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That was a good broadcasting session, thankyou. If any of you are so technically inclined to broadcast a build/design session then it's really good. Basbase had me and alasdairryan watching and all talking to each other through skype (which is free). This could have a few benefits like helping each other with problems we are having whist building and it's also nice to finally hear the voices of those you talk to here on eurobricks. Hope it catches on.

faster than a posting Dluders!

Now THAT'S dedication!

I have also noticed this. It is strange because I have not had this before in MOCs where there is a higher load on them and that have been played with for longer. Are they a different plastic now? I'm not worried by it as the teeth still seem to be in perfect condition.

Some things to consider when building studless lego is that whilst the old studded system was usually an even number of bricks in width, the studless system preferes to be built an odd number of bricks wide. Also with the old system, that's usually build from the ground up, layering bricks and plates on top of each other and bracing them with vertical supports. With studless you don't build this way. Instead it's more from the inside out. So these differences do not by themselves make studless any harder that studded construction. What makes studless more challenging is that you have to think five steps ahead and it's also inherently less rigid, so you have to account for that and aim to make your MOCs much stronger from the beginning. It may also help you to get into the free CAD softwares that are available like LDraw. These are great when trying to figure things out five steps ahead and so on. If all else fails you can always ask us, just remember to post clear pictures. There are many people on here who are glad to help and just love jumping into challenges others are facing. Hope this helps!

Looking gooooooooooood!!!

I don't think you'll get doughnuts or burnouts unless you used plastic wheels (no tyres on them) or build a smaller car. But the best motor for this would be RC buggy motors. Check em out at philos technic motor comparison site. The problem with using these is that require lots of power, best suppied by the RC reciever unit that comes in most of the sets as the motors do. It's big and bulky however, it contains the batteries, the RC reciever stuff and also a servo motor at the front for steering.

Oh, and favorite MOC of the year is the bluetooth controlled h135 excavator!

If it comes with good servos and new, powerful, high speed L-motor then the price is more justified I think.

Well now i've got to go to the 2011 round up topic and say THIS is by far my favorite MOC of the year!

But the unimog also has PF, in just the right amount! I would not mind never seeing another flagship with as much reliance on PF parts as 8043/8275 had.

Happy new year everyone, you guys make this place the best on the net, so make 2012 bring you all that you desire! As for my new years resolution, become a rock star, make enough to quit the rat race for good.

looks like you could put more motors and diffs next to each other to get more speeds.

Problem is that a helicopter also relies on aerofoil lift. To create that shape in lego effectively is not really possible. You can make something that is sort of the right shape, but any deviation, especially things like studs and plate edges, will pretty much kill whatever lift is created. Even dirt on a propeller will greatly reduce it's efficientcy. I think the best chance is to make a light as possible skeletal structure using rigid flex tubes to make the aerofoil shapes, then covereing it tightly and seemlessly with tissue and doping it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Covering-a-model-airplane-in-Tissue/ Of couse this isn't much good for helicopter flight as the topic suggests, but I think that would be even harder that flying planes.

Here's one of mine http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=420770 I have since altered it (swapped a UJ inside the rotor head for a straight connector, removed the little white rubber bands inside the rotor head) so that the entire rotor head no longer tilts. Instead the individual blades change pitch as the rotor head rotates to make it more life like. It retains full cyclic and collective control.

Racist much?

Well as for me making MOCs, not happened for this year. Been working on writing and recording an album which is nearly finished so maybe next year, I have a ton of ideas. As for the sets, in recent years the technic line has not been as good as the golden years ending in the mid/late 90's, however with sets like the 8258 and 8110, 2011 seems to continue reversing that. In my opinion 2011 saw one of the best flagships EVER. The MOCs i've seen have got better and better this year, even more so have the instructions for which we should all be grateful. Nice one guys 2012 is looking a bit meh, continuing the trend (for me at least) of a good flagship followed by a not so good one. But there could be some new parts like new motors in the RC car so there is still hope for some really exciting stuff for next year and beyond.

you can still get 8043 from shop@home so I would expect the unimog to remain till summer 2013.

Both model and instructions are brilliant!

Might as well, you can always take the stickers off when you take it apart.

8880 wasn't just great in it's time. For me it remains the best car (and only proper supercar) that technic ever made. 4 wheel drive, four wheel steering and four wheel suspention. Pretty slick by todays standards. Whilst it only has four gears as opposed to the 5f+1r, it's gear change mechanism is far superior to what was found in 8448/8466, so much so that I build more MOCs with a 4 speed transmission than a 6 speed transmission just so I can use it. I also think it just looks amazing, better than any other technic car official or MOC (although Eric Leppens Zonda might be the exception ), it's a work of art DESPITE being built from only straight beams and hinge plates.

Maybe it comes with an attatchment that fits the unimog?

Two of my favorites you have not listed as having are 8880 supercar and 8480 space shuttle.

I'm offensive and I find that white! Anywho, I thought you meant you found the flex system in the helicopter when I read the topic title!