have you used this on a truck ? im building a truck and im using this suspention system

have you used this on a truck ? im building a truck and im using this suspention system

Good advice. Where can you get the rubber bands?

there, the link is up and works (if you need to know what I'm talking about see my LAAV)

I am making a hatch for my bunker and it is taking forever. That is what is taking so long. ANd I am making this really cool suspension for this 4x4 dune buggy-ish thing I am making, so can I join the engineering group?

I created a group for it, But that Ogre thing was SWEET!

I'm not creating the thread though.

haha yep. no worries. as long as your not a crazy nut like some of the AFOL's you see around this place, its a totally acceptable hobby as an adult or semi-adult. and while hs girls may not think its too cool obviously, theres no doubt that its great for your mind and your IQ. I mean actual mechanical geniuses have forums about this stuff. and on that topic, I would like to present to you MY FAVORITE lego creation of all time: OGRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNHGaSagaM4

Should we carry this conversation over to the group?

as in shrek? the big green dude with broccoli ears?

It's not impossible, It's just extremely awkward. Me: I build with lego. Girl: Eeek!!! Me: =(

indeed they are. trust me, it gets better after hs. plus, LEGOs are just cool, like they're a smart invention, and people do amazing things with them. You guys ever see OGRE?

the girlfriend approves. Like Brick Freak said, almost impossible in high school. I have quite a few of the shock absorbers that I used for ideas when I created my car frame for engineering class.

People are more understanding and mature after high school. And those shocks, I have four of 'em. Don't quite know how to use 'em though, but I've got ideas.

ah sorting. yes, definitely a pain in the arse. but like andrew said, once its done - its like a whole different world of building. plus you find goodies! especially so in my case - being 23, and having built LEGO all my life practically, when I started designing again for fun (the girlfriend approves, how awesome!?) I found a ton of fun stuff. I found TWELVE TECHNIC SHOCK ABSORBERS!! look for them to be used soon

I was going to do it sooner, but things came up, and I'm gonna take care of it this summer(I already have most of my minifigs sorted already.)

Same here. It is boring, but once it's done, building gets so much easier.

sorting.... I'm currently doing that. Its the most boring thing to do

And that's why you need to sort.

nevermind, i dumped my buckets and found a bunch of each

Well that could still work. One end red, and the other end white.

No, I don't think io have any reds and I need one more white, however, I think I might have a single red band from the visorak set from bionical...

Use the red.

I have all the parts but 3 rubber bands, where can I get them?(2 red(i think) and 1 white)

Great job! Check out my Technic motorcycle please.

awsome! as soon as I find some of those bands, I'll try it!

or... you could always just ad bump stops to the vehicle above the L-shaped tech pieces to keep the suspension from letting the vehicle "bottom-Out". That's what real trucks and suv's have.

Nice work. I'd probably just weld metal springs to what ever I was doing lol.

Ingenious! how do I come up with these things! jk, I always wondered how you did it, it's such a unique design compared to LEGO's standard spring supension (which alone I can't figure out). Anyways, why is it so low to the ground? wahahaha! sorry, I had to do that.

Single axel, huh? I can see how that would work. The only problem is- if you noticed- single axel isn't independant like this model here. But if single axel works well enough, then go ahead and use it.

Ok, so I tried yours out and I liked it. But then I decided to give my own a try and I came up with a single axle suspension so it won't drop when you add weight unless the weight isn't centered. I'll probably have it up tonight

Yeah. Nice work, man, on the brilliant idea.

Great technique there, I love nice developments like that. Great stuff... And Mathew might have a good point there, it would be neat to have a group where only technical developments are posted. Like this Moc. Somewhere where techniques can be amalgamated as a library of sorts. Could be very cool...

you shifty little bugger! it's all coming clear to me now haha. Hey, I'm thinking the three (or more of us if you know anyone) need to make a group, because we all seem to be interested in the same kinds of mocs and we also seem to like talking a lot about suspension. what do ya think? maybe with john moore and dudecoolperson if theyre game? eh?

I'll definately Use this with full credit to you once I get my hands on those "L" technic pieces

YAY THANK YOU.