[MOC] 4x4 RC Land Rover

[Aurorasaurus]

Just over a week ago, I started working on a Land Rover. I posted about it in the Generic WIP/POC topic.

A few days later, I finished it.

So, as I said in my original post, it's based on Gyenesvi's 42177 C model. I saw it and just had to make one, but I didn't have the G500, oh no!

I started on just the bodywork, with the intent of building a complete chassis underneath once I was happy with the look.

Some WIP photos:

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https://bricksafe.com/pages/Aurorasaurus/land-rover-defender/wip

Once I was done with the body, I took a short lived journey into making a brushless chassis for it, which didn't work out at all. The only photo I have of that is the axle the brushless motor snapped...

But! Never give up! I started on a Buwizz powered chassis, knowing I could make one easily. I went for the most basic setup there is for 4 motors; 2 for the rear 2 wheels, and 2 for the front 2 wheels.

The model weighed >2.1kg by the time I was done with it, ~1kg of which was the body alone. So this model needed a total of 10 springs for the suspension. Then, because there's nothing worse than your doors opening while driving, I added springs to the doors and rear door to keep them closed too. All up, this model used 13 shock absorbers!
This build was a lot of fun, but as you'll see in the video, it there's a reason I say "was"...

Thanks for taking the time to read my post, I'm happy to answer any questions I can.
More photos/higher resolution photos: https://bricksafe.com/pages/Aurorasaurus/land-rover-defender

[thekoRngear]

Very pleasing. I just love how it runs without a single hiccup through tall grasses and even a single body part (with accessories) did not even wobble when climbing or running. Top notch sturdiness/ body to chassis rigidity. Very very admirable for a creation weighing over 2 KGs. Adding 3 shocks on each side of the rear axle is just perfect which I also did to my Defender. Perhaps adding diff locks would make the off roading even better which already is great!

[Aurorasaurus]

38 minutes ago, thekoRngear said:

Perhaps adding diff locks would make the off roading even better which already is great!

The motors are hard-coupled, so it effectively has diff locks full time.

Thanks for the praise!

[2GodBDGlory]

Looks like a lot of fun! Good performance and good looks are always a fun combination!

(Also, I'm a bit jealous of your summer there! Feels like -24 here today, with plenty of snow!)

[Krxlion]

Very good job @Aurorasaurus! Tons of interesting solutions here (I really like spring door mechanism, I will need to include those in my build as well). Is the body of the car removable?

At first, I didn't notice that the model doesn't have seats and all of that, but to be honest it's a model that is supposed to be fun to drive, and for sure it is! The details are here, and some accessories to complete the look if someone prefer it that way.

It's a pity that the model ended that way on your video. Have you rebuilt it?

[Aurorasaurus]

2 hours ago, Krxlion said:

Very good job @Aurorasaurus! Tons of interesting solutions here (I really like spring door mechanism, I will need to include those in my build as well). Is the body of the car removable?

At first, I didn't notice that the model doesn't have seats and all of that, but to be honest it's a model that is supposed to be fun to drive, and for sure it is! The details are here, and some accessories to complete the look if someone prefer it that way.

It's a pity that the model ended that way on your video. Have you rebuilt it?

Thank you very much! Yes, the spring loaded doors are a must have for me now. The body isn't removable, because A. that would be worse for strength (it rolled a lot of times so I'm glad it was strong) and B. I was feeling lazy.

I haven't rebuilt it, and I dont intend to rebuild exactly this model ever again. I hope to improve the design in the future though.