MAN TGS 18.400 TLF 3000

[Beck]

Hello Everyone,

Over the past nine or so months I've been working on this 4x4 firetruck.  The project began as a front-axle and grew to a full size project. I chose to replicate** my truck after a vehicle from a volunteer fire department in Austria (Link 1, Link 2). I built the majority of the model on LDD and ordered the parts from bricklink shortly thereafter. When I finished building the cab and mounted it to the chassis, I realized I made a fairly obvious scaling error and spent the next few months redesigning the model. This required widening the truck by 1 stud 18 ->19. I also had to raise the framework and cab by several plates. After two revisions, I am finally pleased with the model and am ready to show it... albeit 3 months late. 

I must also mention that parts of the cab design were inspired by Marek's MAN TGS 8x4 Tipper.

**with the modification of the water cannon.

By now you may have noticed that there is no interior. Personally, I don't really care for interiors because I believe they take up space that could be used for exciting functions. Besides that would have added at least another thousand parts as well as a few weeks of building. Another added benefit of this style is that it keeps models lighter, which improves performance. I realize this is not a commonly held opinion, but this is how I like my models. 

 

 

And finally for the mechanical components

To the functions

1x Buwizz for power

1x IR receiver

2x XL motor - drive

1x Servo motor - steering

2x L motor - compressor

1x M motor - turret slewing

1x M motor - cannon elevation

 

Video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152818020@N02/41290132641/in/dateposted-public/

 

 

 

I'd really appreciate feedback.

Edited April 7, 2018 by Beck

[1gor]

What is impressive IMHO is the cab.

That kind of mocs are tempting me to make M.A.N that would fit my Unimog U423

Edited April 7, 2018 by I_Igor
mistyping...

[KikoTube]

Wow, instantly recognizable and just awesome. So many details... 

[Zerobricks]

From the thumbnail it looks just like the real thing. Love the working water canon.

[Paknaloid]

This is a wonderful model, one of my favourites of recent times. The only improvement I’d make would be third party rotating leds for the blue lights on top of the cab.

Congratulations.

[Beck]

14 hours ago, I_Igor said:

What is impressive IMHO is the cab.

That kind of mocs are tempting me to make M.A.N that would fit my Unimog U423

 

13 hours ago, KikoTube said:

Wow, instantly recognizable and just awesome. So many details... 

 

13 hours ago, Zerobricks said:

From the thumbnail it looks just like the real thing. Love the working water canon.

Thank you very much! The cannon is fun to control!

 

8 hours ago, Paknaloid said:

This is a wonderful model, one of my favourites of recent times. The only improvement I’d make would be third party rotating leds for the blue lights on top of the cab.

Congratulations.

Soon™***

I just need to figure out which system to use.

 

*** may or may not take up to 2 years to decide .

[Oliver 79]

Awesome build. Looks and functions and spot on.  

[brickless_kiwi]

after seeing the odd glimpse of your MAN while perusing effermans build thread, I have been waiting quite patiently for this build.

I'm not disappointed, some very different build ideas and very well executed design and build, well worth the wait.

Are you planning on releasing a .lxf?

[grum64]

Love this, especially the working water canon.

[Beck]

On 4/8/2018 at 12:54 AM, Oliver 79 said:

Awesome build. Looks and functions and spot on.  

 

5 hours ago, grum64 said:

Love this, especially the working water canon.

 

6 hours ago, brickless_kiwi said:

after seeing the odd glimpse of your MAN while perusing effermans build thread, I have been waiting quite patiently for this build.

I'm not disappointed, some very different build ideas and very well executed design and build, well worth the wait.

Are you planning on releasing a .lxf?

Thank you very much!

Sure, why not. It may take a month or so to add all of the changes that I've made on the real model to the LXF.