General Part Discussion

[Imanol BB]

I don´t think so, i think that it could be just a prototype piece and that is why there are no sets that have it, and maybe someone just got an example of it and published it (which i think is the reason of why there is only 1 picture of the piece in the internet), but i don´t think that we will see this piece (or a similar one) in a while.

[letsbuild]

Alright, thank you for your help.

 

Thanks,

Let's Build

[zux]

I think this is a case of odd non-production part being added to catalogue. Could possibly being sold once or twice and that's it. Only causing confusion!

[bonox]

2 hours ago, letsbuild said:

Alright, thank you for your help.

User 1974 has quite a few pictures around EB showing parts like that and more and he describes them as prototypes. I wouldn't expect to find any quantities for sale, but if you have an interest in that kind of thing his pictureful posts are well worth searching out.

Edited October 18, 2016 by bonox

[letsbuild]

Ok, thank you.

[Mestari]

I have a question about pf motors. My daughter has a tendency to play with her duplo train and since recently with motorised car by Madoca I built for her "manually". Sometimes the car is on, sometimes off, but playing with remote is not always an option for her. The motor is then "driven" by her hand.

Does it mean she can brake it?

[letsbuild]

3 hours ago, Mestari said:

I have a question about pf motors. My daughter has a tendency to play with her duplo train and since recently with motorised car by Madoca I built for her "manually". Sometimes the car is on, sometimes off, but playing with remote is not always an option for her. The motor is then "driven" by her hand.

Does it mean she can brake it?

The motors can be broken if a lot of stress is put onto them, or if the motor has been forced too often, so I recommend not letting her push it around too much, though a little bit is okay.

[Imanol BB]

I think the same as letsbuild, overriding and forcing the motors for long times can cause serious damage to them; but you could also solve this problem by creating a disengaging feature for the motors and the drivetrain, it would still have all the motors, but they would be disconnected from the drivetrain, that way your daughter can push the model as she wants without forcing the motors, and once she has finished with it, you can simply engage the motors to the drivetrain to use it as RC.

Edited October 19, 2016 by ImanolBB

[Mestari]

Thank you, some modding is ahead of me then :)

[nerdsforprez]

So in a build I am working on I noticed a gear combination that probably is well-known and used often by others, but it was not in Sariel's online gear coupler and I haven't seen it used often in builds.  The small turnable (28t) can be paired with the 20t gear. 

 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

19 minutes ago, nerdsforprez said:

I haven't seen it used often in builds.  The small turnable (28t) can be paired with the 20t gear.

It is used in the Arctic Truck set.

[agrof]

It is worth to check the new buildable figures from Star Wars line, they could be nice parts packs (http://brickset.com/sets/75120-1/K-2SO). 

Some new coloured parts are available, which can be great for MOCing, f.e.: http://brickset.com/parts/design-18654

         

Also this panel looks interesting, maybe for Technic supercar builds: http://brickset.com/parts/6160104

Edited October 22, 2016 by agrof
grammar

[Imanol BB]

Nice discover, i think that the panel could work perfectly for turbine like builds, that curved shape could help in those cases and even in other builds.

[Technyk32231]

3 hours ago, agrof said:

It is worth to check the new buildable figures from Star Wars line, they could be nice parts packs (http://brickset.com/sets/75120-1/K-2SO). 

Some new coloured parts are available, which can be great for MOCing, f.e.: http://brickset.com/parts/design-18654

         

Also this panel looks interesting, maybe for Technic supercar builds: http://brickset.com/parts/6160104

That black axle isn't new. It's actually just an old piece they haven't made in a while

[agrof]

I know, but finally no need to buy a Porsche for those, who want them as new and also in dozens. 

Edit - for sunday:

Edited October 23, 2016 by agrof

[Boulderer]

Great picture with the figure on the motorbike. Almost like they were designed with each other in mind ?

[Gnac]

Looks like the new Architecture London Skyline set is going to have some interesting Technic bits in it:

That IS a 7M flex axle in medium blue!

Also 'scuse the horrible JPEG artifacts; these are NOT official images, but re-colours made from official sources. Sometimes those source images are heavily encoded and very grainy.

