Paul B Technic

Some of you have had them built for a long time, well done :)

This is me :)

I checked out Kmart here yesterday and they only had one basic technic set :(

Since my return from the dark period over the last few weeks and with the limited space I have here this has become a topic I am very interested in. I store my Lego in some plastic Tupperware containers plus a large multi bin case for the smaller things, this means I can store them under my desk without worrying about them coming open and spilling out ;) As far as storing my "works in progress" I built this up the other day from some MDF and pine which works well and fits under the bed between building sessions ;) it is 700mm x 450mm. What smart ideas do you use to store your's? Paul

Here are some photos of the truck after the ideas suggested on here and my own research, it seems to work much now as it does not tip up as far as before and when it is fully unloaded it does not go back as far asbefore which is much more "life like" so I will be working on the general body more and taking photos before I take it to pieces and make a start on my next idea.

What is the longest you have kept a model built? Mine would have to be set 8858 http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/8858-1 which I built on Christmas day 1994 and which I still have built at home, this would be almost 15 years :) What is yours? Paul

Thanks, yes photography is a major hobby of mine. I hope to take more photos of MOC's as I build them. Paul

This is mine: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/8056_Monster_Crab_Clash

Thanks for the warm welcome and the link to the sales, I am just about to check it out ;)

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody, here is a link to a thread with some pictures of my latest MOC. http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?...mp;#entry610788 Paul

Thanks for the feedback, I think the changes I made last night have been a big improvement :) I had a look at that site and I am amazed at what some people are building now compared to what I used to be able to make. I now have some good ideas of things to try in the future. Paul Thanks for the feedback, I think the changes I made last night have been a big improvement :) I had a look at that site and I am amazed at what some people are building now compared to what I used to be able to make. I now have some good ideas of things to try in the future. Paul

Thanks for the info, I knew it had to be something like that ;)

I use Ldraw a bit (and work in IT support) I have never found any problems or issues with it. Paul

Thanks to both of you for the ideas and advice , I had a bit of a look before and I reduced the length of the arm and moved the pivot point in front of the rear wheels which seems to have made some improvement, I will post some more images of it how it is now later when I have the camera out again. Paul

Very nice, I agree with the comments above about changing the wheels to something smaller if possible. Paul

I have seen this term used quite a bit and I am unsure what it means? Paul

Very nice, I wish I had a Lego room like that :)

I really like what you have done with this :)

I had this set when I was younger, I think I got it for my 11th birthday. I still have all the parts for it somewhere so I might build it back up again now. Paul

Hi, A couple of weeks ago I started working on an idea which I have had for a while of a model truck with a lifting arm like what is used to lift large commercial bins. So far I have the truck built and the arm working but not 100% as well as what I would like, the problem I have is with getting the arm to move as far as what I would like and with locking the bin once it is loaded on. Here are some images :) Any advice or ideas would be great. The truck in it's "driving state" Bin lifting The first problem, the bin goes almost 90 degrees when being loaded / unloaded before it starts to touch the ground and go flat, this means things fall out :( The second problem, when uploaded it goes too far back from the back of the truck, the ones I have seen in real life stay much closer to the back of the truck when being unloaded. How I am using gears to do this. Rear gear - top view. Rear gear - bottom view.

Hi, My name is Paul and I am from Launceston Tasmania Australia, I found this forum the other day and decided to join up. My area of interest is Lego Technic and this is what I spend my time designing and building, my other main hobby is photography so I combine the two sometimes. Paul