[AMS-1] Crawlify Your Set

[letsbuild]

Welcome to the (hopefully) first Annual Motorized Set contest, where this year's theme is Crawlers.

A few questions that will inevitably arise:

What is AMS? AMS is a contest where any Eurobricks member may take any released lego set, and modify it to meet the year's challenge.

What is this topic for? This topic is for discussion, WIP photos, and questions on the rules.

What is this year's theme? This year's theme is trial trucks/rock crawlers.

How do I enter? Entering the contest is easy. You send me, in PMs, two pictures and a video of the final design, along with a small blurb that describes your design, and I will post it in this reply. That way, voting is more organized.

How long do I have? The deadline is June 1st, exactly one month from now.

How do I win? To determine the winner, the topic will be edited to add a poll with the name of each contestant.

What do I win? The sole prize is bragging rights. No prize will be sent out to the winner.

What will I be voted on? You will be voted on maintenance of the original functions of the model, the off-road capabilities, and originality.

The base rule for AMS: No third-party parts. We would like to equalize the field, and allow more people to have a fighting chance.

Does that include Buwizz and Sbrick? Yes, it does. The majority of builders own at least one IR receiver. The Sbricks and Buwizz don't have that kind of user base.

What parts can I use? You can use any parts from your collection, as long as they comply with the previous statement.

 

Good building!

Let's Build!

 

 

Edited May 2, 2017 by letsbuild

[Marxpek]

Fun idea!

the idea is to take parts from just 1 set and make it a crawler? we can only use the parts provided by that the set we pick? or can we add pf and/or wheels to that?

Always up for a challenge!

[offroadcreations]

Looks fun! What is the deadline to PM you the entry?

EDIT: Haha, just remembered I did this one time to the 9395! I'll still be making a new one for the contest, of course.

Edited May 1, 2017 by Offroadcreat1ons

[Aventador2004]

Thanks @letsbuild for finally putting this contest into a topic. I was thinking it would be unorganized.

[syclone]

Everything looks very well organised now, great work. 

@Marxpek , you need to maintain the set looks as close to the original as possible , but not limiting yourself to the set's parts obviously. 

 

[Marxpek]

@LXF thank you, that doesn't leave me with a lot of options though, since i only own 1 Technic car,  (the 9398 crawler, but... that's no fun).

I suppose i can make a crawler crane or crawler BWE? :D

anyway, challenge accepted, i'll find a way or a suitable set! thanks for creating yet another fun event!

[Zerobricks]

Sounds like a good challenge, count me in

[letsbuild]

4 hours ago, Marxpek said:

the idea is to take parts from just 1 set and make it a crawler? we can only use the parts provided by that the set we pick? or can we add pf and/or wheels to that?

Always up for a challenge!

You may use any parts from your collection.

3 hours ago, Offroadcreat1ons said:

Looks fun! What is the deadline to PM you the entry?

The deadline is June 1st.

3 hours ago, Aventador2004 said:

Thanks @letsbuild for finally putting this contest into a topic. I was thinking it would be unorganized.

1 hour ago, LXF said:

Everything looks very well organised now, great work.

No problem! I enjoy organizing.

1 hour ago, Zero (Zblj) said:

Sounds like a good challenge, count me in

Great!

[TechnicRCRacer]

Ugh, if only the August sets were released!

[offroadcreations]

1 hour ago, letsbuild said:

The deadline is June 1st.

Thanks! I also have another question, can we modify the B-Model of a set?

[letsbuild]

1 hour ago, Offroadcreat1ons said:

Thanks! I also have another question, can we modify the B-Model of a set?

Yes, you can.

[MangaNOID]

ive deleted my question as it's no longer valid and makes me look like I don't read properly 

Edited May 3, 2017 by MangaNOID

[Aventador2004]

16 hours ago, Marxpek said:

@LXF thank you, that doesn't leave me with a lot of options though, since i only own 1 Technic car,  (the 9398 crawler, but... that's no fun).

