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    Have you considered taking inspiration from the RC drift world and running an AWD "counter steer" setup? You basically gear up the rear wheels in relation to the fronts
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    Another vote for manual here. Get a licence for both and then you can drive whatever you choose. All my own cars over the years have been manual but my working life has been spent driving automatics. As I get older and automatic car gearboxes get better I'm ready to make the change so my next car will probably be an automatic (with auto wipers and auto lights and active cruise and lane guidance so all I have to do is get in )
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    @baris41 Long since taken apart for other MOCs I'm afraid. I never got around to posting it in the mods thread but here is a link to the bricksafe folder. https://bricksafe.com/pages/BrickSafeDave/42069
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    Having my ego stroked sounds rather lovely, I suppose I'd better build something postworthy! I've definitely been building more as I've been furloughed for a few months now but spending has had to be stopped as I may not have a job to return to so no new sets, just MOCs and rebuilding old sets. I also sorted out all the kids city sets but they didn't last long before being one huge pile again
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    Late to the party as I had a week off from the internet but I motorised this with 2x L motors, servo for steering and 2x M motors for winch and roof. Battery box in the back replacing the sliding tray. Lots of room but IIRC the fake motor was replaced by the servo.
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    Very compact, I must get some of those old diffs I still think this seems like witchcraft though...
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    CY Flywheel £10 CY Ignition coil £14 Spark plug £5 You aren't going to get any cheaper or simpler than that. Looking forward to the video
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    Very impressive to get so much functionality in such a compact build. I like the way that the 3 axles all move independently but only one is actually pendular (take note 42114 ) The video of the original build is lovely to watch and well made but I'd enjoy seeing your improved bed in action. Any plans for a video?
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    To me the question here is how much non Lego can you use and still call it a lego motor. That video is interesting but is it a Lego motor? I've dabbled in many things over the years including 1/5th scale RC cars powered by 2 stroke petrol engines. A CY or zenoah flywheel and coil would get you a spark but what are you using for a carburetor? Please post some pictures of your work so far (use bricksafe or flickr to host)and make sure to video it when you finally fire it up, even if it explodes I'd like to see it!
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    I can't believe no one has got this yet. The background is another clue right?
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    I'd like to imagine that the small ones are regular size and the large ones are some kind of enormous Duplo Technic hybrid
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    Hi all, I'm trying to make a steered driven suspended axle to go at both ends of a 4wd 4ws chassis. I've come up with this and was wondering the best way to connect it to a servo for steering. Top arm. Bottom arm. Is a long steering rack and 6L link arms going to give me Ackermann steering? How best to go about it? Right now I'm at the very start of the build so everything can be altered if you can see any improvements. All help gratefully received
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    I was going to go for a popular online Estate Agent. For this my answer is this:
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    Maybe change the nose for this and call it a generic supersonic search and rescue plane Too soon?
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    Very creative use of the minifig legs! Did you choose a specific air frame as a reference? I believe Air France liveries were generally red at the bottom of the tail under blue. British Airways were red on top until the early eighties, then blue after.
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    Here's how I do it on android, other methods may be available Open the bricksafe folder with your pics in. Tap a pic to select it so it has a magnifying glass icon. In the bottom left are the available sizes. Press and hold (right click on PC?) the size you want, then select "copy link" Paste the link into the Eurobricks editor and it should automatically convert it into a pic
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    I had no idea what an Ekranoplan was so off to google where I lost hours looking at all the crazy stuff the Soviets built during the cold war! A great model that reminds me of that sky captain movie. Is there a genre for that kind of thing like steampunk?
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    Interesting link, I have some of those red cogs and wheels but not the bigger gears in my "ancient Lego parts" box.
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    @Touc4nx There is something I find oddly pleasing about well sorted Lego Your collection of milky axles is better than mine, weird old beam for scale.
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    Wow, the @Lipko one is what I envisioned only much much better than mine would turn out The Merlo roto is an interesting machine but verging into mobile crane territory. Also I dont have 3 (or any) SBricks. Thanks for the pointers.
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    Speaking of telehandlers (as we did in the middle of June)... I just finished yet another truck and I fancy trying something different, like a telehandler using 42030 wheels and 5x11 panels for the boom so quite a large scale. Maybe PF and some sort of switchable gearbox as I only have 2 recievers. Does anyone have a particular favourite set or MOC I should be looking at for inspiration?
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    I think it is a 5x7 frame. The grey axle runs in front so you can't see the bottom. @suffocation Are you using any kind of track tensioning? It looks like the is very little slack, something I struggle with on tracked vehicles. Also I see you are using PU motors, is there a profile on the app which matches your motor setup?
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    Help needed please with Linear Actuator geometry. Pictured below is what I have so far. The problem is that when the tipper is flat the LA is almost horizontal. When I start to tip the LA pushes the bed back before it starts to lift with a jerk. Is there an optimum spacing that gets me lots of range with a smoother motion? The less rebuilding needed the better All comments gratefully received.
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    What an interesting back story, this is absolutely what I would do left alone in a Lego factory. Thanks for sharing As far as value goes they are worth what someone is willing to pay so I also think an auction would be the way to go.
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