[WIP] Gold Wash Plant

[technicbuilder]

Hello everybody,

Inspired by 'Gold Rush' on Discovery channel, i started to build my own washplant in Lego Technic.

For the moment it's a WIP, i'am missing some parts to contineu buldling.

Here is a first impressum with some pictures.

Feedback alway's welcome,also what can be improved.

[Imanol BB]

will you throw lego pieces inside of it or you will use something else?, beacuse if you will use "rocks", you could make a trommel-like thing to separate the different size rocks.

EDIT: Also, that 42030 seems amazing with those tires.

Edited September 6, 2015 by ImanolBB

[veryrusty]

Seems like the start of a good great ball (rock) contraption to me.

[Kiwi_Builder]

Looks interesting, it will be great when we can see it in action.

[dr_spock]

Seems like the start of a good great ball (rock) contraption to me.

I have the same thought.

[TheNextLegoDesinger]

why those tracks and which one are you going to make? i really like it. looks like your making the one of the Hoffman. I really like it

Keep building

TNLD

[technicbuilder]

Hello everybody

Here is a update from my wash plant,it's still WIP ,now i'm working on the display,everything has to be ready at the 21 november 2015,then i will use this technic wash plant for our Kicks and Bricks Lego event orgenized by OLBC lego club in Belgium.

Here you can find more information:

http://www.olbc.be/pagina3.html

At this event i will make also a video so you can see everything in action.

Some pictures:

[Kman860]

Looks awesome

[A Gallifreyan Cat]

Wow, that's really cool! Are all those vehicles MOCs of yours?

[MacKaiwer]

Nice! It starts to look really cool I just want to see it ready, very interesting how diorama will look when finished Good job, keep it up

[kieran]

Really like the look of all the models together, looking forward to a video

[mnpumar]

What a great idea! I'm also a fan of the show, can't wait to see it complete!

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

Excellent so far, really would love to see this in real action!!! Vids I guess... :-)

[technicbuilder]

Thank's everybody for the great comment,it's a great help to keep building.

The 8043 is from Jurgens technic corner

The dumptruck is the one from Designer han.

The 8275 was modified by myself with 2 pneumatic autovalves for raise and lower the blade and for blade adjustment.

There will be a video at the end of this month.

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

Now I see, this is for the event you mentioned to me as well... Correct?

Looking forward to see this video of yours!

[technicbuilder]

Hello everybody,

Here a video from my wash plant,there where some litelle technical problems during the event ,but there fore it's also version 1.0 and some things has to be improved.

Thank's for watching

It seems something went wrong during posting .

Sorry for that.

Edited November 24, 2015 by technicbuilder

[dougstar]

thats so cool GOLD!

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

This is amazingly cool and I find it very inspiring! Well done and since it is a v1.0 it is doing a very good job...! :thumbup: Especially the wash plant is well build!!!

If I may suggest two things?

1) In the first video, the one with the excavator, maybe you could give the bottom tiles. By making it smooth I am sure the excavator will do better.

2) The routing of the machines could be more efficient IMHO It takes a little to long for both the dumper and the front loader to get where they are suppose to go.

Just some things you might think over...

[Technic-Kobaltz]

Great set-up technicbuilder , you must have had a great time at the event. The wash plant is spot on, love it.

It must also excite you for the future, so many opportunities to expand the scene with both mobile/static equipment as well as the detail on the scenery itself. (The bridge for the dump truck to go over is a nice touch)

Good times ahead.

[Philipp]

Gibt es eine genau Anleitung oder noch genauere Bilder zu dieser Waschanlage da ich diese gerne nachbauen würde

Is there a guide or just more accurate picture for this wash as I would like to rebuild this

Edited May 2, 2016 by Philipp

[jono rocky]

I agree with 2LegoOrNot2Lego about the tiles in the excavators bay. As a thought with your plant would be to add a portable rotary crusher where you could have for the rocks either two bricks half pushed together so the come apart easily or 2 1x2 tiles connected at right angles and as they go through the rotary drum they come apart and appear smaller. Sorry I'm rambling. I loved working at the Borals open cut sand stone quarry many years ago and this brought back some memories so thank you. Its very well laid out and cant wait to see more.

[Modelmaker]

How was the clean out?

It would be cool if you used some lego gold coins that get trapped in the waffles

[DrJB]

Very nicely done!

I see two things that 'jump out'.

1. The bucket of the 8043 is not a part I recognize. Is it custom made?

2. The tracks of the 8275, they appear to be silver ... or is that just light reflection effect?

[technicbuilder]

Hello everybody,

I'am gonne tray reponse all the message in one awnser

There are now instruktions availebale,i have build everything without LDD ,MCLad ore somthing that has to do with computer stuff ,yust building and when somthing not work start again.(old school)

Everything works pretty well and smooth ,a few things has to be improved , but for the moment the hole wash plant was put into a box ,maby in a few months i will pick up agian this project .

The bucket on the 8043 is from the older backhoe 8862 ,the technic links on the dozer are the orginal dark blush gray from Lego ,i think with the light from the foto it look's like silver coler.

Thank's for the intrest .