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In lugnet.technic, Ari Holopainen a77@europe.com wrote:
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Hi, let me introduce my lego 4x2 truck with 16-speed transmission. Its
inspired by DAF XF 95 truck and its ZF Ecosplit transmission. Design is lego
technic style with some details but its not the look, its the transmission:
16-speed heavy duty transmission with very realistic ratio set, use and 2x4x2
design containing range-change unit, main gearbox and splitter. Available
real lego truck, full LDraw model with building instructions, transmission
LDraw model, descriptions, ratio comparison to real ZF transmission and many
more...
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Very cool! I dont have much luck with complex gearing, so Im always impressed
to see it executed well, as youve done here.
Dave!
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Hi, let me introduce my lego 4x2 truck with 16-speed transmission. Its inspired
by DAF XF 95 truck and its ZF Ecosplit transmission. Design is lego technic
style with some details but its not the look, its the transmission: 16-speed
heavy duty transmission with very realistic ratio set, use and 2x4x2 design
containing range-change unit, main gearbox and splitter. Available real lego
truck, full LDraw model with building instructions, transmission LDraw model,
descriptions, ratio comparison to real ZF transmission and many more...
- Official LEGO IDEAS pages:
- -submitted lego idea waiting for supporters, go check here and dont forget to give support if you like it :-)
- My Lugnet profile:
- -chapter B. Lego 4x2 truck 16-speed on page My Lego Vehicles
- -including description, driving instructions and two optional transmissions
- Brickshelf Gallery:
- -Lego4x2truck16speed (main folder)
- -Building Instructions
- YouTube videos:
- -Slide show (Lugnet pics edition)
- -Upshifting procedure (how to shift manual 16-speed)
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In lugnet.robotics, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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I was fortunate enough to find 4 LEGO compatible 4.5 volt programmable bricks
on Facebook Buy and Sell
I uploaded a few pictures here--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskKcnWEa
and I made a little video (with all the Dave tangents I could muster) here--
https://youtu.be/7NECA1q9-gU
I know Im posting to what some would say is a very obscure site these
days(LUGNET) about a very obscure finding (4.5 volt programmable brick) to a
very defunct LEGO Technic theme (4.5 volt), but there will be a few of us
old timers that may appreciate this.
As well, in my sleuthing about for information, I havent, as yet, found ANY
information about these programmable bricks on these here internets.
At all.
That I find to be surprising.
The information I do have--
The bricks themselves are labelled ProCom SEQ and I believe it was a
non-lego precursor to LEGO set 1093/9750--
https://guide.lugnet.com/set/1093
With the added bonus that you didnt need a computer attached to the
controller--it was all in the brick
After I took apart one of them, I found out that Paul R Spurgeon made these
programmable bricks. Did a quick LUGNET serch, to no avail, then went to
Facebook. Found out that there is a Paul Spurgeon that worked for our
favourite company from 2000 - 2004 in the robotics development department,
and hes from the UK (and so are these bricks) and deduced that hes the
gentleman that Im probably looking for to get more information on these
devices.
But Im posting here anyway.
If ANYONE at all has a manual or a quick guide or any information on these
ProCom SEQ bricks, I would appreciate a forward to me, or a link to
something.
I love me a good mystery, and Ive been having fun trying to ascertain how
these things work, but a guide would be so much more helpful.
Anyway, here for your edification and historical trackability.
Dave K
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Ive been playing with this for over a week now, and Ive created a few more
videos--
https://youtu.be/BkBs5KvwV_0
https://youtu.be/71g4hc_Qvms
https://youtu.be/KNNjYBnxPe0
In these videos, Ive showed my evolution of discovering how these boxes work.
The really cool bit about this process thus far is that the e-mail forwarding
from lugnet.robotics is still working! Ive received an e-mail response from a
friend that received an e-mail from this very lugnet group, and the e-mails back
and forth between us has made the discovery process so awesome!!
Anyway, Im going to further detail what Ive found out in a separate post
(forthcoming) but I wanted to update this thread with the latest videos
Dave K
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I was fortunate enough to find 4 LEGO compatible 4.5 volt programmable bricks on
Facebook Buy and Sell
I uploaded a few pictures here--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskKcnWEa
and I made a little video (with all the Dave tangents I could muster) here--
https://youtu.be/7NECA1q9-gU
I know Im posting to what some would say is a very obscure site these
days(LUGNET) about a very obscure finding (4.5 volt programmable brick) to a
very defunct LEGO Technic theme (4.5 volt), but there will be a few of us old
timers that may appreciate this.
