May 2014 - The Technic Gear

LEGO 4204 Gold Mine Review

May

26

2014

I got the Gold Mine because it was big and I was envisioning a good usage for the mountain bricks. And what the hell because it looks very nice. When I bought it I found the mountain bricks are in fact a few big parts… but anyway… let’s review it. Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailRedditLinkedInPrintPinterestTumblr

Draw a Square: Using Motors in leJOS EV3 7

May

23

2014

Well, if you successfully installed leJOS using the tutorial then your first steps would be to write a program to do something with it and then you will see the abyss that exists between you and a nice leJOS program. So let’s learn leJOS basics to write our own programs. Most of the documentation available ...

Playing with LEGO Train Tracks: Slopes, x-crosses and levels 8

May

19

2014

Hello there. No, no, I am not dead. I am so busy that I have almost no time to write here… but I am working actively on two LEGO areas: robots and trains. And today I want to share with you two of my latest creations. I have created two different layouts to work with ...

LEGO DC Superheroes 76002 Superman Metropolis Showdown

May

13

2014

This is my first LEGO Superheroes set. I saw this LEGO Superman on Amazon and decided to give it a try. And I have to say that I have enjoyed it a lot, I wasn’t expecting such a nice set. Here is the review Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailRedditLinkedInPrintPinterestTumblr

LEGO 79007 Battle at The Black Gate Review

May

9

2014

Despite not being as good as William Wallace Speech at the Battle of Stirling, King Aragorn speech on front of the Black Gate of Mordor is still one of the most exciting parts of The Lord of The Rings movies together with the Deep’s Helm battle. This set is a representation of the gate that ...

HOWTO Mount your GoPRO HERO on a LEGO vehicle

May

8

2014

I recently bought a GoPRO Hero 3+ Silver to mount it on my LEGO train ( much like this ) but then I found it wasn’t really simple to attach it to LEGO. So I used one of the bases they give you with the camera and used five plates to build something like the ...

LEGO 42008 Service Truck Review 1

May

7

2014

So much time since the last time I bought a Technic set… so last month a had a bit of pocket money left and decided to invest it on the 42008 Service Truck. And I have built it just as soon as it arrived. Let’s review it. Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailRedditLinkedInPrintPinterestTumblr

Help me reach 1,000 subscribers on Youtube

May

6

2014

Hello there, I am not sure if you know The Technic Gear Youtube channel… It is where most of the action is happening lately. It takes so much time to build the videos ( and the LEGO ) that I have no time to write the reviews and HOWTO. If you haven’t subscribe yet please ...