Ngoc Nguyen Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Wrong thread, sorry. Edited September 13, 2019 by Ngoc Nguyen Quote
DrJimbo Posted September 5, 2020 Posted September 5, 2020 SO, I got round to rebuilding this, using @jb70 's smooth version. I never found this build tedious, and the kids (big and small) love playing with it. As I had used much of this set building 42042, BWE now gets a (not-super consistent) re-colour. I like the black & orange combo. I also added in Buwizz power, and ludicrous mode speeds up the slewing and digging. Movement still seems slow. I kept the PF battery box as a counterweight. Also added some powerfunctions lights. Buwizz easy to integrate. In this setup, the lights are powered from the lego battery box, but these can go Buwizz too. Doing what it does best. These pasta shapes rarely clog on the belt. The bucket wheel does sometimes get stuck, mostly just needs a slight nudge. So satisfying to play with (that's what the kids say!). Quote
pkueting Posted December 6, 2020 Posted December 6, 2020 @Imanol BB: Amazing MOD! Do you have a final lxf-file und a corresponding manual/instruction for the 42055? Thanks in advance! Quote
dlee98 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 @Imanol BB: I reconstructed the base of the model using IMANOL's LXF file to use 2 PoweredUp/Control+ motors, seems to work well. However, the 8:1 reduction using the worm gears to 8 tooth makes the base a bit slow. Has anyone tried less reduction in the base? Is there still enough power to move the model at 4:1 or 2:1? I also used more L motors (poweredUp) to run the other functions and it works pretty well. All being controlled with Brickcontroller 2 connected to X Box wireless controller: 2 L: Base for tracks: Left + Right trigger for forward, backward, Left and right shoudler for turn left, turn right 1 L: Bucket wheel + Upper Belt: Y button to turn on/off (brickcontroller used to set the speed) 1L: Lower Belt: B button to turn on/off (brickcontroller to set speed) 1L motor each: Left stick: Up/Down to tilt the bucket wheel up/down, left/right to swivel entire bucket wheel left/right I did not motorize the swivel function on the lower belt Quote
pleegwat Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 55 minutes ago, dlee98 said: I reconstructed the base of the model using IMANOL's LXF file to use 2 PoweredUp/Control+ motors, seems to work well. However, the 8:1 reduction using the worm gears to 8 tooth makes the base a bit slow. Has anyone tried less reduction in the base? Is there still enough power to move the model at 4:1 or 2:1? I know back in the day I did a motorisation with PF motors and if I remember correctly I used four 5:3 geardowns, definittely no worm gears. Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 Can anyone suggest a simple mod to increase power or speed, like adding a motor somewhere? Quote
m2fel Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: Can anyone suggest a simple mod to increase power or speed, like adding a motor somewhere? Hi, Ngoc Nguyen. If the BWE needs to run smoother I suggest the mod of jb 70. The mod also speeded mine up as It is not as jerky as it was anymore :) Quote
astyanax Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: Can anyone suggest a simple mod to increase power or speed, like adding a motor somewhere? At the time I added a 2nd PF XL motor and a switch (to reverse it). No additional parts needed. It ran faster and more powerful, by getting rid of the 24-tooth clutch gears (at own risk of course). IIRC the 2nd motor placement and corresponding gearing was shown in a YouTube video. However, it didn't really improve driving. When the machine goes faster, the top starts wobbling, making the driving rather jerky. Edited January 28, 2023 by astyanax Clarifications Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 26 minutes ago, astyanax said: IIRC the 2nd motor placement and corresponding gearing was shown in a YouTube video. Can you find the link? Quote
astyanax Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 42 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said: Can you find the link? Yes found it. The idea came from this vid. But besides the 2nd motor and switch I only used parts from the set itself, and positioned the battery box more cleanly. I literally didn't have anything else -- the BWE was the first set I bought after 25 years of dark ages... Quote
Lego Tom Posted March 5, 2023 Posted March 5, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 7:53 AM, astyanax said: Yes found it. The idea came from this vid. But besides the 2nd motor and switch I only used parts from the set itself, and positioned the battery box more cleanly. I literally didn't have anything else -- the BWE was the first set I bought after 25 years of dark ages... I reversed the order of the gears, putting the two small black gears where you put the larger tan gears and the tan gears where you put the black gears. The ratio sped up the drive, but not as fast as your placement. IMHO, it looks more realistic, moving faster than the stock build but not as fast as your modification. Quote
karmi Posted May 31, 2023 Posted May 31, 2023 On 3/4/2017 at 10:53 AM, Ngoc Nguyen said: ULTIMATE MOD for 42055 B model (or so I believe). The mods include: 1/ Improve the short conveyor belt 2/ Increase chute shaking rate without removing clutch gears without using too many extra parts. ... Excellent work on the improvements! The image links in your post are dead though, would you happen to have the originals still somewhere? Quote
Ngoc Nguyen Posted May 31, 2023 Posted May 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, karmi said: Excellent work on the improvements! The image links in your post are dead though, would you happen to have the originals still somewhere? I dont keep them anymore sorry Quote
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