As well, in my sleuthing about for information, I havent, as yet, found ANY
information about these programmable bricks on these here internets.
At all.
That I find to be surprising.
The information I do have--
The bricks themselves are labelled ProCom SEQ and I believe it was a non-lego
precursor to LEGO set 1093/9750--
https://guide.lugnet.com/set/1093
With the added bonus that you didnt need a computer attached to the
controller--it was all in the brick
After I took apart one of them, I found out that Paul R Spurgeon made these
programmable bricks. Did a quick LUGNET serch, to no avail, then went to
Facebook. Found out that there is a Paul Spurgeon that worked for our favourite
company from 2000 - 2004 in the robotics development department, and hes from
the UK (and so are these bricks) and deduced that hes the gentleman that Im
probably looking for to get more information on these devices.
But Im posting here anyway.
If ANYONE at all has a manual or a quick guide or any information on these
ProCom SEQ bricks, I would appreciate a forward to me, or a link to something.
I love me a good mystery, and Ive been having fun trying to ascertain how these
things work, but a guide would be so much more helpful.
Anyway, here for your edification and historical trackability.
Dave K
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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I probably should have changed the title as Im x-posting to a different
group. Back in the heyday here, I woulda been raked over the coals for that
(1)...
Dave K
- :)
- but since theres no one here to stop me... (3)
- Oh, and replying at the top of the message (2)
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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So heres some prelim pics and a few vids of the axle sorter working--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskxshhby
As I said on my Flickr page (and below), Ive been thinking about this since
someone mentioned this at an rtlT event years ago, but didnt work on it
until this video--
https://youtu.be/9JClgd0bBvc
So I blatantly ripped off the sorting setup, but wanted to use a drum
instead of a scissor lift. Was that the right thing to do? Eh...
Im not done yet and its not 100%. As a matter of fact, I really didnt
have time to test this before I packed it up for our LEGO dinner tonite...
So therell be future iterations.
The good bit, I tried to make it break down into a few smaller pieces for
ease of transport, Thatll make it easier to move around and update
Dave K
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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Or March Dinner, since it, like Valentines Day, doesnt fall on this
particular day...
Anyway,
Friday, March 9th
Swiss Chalet
Dundas St Etobicoke
7 p.m.
I may bring along an axle sorter (that Im currently making portable)
thatll run on a battery box, so if ya wanna bring some axles for
sorting... :)
Dave K
-getting back into building mode, specifically old school technic stuff
:)
--was going to haul out an RCX for the sorter, but wanted the challenge of
doing
it straight battery
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Hi David,
I will be there too. Long time since I last participated to anything Lego
related, but I need to feel alive again. Perhaps we can revive the group a
bit...
Cheers,
Gabriel.
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I probably should have changed the title as Im x-posting to a different group.
Back in the heyday here, I woulda been raked over the coals for that (1)...
Dave K
- :)
- but since theres no one here to stop me... (3)
- Oh, and replying at the top of the message (2)
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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So heres some prelim pics and a few vids of the axle sorter working--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskxshhby
As I said on my Flickr page (and below), Ive been thinking about this since
someone mentioned this at an rtlT event years ago, but didnt work on it
until this video--
https://youtu.be/9JClgd0bBvc
So I blatantly ripped off the sorting setup, but wanted to use a drum instead
of a scissor lift. Was that the right thing to do? Eh...
Im not done yet and its not 100%. As a matter of fact, I really didnt
have time to test this before I packed it up for our LEGO dinner tonite...
So therell be future iterations.
The good bit, I tried to make it break down into a few smaller pieces for
ease of transport, Thatll make it easier to move around and update
Dave K
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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Or March Dinner, since it, like Valentines Day, doesnt fall on this
particular day...
Anyway,
Friday, March 9th
Swiss Chalet
Dundas St Etobicoke
7 p.m.
I may bring along an axle sorter (that Im currently making portable)
thatll run on a battery box, so if ya wanna bring some axles for sorting...
