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There are many factors causing plastic to fail. There can be external stress from play. Internal stress from the molding process. Chemical attacks. Incorrect density of plastic in the area under stress. Incorrect molding temperature, pressure, time, etc. Any one or combination of can lead to failure immediately or later on. This could be a good university thesis for someone on survivability of LEGO minifigs. There are things LEGO can control and there are things outside of LEGO's control. We are all different human beings and don't secrete exactly the same oil and sweat from our skins. Depending on genes, diet, etc., some of us could be acidic. Acid could technically etch your fingerprint on to the paint or dull like acid rain on car paint or it can have no effect at all depending on the chemistry. If you really want your figs to stay museum quality collectibles, you should handle them like sensitive ancient artifacts--avoid contaminants on the object, ensure proper temperature and humidity range, avoid UV light, remove unnecessary stress or play on the object, and so on. Otherwise, just enjoy and play with them like toys in Toy Story. Yes, I did live in a lab for a while, experimenting the production of peroxymonosulfuric acid through electrolysis. My lab coat was pretty holy by the end of the project.

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LEGO changed the Technic pin design. The older pins were much harder to remove. That can be a problem if you don't have the finger strength. It could cause strain injuries to hands if shredding set with large amount of them.

How do people send you copies of their MOC LDD files to work on? I have used Dropbox to host files privately. You can set a file permission to so that only people you emailed or shared the file link to can download the file. Dropbox gives you 2GB storage free. I think 5GB if you have an apple device. You can also pay for more storage space.

It is also possible to control up to 8 PF motors using an Arduino connected to an IR LED and some simple programming for a fraction of the cost of an EV3 and HiTechnic IR Link. It is not neatly as packaged as the LEGO solution though.

Wow, impressive. Do you have a pic showing the entire build?

Nice. What is the purpose of the pantograph on one of the cars? Is it to power the kitchen?

Well, you are certainly doing a good job with the realism. That could be the case.

The Japan Disney release of the TFA trailer seem to have a few extra scenes not in the English one. http://youtu.be/SdAUiyeJMFQ

Ha, someone already submitted a LEGO Ideas for the movie reboot. https://ideas.lego.com/projects/110838

The EV3 would be easier to connect LEGO parts to it more so than Arduino or Pi. You can probably sell it if it doesn't appeal to you.

We had a 6 wheel one way back when. It would be nice to have one with wide tracked tires. Given some of the wet muddy places where trees are harvested, I wonder how the walker will perform.

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Sounds like a great opportunity for those who voiced to their disappointments to show LEGO how it's done.

Impressive. Great job on the angel eye headlights.

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