[MOC] Trial Pickup Truck

[paave]

Hi,

Summer is ending, and I decided to create something to make another outdoor video. So, here’s my trial truck:

• 4x4
  
• PF: XL, M, IR, LiPo
  
• Leaf spring suspension
  

Video:

[vmln8r]

That's excellent! It seems incredibly capable; great work on keeping it simple and light.

[Lego2016Lego]

I like it a lot! Will you make LDD?

[paave]

Thank you!

Will you make LDD?

I don't work with LDD, neither planning to make instructions. But it doesn't seem hard to recreate I think; more photos on Brickshelf soon, as usual.

Edited August 31, 2016 by paave

[syclone]

Awesome!Love that tubular body! I can make an LDD from photos if you want :)

[Imanol BB]

It looks and performs really well, nice work.

[Lego2016Lego]

Awesome!Love that tubular body! I can make an LDD from photos if you want :)

You like making LDDs don't you because you say this at almost every topic

[JJ2]

Very cool, the leaf-spring suspension is a nice idea.

[Alex Ilea]

just a genious model

[jorgeopesi]

I tried that suspension on previuos MOCs and I know well how good it works. Awesome truck, I like the tubular body but I would change it for liftarms to get less weight and more structural rigidity.

Edited August 31, 2016 by jorgeopesi

[mihai_9600]

Very nice!

What's the usual length of the flex axles used for a leaf spring suspension? I would like to buy some of them and don't know which size.

[Imanol BB]

It depends, large trucks which dont need too much suspension but must take a lot of weight tend to use short leaf spring suspension with rigid axles, but if you want to make an small model like this one, a 7L flex axle installed in the chassis with an small curvature or in a U position should be enough.

Edited September 1, 2016 by ImanolBB

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

Very cool build! Extremely low weight...excellent...

[agrof]

Mr. Paave, another great build! Proportions are good, the concept is good, and I am just amazed by the capability of it.

LXF, I fully support your desire for making LDD models.

[paave]

Very nice!

What's the usual length of the flex axles used for a leaf spring suspension? I would like to buy some of them and don't know which size.

It's 11.

Thanks all. LXF, You can make LDD if you like.

[syclone]

Doing it

And yup, I like making digital models , that way I see how the model is built even if I don't have the pieces necessary

[nerdsforprez]

As commented on mocpages, great job. As someone who also likes to build light on several of my projects, this is excellent.

[syclone]

Only the bodywork left to do, which lenght are the flex axles in the wheelarches?

Current progress:

I don't get enought angle out of the suspension, also the LDD is glitching and doesn't want to connect the receiver and the plate where they should be, now they are 1 stud outward, like the battery box. The turquoise is the spring , not available in LDD

Edited September 2, 2016 by LXF

[paave]

Only the bodywork left to do, which lenght are the flex axles in the wheelarches?

I used 11L axles for everything here.

[syclone]

Finished the LDD file , download

Bricksafe page

NOTES:

The cabin can't be connected correctly because of a collision.

The flex axles don't bend enought in LDD

Edited September 2, 2016 by LXF

[paave]

Great job, thanks!

[ScaleCarModels]

Great MOC the way you built the body is genius.

[Nebulaire]

@Paave : your moc is amazing, the idea is brillant.

Thanks to knight and his LDD files, I ordered parts to built your MOC

[vmln8r]

Thanks for the instructions! I haven't dived into trial trucks much, so building a copy was a great learning exercise - the leaf springs in particular work incredibly well!

[Nebulaire]

I reveived yesterday all the missing parts :

I'm impressed by the offroad capacity, even with low battery.

I'd have a small problem. The weight repartition is not good on my truck :

I'm using stand battery box, which is quite heavy. Do you think the problem comes from that ?