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Coney/ Contech7 has also created a Ripsaw which he named "Cobra-2XL" (for the two Lego Power Functions XL motors that it uses). His Brickshelf gallery has 16 pictures and a link to this , where he wrote that this is "My version of a "Ripsaw" type vehicle. Designed to be simple and light. It uses two XL motors for drive, each with its own 8878 battery box. Fast and fun to drive on smooth surfaces."

On his Brickshelf gallery, wewerkalouskalka/ Louskam posted 12 images and a link to this of his Lego Technic Ripsaw MS-2 reconnaissance vehicle. "This version is lighter, faster, stronger and look better, than the ." Americans may have seen the Discovery Channel TV show called "Howe & Howe Tech", the Maine USA inventors of the real "Ripsaw MS2" manned and unmanned recon vehicle. Their website is the inspiration for Louskam's MOC:

Fred Ottens (fatfatfred) posted this of "A 1966 Corvette Stingray made of Lego. Soundtrack is an unknown homerecording of Johnny Guitar Watson. Nobody ever heard it before, not even himself !" It features swiveling, concealed front LED headlights and lots of chrome.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? Since the National Football League (NFL) is "locked-out" now in an owner-player contract dispute, here are some substitute players.... "This is part of phase 3 of our Computer Science project at the University of Windsor. We are investigating bluetooth communication in the LEGO NXT robot and how this technology can be used for further Computer Science education. In this video our NXT's are now controlled via a Bluetooth connection by the PC. From the PC we can click a button and the team will execute a play (in this case play 1) . The robots each have specific instructions programmed into their source code to execute depending on the play information sent to them by the PC. To learn more visit: http://cs.uwindsor.ca/~malovicd/ ."

On MOCpages, Alasdair Ryan posted his Lego Technic Track Loader. He invited me to discuss it here on Eurobricks. It has: * Full Power Functions (PF) movements (the moters, receivers, battery box have been removed so it looks a bit rough in the pictures) * Boom up/down * Bucket in/out * Forward/reverse * Left/right

dookie6678 posted this of a big, fully-functional Lego Technic Garbage Truck. He wrote that it is a "fully remote-controlled Lego Technic garbage truck, [with a] completely automatic pneumatic system":

GBC = Great Ball Contraption. See entire video on this Eurobricks post.

@ Nebsirob: Alienwar9's version of the traffic signals are in compliance with the US Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2009, Part 4, Figure 4D2. He has modelled a US city. I lived in Berlin, Germany for 3 years and recognize the style of traffic signals you have shown, but they are noncompliant in the USA.

Jurgen, although you may not want to fight the plagiarism, I'm sure TLG may feel differently. We'll see what they do with the imposter. If it's some some hoodlum, they need to learn this "Life Lesson" -- one cannot take credit for other people's work. If they try to plagiarize work as an adult, they will get fired, sued, etc. Meanwhile, TLG should consider some of the suggestions at the beginning of this topic to help prevent plagiarized entries from being submitted. Otherwise, it's going to happen month after month, and the competition is going to be a sham.

The License Agreement (which you acknowledged when you installed LDD) specifically says you cannot use LDD for commercial purposes.

LowLUG sure knows how to race Lego Technic cars! Too bad there are not more of these Allround Car Competitions around the globe. Thanks for sharing your video!

@ Nico71: hancock73 has been selling his PDF Building Instructions for various Lego Custom Aircraft for many months. His eBay Store shows his selection. Typically, he sells the instructions via the "Buy It Now" option, and keeps rotating the auctions over and over every 30 days. You could possibly set up an eBay store the same way for your Lego Technic MOCs, and get a LOT MORE VISIBILITY WORLDWIDE in a continuous fashion. Although Eurobricks and your Nico71.fr website has many visitors, eBay has THOUSANDS of potential customers.

przemo1201's entry (pictured at left) is similar to Fistach's "Blast Hole Drilling Rig" (pictured at right): I agree that Luc98lt's entry (pictured at left) is a blatant copy of Jurgen Krooshoop's JCB 4CX Backhoe Loader (pictured at right) -- even the pictures are identical: Yes, 9Volt-boy's entry (pictured at left) is a blatant copy of techno moves' Car-Transporter (pictured at right) -- the pictures are identical: [uPDATE: In his first post below, Techn0M0ves confirms that HE entered his OWN creation under a new name. This is confirmed on his MOCpages comment here . [/b] This initial batch of 10 Finalists are supposed to be 5-18 year old TFOLs. If there is an AFOL category, those are usually announced later on the Lego Technic Blog. I am reporting this to our Lego Technic Ambassador (Jetro de Chateau) to see if TLG will disqualify some/all of these bogus entries.

It's time to VOTE on the 10 Finalists for the March 2011 Lego Technic Challenge. You may have to click on this link TWICE to get past the Lego Shop webpage.

@ Nico71: On this Eurobricks post, xSergio74 reports that he has produced a new version of SR 3D Builder. I have bought custom PDF Building Instructions from others, and some of them have security features whereby they cannot be printed. If you do this, you should make it clear that the buyer will have to build their creations in front of a computer. This is not desirable for those (like me) who have their Lego parts in a different room. Some other sellers assigned a password-protect feature to their PDF instructions, whereby the document would not even open unless one knew the password (which usually is the original buyer's name). This would help limit the free "sharing" of files across the internet. If a "bootleg" copy ends up somewhere, EVERYONE would know who violated your copyright.

