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    @ allanp: Luckily, your opinions ("noobish MOCs" and "most crap") are in the minority, and The Lego Group has responded to the VAST MAJORITY of Technic AFOL wishes with these 2H2013 sets. If you don't like the sets, don't buy them so there will be more for the appreciative Lego Technic fans to buy!
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    I finished this project and used Lego Digital Designer (LDD) to model the 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. It features an opening hood (bonnet) and rear tailgate, a working V4 engine, and folding front seats. It uses 643 parts and has 216 steps in the LDD Building Guide. The LDD .lxf Building Instruction file is available for download via SkyDrive here. I used the LDD2PovRay utility for these renders. The real vehicle looks like this (note that the camera created a slight "fisheye" effect and the proportions are distorted a tad):
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    I used Lego Digital Designer (LDD) to model a 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. It features an opening hood (bonnet) and rear tailgate, a working V4 engine, and folding front seats. It uses 643 parts and has 216 steps in the LDD Building Guide. The LDD .lxf Building Instruction file is available for download via Rebrickable, or via SkyDrive here. I used the LDD to POV-RayTM Converter (LDD2PovRay) software for these sharp renders: The working V4 engine moves when the rear axle turns. You can see the Lego Technic elements used: The real vehicle looks like this (note that the camera created a slight "fisheye" effect and the proportions are distorted a tad): Here are some LDD screenprints of the 12-studs-wide, 35-studs-long, 9-2/3 bricks high model. One can see the slanted, folding seats and other details:
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    @ Hedgie: Thanks for sharing your MOC's Building Instructions! Are there any pictures of your creation (besides the LDraw file and PDF instructions), and some additional information about it? Would you consider posting your MOC on Rebrickable.com ? People are often looking for good Lego Technic creations that are fun to drive but are not too complex.
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    Is anybody gathering parts needed to build crazy_1993's "The Highway Enforcer" with real bricks? I asked crazy_1993 whether I could post it to Rebrickable (to make it easier to determine which parts are needed besides the 9398 chassis), but there was no answer....
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    @ Tox Laximus: Keep it up -- I predict you'll get "Banned" from Eurobricks quickly.
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    @ Alcom1: Thanks for sharing your videos! It is interesting to see how people "build" in LDD -- there are some techniques that one could possibly learn to "build" faster and better.
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    @ ERK: Welcome to Eurobricks! There isn't a lot of room to add suspension to your Lego 8454 Rescue Truck (either for the primary A-Model or alternate B-Model): Since I don't own this set, I looked at the Bricklink Parts Inventory and saw that it has two of those transparent blue, damped 32181c02 Shock Absorbers. Do you want to use those for suspension? From Bricklink, here are all of the available Lego Technic Shock Absorbers. The common ones are conventional (undamped), spring Shock Absorbers (either 6.5 studs long or 9.5L): It will be difficult to add suspension, since this set has 6 wheel steering:
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    28 bids --> USD $805 and climbing with 4-1/2 days to go!
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    @ VFracingteam: You have competition (Eurobricks Frontpage News article about Konajra's amazing Tír Viking tug MOC!
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    @ legotechnicblue: The Lego Group had posted these dates: "Our design team will work together with the competition winner to develop and build the winning version of the LEGO Technic 4x4 Crawler. The winning design will be produced in a limited edition of 20,000 and will be available online for pre-order from 1 July 2013 at http://shop.lego.com/ . "Dates to remember • 31 December 2012 – Last chance to upload your design! • 9 January 2013 – Short List announced by the LEGO Technic Jury • 22 January 2013 – Last chance to vote for your favourite short-listed design! • 22 January 2013 – The winner is announced! • 22 March 2013 – Online Presentation of the completed 4x4 Crawler special build • 01 July 2013 – Pre-orders open! • 01 August 2013 – Official worldwide launch of the winning 4x4 Crawler design" It is not yet known how much the set will cost, or how many parts it will have.
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    @ legotechnicblue: If you scroll 3/4 of the way down this webpage, you can see Sheepo's Fifth Wheel Hitch design. He wrote that "It is very simple and effective. The kingpin diameter is 1 stud. The fifth wheel is on the chassis, but it is not part of it. You can remove it removing only 4 pins."
