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For very low torque plastic could work but you need a somewhat rigid outer so the flex axle can rotate inside without deforming.

I had exaclty that problem with all my mindstorms cables. It was easy to remove. I am still lookng for a suitable cable (gauge/coating thickness) but it is easy to fix and way cheaper than a new sensor.

You don't want dead weight and bigger/longer parts and lower count will help with that. Those frames that Jim linked are your best bet IMHO. Sandwitched between liftarms the resulting structure is strong AND light.

Nothing prevents TLG from making it with an "orange box", without numbered plates. The box and plates are for sure part of the limited edition, perhaps a color change like this to keep the sense of exclusivity with the blue one. Just kill 9398, it is... ugly. ¿Orange instead of red? Of course that won't necessarily make those that missed 41999 happy.

So much in so little space! Really nice one. About the LA's... we need some flex axle extender, like those used in Dremel tools.

Limited edition means that there are not enougth for everyone; "hoarding" and reselling are unavoidable and expected to a certain degree. That is why I ordered one on lauch night, and a couple days later when I saw it was still in stock I ordered a second one thinking the hurry in my first order had been unnecessary paranoia. A week after launch when S@H puit it sold out I saw the first bursts of drama.

How does that motor setup work in practice? I've got the feeling that one motor will work against the other. The movement will follow the "less resistance path", so in a climb with only one motor working the vehicle could stop while the stopped motor is driven backwards by the running motor. With two motors working I think one will work way harder than the other, on a climb steep enougth the slow one might be dragged by the fast one, and on flat terrain the fast one dragged by the slow one. But all of this is just my guess, thats why I ask how does it work, really interested on what happens when climbing.

That prowler is missing the bumpers, that makes a huge difference.

Certainly I see no reason to be ashamend of getting more than one specially since S@H allowed two per person. And ¿robbing? ¿No conscience? Guess I did not have such an easy life as to use those words so lightly

They changed the burning retardant a few years ago, so the effect isn't that acute nowadays.

There are a lot of beautiful cars with no MOCs to be found too, anyways thinking outside the box is nice and if DrJB takes the challenge I am sure he will have a lot of fun. That does not change the fact that the virtues of the model itself are scant. Some of the interesting attributes are common in hot rods and classiscs, the body is somewhat unique, that is true, it ressembles a Cylon raider without wings, sadly those bumpers look like moustaches. Well to give some "useful" advice with the body ...look here for Nico71's Morgan. Without engine a bit wider on the front, a bit longer on the rear, putting 2 wheels outside on the rear, and flipping it 180º I almost can see a Prowler.

One open, built and recycled, and one sealed... until I need the parts.

There are beautiful challenging vehicles out there, no need for an ugly one. The better you reproduce it the uglier your MOC will be Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You might very well end improving the original design

I didn't even remember it. I agree, it's ugly, don't waste your bricks on it

Posting something here just to make rm8 think someone leaked photos. I will add some bla bla bla... So what month does Lego usually release the first sets every year? I assume nothing new just before Christmas.

Nice one, hoping for a video soon.

Ok, what I really loved were the cacti

8110 Unimog, a few months ago. Always loved Unimogs, so I got one, instead of storing it as the last sets I bult it, and loved it. So I took my sealed 8043 and 8258 out of the closet and built them. In the last couple months I got 9393, a couple 41999, 42000, another Unimog, several PF parts and just started using Bricklink.

Omg, behold the killer drone with its choking claw!

I wish I had the room for that course, or at least for storing its parts. Also not everything can be made in Lego. I mean, that hill climb... well unless you made it with rubber treads or those litle rubber things people use to make treads nothing would climb it.

Yup I see that they are like pins for axle holes, I wonder if friction or non friction ones. Also the spring in your custom shocks looks to be in direct contact with the "seal" of the pneumatic cylinder rod. Your models are big and weight a ton, won't you need a washer there or something to prevent the rubber seal to deteriorate too fast under the compressing weight of the model and the force of the spring? And looks like changing the size of the holes of the pneumatic cylinders will affect air speed and so shock behaviour, that might be a lot of fun. Different springs hardness can be combined too... Man this is like Lego+ or something

I see cut nails/rods (¿what are those?) in the axle holes of the half stud small liftarms, Are those to allow angles different from 90º on axle holes? Or do they allow free movement too?

Thanks guys, some ideas here I did not think of. Glad I asked 2 servos... or making it autocenter would work for the misalignment. Worm with M gear might help keeping the comb wheel inplace. and the LA might replace it for a very fine tuned steering with an M motor. The sliding nature of the worm gear can make the connection between both axles way easier and I could use universal joints instead of CV joints. I guess the first thing I must decide is If I use two motors or joints to connect both axles.

I got 3 different setups. Standard PF pack with AA Eneloops, Standard PF pack modded for use of 3.3v AA LiPo batteries giving 10 volts, Lego Lipo. Small, and light but very expensive. if Lego Lipo were 9 or 10 volts it would be the best pack ever. At 7.2 and given the price an AA/AAA pack with eneloops looks like a better option unless weight is very important to you. And this increases the Eneloops value, Up to 12 cells can be charged at once. can add remove cells at any time. Every cell charged on its own and state for each cell shown on display.

Love the pneumatic hose routing. Now you need some Lego XXXXL motors for the drivetrain to put those brakes and airbags to good use Time for Lego to release some Technic Dummies; Slow Mo action required!