:)
Dave K
-getting back into building mode, specifically old school technic stuff :)
--was going to haul out an RCX for the sorter, but wanted the challenge of
doing
it straight battery
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So heres some prelim pics and a few vids of the axle sorter working--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskxshhby
As I said on my Flickr page (and below), Ive been thinking about this since
someone mentioned this at an rtlT event years ago, but didnt work on it until
this video--
https://youtu.be/9JClgd0bBvc
So I blatantly ripped off the sorting setup, but wanted to use a drum instead of
a scissor lift. Was that the right thing to do? Eh...
Im not done yet and its not 100%. As a matter of fact, I really didnt have
time to test this before I packed it up for our LEGO dinner tonite...
So therell be future iterations.
The good bit, I tried to make it break down into a few smaller pieces for ease
of transport, Thatll make it easier to move around and update
Dave K
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys davidkoudys@gmail.com wrote:
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Or March Dinner, since it, like Valentines Day, doesnt fall on this
particular day...
Anyway,
Friday, March 9th
Swiss Chalet
Dundas St Etobicoke
7 p.m.
I may bring along an axle sorter (that Im currently making portable) thatll
run on a battery box, so if ya wanna bring some axles for sorting... :)
Dave K
-getting back into building mode, specifically old school technic stuff :)
--was going to haul out an RCX for the sorter, but wanted the challenge of
doing
it straight battery
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Hello everyone still reading these forums!!!
Anyway, I wont pull a Dave K-ism and go on about basically nothing before I
get to my point (which Im already doing...) and just post this--
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmeBTQ9z
Ive been thinking about rebuilding my Space Shuttle for a very long time. It
is, imho, the best classic Technic set that TLC has ever produced, and I was
very fortunate to acquire one just by being on LUGNET back in the day...
Specifically about this build--I recently acquired a friends LEGO collection (he
is migrating out of the hobby to pursue other interests) and in his collection
were the parts to his 8480. So I knew I had enough parts for at least 2.
But I also figured that, with the evolution of my ever expanding collection that
I might have enuf parts for 3.
So I decided, without pulling out all the parts before hand, that Id just give
it a go to see if I could build 3 8480 Space Shuttles, and, to make it more
interesting, build all 3 at exactly the same time--step by step.
Which is what I did. This proved, at least in my mind, more difficult than if I
had built one at a time. But I wasnt shying away from difficulty, and I rather
enjoyed the challenge.
A few items of note--
I only had 2 solid black technic turntables (my original and buddys original),
so one shuttle has a black/trans clear turntable.
I also found out, quite close to the end, that I didnt have enough white lift
arms for the shuttle bay doors. I had mine, which have yellowed form the first
time my shuttle was together. My friend let me know that he has a bag of lift
arms for me the next time I see him that contain his white lift arms. Ive also
ordered more from Bricklink to finish the third.
White 1 x 8 axles as well were in short supply so those are on order as well.
I just made it for my amount of white Technic 1x10 beams. I was one short until
I ransacked my entire collection of unsorted bins and found one. So that was a
relief. Finding this beam probably took up half the time of the build.
The original 9v wires, as we know, are in the process of decay. I found some
glossy wires in my collection and used them where I could, so at least one of
the shuttles has a good wiring setup. The other two will need the 69 stud wires
replaced because some of the rubber insulation is completely missing and
therell be shorts. I have started the process of rewiring my 9v connector
wires. Thats a job for another post.
Other than that, this was sheer joy. Its been a very long time when I just sat
down to build something complicated (albeit old school. I also didnt even
bother to dig up the actual paper instructions and just went on Peeron (btw,
Peeron, for the first and original source for these things, has the CLEAREST
instructions uploaded--Brickset, et al, all have grainy/pixelly instruction
manuals that are difficult to build from)
So the plan is as follows--
I am acquiring the missing white pieces, and will be taking all three shuttles
apart. Some of the pieces are very dusty and some are yellowed. I will be
going back into my collection and replacing the yellowed parts, making sure I
used old grey and old dark grey (I tried during the build to make sure, but
think I have a few joiners and such that are the new bley/dkbley) and will
rebuild these 3 shuttles. That time (when it happens) will be filmed using the
GoPros and I will try to get a good video up. 6 pictures and a messy build desk
doesnt do this justice.
Anyway, hope life finds each of you well in your respective worlds.
