aesthetics. "Important note: The instructions are made with SR 3D Builder because in LDD doesn't exist [for] some of the parts used, as the suspension arms 6L....You can download instructions (SR3D model) for all axles and chassis presented here: Download " There are many more details & pictures on his website. :thumbup: The MPS is well explained on Sheepo's :

Using from Nico71's Helicopter as an example, are you looking for joystick control like this?

On his website, LegoTechnicModel05 has posted his PDF Building Instructions for the "8110C" alternate model (Iveco 190EH30 4x4). To be able to access it (and his other Lego Technic alternate Building Instructions), one must agree to the "Conditions for the free use of instructions." It's simple -- just e-mail him at the address shown there, and he'll soon activate your access rights. I downloaded his 8110C Alternate PDF .rar 17.3-MB Zip file, unpacked it using WinZip, and saw that the four PDF Building Instruction files were well-made. They are Lego-style instructions with Parts List. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abar-SEVjFY

Bedjaart: Welcome to Eurobricks! Could you "attach" your LDD .lxf file in your next reply, so that we may see what you are talking about? LDD can mesh Lego Technic gears, but it takes a lot of patience using the "Rotation Tool". Click on the LDD "Help" on the menu bar to see how it works.

On SeTechnic, Elvisnake recently posted his Lego Technic Offroad Shark RC vehicle. In the original French (and in this English translation), he wrote: "It is based on...the modified frame of Baja Truck of Nico71." It uses two Lego RC Buggy motors coupled to a Lego Power Functions XL motor with a differential. It does "drifting" well on a tiled floor -- see this : There are 9 pictures on is Brickshelf gallery. "Here the detail of the transmission:"

kaleb3dd posted his "Part 2" YouTube video that shows the capabilities of Autodesk Inventor software. The narrative is in Spanish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdsIt1bGZKk

@ Mark Bellis: I know that Blakbird has enough of the Technic Links to make DOZENS of these oval, square, and double-loop rings!

@ sunnykoomos: Good detective work! @ Parda & jojoguy10: Thanks for sharing! "In this photo, we can see that the [upcoming Lego Power Functions] L-motor is 3 x 5 x 3.5/4 (width x depth x height) without motor holder; 3 x 7 x 3.5/4 (W x D x H) with motor holder." Could there really be a larger "XXL" motor in the 9398 4x4 Crawler set?

Oops! I changed the original post to say "Hailfire Droid-TYPE" wheels. In the original Kocke Klub post, does anybody know what "majnša" means? The English translation software could not handle that Slovenian word....

As has been pointed out by others, I'm not really a "MOCcer" but I do appreciate the great Lego Technic creations done by others. Since my idea for the upcoming contest has not been accepted, I volunteer to help "weed out the under-deserving entries".

On the Kocke Klub, jan295 posted his Lego Technic "Krog" machine, and wrote in this English translation: "It works on [two Lego Power Functions Medium Motors, each driven by a "circle", and one upside down caterpillar. Drive is transmitted through the larger of the wheels (ie wheels from the set position 8292 [Cherry Picker] ); Hailfire Droid-like wheels are there to support that the caterpillar does not "sit". "Before I put smaller wheels, the vehicle [ran] only a short time, but then eventually started a caterpillar to sit and rest it [upside-down]. Now the [Hailfire Droid-like] rings are strong enough to hold it upright....Spins [are] very fast due to the small distance between the wheels. "The thing that I noticed in [creating loops] is that there are two types of "knuckles" on [the Lego Technic Treads]. It is therefore necessary to ensure that all loops are identical. At Bricklink, the piece marked with the same [part] number....The difference is as such [pictured below]." There are 22 BIG pictures of the "Krog" on jan295's Brickshelf gallery.

Cypr-21's Lego Technic Garbage Truck has been added to Rebrickable.

Yoraish's "Little Boy" Lego Technic Rock Crawler has been added to Rebrickable.

