DLuders Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Blakbird and I attended BrickCon 2011 in Seattle, Washington USA this past weekend, and there were many nice Technic MOCs. This huge Lego Technic JCB 3CX Backhoe by Daniel Martz (member of the North Carolina LUG) won the "Best Technic" Award. He described it thus: "This Lego Technic creation by Daniel Martz is based on a JCB 3CX Backhoe. There are 9 total Lego Power Functions motors (3 ea. XL and 6 Medium) powering 12 functions. Part count is somewhere around 5,000-6,000." It is 140 studs long X 25 studs wide. I posted 7 pictures of it on this Flickr photoset. Edited October 4, 2011 by DLuders Quote
Paul Boratko Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I had the pleasure of seeing this amazing backhoe in person at Brickfair... He used some really Unique and Amazing techniques in the build... Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Thanks! It was a great pleasure meeting David, Eric, Marius, and all the other great people at BrickCon. This was my first time in Seattle, and I hope to make it back. Had a blast. Since BrickFair, I added the battery box enclosures and rebuilt the front axle and the lower portion of the boom, but I still need to do some minor fixes before I'm completely happy with it. The front axle needs a bit more work, and I'm not completely happy with the linear actuator that controls the rear scoop. I'll make a more detailed thread with video once I'm satisfied enough with the moc. I should have one up in a couple weeks or so. Paul, those new 16t gears you gave me at BrickFair have held up great! Thanks! BTW, the 16 cylinder engine with variable pitch prop in those pictures was mine as well. :D Edited October 4, 2011 by dhc6twinotter Quote
Jurgen Krooshoop Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Truly impressive. I made a similar (somewhat smaller) Backhoe some time ago, so I know how difficult it can be to make everything work. The extending rear stick is intriging. I also really like the way the rear-wheels were made, truly inventive !! Any chance of seeing a video of this model in action ? Edited October 4, 2011 by Jurgen Krooshoop Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 Truly impressive. I made a similar (somewhat smaller) Backhoe some time ago, so I know how difficult it can be to make everything work. The extending rear stick is intriging. I also really like the way the rear-wheels were made, truly inventive !! Any chance of seeing a video of this model in action ? Thanks! I'll post a video in a week or two after I make some changes. Quote
timslegos Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 This is a truly ingenious model! I will be sure to use some of the details seen in this backhoe in my backhoe i am building. i cant wait to see the video!! tim Quote
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