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I like Bricksonwheels' two Peterbilt creations. Dennis Bosman's trucks are very detailed:

For Irish lads like yourself, go to this Ireland Shop.Lego.com webpage showing all of the Lego Power Functions elements for sale. They are less expensive than Bricklink prices, and you can be assured that they are NEW. [NOTE: You may have to press that hyperlink above TWICE to get to the webpage]. Power Functions XL Motor = EUR 9.99 Power Functions IR Receiver = EUR 14.99

German techniclego55 made a YouTube video slideshow of his "Zweischalengreifer" (clamshell grabber) attachment for his Lego Technic 8110 Unimog U400: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VqBSz-TyjY

LEG0STEEN posted this YouTube video of his advanced Lego Technic Helicopter Simulator. It can lift off, fly around in a pattern, and rescue a patient on a stretcher -- all in one integrated unit weighing ~2.3 kg. He wrote that "This is my second helicopter simulator, the first one failed... But this one isn't! I think it's my best creation so far. The heli is my own version of the LEGO model 8046, but the rest is made by myself. Look for more pictures at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=479370 ." [when made public] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egvFtDH4l9g

rogvibest7 (Rogvi Langgaard) posted a of his Lego Technic strong gearbox, which has 3 forward speeds and Reverse. He explains that "I am making a supercar, and i wanted a manual gear box that is strong...." To build your own, check out his 56-Step Building Instructions and 13 Photographs .

arcanemettles/ telecasterman posted this of a motorized Lego Technic Ant, which is a "Solenopsis coming to spoil your picnic." 6 Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcanemettles/ Ldraw File: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=telecasterman He has many other Lego insects in his Brickshelf gallery and Flickr photosets.

robindaizg posted this of a "Lego Technic 8258 Set motorized using 5 PF(m) motors, 1 PF(xl) motors and one rechargeable battery boxes. 3 RC Receiver. Totally weight about 2400g."

@ Rangnarok: Welcome to Eurobricks! What you want to do is IMPORT the second model into your already-opened LDD program. Just press the File-->Import Model sequence of commands at the top-left corner of the LDD screen. I'm fairly sure that you can only run one LDD program at a time.

Miami/ miamiPL posted this of his Lego Technic "Porka 88" (which looks like a Porsche or Ruf 88). It sports a 4-speed gearbox, a working (fake) V8 engine that operates in Neutral gear, LED lights, opening doors/hood/trunk, and operable steering wheel. See 13 pictures on his Brickshelf gallery.

Anika Vuurzoon posted this that points out that if you "Put a NXT in one of the greatest LEGO TECHNIC sets ever and you get "The NXTified Unimog (8110)". All the orignal functions are maintained, but by using the NXT my truck can drive, steer and toot the horn too. The NXTified Unimog has also working flash lights."Fast-forward to the 1:20 point to see the various functions (if you don't want to see the girly Lego Scala people).

@ Superkalle: I just downloaded LDD Manager 0.98, and everything works fine. Thanks for this useful update. P.S. Do you foresee a time when your LDD Manager will be incorporated into some future version of LDD? Has TLG expressed interest in making it part of their software? I am wondering whether your version numbering system is leading up to an "official release" of LDD Manager 1.0 someday....

As recently noted by Parda/ gabrielruitort on his Technic Delicatessen, Coney/ Contech7 made an amazing of his Lego Technic Tow Truck rescuing an off-road vehicle. His Brickshelf gallery has 21 large pictures of it (but which exceed Eurobricks' 800x600 pixel limit). Coney/ Contech7 wrote: "This is a tow-truck that I made based off of a Ford F-750. I wanted to make it in more of a traditional "Technic" style, meaning some manual functions mixed with some Power Functions. The manual functions include propulsion, steering, and boom extension. The motorized functions are operated by a 4-way gear box driven by one PF M motor. The motorized functions include the crane raise/lower, rear outriggers, winches, and rear tow fork. There is a 8878 battery box located in the extra cab that is turned off/on by pushing one of the warning lights on top of the cab. The model has a working steering wheel and a functional 6 cylinder engine w/fan." Length = 69 studs; Width = 19 studs; Height = 20 studs Lego Power Functions (PF): 1 ea. 8878 PF Battery Box, 1 ea. PF Medium Motor, & 1 ea. PF Switch Manual Functions: Propulsion, Steering, & Boom Extension Motorized Functions via Gearbox: Crane raise/lower, rear outriggers, rear tow-fork, & winches "I actually tried to motorize the boom extension at first but it looked horrible and took away from the look of the truck. But because I knew from the start that this model would have some manual functions it didn't bother me much to do it this way. This way is more in line with an official Technic set like the 8258 for example, which also featured manual boom extension. As far as the rear tow rack, your right, I didn't have much space to work with."

