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As noted by Parda on the Technic Delicatessen, Sheepo made this interesting Lego Technic Planetary Gearbox. . He wrote, "For more information please visit: http://www.sheepo.es/ . You can donwload instructions for both types here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9BJAOEB8 . Using the planetary gearbox idea I have designed a version without planetary gears ;). It only uses standard gears (as z12, z16, z16 with clutch, z20...) and some axles and liftarms." The YouTube video shows it in action. "TYPE 1 -- 3 SPEEDS IN THE SAME DIRECTION - 1st speed: locking the first rotor the gear ratio is x0.8 - 2nd speed: without lock rotors, direct transmission x1 - 3rd speed: locking second rotor -> x1.6 Of course you can ger others gear ratio changing some gears" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCe335BTW0M "TYPE 2 -- FORWARD, NEUTRAL, AND REVERSE Looks almost like the 3-speed type, but is very different. - Neutral, without locking rotors - Reverse, locking the first rotor - Forward locking the second rotor You can join some of this types to built a big gearbox with more speeds, reverse and neutral. now some examples."

You have to pinch the two tabs that protrude through the wheel hubs. Just pinch them and the wheel will slide off. You won't break them.

It's too bad that these parts will probably not be available from Lego Pick-A-Brick, to be able to build numerous Trial Trucks without disassembling the Unimog:

Thanks for making the EXCELLENT Building Instructions! There will soon be many of these Trial Jeeps rolling around the world!

On TechnicBRICKS, Conchas posted an extensive article about the evolution of the Lego Unimog 8110 Set. Since he lives in Portugal, he can examine the Unimog being publically displayed.

AndroBrgo posted this of his "Lego Model Team set 5510 [Off Road 4x4], modified so that it has 4x4 drive and steering, remotely controlled."

petma834 posted this of his Lego Technic motorcycle, and posted details on his website http://lego4life.wordpress.com/ . He wrote,"This is my second motorized bike. Features front suspension, pneumatic rear suspension, lights, and it is fully remote controlled. "Info: Completion date: May 2011 Power: electric (Power Functions) Motors: 1 x PF XL, 2 x PF M Suspension: Front and rear "When i build this bike my intension was to focus on the design. It does look better than my previous motorcycle, but not as good as i hoped. The reason to this is the rear air suspension which acquired a compressor and that took a lot of space. The compressor is driven by an M-motor and the valve is controlled by the same motor. This makes it very easy to both raise and lower the motorcycle. It uses a XL-motor for drive and a chain connects the motor with the rear wheel. For steering i used knob wheels and a M-motor. The front working suspension. Underneath the motorcycle is a spring-loaded axle with support wheels in both ends, for balance. I had to make it spring loaded so I worked with both lowered and raised rear suspension."

@ Grohl: You make the coolest designs! Good thing that those "egg-beater" blades didn't slit your wrists! The Manta's pictures on your Brickshelf gallery shows its many excellent features well.

The Bricklink Catalog that shows the "Technic, Liftarm" parts have some parts that could be joined together to make your desired assembly:

Yes, I agree -- look at the pictures on that Swedish website http://brixit.se/133.asp and see the closeup below. The pneumatic boom picture is interesting too. Since the side levers are moved out of the way, one can better see how the pneumatics may work:

As reported on TrucksPlanet.com, MB is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Unimog with a special Unimog Concept Vehicle:

As spotted by Parda on his Technic Delicatessen website and The Brothers Brick, V&A Steamworks (Guy Himber) posted pictures and video of his LEGO Orrery on Flickr. Himber described his MOC as "An orrery is a mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system in a heliocentric model. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism. See VIDEO here: ."

