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[Pat-Ard]

Hi folks,

played around with LDD a little bit...

What do you think?

Any ideas what it is?

So far

Pat

[Alasdair Ryan]

A unimog or one of those big semi trucks made by mercedes?

http://t2.gstatic.co...Ktn3a5TvDew&t=1

(Image was to big to post.)

Edited September 3, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan

[dhc6twinotter]

My guess is an orange truck cab.

[Alasdair Ryan]

My guess is an orange truck cab.

Someone found this a little to easy.......

Edited September 3, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan

[DLuders]

It's a Mercedes-Benz Zetros Off-Road Truck!

[Pat-Ard]

hey guys,

you're far too fast. Keep up the fun

I think the cabs need some pimping at the grille... But there are the limits of LDD...

Now comes the hard part... Chassis... Maybe I lend some ideas from effe's G-chassis...

Pat

[efferman]

nice project, i hope you will get a close look to the original with real parts too

btw, which colour do you choose? orange is very limited in liftarms

Edited September 3, 2012 by efferman

[Pat-Ard]

Thanks effe...

I hope, that I get close enough... Yes, orange is very limited. But I'd like to try it. It would perfectly fit to the other two Mogs.

What do you mean with "real parts"?

Pat

[jorgeopesi]

Good project, I used to do first the motorized part and the last thing is the body.

[Pat-Ard]

jorge: I'm not that good with MOCs. For this project I'll buy one more 8110. And then I'll customize it's main parts as long as it fits the scale... Or as I said before, I'll try effe perfect G-chassis and then add the power and pneumatic functions.

Let's see...

Pat

[Alasdair Ryan]

You may want to look at the Liftarms on bricklink for your cab.

There are no 7,11,9 liftarms in orange on sale on bricklink.

Edited September 3, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan

[efferman]

ldd is virtual, real parts ar made with plastic

[Pat-Ard]

@alasdair: hmm, I know Let's see...

@efferman: oh yes!!! But since I haven't all the parts, I have to use LDD

[jorgeopesi]

jorge: I'm not that good with MOCs. For this project I'll buy one more 8110. And then I'll customize it's main parts as long as it fits the scale... Or as I said before, I'll try effe perfect G-chassis and then add the power and pneumatic functions.

I can not speak for everyone but I also started by MODs in my case the Enzo and Fiorano Ferraris but I modified the inside the important thing is to learn little by little.

Edited September 3, 2012 by jorgeopesi

[dr_spock]

Good choice. Have fun.

[Pat-Ard]

Jorge: yes, that's nearly my way. I'm glad that I managed to get the cab, that it slightly looks like the original. In my case that's the point pfno return, because I think, that a chassis is allways possible. Either copying and modding one or looking here for ideas

@alasdair: how dis you manage to get thos list in BL?

Pat

Edited September 4, 2012 by Pat-Ard

[Alasdair Ryan]

Buy > Parts > Liftarm

Happy shopping..........

[Pat-Ard]

Thanks, never gone this way, but thanks for the hint...

And thanks again... But until the next order I'll wait some time, otherwise my wife might go crazy

And there are still some orders on the way

Pat

[Tim S.]

Hi Pat

nice cab! I like it. It´s really close to the original!

And there are the two problems again... missing parts and the wife!

Tim

[Pat-Ard]

Hi Tim,

thanks...

Hmm, I think I solved the problem with the missing parts. Yesterday evenig I changed the missing orange parts to black. It dosn't look so bad...

Now, there's still the other problem

No, just kidding, my wife just laughs every time I go deep diving into Lego. She always says that it's too sad, that we only have daughters... I don't mind at all, so all the Lego is MINE .

Pat

[Tim S.]

Haha, cool! I have 2 daughters, too.

Tim

[Pat-Ard]

Hi everyone,

changed the colour scheme a little, so all the parts are aviable... Doesn't look that bad...

Pat

Edited September 5, 2012 by Pat-Ard

[matias bendtsen]

this looks really great

[Pat-Ard]

Again THANKS!

Now I have to figure out a chassis... I don't think that I need the full suspension like the 8110 - maybe at the front axle. I'd like to add the same functions as 8110.

Pat

[Tim S.]

What about the rear axles? Should it be a tendem axle?

Tim