[Failed MOC] Truck and Trailer

[Rishab N]

Just wanted to share my failed MOC. It's a truck with trailer.

The truck had rear wheel drive through 2 XL motors and was steered by an M motor with clutch. It also had front lights controlled by a switch in the rear. I never was really a fan of the truck's looks ,especially my makeshift wheel arches made from panels, and I lost interest in building it.

On the other hand I was very satisfied with the trailer. It was finished unlike the truck and looked quite smooth to me and had pneumatic legs which worked well. It also had a pair of lights in the rear which connected to the truck's switch with a long extension wire. The back of the trailer didn't look too great either. It also had a bit of sag which can be expected from something this long

Here's both of them together. It was quite long, the trailer alone was about the length of 42009

Thanks for reading and hopefully my next MOC will succeed and be far more interesting than this

Edited May 17, 2015 by Rishab N

[Kiwi_Builder]

Looks like it had potential, just keep trying to build things like this and your skill will improve greatly. My first trucks I built were hideous but now they look just like what I model them on (IMO)

Were you modelling the truck off of a certain make and model?

[aminnich]

I wish my built from scratch MOCs looked like that. Seriously, I like it. You should continue building it and change it once it is built, that is if you don't like the way it looks

[Rishab N]

Thank you both for the positive comments

Looks like it had potential, just keep trying to build things like this and your skill will improve greatly. My first trucks I built were hideous but now they look just like what I model them on (IMO)

Were you modelling the truck off of a certain make and model?

Yea this is my third actual MOC attempt and I think you're right. Thanks for the advice

Also I didn't really base it off anything. The trailer was me vaguely trying to make something like 2Legoornot2Lego out of studless pieces, but it became very different

I wish my built from scratch MOCs looked like that. Seriously, I like it. You should continue building it and change it once it is built, that is if you don't like the way it looks

Thanks a lot man. I kinda abandoned the project a couple weeks back. The truck is partially disassembled as I wanted to use the parts to plan my next MOC. I'm really putting everything into this next one, blueprints, a diecast model, proper scaling etc.

Hopefully it works . I kept the trailer together as I really liked how it turned out

But seriously thank you for the compliments I really appreciate it You should share more of your creations here I would love to see them

Edited May 18, 2015 by Rishab N

[BusterHaus]

The good news is that you now have more experience than you did before you started. The lack of a finished product isn't really a failure. Failure would be not learning anything from this build.

[Kiwi_Builder]

You should share more of your creations here I would love to see them

I don't know about aminnich but here are all the creations that I have uploaded to EB plus a link to my Bricksafe (which is also in the footnote at the bottom of all my posts)

Bricksafe: http://bricksafe.com/pages/Kiwi_Builder/Technic

Scania T143M: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104708

Current WIP that I am in the later stages of building, a Foden S108 10x6 tractor unit with crane: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109478

I hope you can take some inspiration from my builds to improve your own building

[Rishab N]

I don't know about aminnich but here are all the creations that I have uploaded to EB plus a link to my Bricksafe (which is also in the footnote at the bottom of all my posts)

Bricksafe: http://bricksafe.com...Builder/Technic

Scania T143M: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=104708

Current WIP that I am in the later stages of building, a Foden S108 10x6 tractor unit with crane: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=109478

I hope you can take some inspiration from my builds to improve your own building

Yea your MOCs look good. I really like that new crane truck you're building, it looks very promising

[Kiwi_Builder]

I'm hoping to have it ready with trailer by July for display at the local Lego show

[sm1995]

The good news is that you now have more experience than you did before you started. The lack of a finished product isn't really a failure. Failure would be not learning anything from this build.

I agree.

But, I think your truck had potential. For my previous truck I went through at least a dozen different cabs before I settled on one I liked, so it takes some trial and error IMO. Would've loved to have seen the finished MOC but now I'm more excited for your next build. Sounds juicy

Edited May 20, 2015 by sm1995

[nerdsforprez]

The good news is that you now have more experience than you did before you started. The lack of a finished product isn't really a failure. Failure would be not learning anything from this build.

Ditto..... and I think it is a good thing to also share things that we consider "failures" and the lessons we learned. If it contributes both to your personal fund of infomation and also collectively to all our fund of information on how to build then the project is a success......

