Paolon Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 good morning to everyone,my name is Paolo and I'm always been fascinated from Lego Technic. I've had many when I was a kid, then I stopped pursuing the "being adult" thing... but last year, when I went into a toy shop to buy a present for my 8 years old nephew, I felt in love with the set 8043 - a RC lego model, that was my fantasy when I was a kid! And, possessing once the 8851 (I think I lost all the bricks), it was something I couldn't resist! Then, I bought some others - 8049 (to see how was the "new" pneumatic), 8258 (a lot of pieces... and a fantastic XL motor), and recently the Unimog - wonderful set, still built.I would like to get more into MOCs, I see there are some incredible engineer in the forum - my compliments to everyone.Personally, I am still switching from the very old way of building (the old, technic bricks), to the new one, which I find very complicated sometimes, but much more durable and stiff. So, the goal is the a Compact track loader like this http://www.directind...2578-51445.html and here you can see a first video of the "basic" structure: 4 M motors... I heightened the motors from the ground, and that was the most complicated task, and now I will proceed thinking and making the rest... but probably, I want to make it with two XL motors, it's much easier to "block" them in the construction, while the M are always moving around when some torque is required. I am not sure if I can ask this in the forum... I'm from Italy, where should I buy another XL motor? Another think. I see a loto of models that doesn't use standard battery pack... If I want to make a big car moving, let's say with two XL motors and a couple of M motors, what should I do? are there some "MOC" battery pack, maybe with LiOn technology? Is it worth to buy the rechargeable batery pack from Lego? I am not sure it is easy to fit in the models... it seems an old concept to me. What do you think? many thanks for any help, you are a great forum and very, very great LEGO builders! Paolo sorry, and very not expert on posting on forums! :-) Quote
DLuders Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) Welcome to Eurobricks! You're on the right track (pun intended)! Making a compact Track Loader (like the Komatsu pictured below) will be fun. You can buy an extra Lego Power Functions (PF) XL motor from this Italian Shop.Lego.com webpage. Scroll to the bottom of that webpage to see other available PF elements. You could also shop at one of 111 Italian Bricklink stores if you prefer. Search for the Bricklink part number "8882" or "58121c01" to see who sells the PF XL motors. You can change the currency to Euros at the right-center of the webpage you see. A lot of your questions are answered on the Powerfunctions.Lego.com FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) webpage. Be sure to navigate all around that website to find out more. The 8878 LiPo "Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box" is economical if you're going to play with your MOCs a lot, and it is LIGHTWEIGHT and COMPACT. Edited October 16, 2011 by DLuders Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Welcome to the forum! I looks like you're off to a good start! It's always nice to see somebody else getting into Technic. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Welcome to the forum, great choice in making a komatsu loader i love komatsu machines. Mayby you could show us a video of it moving,you need to remove a track link to make it tighter Also I think it might be a bit to wide unless you are making a custom bucket. Quote
Paolon Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 Welcome to the forum, great choice in making a komatsu loader i love komatsu machines. Mayby you could show us a video of it moving,you need to remove a track link to make it tighter Also I think it might be a bit to wide unless you are making a custom bucket. thank you all for your welcoming! I'll try to embed the video here - not sure it works, I can see it when editing the post, but not in the preview. That's strange. Anyway, I put the extra track link to be able to put the 4 motors in line, like that... I don't know how to make it different (using 4 motors, to give it a little power). But, I think I will order an XL motor, and with the two of them I will rethink it, and it will be much stiff and compact. Quote
DLuders Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) You may have to add some "idler wheels" (in between the three main drive sprockets) to take the slack out of your Technic Treads, so they don't fall off on tight turns. Edited October 16, 2011 by DLuders Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 You seem to have enough power in the tracks as David pointed out it could do with some idlers between the drive sprockets. Quote
timslegos Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Looks like you are off to a good start! Be sure to update us on the forum because we have some very impressive builders who like to help people. I would agree with an above post that you may want to make it a little narrower. tim Quote
Paolon Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Looks like you are off to a good start! Be sure to update us on the forum because we have some very impressive builders who like to help people. I would agree with an above post that you may want to make it a little narrower. tim thank you all for your suggestions! I will probably order a second XL motor, and remake it from the scratch. Paolo Quote
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