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Hello !

I have made this skycrane for a contest on TechLUG. The objectives were :

  • Have a mechanism for the rotation of the rotors
  • A host mechanism
  • The helicopter must can catch a container
  • It can have a motorization with a battery box and a M motor for the rotation of the rotors ant the host mechanism
  • We had a maximum of 900 parts

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I chose to make a gearbox to have the possibility to choose between the rotation of the rotors or the host mechanism.

The gearbox is activated by a crank.

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There is a linear clutch to have progressive acceleration of the rotors and to secure they when the M motor is turning.

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On these pictures, you can see the rotors mechanism.

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Here, the pictures of the host mechanism.

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The clamp is openable by a little mechanism.

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The motorizatioon can be add in the cab, by removing the interior. It is not the best solution, but there is not space is this helicopter.

(You can see it in the video)

For the design, I choosed to have a thin fairing. The advantage is the helicopter is more resembling reality ; but there is little place for the mechanic.

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There are just 2 seats in the cab.

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A made a detailled turbine. It is imposing, it released to the fairing.

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It looks really cool, the details are amazing and the functions work really good, i also really like the catcher design, it is brilliant, nice work.

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Now here again is a good example of a potential official model. I don't brluve there are any sky cranes in the Technical line. It also seems like a set that could retail for 80 or 90 Euro...with PF included?

Joe many parts does your set use?

I watched some YouTube videos of sky cranes and the design and look is very accurate, well dome sir

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Thanks for posting this here. I enjoyed this MOC so much when I first saw it on TechLug I added it one my 2015 end of year awards. Again, great little helicopter, and thanks for sharing it with Eurobricks.

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Thanks ! :)

The helicopter have 641 parts and the container 142. 883 parts for the set.

Thanks for added my MOC in your year awards Thirwigg !

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