[MOC] 42242 C Model - Material Handler

[Ngoc Nguyen]

 

The most recent Technic Material Handler (42144) has always struck me as a bit odd. For some reason it's red. Material handlers are usually blue, yellow, or green. Now that there's a set in lime with pneumatics and a turntable, why not make a color-correct one 

 

FUNCTIONS

The chassis is based on that of the set 42053. A blade in the front and two outriggers in the back.

Because there are liftarms that move the blade in the front, I had to restrict the steering angle.

 

There's not enough part to make an orange peel grapple, so I went with the basic one instead.

Here's how it look with all support legs deployed and the cabin lifted.

 

 

Instruction: https://reb.li/m/266363

 

Edited June 17 by Ngoc Nguyen

[Paul B Technic]

Very nice. You need to stop making these alternative models, as I now need to buy 3 more copies of 42242 to build all of them :)

[Ngoc Nguyen]

3 hours ago, Paul B Technic said:

Very nice. You need to stop making these alternative models, as I now need to buy 3 more copies of 42242 to build all of them :)

Thank you Paul for your constant support!

[Jundis]

Nice one again!

Especially the locking mechanism for the rear outriggers are cool. Impressive also how you managed to get kind of clean colour for cab, main structure and boom :-)

[gyenesvi]

You're really fast with these cool little alternatives! Although, the scale is your area of expertise :)

9 hours ago, Paul B Technic said:

Very nice. You need to stop making these alternative models, as I now need to buy 3 more copies of 42242 to build all of them :)

Have you ever heard that you can dismantle a lego model to build something else out of it?

[Paul B Technic]

1 hour ago, gyenesvi said:

You're really fast with these cool little alternatives! Although, the scale is your area of expertise :)

Have you ever heard that you can dismantle a lego model to build something else out of it?

Well I could but I like the Unimog and am using that as a base for a bunch of mods. I was pretty set on buying another copy to do the loader but the other two are now also ones I want to build. If I buy instructions for an alt, I don't normally pull them apart l.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

6 hours ago, Jundis said:

Impressive also how you managed to get kind of clean colour for cab, main structure and boom :-)

Thank you! That is indeed the hardest part. The colors in this set are all over the place.

 

4 hours ago, gyenesvi said:

You're really fast with these cool little alternatives! Although, the scale is your area of expertise :)

I just happen to know a thing or two about designing 1000-piece creations 

Edited June 18 by Ngoc Nguyen