Auroralampinen Posted May 8 Posted May 8 The new Lego pixar lamp, has new technic elements for the lamp cover:). Quote
R0Sch Posted May 8 Posted May 8 Yey! More single use, specialized pieces instead of making use of existing pieces, or if not possible not doing it at all in LEGO form. And instead of building it fully articulated out of Technic pieces like a real desk lamp, with springs and all, it's just a simplified brickbuilt version. Not including an LED/light brick is just dumb. Quote
shroomzofdoom Posted May 8 Posted May 8 Did you guys see Sariel's scoop on the new Education motors? Quote
Lyichir Posted May 8 Posted May 8 4 hours ago, R0Sch said: Yey! More single use, specialized pieces instead of making use of existing pieces, or if not possible not doing it at all in LEGO form. And instead of building it fully articulated out of Technic pieces like a real desk lamp, with springs and all, it's just a simplified brickbuilt version. Not including an LED/light brick is just dumb. I could see creative uses of those lamp cover parts. If the bottom is open they'll probably be excellent as a funnel for a Great Ball Contraption module. Quote
astyanax Posted May 10 Posted May 10 On 5/8/2025 at 9:47 PM, Lyichir said: I could see creative uses of those lamp cover parts. If the bottom is open they'll probably be excellent as a funnel for a Great Ball Contraption module. Affirmative. Quote
msk6003 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 Seems like those 6x6 round part has axle hole on backside center. And it means those part can be a great wheel cover for 15038 wheel. Quote
N-4K0 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 4 hours ago, msk6003 said: Seems like those 6x6 round part has axle hole on backside center. It looks like you're right. Even if it didn't have an axle hole in the center, it should regardless as it would make the (dome? dish?) brick more versatile. Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted May 11 Posted May 11 The Bronco fender flare arrives just when I want to build this. I've been struggling to come up with a solution for the front wheel thing but wasn't able to find anything satisfactory. Quote
Aurorasaurus Posted May 11 Posted May 11 42 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: The Bronco fender flare arrives just when I want to build this. I've been struggling to come up with a solution for the front wheel thing but wasn't able to find anything satisfactory. I have the ultimate solution for you, but you might not like it... https://bambulab.com/en https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal Come to the dark side ;) Quote
Thirdwigg Posted May 11 Posted May 11 7 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: The Bronco fender flare arrives just when I want to build this. I've been struggling to come up with a solution for the front wheel thing but wasn't able to find anything satisfactory. You and I are on the same wavelength. Quote
1gor Posted May 12 Posted May 12 10 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: The Bronco fender flare arrives just when I want to build this. I've been struggling to come up with a solution for the front wheel thing but wasn't able to find anything satisfactory. Tires from Bronco can not harm in this case also... Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted May 12 Posted May 12 2 hours ago, 1gor said: Tires from Bronco can not harm in this case also... I have 12 unused tractor tires so I think I'm gonna use tractor tires for the Mog. Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted May 12 Posted May 12 (edited) The Bronco tire solves another problem that has been vexing me when I design my mini replicas. In the real construction machines, like Volvo's machines, the tyre is very thick, so there's a significant ratio in terms of tyre's thickness and rim's diameter. The ratio cannot be done with current rim and tyre options. Below is a WIP of the mini 42209 Volvo L120, with the regular 30mm rim and 49.5mm tyre. It looks quite stupid to me. Not only is the ratio of tyre/rim incorrect, the whole wheel is smaller than it should be, because the diameter of the whole tyre + rim combo is just 6.2 stud. 6.2 is a very awkward number to scale around, so most of the time I have to scale the model around a tyre diameter of 7, which means this tyre + rim combo is smaller than it should be. There are a couple of solutions for the tyre/rim ratio though, as I have managed to find out. The idea is to use a black Mustang rim (42716) to increase the thickness of