@ JunkstyleGio/ hanstolhuisen: I like how the Technic figure demonstrates all of your modifications, including the (realistic) black wheels:

I own a 7.5-ft-wide snowplow, and in the Pacific Northwest most plows are painted YELLOW (for high visibility). Some plows are painted red, but they are the exception. No plows are "Light Bluish Grey", since that color blends in to the slushy background too much. The plow operator wants to see the plow blade at all times (to avoid striking obstacles), and oncoming traffic wants to get out of the way!

I doubt that anybody has the old-style bush, so why don't you order one off of your favorite Bricklink store?

I just opened LDD 4.1.8 in LDDextended mode, and did not see any tire with dimensions of 14x6 like the 50945 "Tire 14mm D. x 6mm Solid Smooth." One can hold the cursor over the Parts Pallette and see the dimensions. On the fourth row down of the Tire parts collection, there is a "Tyre Low Narrow ɸ14.58 x 6.24", but I don't see a second one like that in LDD 4.1.8 Extended Mode.

Well, since you already located the tire in Lego Digital Designer (LDD), see if it fits the bush. If it does not, then you'll know.

I would get your parts from Lego Direct. Log on to http://Shop.Lego.com , adjust the Region and Language at the top-center of that webpage, then click on the "Contact Us" hyperlink at the bottom of that screen. You will see a telephone number. If you have a credit card, you can order 10 different LINE ITEMS (not just 10 parts total) if you tell them the Lego part numbers (not the Bricklink numbers). The 8110 parts inventory on on this Eurobricks post. I have ordered from Lego Direct twice in the past 1-1/2 months, and ordered some of the 8110 Unimog's new tires and portal axle parts. The delivery time from Europe to me (in the northwest USA) is ~10-14 days. Although I did not get parts for the B-model Snow Plow, the prices I paid were quite reasonable. From this Eurobricks post: "To order from Lego Direct, mention the long code numbers from the instructions (reprinted in parentheses below). Here are the prices in the USA (already noted by Paul Boratko): New Technic Shock Absorbers (4619319) = $1.91 ea. New Hub piece (4610378) = $1.04 ea. New Portal Axle housing (4610377) = $2.08 ea. New 94.3 x 38R tires (4610381) = $4.54 ea. New C-shaped pivot frame (4610379) = $2.25 ea. New cup to fit on above pivot (4610380) = $1.02 ea."

What are you talking about? The 50945 "Tire 14mm D. x 6mm Solid Smooth" is a single item. When you wrote the garbled "legndesighner brick list", do you mean Lego Digital Designer? You really need to proof-read and spell-check your posts.

Thanks, Superkalle and Calabar, for all the work that you do for this forum! Your efforts are well appreciated.

@ Gekke Ted: It sounds very promising! If you don't mind me asking, where do you get those "caps", and how much did they cost?

Last year, the 1H2011 pictures started leaking around the first two weeks of September. Some toy vendor gets a catalog with the preliminary images, and posts them somewhere on the internet for ~1 day before The Lego Group sweeps down and forces the image(s) to be "taken down". You'll have to look fast. The first pictures are grainy and obscured by writing or "watermarks", so they lead to more questions than answers.

Conchas explains the situation well in this TechnicBRICKS topic about the "8110 Unimog U400 - The Panhard Rod misalignment mystery explained."