Sariel Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Oh look, so I still can build something sane ;) It's not perfect, but hey, it's my first F1 car ever. Some photos: More photos & some reading: http://sariel.pl/2015/05/f1-car/ Quote
bonox Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 The car is really good but I think your video skills are just outstanding! Presentation and advertising are just as important as the product Quote
nerdsforprez Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Oh look, so I still can build something sane ;) .....dang it :laugh: Quote
jorgeopesi Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Very good :thumbup: I am working on another one... Quote
martijnnab Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Very good looking F1 car and with all the decalls it looks as real as it can get. How do you get these nice stickers by the way? Quote
Sariel Posted May 13, 2015 Author Posted May 13, 2015 I make them and print them on a white sticker foil. Quote
martijnnab Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 I make them and print them on a white sticker foil. OK, that similar to my technique. I always struggled on how to make non-square stickers as there are hard to cut out, but on close examination I see they are all square or round, with very well matching background color. Quote
XAxles Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 My comments are already on the Youtube video, but still, 9/10. Quote
Edwin Korstanje Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Great looking F1 Ferrari, with some nice remote functions(gearbox and wing) :thumbup: Quote
Phoxtane Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Looks like the gearbox is actually of some use - just about every other gearbox that I've seen takes long enough to shift that the vehicle either slows dramatically or stops, which means that it loses all the momentum it had and the motor has to start it moving again in a less-than-optimal gear range. Quote
Rishab N Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Awesome model as always Sariel. The airbrake is nicely integrated with the gearbox Quote
Boxerlego Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Looks nice. The gearbox works great. Excellent work on everything from the model to the video. Quote
nxtstep101 Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Utterly amazing! It rides very smoothly, and is very well designed both aesthetically and mechanically. Quote
Jeroen Ottens Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Beautiful lines, it's a pretty good compromise I'd say. I prefer the gearbox over perfect aesthetics. Quote
eneyantia Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 I think your video skills are just outstanding! Quote
veryrusty Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 It is extremely perfect. I would love to see this on Lego ideas. In a couple of years time everyone will be ready for a new f1 car. Quote
BusterHaus Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Very nice MOC Sariel. The stickers bring it to another level. Have you thought of testing the speeds of your models on a smoother surface? Something like a basketball court, or even the RC track where you recently shot a video? It seems like you could use the power needed to overcome road imperfections to get more speed. Quote
Sariel Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 Thanks. I've done a vehicle that went over 20 km/h a while ago and it was almost nothing but motors, RC unit and wheels. So a model like this one won't even come close, which is why I'm not particularly obsessed with its speed :) Quote
Blakbird Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Have you thought of testing the speeds of your models on a smoother surface? Something like a basketball court, or even the RC track where you recently shot a video? It seems like you could use the power needed to overcome road imperfections to get more speed. I've been doing some thinking on the Physics of gearboxes in electric vehicles lately. With an internal combustion engine, the reason you have a gearbox is because the engine can only operate over a limited range of rotational speed, and the power is concentrated at certain rpm. Without more gears, you would hit 6000 rpm and couldn't go any faster even though you have more power, just because the engine can't rotate any faster. Electric motors are usually torque limited, not speed limited. By this I mean that the reason you can't go faster is because you are out of power. From that point of view, adding more gears doesn't help any because you are still out of power. This rationale seems bourne out by R/C cars. Nitro powered cars often have a gearbox, but electric cars never do even though they are just as fast. Having one gear for crawling and one gear for speed makes sense. That was all just a thought exercise. I still love this model and I love gearboxes! Quote
aol000xw Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Love the clean lines. How does the RC unit work? Is power proportional? Gear boxes in Lego most of the time are useless but here the dual function makes it a lovely addition. Quote
bonox Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 you probably don't want to be going much faster - the front wing is working the wrong way Quote
XAxles Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 you probably don't want to be going much faster - the front wing is working the wrong way Didn't notice that bit (and I know quite a lot about F1 aero). Do tell. Quote
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