KirTech LAB Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) Hello all! Yes you are right - it's the Icebreaker. And it has remote control. And it's working :) It was my first icebreaking experience so the model isn't too effective. But now I know that it's real and I know how the model can be improved. Propulsion - 2xXL, rudder - 1x9V motor, dimensions: 75x15x33 cm, total weight with batteries and stabilizer – 2480 g. I used RC-unit for comfortable out-door control. Arctic photos: Photos: https://flickr.com/photos/141718063@N06/albums/72157667087292713 I hope you like it! It was really funny! Edited January 1, 2020 by desert752 Quote
MaxSupercars Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Desert, nice! How did you distributed the weight? That counterweight under the water is sufficent to make the ship stable? What is the weight of counterweight? Max Quote
KirTech LAB Posted December 19, 2015 Author Posted December 19, 2015 Desert, nice! How did you distributed the weight? That counterweight under the water is sufficent to make the ship stable? What is the weight of counterweight? Max Thanks! Yes - that counterweight is the only one thing that makes it stable. There are four 6x2x2 weight bricks here - it's approximately 200 g. Quote
paul_delahaye Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Frist thought was, wow, that looks top heavy…..but the counterweight works. And then to see it actually breaking ice! quality Quote
2LegoOrNot2Lego... Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Very well designed and engineered...and it actually works!!!! :thumbup: Quote
Richard Dower Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Thanks! Yes - that counterweight is the only one thing that makes it stable. There are four 6x2x2 weight bricks here - it's approximately 200 g. i just recently bought these 50g weight bricks to build 8288...they are quite fascinating! i had never seen them before, and they are indeed pretty heavy!....i hear what i think is a block of metal moving about inside the lego exterior. Quote
rollermonkey Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 How about a boat keel? I had a few of these as a kid, they worked great at keeping those old narrow hulls right-side-up. Do the new hulls not have antistuds on the bottom? Quote
KirTech LAB Posted December 19, 2015 Author Posted December 19, 2015 How about a boat keel? I had a few of these as a kid, they worked great at keeping those old narrow hulls right-side-up. Do the new hulls not have antistuds on the bottom? I haven't this keel. And yes - there are no antistuds on my hull. It's interesting - if this keel can be attached to the old hull by studs - is it reliable? How about self-disconnecting? Quote
Moz Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) I haven't this keel. And yes - there are no antistuds on my hull. It's interesting - if this keel can be attached to the old hull by studs - is it reliable? How about self-disconnecting? Yes, those keels fell off if you were not careful. The double-height studs grip much better than normal studs, but tend to split normal bricks, so really only work on the bottom of boat hulls. I would not want to use one in "real water" because they would be hard to find when they fell off. If your boat hit plants or any other obstacle it would probably be the weight that hit. Edited December 19, 2015 by Moz Quote
rollermonkey Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 I never had any issues with my keels falling off, but as a 6-year-old playing with LEGO boats in the bathtub, I was more concerned with tidal waves and whatnot. I was as much asking to find out if the new hulls had any connection points below the waterline like the old ones did. Shame that they didn't keep that bit of functionality. Quote
Dopplercb Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 How do you make Lego ships water tight? Quote
filsawgood Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Very cool and unusual work that it's stay on the water. Since this is not the final version, let me give some advice - now that it is, above all, the ship, and the detail on this scale should be appropriate for the type of yours Arctic Equalizer. But here everything is above the water line looks good, but from afar. Near it is just cubes and parallelepipeds. Keep up the good work! Quote
KirTech LAB Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 How do you make Lego ships water tight? I use Lego watertight hull from the 7994 set. Very cool and unusual work that it's stay on the water. Since this is not the final version, let me give some advice - now that it is, above all, the ship, and the detail on this scale should be appropriate for the type of yours Arctic Equalizer. But here everything is above the water line looks good, but from afar. Near it is just cubes and parallelepipeds. Keep up the good work! Thanks! I think the next version will be very futuristic. Quote
Richard Dower Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Desert...your review of the 8868 Air Tech was great, you should post that review! Quote
KirTech LAB Posted December 21, 2015 Author Posted December 21, 2015 Desert...your review of the 8868 Air Tech was great, you should post that review! Thanks! Are you talking about posting on this forum? Quote
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