Aurorasaurus

Its beautiful, really impressive. How is the performance of the rc version?

Well, its definitely a positive for TLG...

Put tape over the axle hole, then push the ball with axle in it. You can do this with the pinholes too. It wont stop the tire rubbing, but it will stop the pins coming out and keep the links on a lot lot better. Also, maybe use wd40 BRAND ptfe spray to lubricate moving parts, not generic everything spray, that stuff eats plastic.

Aww, but thats half the fun!

Why not make a new theme for "actual technic" and keep the old technic theme for what would probably fit better into racers? That keeps things simple for all the normal consumers who will be used to buying "technic" sets. Of course, the issue of a market for "actual technic" being too small persists, but I dont think that will stop any of us wanting it.

Often when we see parts in new colors, people speculate the reason for them being recolored. To my mind, outside of a few parts like pins and axles, a recolor in one set has no correlation to that part appearing in another set. But, I think I know why this might be, and I was wondering if someone could confirm it. Is it because TLG manufactures huge amounts of individual parts, then stores them and dips into their stocks when putting parts together for sets? That would make sense, but surely recoloring a part isnt difficult, outside of some specific parts into transparent materials. Which even then is easy, now that they changed material...

@SNIPE If you can do some drawings (ms paint will do) I can try design this part for you. Do you have access to a 3d printer?

How much reduction are you planning to use? Surely it will need to be a lot to get this thing moving with just 2 motors... This seems promising and I'm excited to see what you come up with.

Yes please! There's a serious lack of pink technic parts, and that sounds like a perfect set for everyone.

The Beatles!

At least the headlights use black axles instead of red ones? I'm fishing for positives here...

Cosmetic A pillars to go with the cosmetic muffler :)

For me, the Red Bull one is much more appealing. The navy blue color just looks beautiful in my eyes. And the printed tires are long overdue. I hope they can bring something else to the table to justify their increased price though.

It looks like it should have HOG and a tipping bed. To me, the price seems a bit much. But maybe it has more to offer than it seems. The wheelarch in black is nice.

I'm pretty sure in a recent racingbrick video theres a short clip of someone playing with its suspension.

she gets it :)

I think the headlights look awful, but I'll be glad to get all these yellow parts if the price is fair.

I think your version with less wheels looks better than the original. Nice work!

I think that price point that drives volume is... free. The friction of making a purchase for just a dollar vs finding a free MOC probably doesnt work out in the paid MOC's favor, which is why we're seeing the numbers we are.

How was the speed using the RC unit instead of a buwizz 3.0? I assume it would be fairly quick, the rc unit is quite powerful - but the bodywork looks heavy to me.

I was wondering about this too. The page i got the motor from said it was 240w. I'm not sure how that compares to others' 1000kv motors though. It was also 5 turns, while the 1400kv motor I have is 10 turns. Sure, I guess I know what I'm working on next :)

Jeez... NZ$330 was already pretty steep for what the old sets offered.

Ah, I forgot to mention - that motor was 2700kv :) The screws arent too long, i can see them just poking through a tiny bit, not enough to be a problem. I think it's just a faulty motor, so the seller is sending a replacement, which is kind of them. Too bad it fried my ESC though... I've also been working on wheel hubs with bearings, but I applied too much glue and didnt press them hard enough before the glue set, so they dont rotate perfectly smoothly and arent balanced. I can show some photos tomorrow if there is any interest.

I've been working on using an A2212 motor and the planetary reduction from a fake PF XL motor. I think the reduction is around 1:37. The idea is simple, use a 3d printed adapter to connect the xl motor housing to the brushless motor. I also made a simple shaft adjustment guide. You screw the motor onto the guide piece, then loosen the screw holding the motor shaft, and press the shaft down in a vice until the shaft is at the length set by the guide piece. Then you can press the 12 tooth .5 module gear that is required to use the xl motors reduction onto the shaft, and it will all be spaced correctly. This all worked fine for me, and the STL files are on bricksafe if anyone else wants to try. https://bricksafe.com/pages/Aurorasaurus/brushless/problems All that is fine, but I have a problem. I think the motor I bought to use with the xl motors reduction was bad, and fried my ESC (links in spoiler) The motor was like this when I got it, and you can sometimes feel some rubbing as you turn it manually. I think it broke the ESC, because now when I turn the system on, the light on the ESC flashes red quickly. If I hold down the button on the ESC switch thingie it blinks less quickly but nothing different happens. Videos of the motor working and then not, and the ESC: https://bricksafe.com/files/Aurorasaurus/brushless/problems/20241122_123656.mp4 https://bricksafe.com/files/Aurorasaurus/brushless/problems/20241122_123906~3.mp4 What should I do?

This looks amazing so far, and I dont even usually like bikes. Have you ever tried to jump one of these bikes?