I suppose i can make a crawler crane or crawler BWE? :D

anyway, challenge accepted, i'll find a way or a suitable set! thanks for creating yet another fun event!

You could use bodywork of the vehicle, this was a pm contest before this topic and that was suggested.

[Marxpek]

Thanks for the tip! 

But I have found a set in my inventory that i forgot about and it might work, working on it as we speak ;)

Maybe i'll fail, maybe it will be ugly, but that doesn't matter to me, it's the process that is the fun! 

[letsbuild]

10 hours ago, MangaNOID said:

maybe sbricks and Buwizz should be allowed as some people like myself may not own IR receivers etc.

small edit there sorry.

Yes, but the vast majority of the users own a IR receiver. That statement is not true for Buwizz and/or Sbrick.

[Aventador2004]

3 hours ago, letsbuild said:

Yes, but the vast majority of the users own a IR receiver. That statement is not true for Buwizz and/or Sbrick.

That is true, maybe they can still be used, since there is no prize I will work with what I have.

Hopefully no one steals my idea, I will add axles and wheels to 42065. This should work well.

[Marxpek]

@Aventador2004Even if someone would "steal" that idea (great minds think alike, perhaps someone already started on it before you did..) but it shouldn't matter i'd say.

Would even be fun to see the difference in approach and execution in the end, a nice comparison!

(and no, i am not using that set myself, i'll keep it a surprise until its finished, or until its requested for this event)

 

[Aventador2004]

30 minutes ago, Marxpek said:

@Aventador2004Even if someone would "steal" that idea (great minds think alike, perhaps someone already started on it before you did..) but it shouldn't matter i'd say.

Would even be fun to see the difference in approach and execution in the end, a nice comparison!

(and no, i am not using that set myself, i'll keep it a surprise until its finished, or until its requested for this event)

 

Good point!! I would maybe use my tank chassis.

[JJ2]

This sounds interesting, count me in

One question, is there a scale limit and can you use foam inside tires to make them grip better? I'm pretty sure almost everyone has some type of foam.

[letsbuild]

31 minutes ago, JJ2 said:

This sounds interesting, count me in

One question, is there a scale limit and can you use foam inside tires to make them grip better? I'm pretty sure almost everyone has some type of foam.

Great!

There is no scale limit. You could put the body on 42047 on the chassis of a HUGE truck.

If the foam you put in the wheels is sold by TLG, go right on ahead. Otherwise, no, you can't.

[Didumos69]

29 minutes ago, letsbuild said:

Great!

There is no scale limit. You could put the body on 42047 on the chassis of a HUGE truck.

If the foam you put in the wheels is sold by TLG, go right on ahead. Otherwise, no, you can't.

So you van do this. It will give the tire more grip on the rim.

 

[TechnicRCRacer]

2 hours ago, Didumos69 said:

So you van do this. It will give the tire more grip on the rim.

That is clever! Now, to find a set that I can crawlify...

[Aventador2004]

Can I use rubber bands @letsbuild?

[Marxpek]

@JJ2 You mention that foam in the tires will give more grip, could you explain why? (even though it's not allowed here)

This is the first crawler i'm attempting, so i have just scratched the surface of what crawlers need.

But i was always under the impression rock-crawlers and off road vehicles drive with very low tire pressures to get more grip (tire can "wrap around" a rock), why do we want to make the tires harder in Lego Technic?

 

 

[JJ2]

4 hours ago, Marxpek said:

@JJ2 You mention that foam in the tires will give more grip, could you explain why? (even though it's not allowed here)

This is the first crawler i'm attempting, so i have just scratched the surface of what crawlers need.

But i was always under the impression rock-crawlers and off road vehicles drive with very low tire pressures to get more grip (tire can "wrap around" a rock), why do we want to make the tires harder in Lego Technic?

 

 

They will give the tires more grip to the Rims, I have put wheel foams inside 9398 style tires that have always slid on the rim and they barely do that anymore.