Tobbe Arnesson

Haha! Good one! Especially like the black part with lights in the wall. Best of luck in the comp!

Sweet! Three hours well spent!

Now that's thinking outside the box and reinventing the wheel! Me likey!

Thanks! It's my sigfig in the famous head spin scene from the classic movie The Exorcist. I made it for the Halloween Avatar Contest, more here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47677&view=findpost&p=843298

Well done! Is it part of a finished MOC?

I saw a spray can style lube that (according to the label) was able to find it's way into narrow openings and then turn into a thicker grease. This sounds like something useful here, if it's nice to the plastic. I'll try to spot the can again and take better note on brand.

Very well done! Is there a beginners guide for LEGO stop motion? I gave it a short go and had problems with camera movement between frames (despite using a tripod) and light differences between the frames: Is there software that takes care of these issues automatically? I used Adobe Premiere CS3 if that matters. Thanks.

Well those were faulty parts now fixed.

Congratulations to the winners! This was my first but certainly not last competition here, enjoyed it a lot even if I only got one vote.

Well it worked and I learned a new word (ruse)!

This is really cool! I've been thinking that an escapement wheel would be a nice feature in a GBC-counter but nothing more than that, will have to try something one day or another. My first MOC as an AFOL was an attempt at a clock, never got very far with it. Quite ironic you don't have time when building a clock. ;) Hope to see more videos at some point, best of luck!

I have it in my head and have made a couple of strategic BrickLink orders. Now it's just the small matter of getting it built...

Learn from the mistakes, tear it apart and try again. Big great models go through a lot of iterations, it's never made in one go. Rather than trying to build it all in one go to identify what functions you want and make that into a list. Then turn that list into sub models, in your case it would be something like: Under carriage Super structure Digger arm Then identify what would be needed in turns of strength etc. and make sure every part is up to it. Personally I nowadays tend to make prototypes before I go for the real deal. I often do the prototypes in colors I'm not planning to use in the main model since I don't own enough bricks (does anyone?), just make sure the parts used in prototyping do exist in the color you plan to use in the final model... Don't be afraid to fail! Just make sure you learn something from it so your next try will be better. Take a look at how Sariel's tanks have evolved over the years: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48004

I have the same problem with one of my 8043 (the new version with instructions in plastic with card board). The second motor (counting where the wires attach to the IR-receivers from front to back) did not work when the model was done. I took the cables of the IR-receivers and swapped them around. All motors worked fine then, strange thought I and mounted everything back. Now it was not working again!? Turned out the second motor would not work when the 32000 Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Holes was attached on top of the motor cable. So I removed the brick (it's actually not really needed there) and everything was fine. Still have to verify if it's the cable or the IR-receiver that's faulty but have not got around to yet, hence I have not said anything about it until now. When I pin down the problem I'll check my other 8043 (same batch, still in it's box) and then contact TLG for replacement of the culprit.

Nice! Well done! Great to see a small but still great Technic MOC! Looks like a breed between a JCB and a Huddig.

There are 27 at http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=5068 Hm, my member number as itemID at BrickLink: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=9582 No items for sale, but it's set K10001-1 Metroliner Kit:

Yes. If you don't have an serial interface on your computer (RS232) I recommend bying this one instead: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=10759 It's attached via an USB-cable instead of the serial port, serial ports are nowadays quite rare on new computers (there are still a few around, like the HP ProBook 6550b).

Thanks for the clarification! It's truly a master achievement you've made. I tip my hat at you sir!

Great beginning and a super theme! Bikes for everyone!

That's really cool! Well done! I've obviously been living under a pretty large rock for the last couple of years and did not realize people (well, at least one) build Fabuland MOCs. I find it neat! And well done! I like the fact it's a real world house with the Fabuland figs, unlike the bright colored Fabuland-world (which is more like Teletubbies {or being nice, Edward Scissorhands}). And you're Swedish too, or at least lives in Sweden (when not abroad)!?

Nice! Reminds me of ED-209 from Robocop, and that's always good! :D

Looks great so far! Hope you find the time to finish it!

Is that a threat or a promise? I hope for the latter (especially since I've already voted).

Stunning truck! Really! This is the only thing about it I don't like. The fenders with the red lights around the rear wheels are too close to the ground IMHO. But I can tell from the rest of your building that this is not a mistake but a matter of different tastes.

Consider this image: The first part, from left to right, is the gooseneck boom and the second part is the stick. Then comes the bucket. Compare to your own arm, first you have the shoulder (main pivot), then the upper arm (gooseneck), then the elbow (stick pivot), then comes the lower arm (stick), then the wrist (bucket pivot) and finally the hand (bucket). And much like with your own arm, the muscles for moving the shoulder joint are in the superstructure (gooseneck boom cylinder). The muscles for the elbow joint are on the upper arm (stick cylinder) and the muscles for the hand are in the lower arm (bucket cylinder). So, to translate "The M of the stick rides soon on the Edge in relation to the XL of the Gooseneck. have you the same problem?" into English: The M-motor that moves the stick-LA is too weak, compared to the XL-motor that drives the gooseneck boom-LA. At least that's my guess. Another interpretation could be that the stick is moving much faster than the gooseneck boom (rides soon on the edge = get's to the end of the stroke fast). In either case I'd say you need to increase the gear ratio for the stick (or use an XL motor there too). Remember that the XL-motor only has 220 RPM compared to the 405 RPM in the M-motor and the XL motor is almost four times as strong! Source: http://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm