AndyCW Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Taking what I have learned here and trying to put my own spin on it. -Powered by 2 PF XL motors geared down 5:1 -Steering by 1 PF M motor geared down 24:1 with 8t gear on rack -Rechargable Battery -Live Axles with portal hubs -Suspended with triangulated four links front and rear -Rear Axle has drive motor mounted on axle -Front Axle has drive motor mounted in chasis and steering motor mounted on axle -Power Puller Wheels -10 studs ground clearance -Works pretty good with Unimog wheels Quote
Zerobricks Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Good work! Only thing i dont like is the placement of the rear Xl motor, its a bit high IMO. Other than that its solid! Quote
DLuders Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Your Trial Truck/Buggy ("Truggy") looks good! Those big Lego Technic "Power Puller" tires look awesome on it. I looks like you used the Unimog's Portal Axle parts or the old, traditional Portal Axle design that uses Technic Triangles. Do you have photos of it (less than 800x600 pixels) posted somewhere? Are there other Technic fans near Mineral Wells, Texas that also build Lego Trial Trucks? Edited March 5, 2012 by DLuders Quote
AndyCW Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) The placement of the rear axle drive motor is one of the things that I like the most. It is comparable in height to the motor that is in the chasis. I have tried a version of the front axle that has the drive motor mounted in a similiar fashion and the steering motor mounted in the chasis. It has not worked out so well. Maybe the next iteration will be better. I'm most unhappy with the front steering mechanism. As far as I know, I am the only AFOL in town. There is a Lego discovery center in Dallas which is a 2 hour drive and they have an AFOL night once a month. I have shared my lego with some coworkers and the response was curiosity. I purchaced the 8043 when we were on travel and built it in my hotel room. They really liked it. The overwhelming comment was, "That's not the way Lego looked when I was a kid." Most people around here are more likely to build a fullscale truggy and go down to the dry river bed. I'll post everything to brickshelf before the day is out. v/r Andy Edited March 5, 2012 by AndyCW Quote
Milan Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Good performance with such a big tires! I dont mind back motor, it looks good for me. Quote
AndyCW Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 brickshelf link Not public yet and they are big pics. Next phase will be to convert to RC buggy motors for propulsion and try to keep the same outward appearance. v/r Andy Quote
timslegos Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 I love the powerpuller wheels! Overall i really like the range of motion of the suspension. Looks awesome! tim Quote
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