the black part, and put something yellow inside to mimic the yellow rim part. However, it's rather unfortunate that a 3x3 Technic disk (2723) doesn't exist in yellow, so the only alternative is the yellow pulley wheel, which doesn't look good at all. The other solution is to use the 2994 rim, which manages to fit (thanks @Stereo for the check), but 2994 is an old part. Also, neither of those tricks can solve the problem of the awkward scaling factor. And that is where the Bronco tyre comes it. The part hasnt been released yet so I don't know its exact diameter, but based on @R0Sch's mockup the diameter should be as close to 7 stud, which not only makes the rim part thicker but also scaling easier. Edited May 12 by Ngoc Nguyen Quote
Stereo Posted May 12 Posted May 12 I'm pretty sure you can read the text on the Bronco tires in some of the promo photos and it is the next stud size up from the 49.5mm tires (55?). I was actually thinking about the same problem on the L120 loader, as 68mm tires to scale should have 34mm wheels, not 43.2mm. So it's close to 4 stud diameter rather than 5.5. The 4x4 dish does exist in yellow but it's long-retired rare part unfortunately. Ditto model team wheels. I tried using the current 30x14mm wheels but they just don't stack well onto the central raised axle hole. Quote
Zerobricks Posted May 12 Posted May 12 Anyone wanna take bets on what color the new double headed 4L CV joint will be? My bet is on Dark Bluish Gray. Can't wait to have suspension, drive, working steering wheel, fake engine, etc all the components to make supercars now in 1:12 scale! Quote
gyenesvi Posted May 12 Posted May 12 4 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: The Bronco tire solves another problem Thinner tires are very good trend because they solve other problems too. For example, steering arms can pass next to them more easily, and in general don't result in overly wide models, while leaving more space between the wheels to work with. I don't even understand why previous tires (and rims) were so wide before (except for Arocs). Unfortunately now technic is stuck with all the wide rims that can only accept wider tires.. For example the G-class rims and tires should have been thinner too, and that would have left space for front diff locks.. Quote
2GodBDGlory Posted May 13 Posted May 13 4 hours ago, Zerobricks said: Anyone wanna take bets on what color the new double headed 4L CV joint will be? My bet is on Dark Bluish Gray. Can't wait to have suspension, drive, working steering wheel, fake engine, etc all the components to make supercars now in 1:12 scale! Hmm, good question. I feel like having contrast between the male and female parts of the assembly is important to TLG, and LBG would be too confusing with the Ford GT ones, so maybe white? Or black? Or something despicable like magenta? I love how we can reverse-engineer well enough to have confidence that this part is real without even having seen it! This and the short suspension arms this year are truly game-changers for small-scale cars! After these parts, what hugely useful "can't-build-it-without-it" parts are we missing? I'm still waiting on the 32T gear... Quote
astyanax Posted May 13 Posted May 13 (edited) 4 hours ago, 2GodBDGlory said: After these parts, what hugely useful "can't-build-it-without-it" parts are we missing? We have a whole topic dedicated to this question. Great to see quite a few of the suggestions on the first page have already been realized. But specifically for 1:12 scale with little room for creating attachment points for bodywork details, I'd say we could really really use and but with axle holes only! Edited May 13 by astyanax Link fixed Quote
Bartybum Posted May 13 Posted May 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, astyanax said: but with axle holes only! Dear lord yes!!! And this part with no friction:We do have it with cross-axles but they don't have any clutch power Edited May 13 by Bartybum Quote
Aurorasaurus Posted May 13 Posted May 13 7 hours ago, 2GodBDGlory said: This and the short suspension arms this year are truly game-changers for small-scale cars! After these parts, what hugely useful "can't-build-it-without-it" parts are we missing? I'm still waiting on the 32T gear... Still no 4 long liftarm.... I also cant believe we dont have a 32t gear, its such a good size. Quote
astyanax Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Interesting usage of the new 5L axle connector (5443), holding up the big sign. Quote
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