Hello all,

I wonder if anyone has a good online source for blueprints/technical drawings?

I'm interested in making construction equipment and am looking for plans to help with proportions etc.

So far I have only been able to find brochures from sites that sell machinery such as sennebogen. But these are not detailed enough to show how the machine works.

I've looked at 'The blueprints.com' but I'm a bit reluctant to buy the plans without seeing them first.

Thanks in advance for any help.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/ registration is needed, but it's free, as i know.

http://carblueprints.narod.ru/ but there's no any machinery(

Edited July 10, 20159 yr by Victor Imaginator

  On 7/10/2015 at 10:14 AM, Oliver 79 said:

I wonder if anyone has a good online source for blueprints/technical drawings?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Some paid most are free.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/cars/

http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029783 - here is a torrent with 745 various trucks blueprints.

  On 7/10/2015 at 12:28 PM, Victor Imaginator said:

http://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2029783 - here is a torrent with 745 various trucks blueprints.

That's a good one. Thanks.

I recently ordered a set from Target, and the sticker sheet was bent. I know that Lego offers replacement sheets, but would this still extend to this as Target can't send me a new sticker sheet

  On 7/16/2015 at 12:35 AM, Rishab N said:

I recently ordered a set from Target, and the sticker sheet was bent. I know that Lego offers replacement sheets, but would this still extend to this as Target can't send me a new sticker sheet

They will most likely send you a new sheet. Contact customer service and explain what happened - they are very good at keeping their customers happy.

  On 7/16/2015 at 12:35 AM, Rishab N said:

I recently ordered a set from Target, and the sticker sheet was bent. I know that Lego offers replacement sheets, but would this still extend to this as Target can't send me a new sticker sheet

I had exactly this problem just a few weeks ago: the sticker sheet was all crumbled up inside the box of a set I bought at a random toy store (in The Netherlands). I wrote an email via the LEGO website asking if I could get a new one, and a few weeks later I got a brand new sticker sheet in the mail at no cost.

Actually I was most impressed that even though the sticker sheet had a huge bend in it, the stickers were still usable, so i guess I'll keep it. Thanks for the help

Does anyone know when one can expect new parts from new sets to be found on BrickLink?

I know it probably comes down to when the individual sellers purchase the sets and part them out, might be a difficult question to answer.

Which parts and which sets do you mean exactly? For Ex. I bought new trasmission 3L clutches and clutch gears with no problems...

Max...

I'm considering to get the new parts that make up the base of the outriggers and the extendable part of the pneumatic arm on the 42043 Arocs.

It'll be released on August 1st, I know that, but I'm not so keen on getting the set itself, so I'm thinking of getting those parts off BrickLink instead, but I'm impatient, lol.

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I usually use coolshop dot no when I buy sets, I find that they have the best prices, and when I checked just now, they have the 2H sets in to be ordered, with expected delivery on July 29.

However, the Arocs is more expensive right now than the Volvo loader initially was, so the price is another point that makes me less keen on getting the set.

Has it been stated anywhere what those above mentioned parts will be named and what category they will be?

Edited July 24, 20159 yr by Error404

I was wondering (sorry if this is the wrong topic) if anyone filmed their videos in 4k/UHD?

Hmm, this is interesting with the design of the Liebherr LTM 1300/6.2 crane. I wonder if Liebherr copied LEGO Technic's usage of a single motor to drive multiple functions through a clutch mechanism and drive shafts through the turntable.

  On 7/29/2015 at 8:08 PM, dr_spock said:

Hmm, this is interesting with the design of the Liebherr LTM 1300/6.2 crane. I wonder if Liebherr copied LEGO Technic's usage of a single motor to drive multiple functions through a clutch mechanism and drive shafts through the turntable.

Haha, yeah there should be a big, red lever on the right hand side of the superstructure of that Liebherr as well!

Started looking around on rebrickable to see what I can build or almost build and noticed I've got 90% of the 2 big F1 cars 8461 and 8458, as the tires aren't cheap I'm wondering what they'd look like with the tires of 8466 as they use the same rims and I have them. Would anyone be kind enough to swap the wheels and take a few pictures for me or link me to some?

F1s with PP tires? really? that'd be quite a sight.

  On 8/3/2015 at 4:52 PM, Corvette3 said:

F1s with PP tires? really? that'd be quite a sight.

Well who knows, it could be an apocalyptic f1 car.

Well I gave it a go and got to page 8 until I needed a part I didn't have, didn't realise there was such a big difference between the instructions of now and 15 years ago, anyway I lined up my 8466 wheels to where they'd be when it's done as i noticed in pictures the completed set sits with the suspension arms horizontal: It has a bit over 3 bricks of ground clearance, not bad.

Aparently I'm not allowed to use the image format on this community so here's a link

Also googled Apocalyptic F1 and found this Mad Max Lotus

maybe get it battle ready and enter it as a Bandit vehicle :P

hehe...someone on Ebay was selling the rare Bionicle 8548 set....and they posted this picture.......

  On 8/10/2015 at 3:32 PM, Richard Dower said:

hehe...someone on Ebay was selling the rare Bionicle 8548 set....and they posted this picture.......

Well, you wont find mistake like that on Bricklink, RIchard :)

I'm not sure if this is worth its own topic, so I'll just ask here:

What are the long-term effects of using the PF servo motor with a regular remote (not speed/position controlled) and not having it travel to the full stop because of physical constraints? In other words, will the motor get damaged by trying to obtain its end position, even though it can't physically reach it?

Edited August 21, 20159 yr by BusterHaus

I don't see why it would be, it's designed to stop and hold a position. Unlike other motors, I don't think you can actually stall a servo motor, due to the control system.

The servo rotates 90 degrees each way with the regular remote. If it can't physically obtain that position because of a physical obstruction, it will most likely draw more current to try to reach the end position. I'm wondering if this can damage the motor or the controller.

  On 8/21/2015 at 1:39 AM, BusterHaus said:

The servo rotates 90 degrees each way with the regular remote. If it can't physically obtain that position because of a physical obstruction, it will most likely draw more current to try to reach the end position. I'm wondering if this can damage the motor or the controller.

Does it keep pushing, or does the mtoor at some point in time stop as it's controller realizes that it won't reach it's final position? I would suspect that Lego has either a controller that is intelligent, or a current protector that safeguards the motor. Either way I don't expect this to be a case where you can fry the motor, it is a too easy fault not be to have been taken care of by Lego.