[TC18] 8880 Tribute wip

[brickphisto]

Usually not being a Technic builder I recently got into Technic trying to motorize a 16-wide scale model. My entry will be my first ever complete Technic moc so please do not expect too much. However I like to create something unique: So I decided not to go for a real car but a classic Lego car. There was only one choice: The legendary 8880. Of course I know Attika's incredible 8880 evo as well as the Arvo brothers' mini 8880. But the scale given in this contest is somewhere inbetween. Since I cannot implement all functions at this scale I decided for this choice of functions:

working steering wheel (done) and hog steering (to do) (Ackermann; only front axle)

suspension(independent; only rear axle) (done)

working V8 fake engine with cooling fan (done)

folding headlights (to do)

Apart from these basic functions I try to build the bodywork as close to 8880 as possible.

 

[zux]

There is already a strong feel of 8880. Good luck with the rest!

Edited April 1, 2020 by zux

[Gray Gear]

It will be intresting to see how you'll do the pop-up headlights. The price of them being so incredibly cool when they work is that they are a pain in the @ss to create.

[NoEXIST]

Its a pity that the model was not finished, the idea is quite interesting