So, if you cut the 4750 "Fabuland Plate, Round 13 2/3 Stud Diameter - (Ferris Wheel Side, Merry-Go-Round Type 2 Base)" (pictured below) with a jigsaw, so that the cuts are ALONG or PARALLEL TO the rows of studs, you would get 6 pieces?

@ Cubix: As discussed at the very bottom of this Eurobricks post, one could make a 6-spoke central hub using these parts: 2695 "Wheel 30mm D. x 13mm (13 x 24 Model Team)" x241 "Hinge Cylinder 1 x 3 Locking with 1 Finger and Technic Friction Pin" 30561 "Hinge Cylinder 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers and Axle Hole On Ends" 2 ea. (typical) Technic axles, such as the 3737 "Technic, Axle 10" 6538c "Technic, Axle Connector (Smooth with x hole + orientation)", placed between the two axles Then, on the ends of each of the six Technic Axle "spokes", one could attach a 32013 "Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1": Stick 2 ea. 4274 "Technic, Pin 1/2" into the 32013 parts, with the short end pointed towards the center of the 32013 piece: Finally, get some Soft Axles and insert the ends into the Technic 1/2 Pins. You have a (near) perfect circle.

@ Nico71: I have completed your survey, and would willingly pay for Building Instructions for your upcoming Supercar. I bought Crowkillers' Lamborghini Gallardo Building Instructions (prepared by Blakbird) for US $25, and did not regret it. Even though these same instructions were later offered FOR FREE by Crowkillers on his website, I believe that Lego AFOLs should be compensated for their efforts. Blakbird said that for the amount of time it took him to prepare the instructions, he "earned" only US $0.25/hr. Lego Technic is an expensive hobby, so I don't begrudge anybody trying to reduce the costs. I don't have a problem with anybody wanting to be PAID for well-produced Building Instructions. Those who expect everything to be FREE don't realize the amount of time & effort involved. I could not BELIEVE the amount of criticism that Crowkillers, Blakbird, Skyliner, and others get for wanting to get PAID for their efforts. Those who always seek a FREE HANDOUT are freeloaders and cheapskates. Technic AFOLs like you, Sariel, Zblj, Jurgen Krooshoop, Mahjqa, and others help provide instructions for FANTASTIC Lego Technic creations that cannot (or will not) be offered by The Lego Group. Thanks for sharing your MOCs! If folks don't want to pay for instructions, that's their prerogative but they should not CRITICIZE you for wanting to get compensation.

@ alienwar9: There may be another, "more elegant" way of creating the diagonal braces for your basement/subway areas. Since Technic BRICKS come in even-stud lengths and Technic LIFTARMS come is odd-stud lengths, you could combine them to get different-length diagonals (to the nearest "whole stud" length). The Technic Liftarms would work better against the red columns and on the underside of the "floors", because they are 1 stud high (and not 1-1/3 studs high like Technic Bricks are). You could join the various pieces using 32449 "Technic, Liftarm 1 x 4 Thin", doubled-up to form a one-stud-thick assembly. The 1x4 Liftarms should have all of the holes filled with Technic Pins and Technic Axle Pins to prevent rotation. Since the hypotenuse of the Right Triangles are likely to be some fraction of a stud length, you could use this special 53586 "Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular with Extension" (pictured below). This 53586 part connects to the holes in the Technic Bricks and Technic Axles (via a Technic Axle Pin), and a Technic Axle is able to SLIDE inside the long tube to give a custom length. The other end of the axle can be routed through a 6536 "Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular" (pictured below), and the axle could have Technic Bushes on both sides to secure it and prevent it from sliding easily. I checked the LDD 4.0 LU Mode parts pallette, and these pieces are available. The 53586 part is known as "Fric. element, cylinder" near the bottom of the Technic Pins group.

@ Squeezeplay: Brickset also has 2 Reviews of the 857 set (from 1979) and the similar 8857 set (from 1980). In case your model has some pieces missing, here is the Bricklink Parts Inventory.

freakwave is probably correct. From Blakbird's Technicopedia, you can see all of the Lego Technic motorcycle sets ever made, in one place. Blakbird did a great review on the 857/8857 Motorcycle set:

Hmmm, which one could it be....

@ alienwar9: There is a technique whereby you can use 3794 "Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (Jumper)" on top of the studs of the Technic Brick ends. The "jumper" plate offers a 1/2-stud difference in length, for a subsequent 1x6 or 1x8 Plate to bridge the gap. Bricklink calls it the "Half-Stud Offset -- A building technique that allows a LEGO fan to build without regard to the standard alignment of studs on a plate. See also Jumper Plate", which is "A 1×2-stud LEGO plate with only 1 stud in the center. Useful for half-stud offset building." Below is a picture of what the "jumper" looks like. In the blue image below, imagine that the lower two studs are the top of the 1x Technic Brick diagonal. On top of those studs, place the 3794 Jumper Plate. THEN, on top of the Jumper Plate, place a regular 1x Plate to span across the gap to another, adjacent Technic Brick built the same way. The gap between the two Technic Bricks are now 1/2-stud offset. I wish I could find better pictures, but maybe you can understand what I mean. ,

2LegoOrNot2Lego just posted this of his completed "Real working Lego model of the Elphinstone Road train. It has drive, steering, working lights, working fifth wheel and of course the second trailer can be stored on the first. Powered and controled by Lego Power Functions. Brickshelf gallery of 2LegoOrNot2Lego: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=404246 ."