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    I have compiled the various Lego 9398 Alternate Building Instruction images from the Brickshelf folders of Jovel, efferman, and JerryYao, and created compact PDFs for people to download via SkyDrive: Lego 9398 Buggy Alternate LDD Building Instructions by Jovel Pictures of Lego 9398 Buggy Alternate Build of Jovel's Buggy by JerryYao (Shows PF L-Motors) Lego 9398 C-Model by efferman (Building Instructions by JerryYao)
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    @ Tox Laximus: Do you have any PROOF that it was "rigged"? If not, you should withdraw your claim. If you want crazy_1993's creation, he has been gracious enough to provide the Lego Digital Designer (LDD) .lxf file on the first post of this topic. Meanwhile, The Lego Group (TLG) is proceding with developing rm8's "The Boss" model. Not everyone can "win", but the Top 100 vote-getters will be getting a free 9398 "The Boss" set from TLG.
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    @ LegoFreak024/ LegoIDEASforYou: Welcome to Eurobricks! Keep those ideas flowing! Have you built a Technic creation that incorporates some (or all) of your modules?
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    OMG -- you've mapped Blakbird's brain!
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    @ Kumbbi: Perhaps you could adapt Sariel's Direction Sensitive Gearbox ( ) -- it is a "Compact 2-speed gearbox, where gears are changed when the direction of motor’s rotation changes."This gearbox utilizes a working principle of a ratchet with gears. Only one end of the ratchet is attached, the other one is loose. There are gears on both ends of the ratchet, and it causes it to tilt accordingly to the direction of rotation of the axle it is attached to. To create a pressing force, that helps the ‘loose’ ratchet gear to engage receiver gears, an axle pin with friction is used. That friction consumes some of the motor’s torque, but creates an effect of the ratchet being strongly pressed to whatever obstacle it comes in contact with – in this case, the receiver gears. "The design has mupliple advantages: is extremely compact, pretty robust and needs no external gear changing mechanism. There is one, quite crucial disadvantage: with default gears setup, it can only drive iutput in one direction. So, it is possible to have e.g. vehicle that runs at two different speeds, but only forwards. Obviously, the output can have its direction of rotation changed by a separate mechanism, but that is very troublesome. On the other hand, it is possible to use even numbers of gears for both outputs of the receiver gears, thus obtaining forwards and reverse gear with different gear ratios. Both these options have a limited range of application, however the default setup may be useful for compressors, where the direction of rotation doesn’t matter, but the speed does. "As of the end of 2008, this gearbox design was used in one of my constructions only, in a SandRail, a small buggy able to drive only forwards, where its ability to handle high torque was tested. The performance of the gearbox was satisfactory, and the main conclusion was that it works better when braced in bricks that when braced in liftarms. An ldr (MLCad format) model of the gearbox is available here."
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    @ scout: With that Lego 9686 "Simple and Motorized Mechanisms Base Set", you have these parts (from the Bricklink inventory). Do you only have those parts, and nothing else to work with?
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    I suppose you could get RC wheels to insert inside The Demolisher tires, and glue on one of these 2x2 round plates in the middle so that a Lego Technic Axle could be used:
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    I am sure that either of the Rock Crusher X/T types will work fine on the Lego 44772 wheels, since they both are between the recommended 37mm-48mm widths. TechnicMati, why don't you order a set? You'll like them!
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    @ backbone: Yes, I've watched the LUGPol Truck Trial videos -- the models are most impressive. However, I've seen them struggling to climb over tree roots and other obstacles that could EASILY be handled by softer, more-sticky tires. The RC-type tires are miniature MODELS of real 4WD tires that are used for real Truck Trials. You didn't answer my questions -- does your real-life vehicle still have the ORIGINAL tires on it? What's the difference between doing that (in real life) and doing something similar with a Lego model? Why settle for inferior tires in real life or in a model?
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    @ OneMoreBrick: Welcome to Eurobricks! Perhaps these YouTube videos (showing the LDD Hinge Tool) would help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHLNwoaSS9c
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    @ backbone: Although I understand the "Lego Purist" point of view, to me it's silly and closed-minded. One could enjoy the 9398 4x4 Crawler model, and MOCs like midengineaddict's crawler, a lot more IF they use superior tires. Otherwise, those models sit on a shelf, unused, unable to reach their full potential. How sad.
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    @ backbone: Let me ask you this question -- does your real-life vehicle still have the ORIGINAL tires on it? If not, is there a different brand of tires now than what was provided as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tires? I bet that most people have different (better?) tires on their vehicles after a few years. Yet, their vehicle is STILL a VW, Audi, Ford, or whatever. So, what's the difference between doing that (in real life) and doing something similar with a Lego model? As z3_2drive mentioned, Lego tires DO SUCK at rock crawling -- he's proven it and so have lots of other people. Why settle for inferior tires in real life or in a model?
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    That's a nice group picture of the BEAUFIFUL car carriers! There are several more to join those on that MOCPages "Class Race Teams" group webpage.
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