On Flickr, nuno2500 posted his idea for a Lego "Programmable Sound Brick." He's seeking support on this this Lego CUUSOO webpage: "This brick has a sound chip with 5 pre-recorded sounds and can record a custom sound (15 sec). A support page will be created, with sounds that can be played by the computer and recorded by this brick. Of course that live sounds can be recorded too. This will bring extra gameplay to LEGO sets and MOCs." What would YOU record on the brick, and what Lego contraption would you use it in?

Here is platystick's "Test 1" :

Wow, there's a lot crammed in there! It looks great! Do you have any snow to drive it in?

Nice MOC! I was 10 years old when "The Graduate" movie came out in theaters:

I've watched the too -- very intriguing!

@ grs: Welcome to Eurobricks! halhi141 made a Lego NXT-based "One Motor Driving/Turning Tracked Base" vehicle that could be adapted to use a Lego Power Functions (PF) motor instead. He provides photo-sequence Building Instructions too. MySnailEatsPizza's "MAC Rover" (that halhi141 refers to) is here, with a video here. Again, you can adapt it to Power Functions elements. MySnailEatsPizza wrote, "The MAC Rover’s driving base is a large sturdy tracked base. It uses one motor ...In order to make the MAC Rover drive and steer using only one motor, I had to make a special mechanism. The motor turns a differential gear which turns the two track outputs. On one side of the differential there is a gear and a ratchet. The ratchet is pushed up when the motor rotates forwards, and this allows both tracks to turn. When the motor rotates backwards the ratchet locks into the gear. Because of the differential, only one of the tracks turns. The ratchet is a simple technic studded beam and a small gear rack. The differential turns two large wheels which power the tracks." There are pictures there (which I cannot link here).

@ Hechristensen: Welcome to Eurobricks! You have a nice collection! The Eurobricks post about Attila's Power Functions modification to the 8265 Wheel Loader set is here; Mortymore's version of it appears below. In regards to resizing your HUGE picture in the post above, recommend using the image "resizing" program that Sariel uses: http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/ , which "resizes whole folders of files in just few clicks." Then, you can upload the resized (smaller) image to Brickshelf and link it here immediately using the "Deeplink" method outlined here. By "deeplinking", we can see your picture(s) immediately (without having to wait ~2 days for the Brickshelf moderator to make them "public".

platystick is refining his Lego Technic GREAT BALL CONTRAPTION (GBC) Distributor module for metering balls at a rate of 1-2 per rotation. On his , he wrote: "Latest version of the distributor of [Lego] balls, very small it is perfect to channel and manage the flow of the balls of the GBC. 1 or 2 balls per turn and functions in the 2 directions. Perhaps caused by the top to facilitate the placement on the plate of entry."

Charbel posted this of his Lego Technic design for RETURN-TO-CENTER (RTC) Steering. It does not use the (expensive) x928cx1 "hockey spring" part, but two 45590 "Technic, Axle Connector Double Flexible (Rubber)" parts. On his original French Chargellego.free.fr webpage and English translation, he wrote: "Here a system of direction with a return to the center created thanks to two rubber parts which contract when one turns. The two parts are visible on this image: "The system of direction is the same one as that of the 8048 [buggy]. This system is very compact and with the advantage of having suspensions." There are photo-sequence Building Instructions on his webpage (may take a while to load), or you can see them in the last half of the .

On MOCpages, KayTecK (Andrzej N) posted 16 photos of his studded Lego Technic MORGAN 3-Wheeler RC vehicle, and a YouTube video. SPECIFICATIONS: "Scale - approx. 1:91 Length - 387mm Width - 205mm Height - 140mm Power functions: Drive - 1 no. XL Motor (Gear ratio increased - 1.875:1) Steering - 1 no. M Motor (with RTC block) Front lights working when driving Easy removable battery box Technic functions: Working engine pistons Rear wheel cover can be opened." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUomv7GtJPI

decor1decor posted this YouTube video of his pneumatic Lego Technic Asphalt Paving Machine. It uses sophisticated controls to place a layer of "asphalt" (beans), and adjusts the width of the new "road" with adjustable pneumatic wings. His Brickshelf gallery has three BIG pictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygy-gFeVr6E