Maybe they could issue a WATERTIGHT Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Cigarette Boat that can run on lakes: ...or this Mercedes F-CELL Roadster (hydrogen-powered Buggy Concept:

With the impending release of the Lego Technic 8110 Unimog U400 set in August 2011, The Lego Group COULD POSSIBLY issue additional licensed Mercedes-Benz (MB) sets in the future. The 8110 will be available from Mercedes-Benz dealers, as well as the usual Lego store shelves. Or, will the 8110 could be a one-time deal (like the Lego 8461 BMW Williams F1 FW25 Team Racer, sold through BMW dealers)? There have been several Ferrari and Lamborghini Lego sets.... What additional Mercedes sets would you like to be offered as official Lego sets? Feel free to add your pictures and ideas. McLaren-Mercedes F1 Car (built like RoscoPC's recent Technic creations): Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren:

Here are two excellent resources to determine gear "efficiency": Nico71's TTools v2.0 on BrickTruckTrial.com . Sariel's "Gears Tutorial" -- scroll down to paragraph 5 (Efficiency) 2/3 of the way down the webpage.

Enzo Ferrari would say "Belissimo!" if he saw these renders of his 1975 car!

On his Flickr photostream, Silcantar posted 5 pictures of his studfull Lego Technic 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 car. It "Features remote control via the Lego Power Functions system. Also includes other realistic functions: * Independent front suspension (double wishbone); rear live axle * Rear-wheel drive * Four-on-the-floor transmission with reverse * V8 engine "The PF XL drive motor is connected directly to the driveshaft, avoiding the added friction of the transmission. In neutral, the transmission adds almost no load to the drive motor. However, as a result, the car has only one speed. The speed of the engine, however, is determined by the transmission."

On his Flickr photostream, rottemannen posted 6 pictures and a video of his Lego Technic Crawler Crane. In the short (main boom only) configuration (shown in the first picture below): * Main boom: 112 studs * ~3 kg ballast, 1.8 kg central ballast In the tall (main boom + jib) configuration (shown in the second picture below): * Main boom: 152 studs * Jib: 140 studs * Total: 292 studs / 2330 mm (2.3 meters = ~7.5 feet high) * 0.4kg lift (should be able to lift 4x more, will test later) * 3kg ballast + 1.8kg central ballast The third picture below shows it lifting 7800 grams (7.8 kg = ~ 17 pounds!)

@ Benoni: Welcome to Eurobricks. Don't be surprised if this Forum Moderator moves your post to the "Buy, Sell, Trade and Finds" forum. You need at least 10 Eurobricks posts in order for the "Private Message" (PM) system to work for newcomers like yourself. People can contact you, and you can reply with PMs or e-mails once you exchange contact information. Here are some tips for selling your Technic sets. Folks will want to know: a) Do you ship worldwide, or only to Europeans? b) What is the method of payment -- PayPal, bank transfer, cash, or other? c) What is the CURRENCY you want to be paid with -- Euros, US Dollars, or something else? d) (Most importantly) What are your PRICES? Do you want folks to give you a "Best Offer" which you can accept or reject?

Lawrens Gauwloos posted this of his Lego Technic Mars Explorer rover. It uses a L-O-N-G gear train to reach the wheel extremities. Lego Power Functions equipment used: * 2 ea. PF XL Motors * 1 ea. PF Receiver * 1 ea. PF Remote Controller * 1 ea. PF Switch * 1 ea. lightweight PF AAA Battery Box * 5 ea. PF LED Lights All of the pictures seen in the video appear on his website gallery.

There are many Case 335s operating in the wheat fields near where I live, and I can vouch that your MOC is quite realistic!

Maybe you could "shim" the inside surfaces of the 3-studs-long connecting areas of the Type 2 Technic Turntable with THIN 1x3 Technic Liftarms, and THEN use the 1x2 Technic Liftarms and 1x4 Technic Bricks.

There is another possibility. Use a Lego Technic Turntable (Type 2) from the LDD Pallette, and connect some 1x2 Technic Liftarms to the inner surfaces of the holes on each side of the turntable. Then (using 3L Lego Technic Pins), clip those Technic Liftarms onto some old-style 1x4 Technic Bricks. It should all work the same, and be the proper dimensions. + + =

I looked all around, and could not find any Type 1 Lego Technic Turntable (pictured below) that has been modeled in LDD. All there is is the slimmer Type 2 that is in the LDD Parts Pallette.