[nerdsforprez]

Just thought I would add a few examples. I have had my share of "failed" projects..... but I learn from the mistakes and incorporate them in my building. A year ago I had wonderful ~ 3,000 piece SW MF that was all my own creation, pneumatic landing gear etc. mounted on my wall in my office by a mount buily mostly out of Lego. Well one day I came home to find that it "failed" - and had fallen. Smashed to bits. What I discovered is that the mount I built did not really fail, it was that I did not place anchors in the wall. I did not think the model weighed that much, and therefore did not think that I needed them. Poor choice. Well, I rebuilt the MOC from memory, built the mount again, remounted the MOC (with anchors) and it was been fine ever since. The lesson learned was to not underestimate the weight of large Lego builds. I implemented the changes, and have a successful MOC on my wall to show for it.

My avatar pic is another example. I won't repost, I have already posted on the forum, but I built an initial version of this build (a pneumatically driven 8110, we have plenty that are electrically driven, a pneumatic one is kinda novel) that initially kinda worked, but kinda not. It was not geared down far enough and the drive train snapped out of place when too much torque was applied. I rectified this prob by re-doing the drivetrain (and adding new tires) and it works just peachy now. This time I learned perhaps more testing on the first version of RPMs versus torque was needed before completing the model. Had I ran more tests I prob. could have avoided having to build two versions. But alas, all is good b/c I learned and applied the lessons and have two great MOCs to show for it.

... alas... I forget. I tried to add a video but I am on a connection that really struggles with this. At home I could do it just fine. To see examples of what I am talking about, either click on the link or down below on my MOC pages link

Edited May 22, 2015 by nerdsforprez

[Rishab N]

Just thought I would add a few examples. I have had my share of "failed" projects..... but I learn from the mistakes and incorporate them in my building. A year ago I had wonderful ~ 3,000 piece SW MF that was all my own creation, pneumatic landing gear etc. mounted on my wall in my office by a mount buily mostly out of Lego. Well one day I came home to find that it "failed" - and had fallen. Smashed to bits. What I discovered is that the mount I built did not really fail, it was that I did not place anchors in the wall. I did not think the model weighed that much, and therefore did not think that I needed them. Poor choice. Well, I rebuilt the MOC from memory, built the mount again, remounted the MOC (with anchors) and it was been fine ever since. The lesson learned was to not underestimate the weight of large Lego builds. I implemented the changes, and have a successful MOC on my wall to show for it.

My avatar pic is another example. I won't repost, I have already posted on the forum, but I built an initial version of this build (a pneumatically driven 8110, we have plenty that are electrically driven, a pneumatic one is kinda novel) that initially kinda worked, but kinda not. It was not geared down far enough and the drive train snapped out of place when too much torque was applied. I rectified this prob by re-doing the drivetrain (and adding new tires) and it works just peachy now. This time I learned perhaps more testing on the first version of RPMs versus torque was needed before completing the model. Had I ran more tests I prob. could have avoided having to build two versions. But alas, all is good b/c I learned and applied the lessons and have two great MOCs to show for it.

... alas... I forget. I tried to add a video but I am on a connection that really struggles with this. At home I could do it just fine. To see examples of what I am talking about, either click on the link or down below on my MOC pages link

That sounds terrible . I've had a couple things slip and shatter on the floor too although none as big. Making your own MF sounds good tho compared to buying an UCS one

[nerdsforprez]

That sounds terrible . I've had a couple things slip and shatter on the floor too although none as big. Making your own MF sounds good tho compared to buying an UCS one

Yea.... I have written on several blogs and got some great feedback about it. It cost me only around 300$ compared to the 1200 or so a USC Falcon would cost. It is not as big, and probably not as desirable to most, but I try to articulate there are alternatives to the UCS if individuals want a large MF model. Plus, I built it myself, it contains a full interior, and also has pneumatic landing gear. It is really based on the original chassis of the 7965, just broadened and lengthened. I had to get creative with other parts, but really, once you have the chassis done, you really are all set. I once owned a UCS MF, and have to admit, I had much more fun building my own large MF than the UCS version.....

[Rishab N]

I'm about to disassemble the trailer today, so I was wondering if anyone wanted any more pics or instructions of it?

[FalconEquipment]

Good Effort!