Dave K
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Was having fun lately putting a blase space layout on hold to build Technic
again.
To start, a video--
https://youtu.be/OTMT26zqXhg
And, if you have dome old technic parts laying around and feel like making this
build, I just finished LDrawing it here--
https://flic.kr/s/aHskVpc6wN
Anyway, wanted to post something here considering I haven't been in a while...
Hi everyone! :)
Dave K
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In lugnet.technic, Christian Gemuenden wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> the new Roboriders Online game is finally open. You'll find it at
> www.lego.com/roboriders . It's a very stupid game though, nothing special at
> all.
> However, here are all six codes you'll need to play the games:
>
> Swamp: RN9XUBEJA
> Frost: 4SVRQBEII
> Onyx: VWLMBEIH
> Lava: Y9O9BEIJ
> Dust: 6PRQBEIG
> Power: UVN5SBEIF
>
> In case anybody else is collecting the 129 Talisman Wheels, e-mail me
> please, I still need a bunch of them to be complete (and I already have too
> many spare ones...)
>
> Please excuse if lugnet.technic is the wrong place to post this.
>
> Enjoy, Christian --- xTI@N.
> P.S.: Note that I usually reply slow...
Hi Christian - I am after 50 talisman wheels - any colour, any design - it's
just the basic shape I need... Graeme
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The World is full of AFOLs - gech1@t-online.de
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Hi!
Here you can check my latest lego transmission. It has 45 forward and 45 reverse
gears.
- Lugnet pages (at the end of the page W. 45+45R-speed Tractor Transmission):
- http://www.lugnet.com/~3813/tractor
- Building example in YouTube:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHk_13cP9Qw
Idea is taken from Deutz-Fahr Agroplus tractor, which has 5-speed main gearbox,
3-speed range unit (creeper, low and high), 3-speed powershift (low, medium and
high) and driving direction changer. I had to modify lego version so that range
unit and driving direction changer are combined in one auxiliary and powershift
is replaced with splitter-type auxiliary.
Ari Holopainen
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I have made building instructions (YouTube slide shows) for some of my
transmissions. Gearboxes shown in these YouTube videos are complete models that
are ready for use, for example axles have enough support and shift levers are
included.
Here are the links:
Ari Holopainen
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I have updated my pages after I posted first message. So search text NEW in
table of contents to find latest stuff.
Ari Holopainen
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My lugnet pages contain now new planetary gears and gear sets and self-made
differentials. There are also equations which help to calculate the ratios of
planetary gears and gear sets and two methods how to calculate the unequal
torque allocations of differentials.
Enjoy,
Ari Holopainen
PS. Lots of gearboxes on my main page http://www.lugnet.com/~3813.
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In lugnet.robotics, Mark Riley wrote:
> I hope this isn't old news - at least I couldn't find any mention
> of it here, so...
>
> While rummaging through a new copy of the Ultimate Builders
> Set (#3800), I noticed that the 9V mini-motor that came with
> the set was somewhat different than ones I've encountered
> before. Normally, when I get a new one of these motors,
> I twirl the shaft with my fingers to hear that nice purring gear
> box sound they tend to make. Well, to my surprise, this
> one made a lot of noise. Not only that, but when I let go
> of the shaft after giving it a twirl, it only continued to rotate
> for about 2 seconds (as opposed to the 5 seconds or so for
> a normal motor). I thought "Darn, I got a bad motor!".
>
> However, after looking at this new motor for a while and
> comparing its operation to a "normal" motor, I noticed that
> indeed there were cosmetic differences as well. And, the
> number on the bottom of the motor in question was different
> than all the other motors in my collection (i.e. new motor =
> 43362, old motors = 71427). Here's an image of the
> differences I found between the two versions:
>
> http://home.surewest.net/markril/Lego/motors.jpg
>
> Oh, one more thing - while writing this I noticed that the
> new motor is definitely lighter (i.e. less mass) than normal
> motors.
>
> What's funny is that this is the second copy of set 3800
> I've acquired. The first set must have shipped with the
> normal version of the motor, because all my other motors
> are of the 71427 variety.
>
> Now, up to this point I've tried to be objective about this
> new motor. But, since the new version makes more noise
> and doesn't rotate as freely, I'm led to believe that this
> might be a cost cutting move on Lego's part. That, or I
> really do have a bad motor and it's just a coincidence
> that it happens to be the new version.
