danielhstahl

The actual bike has 6 speed...would have been more interesting if this had more gears.

According to Unbrickme's video, the ratios are 0.71 1.1 1.77 2.76 4.42 6.9 11.05 The actual P1's ratios seem to be closer to linear: 0.71 1.081710677 1.483732283 1.911095335 2.434547804 3.119768212 4.120276968

I'm liking what I'm seeing so far. Novel, simpler, and hopefully more consistent gearbox and paddle shifters. Rigid body. Proper wishbones. No weak pieces (such as 11478) being used under stress or weight. Even interesting exterior functions with the doors and spoiler.

In my MOCs with 5L steering and 7L arms I've never seen it be an issue. It was an obvious issue with 8880 but it had much larger angles between the rack and wheel.

I've been assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=235271&idColor=86&ccName=6469530#T=S&C=86&O={"color":86,"iconly":0} will be a major player in the next Lego gearbox. Which would imply two axles of cylinders still, but may explain the 45 degree offset.

"We must have female representation no matter how ahistorical such representation is" "We must have no islander representation lest we be the least bit ahistorical" I don't really care either way about the gender of lego characters. I would like to see some Islander sets, though at the moment I'm just grateful there are more pirate themed sets. Probably won't pick this one up though. It feels too "blocky". An homage should embody the spirit of the original but not inherit its limitations.

I wonder if https://brickset.com/parts/6279026/cross-block-form-2x2x2 could be used instead of https://brickset.com/parts/6261375/cross-block-90° to connect the wheels. I use that technique for MOCs from the Bugatti and its very robust.

I'm tempted to buy this, I skipped the Sian but have the Bughatti..this is distinct enough that I could justify the purchase. But I'm still concerned about the stability of the suspension and wheel connections. Has anyone built this and can comment on whether the approach is robust?

Are the wheels really only attached to the arms by a 40146? That seems like it will break in no time...

Any updates? I'm particularly curious about the narrow gearbox!

Not sure where to put this in its own topic or not, but since it is mostly Nico's work I'll put it here :). After building the Bugatti alternative I wanted to improve two things: the steering radius and the weight distribution. I had managed to improve the steering radius in the original design, but had sacrificed sturdiness. The front-heaviness of the vehicle caused the front suspension to be a little mushy and the back suspension to be a little too firm; and made "driving" the vehicle difficult. I thus decided to try to create a race truck similar to this: Freightliner I also didn't limit myself only to the Bugatti pieces, though the vast majority of the pieces are from the Bugatti. Here is the result: https://photos.app.goo.gl/N37VqtCcx8Yf8ePK9

Just read up on the race truck. I really like: The model itself...its a good choice since it allows for a consistent "thickness" to improve stability. My struggles with 8:1 models is that they are very difficult to make sufficiently sturdy since there is typically only a thin center console to support the length of the model. The ability to see the full transmission The design is gorgeous Couple questions: Does it have Ackerman steering? (I'm guessing not since you didn't call it out :)). The video seems to show minimal steering angle; is this correct or just how it looked in the video? Since its not a 4wd I was hoping for a better steering angle. Since you only use 2 shocks in the back did you consider using 3 each on the front to address the sagging when the cabin is open? Regardless I'll probably purchase the instructions. Since I have a lot of extra (non Bugatti) parts lying around I'll likely mod it to see if I can add 4wd and Ackerman.

This is an excellent MOC and probably as good as it can get using only Bugatti pieces. After having it built for a few months I started to wonder if I could improve on it from my collection of lego I had on hand. My goals were 4WD At least 4 gears+N Widen to be the same width as Bugatti (this actually is more accurate to the R8's actual dimensions) I (mostly) succeeded. I stole ideas from many people to make this happen; almost none of the functions are my own. Despite having more pieces I wasn't able to quite achieve the looks of the original R8. My gearbox was too wide and the engine too far forward. Still, I'm fairly satisfied with the result given that this is my first large scale MOC. Having trouble uploading more pictures...here are links to more pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qr8pFMuVtpfbhqGD9 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ab6ktKALaRqVtUdFA https://photos.app.goo.gl/JW4GHtjYo22fJDif7 https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZNoRbFBmqDJeWrHLA Video of my 5 year old doing the convertible flip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4TdDskTXqg4VWBxPA

Thanks! Gear ratio is standard 12:1 28:8->20:14->24:20->24:12

Thanks! I have the top open and the side door for my kid to see the moving parts :). I think I fixed the youtube link; it should start at 0 now.

I've been interested in lego pendulum clocks for 15 years. I've had functioning clocks before, including some relatively long running variations. Recently I've decided to revisit with a different set of design goals: It must use standard lego techniques and be functional without careful fine-tuning. It must be educational. I want my 4 year old to learn about pendulums and gears. It must be beautiful. I want to display this in my living room. Out of scope: Accurate time. Not only is accurate time difficult to achieve, it doesn't aid with being educational. The clock hands move too slowly to notice. In this clock, the minute hand makes a full circle around roughly ever 2 and a half minutes Long running. Again, making a clock that runs for a long time adds complication without aiding in education. A 4 year old is going to run out of patience after a few minutes and a few rewinds. Features: 24 hour clock face Time can be adjusted by moving the minute hand Side door can open to reveal the gears inside Manual rewind that uses a differential to keep the clock running Video: I've borrowed aspects of the hand mechanism from: And the escapement from: