General Part Discussion

[gyenesvi]

2 hours ago, captainmib said:

Can you fit two pistons on one cam?

To create a V-shaped engine?

I guess that should be possible, why couldn't it?

[Jurss]

9 hours ago, captainmib said:

Can you fit two pistons on one cam?

For sure, V, flat some + should be possible. Maybe friction could limit something., if there would be too much rods on it.

[Stereo]

Use Airbus 5 blade part to build a 5 piston radial engine, for small scale airplanes... I think dimensionally the pistons would mount on the first ring of holes, and occupy the 2nd, so the outer crossaxle holes are still available for attaching exhaust parts and so on.

[2GodBDGlory]

5 hours ago, Stereo said:

Use Airbus 5 blade part to build a 5 piston radial engine, for small scale airplanes... I think dimensionally the pistons would mount on the first ring of holes, and occupy the 2nd, so the outer crossaxle holes are still available for attaching exhaust parts and so on.

Cool idea! That would be fun

[SNIPE]

1 hour ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

Cool idea! That would be fun

Yeah, I was thinking radial engine too, but just about any type of engine is possible with these new cams and cranks  (as long as you're ok with potentially adding more than one drive shaft)

[LvdH]

So we just got pearl dark gray frictionless axle pins last year, now we get LBG frictionless axle pins as well in the upcoming BMW Speed Champion kit.

[howitzer]

2 hours ago, LvdH said:

So we just got pearl dark gray frictionless axle pins last year, now we get LBG frictionless axle pins as well in the upcoming BMW Speed Champion kit.

 

So.. now frictionless axle-pin exists in light gray and light bluish gray, yay!

[R0Sch]

Why is this such great news? We still have no recolor for 3L and axle-pins w/ friction and seems the red and yellow axles get increasingly used instead of black and lbg.

[2GodBDGlory]

Nice to see that they're making those again! That'll be nicer than the tan ones we've had lately

4 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

Why is this such great news? We still have no recolor for 3L and axle-pins w/ friction and seems the red and yellow axles get increasingly used instead of black and lbg.

Eh, I wouldn't say it's all that great, since it's not a super commonly used part, and tan wasn't even the most egregious color, but it's still nice to see!

[R0Sch]

Just now, 2GodBDGlory said:

Nice to see that they're making those again! That'll be nicer than the tan ones we've had lately

Eh, I wouldn't say it's all that great, since it's not a super commonly used part, and tan wasn't even the most egregious color, but it's still nice to see!

Yeah, exactly. And speaking of eyesore colors, the gears are getting worse too. Just look at the Kawasaki's internals. Those new piston rods didn't have to be yellow either.

[howitzer]

23 hours ago, R0Sch said:

Why is this such great news? We still have no recolor for 3L and axle-pins w/ friction and seems the red and yellow axles get increasingly used instead of black and lbg.

My comment was a bit of sarcastic one, I have tons of those old light gray ones, far more than I can ever see myself using... so having it in lbg is completely pointless for me.

[R0Sch]

19 minutes ago, howitzer said:

My comment was a bit of sarcastic one, I have tons of those old light gray ones, far more than I can ever see myself using... so having it in lbg is completely pointless for me.

Oh, ok. Didn't see the sarcasm sign.

[R0Sch]

42610 was recolored to red in 40505.

Why is this (3968) not a Technic part?

[gyenesvi]

4 hours ago, R0Sch said:

Why is this (3968) not a Technic part?

That's interesting.. wonder if it will become available in more generic colors.. And to ask it another way, why is that other themes can get such specialized parts, while technic cannot get some basic connectors that are missing from the system?..

[astyanax]

Parallelogram panels in purple...

[Ngoc Nguyen]

 

 

Edited March 1, 2024 by Ngoc Nguyen

[Alex Ilea]

McLaren color confirmed :)

[R0Sch]

24 minutes ago, Alex Ilea said:

McLaren color confirmed :)

It was confirmed way before with the new C-beam.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

I hope there will be enough new parts in purple for a mini 42069 buildable in its original color scheme.

[1gor]

1 hour ago, R0Sch said:

It was confirmed way before with the new C-beam.

I'm a bit lazy, but could you please share (again) more details like dimensions of "C-beam". I understand that C-beam is this part without ball joint

 

Thank you

[Ngoc Nguyen]

26 minutes ago, 1gor said:

I'm a bit lazy, but could you please share (again) more details like dimensions of "C-beam".

 

Edited March 1, 2024 by Ngoc Nguyen

[1gor]

@Ngoc Nguyen I thought it is something bigger and more spectacar..

Silly me.

Thanks for enlightening me.

[astyanax]

29 minutes ago, 1gor said:

I thought it is something bigger and more spectacar..

[R0Sch]

@astyanax

[1gor]

13 hours ago, astyanax said:

 

Lucky for me that I have disabled sound on my mobile phone