Mod 7734 Cargo Plane Bay

[LEGO Guy Bri]

Today instead of a MOC, I have a simple, practacle mod that any one can do! I was recently lucky to win a 7734 Cargo Plane for a reasonable 2nd hand price. Upon completion, I was a little shocked and disappointed to find an extremely small cargo hold. For such a large plane, I figured that it would have spanned most of the fuselage. For those who don't have the plane, the cargo hold is only as long as that 1x8 light gray plate right before the tail section. Big enough for maybe two of those crates. No wonder it only came with one... So instead of complaining, I did something about it. Why I love Lego!

After I received the wings, a part accidentally left out by seller, I got to remodeling the interior bay. Apart from a very slight height issue for taller cargo, due to the large wing piece, it came out quite nice IMO. So here are the pics of a very easy mod to make that plane more efficient. I believe further mods can be made to drop the floor a stud but, for now a useable concept. Hope you enjoy

Overview:

Ramp sliders for easier loading/unloading:

The far left tile will probably get a stud lift, level with the yellow guide rail, for the pilots.

Obviously , they have to crawl to the cockpit. As you can see, if cargo reaches the green, it's is too tall and can't slide under the wings.

Due to a rise in cargo shipments, more carts have been purchased and assembled for quicker loading/unloading times

Thanks for looking!

Edited March 5, 2012 by Lego Guy Bri

[KeepLeft]

Nice job. You really made use of the available space.

[Naptown11]

Can you show me some more pics of the mod itself? I think this is a great job and I found one of these on Craigslist NIB for $100 and wanted to buy it until I saw that the cargo hold was lacking quite considerably in space. I was curious how you did the roof of the plane since it seemed to hold the walls together. This is a great mod that is actually how Lego should have produced it from the get go as its represents the true layout of cargo plane.

[Legoboy22]

Nice job. I did the same thing with the cargo terminal plane and now it can hold 8 pallets and 14 boxes