VKTechnic Posted September 8, 2013 Author Posted September 8, 2013 Wow, it's looking great! Is there going to be room for seats, etc.? There might be some room for the top half of the seats, but not much else. Yes, and I was wrong. I thought they looked like these: http://www.brickshel...y.cgi?i=5828870 BTW, nice job on the steering. :) Can the u-joints handle the torque? If not, you should either use portal hubs or planetary gears. U-joints are fine so far, haven't had any problems. Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 10, 2013 Author Posted September 10, 2013 Went tire shopping yesterday, got some Axial Ripsaw tires. Here they are on the LC80: Larger picture here Also got headlights working (you can kind-of see the lights working). Next steps: Adding another L-Motor, shortening wheelbase by 2, and working on wheel wells. Quote
Junpei Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Nice! I'm pretty sure you're going to have problems with the 8t and 16t gears slipping, though. Or is that an axle joiner between them? Hehe sorry, I guess it is, hard to see at first glance. Quote
jantjeuh Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Those custom tires (tyres?) look badass, how much did you pay for them? Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 12, 2013 Author Posted September 12, 2013 Those custom tires (tyres?) look badass, how much did you pay for them? $43.98. Thankfully didn't have to pay shipping or anything because I bought them from a local hobby shop. Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 14, 2013 Author Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) More progress! Getting close to the final product! All that's left are wheel wells, finishing up the rear, and maybe even some door trims. Also possibly some detail work (snorkel, winch, etc.). What do you guys think about the brush guard? Should it stay or is there a better way to build a similar one? Should I completely redesign it? As always, any comments, questions, and/or concerns are welcome. Edited September 14, 2013 by Victor Kojenov (TFOL) Quote
Trawler Man Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 I think it looks great, so far. I like the color you decided to go with, for it's different from the usual black or red a lot of people use. The brush guard is cool, but would look better in black, i think. Also, i really like the tires you bought - but i don't care for them on this particular MoC. Then again, it could be the LBG detail you added to the rims - i liked the wheels more before that was done. Overall a great look, though. Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 14, 2013 Author Posted September 14, 2013 Also, i really like the tires you bought - but i don't care for them on this particular MoC. Then again, it could be the LBG detail you added to the rims - i liked the wheels more before that was done. What would you like to see done to the wheel hubs? Honestly I'm not too happy about the three spoke design either, so I'm all ears to any suggestions. Quote
skriblez Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 Really nice work. Its coming along very well Quote
Technyk32231 Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 That brush guard is really cool! Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 Update! Brush guard adjusted, looks much better now. Also started on mudguards, B&C pillars, and other such details. Also have a few details not seen in this picture, which will come later. As always, any and all feedback is greatly appreciated! Quote
MrNumbskull13 Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Looks awesome! But it also looks too heavy to perform well with one L motor :( Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 Looks awesome! But it also looks too heavy to perform well with one L motor :( I added a second L-motor recently. Works great :) Quote
piterx Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 it came out really nice i love the front part well done! are you going to shoot a video? Quote
skriblez Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Very nice looking, don't like the Y in the wheels though :( Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 Very nice looking, don't like the Y in the wheels though :( Have any suggestions on what to change it to? Quote
Nike 2101 Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Have any suggestions on what to change it to? I think that Y looking bad and will better to do without it Quote
Rishab N Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Looks great!. I think that you should leave the wheels with nothing on them Quote
VKTechnic Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 Looks great!. I think that you should leave the wheels with nothing on them I need to put something on the outside of the wheels though to hold them on the axle better...the wheels tend to slide off while crawling with nothing on the other side of the rims. Quote
Hrafn Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 I need to put something on the outside of the wheels though to hold them on the axle better...the wheels tend to slide off while crawling with nothing on the other side of the rims. Maybe a Technic Disk or a 36t gear in black would work? Or a 3-blade thin liftarm? Quote
Black-Build Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) A little bit of a late comment... but does anyone else saw that the front axle is two studs wider than the rear axle? or are there some extra pieces i haven't seen? (I am rebuilding this crawler and i just saw it, of course this is not a big problem but i just wanna know) I was using the picture where you can see the bottom. EDIT Already found a picture onbrickshelf where i see it fixed. Edited July 4, 2014 by Black-Build Quote
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