>
> So, does anybody else have one of these new motors?
> And, how does its operation compare to the others you
> have?
>
> Mark
Dear Mark
I couldn't find any data about the radios of 43362 motor in the website. Do you
have any information about this motor's radios?
Best Regards
Sahar
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In lugnet.technic, Kevin Clague Kevin.clague@gmail.com wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Maarten Steurbaut maarten.steurbaut@skynet.be wrote:
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A long time ago (probably about 8 to 10 years ago) I read a very thorough
and interesting explanation on LEGO pneumatics written by Kevin Clague. Now
I really want to read it again, but I cant find his website anymore...
Many webpages refer to www.kclague.net, but Im always automatically
redirected to ww2.kclague.net and theres nothing to find there...
Does
anyone know where to find those pneumatics explanations??
Thanks, Maarten
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Hi Maarten,
I let my web site laps many years ago. Somewhere around home I have a copy
of the pneumatic sequencer article I can share. Unfortunately for you I am
on vacation in Hawaii, which is not home.. Next week I will be home. Can
you wait until then? Kevin
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Maybe that content can be found on the Internet Archive/Wayback Machine?
http://web.archive.org/
Steve
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In lugnet.technic, Maarten Steurbaut maarten.steurbaut@skynet.be wrote:
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A long time ago (probably about 8 to 10 years ago) I read a very thorough and
interesting explanation on LEGO pneumatics written by Kevin Clague. Now I
really want to read it again, but I cant find his website anymore... Many
webpages refer to www.kclague.net, but Im always automatically redirected
to ww2.kclague.net and theres nothing to find there...
Does anyone know
where to find those pneumatics explanations??
Thanks, Maarten
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Hi Maarten,
I let my web site laps many years ago. Somewhere around home I have a copy of
the pneumatic sequencer article I can share. Unfortunately for you I am on
vacation in Hawaii, which is not home.. Next week I will be home. Can you wait
until then? Kevin
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A long time ago (probably about 8 to 10 years ago) I read a very thorough and
interesting explanation on LEGO pneumatics written by Kevin Clague. Now I
really want to read it again, but I cant find his website anymore... Many
webpages refer to www.kclague.net, but Im always automatically redirected to
ww2.kclague.net and theres nothing to find there...
Does anyone know where
to find those pneumatics explanations??
Thanks, Maarten
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In lugnet.technic, Reinard van Loo wrote:
> well Dutch.... Ok, based on the French BB7200.... but it's the Dutch railways
> yellow version, oh yeah: and it has the crest of the city I grew up: Almelo.
> Don't know if 1876 is a real existing train number, but what the heck.
>
>
> Hello all you trainheads!!
>
>
> Let's start a new train model-width: not 6,7 or 8 that's for babies. go for the
> big numbers: 20!
> (reminds me of a scene in Titanic (the movie) where they discussed the size of
> the Titanic... something to do with Freud...)
>
> ehhh Where was I:
>
> Oh yeah, my new MOC is finally ready:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=80079
>
> (shoudl be public in a couple of hours...)
>
> It's more a model now, not that much Technic in it. I tried to remain as close
> as possible to the original.
>
> Some specs:
> - 20 nops wide
> - 105 nops long
> - about 20 nops high
> - Rides on straight old-style rail track, 9 nops from each other.
> - something like 8-9 Kg
>
> In the weekend I'll try to do some moderation on my site.
>
> da groet'n,
>
> ---Reinard
Hallo Reinard,
Ik ben ook bezig met een 20 brede 1600. Maar dan een 1800. Genoemd naar mijn
geboorteplaats Tilburg, de 1851. Misschien kunnen we de locomotieven eens naast
elkaar zetten, dat lijkt me erg gaaf!
Hoop wat van je te horen dan kun je mailen naar j_klazen@hotmail.com
Groetjes,
Joep
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Hi all,
I should visit LUGNET more often (like David Koudys suggests) to show my latest
creations... A few mosaics, a new puzzle, and my very first GBC module. In the
mean time I also created my own
YouTube-chanel, so
that you can watch the GBC module in action.
(pics are links)
And last but
not least: the GBC module
grtz,
Maarten
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