Edited November 16, 2016 by Gnac
Found a nice clean source image to make the white wishbone arm

[AkiyamaWataru]

Nice the wishbone arms return. They were first used in 42000. Atleast if i remember it correct.

[brunojj1]

26 minutes ago, AkiyamaWataru said:

Nice the wishbone arms return. They were first used in 42000. Atleast if i remember it correct.

I like the wishbone part , especially because it resembles a real suspension of a vehicle much better than e.g. what we see in the 42056 rear suspension.

It´s been used in many sets and particularly in the legendary F1 Silver Champion set #8458 from the year 2000.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=x136&v=1&in=S&srt=0&srtAsc=A&ov=Y

[AkiyamaWataru]

1 hour ago, brunojj1 said:

I like the wishbone part , especially because it resembles a real suspension of a vehicle much better than e.g. what we see in the 42056 rear suspension.

It´s been used in many sets and particularly in the legendary F1 Silver Champion set #8458 from the year 2000.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=x136&v=1&in=S&srt=0&srtAsc=A&ov=Y

Good thing: they are still availlable via parts and pieces from lego. I just ordered 8 of them :)

[Gnac]

An obscure bulletin, but Dark Stone Grey double cross blocks* finally became available on Bricks and Pieces. It's great to have a chance to buy some once-rare parts for prices that aren't completely outrageous. There are still orange 11M beams available, also those green 3M beams that nobody noticed in the helipad of 42064.

Some stuff you lot may have been wanting could be there too. Go see!

 

* these things

Edited November 17, 2016 by Gnac
clarification on wot a double cross block is

[technic_addict]

6 hours ago, Gnac said:

An obscure bulletin, but Dark Stone Grey double cross blocks finally became available on Bricks and Pieces. It's great to have a chance to buy some once-rare parts for prices that aren't completely outrageous. There are still orange 11M beams available, also those green 3M beams that nobody noticed in the helipad of 42064.

Some stuff you lot may have been wanting could be there too. Go see!

Which piece do you mean by "double cross blocks"

[Richard Dower]

On 22/10/2016 at 9:47 PM, agrof said:

It is worth to check the new buildable figures from Star Wars line, they could be nice parts packs (http://brickset.com/sets/75120-1/K-2SO). 

Some new coloured parts are available, which can be great for MOCing, f.e.: http://brickset.com/parts/design-18654

         

Also this panel looks interesting, maybe for Technic supercar builds: http://brickset.com/parts/6160104

some very interestong new parts there, thanks for the heads up. i also spotted Part #6589 is back in Red, not seen since 2000:

 

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=6589&colorID=5&in=A

 

http://www.bricklink.com/PL/6589.jpg?0

11 hours ago, technic_addict said:

Which piece do you mean by "double cross blocks"

i belive he means Part #32184....it is quite rare in DBG:

 

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=32184&colorID=85&in=A

17 hours ago, Gnac said:

An obscure bulletin, but Dark Stone Grey double cross blocks* finally became available on Bricks and Pieces. It's great to have a chance to buy some once-rare parts for prices that aren't completely outrageous. There are still orange 11M beams available, also those green 3M beams that nobody noticed in the helipad of 42064.

Some stuff you lot may have been wanting could be there too. Go see!

 

* these things

do you have the exact link for bricks and pieces?....i cant find it on the lego website

 

On 16/11/2016 at 3:47 AM, Gnac said:

Looks like the new Architecture London Skyline set is going to have some interesting Technic bits in it:

That IS a 7M flex axle in medium blue!

Also 'scuse the horrible JPEG artifacts; these are NOT official images, but re-colours made from official sources. Sometimes those source images are heavily encoded and very grainy.

i might get t the white wishbone parts for my rebuild of 8461....swap out black for white

Edited November 18, 2016 by Richard Dower

[Gnac]

1 hour ago, Richard Dower said:

do you have the exact link for bricks and pieces?....i cant find it on the lego website

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/replacementparts/

[Samer]

Hi everybody.

I came across the set "Hauler" from 2009.

I want to build it but came across this unique part:

My question is can I build the set without it or is it critical for some function?