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There is a PDF "fact sheet" explanation here: https://www.lego.com/r/www/r/portals/-/media/themes/technic/2hy2018/apollo/downloads/fact-sheet.pdf https://www.le

by kozak 8y ago

There is a PDF "fact sheet" explanation here: https://www.lego.com/r/www/r/portals/-/media/themes/technic/2hy2018/apollo/downloads/fact-sheet.pdf https://www.lego.com/r/www/r/portals/-/media/themes/technic/... It says that the car is not built entirely from LEGO parts: there is a steel frame, axles, and many other non-LEGO things in it.

skybrian 8y ago
Well, of course. Building anything strong out of Lego is an interesting challenge. I built a speaker stand that's basically a suspension bridge (using fishing line). A piece of wood would have done the job better.
- nathancahill 8y ago
  Intersting! Got any pics?
  - skybrian 8y ago
    https://plus.google.com/+BrianSlesinsky/posts/8cxBEMcWk4V https://plus.google.com/+BrianSlesinsky/posts/8cxBEMcWk4V
    - rtkwe 8y ago
      You could go pure lego by replacing the string with technic pieces. Those can be made pretty strong against tension.
kazinator 8y ago
Also, "LEGO Technic" is an ill-defined term. The various kits contain an repertoire of custom pupose-designed pieces whose category appears to be open-ended. It seems that almost any conceivable chunk of plastic whatsoever (or perhaps another material) could be included a "LEGO Technic" kit. Thus if something is built out of "LEGO Technic", what exactly does that mean? It needs to be qualified, like built only with the pieces available in a particular kit available to consumers (as many instances of that kit as required).
- lapinot 8y ago
  Not sure if you are a specialist who is nitpicking or simply not well informed, but lego technic is pretty much well-defined (mostly as "every part present in a set branded as `LEGO Technic`"). See [1] for part lists. The afol community has nerdy tendencies (no judgement, i like it) and everything is pretty much well-defined, even more for crucial questions such as "what parts are valid to use" or "how can we combine them". For the second question see [2] for a presentation on illegal builds. [1] https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-parts/technic https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-parts/technic [2] http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pd...
  - edraferi 8y ago
    How does this address the unique parts that LEGO created for this specific build? For example, they created interesting screw-adjustable beams to mount the curving outer skin.
    - ganoushoreilly 8y ago
      It's highly probable they'll re-use the custom piece designs in future sets.
      - deleted 8y ago
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    - lapinot 8y ago
      The part you are referring has been introduced in 2008 and is very standard. It's a linear actuator (large version), ref: https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-linear-actuator-10-15-61927 https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-linear-actuator-10-15-.... It is indeed a very interesting thing, much more reliable than a pneumatic cylinder and much more compact than a "homemade" linear actuator (screw + gear rack). The team said they did create new parts, which might seem like cheating, but later they say they were "existing shapes in new colors". To be more precise, they needed semi-transparent version of some parts for the light system, and it's unsurprising that they needed to make them because semi-transparent lego parts are quite rare (since they are used for specific details in lego sets, not for bulk construction). I'm pretty forgiving on such a small sidestep from full purism given the scale and the result of the project.
app4soft 8y ago
> It says that the car is not built entirely from LEGO parts: there is a steel frame, axles, and many other non-LEGO things in it. So, it's look like correct title for this news should be: LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti that consist on less than 95% from over a million Technic pieces[0] [0] https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2018/august/technic-bugatti-chiron-build-for-real/ https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2018/august/tec...

by kozak 8y ago

skybrian 8y ago

Well, of course. Building anything strong out of Lego is an interesting challenge. I built a speaker stand that's basically a suspension bridge (using fishing line). A piece of wood would have done the job better.

nathancahill 8y ago
Intersting! Got any pics?
- skybrian 8y ago
  https://plus.google.com/+BrianSlesinsky/posts/8cxBEMcWk4V https://plus.google.com/+BrianSlesinsky/posts/8cxBEMcWk4V
  - rtkwe 8y ago
    You could go pure lego by replacing the string with technic pieces. Those can be made pretty strong against tension.

kazinator 8y ago

Also, "LEGO Technic" is an ill-defined term. The various kits contain an repertoire of custom pupose-designed pieces whose category appears to be open-ended. It seems that almost any conceivable chunk of plastic whatsoever (or perhaps another material) could be included a "LEGO Technic" kit. Thus if something is built out of "LEGO Technic", what exactly does that mean? It needs to be qualified, like built only with the pieces available in a particular kit available to consumers (as many instances of that kit as required).

lapinot 8y ago
Not sure if you are a specialist who is nitpicking or simply not well informed, but lego technic is pretty much well-defined (mostly as "every part present in a set branded as `LEGO Technic`"). See [1] for part lists. The afol community has nerdy tendencies (no judgement, i like it) and everything is pretty much well-defined, even more for crucial questions such as "what parts are valid to use" or "how can we combine them". For the second question see [2] for a presentation on illegal builds. [1] https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-parts/technic https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-parts/technic [2] http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pd...
- edraferi 8y ago
  How does this address the unique parts that LEGO created for this specific build? For example, they created interesting screw-adjustable beams to mount the curving outer skin.
  - ganoushoreilly 8y ago
    It's highly probable they'll re-use the custom piece designs in future sets.
    - deleted 8y ago
      [deleted]
  - lapinot 8y ago
    The part you are referring has been introduced in 2008 and is very standard. It's a linear actuator (large version), ref: https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-linear-actuator-10-15-61927 https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-linear-actuator-10-15-.... It is indeed a very interesting thing, much more reliable than a pneumatic cylinder and much more compact than a "homemade" linear actuator (screw + gear rack). The team said they did create new parts, which might seem like cheating, but later they say they were "existing shapes in new colors". To be more precise, they needed semi-transparent version of some parts for the light system, and it's unsurprising that they needed to make them because semi-transparent lego parts are quite rare (since they are used for specific details in lego sets, not for bulk construction). I'm pretty forgiving on such a small sidestep from full purism given the scale and the result of the project.

app4soft 8y ago

> It says that the car is not built entirely from LEGO parts: there is a steel frame, axles, and many other non-LEGO things in it. So, it's look like correct title for this news should be: LEGO built a life-size, drivable Bugatti that consist on less than 95% from over a million Technic pieces[0] [0] https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2018/august/technic-bugatti-chiron-build-for-real/ https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2018/august/tec...