Kumbbl Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Does anybody know this monster? Sephirot8082 has designed here one of the best mobile cranes i know(at least the best blend of model+technic upperstructure+boom) and for sure (at least IMHO) the best outtriggers: 2 section gliding with pneumatic stands ... AFAIK there is also a really impressive tow truck made by him... seems that he is the man for really heavy equipment ;-) Quote
KirTech LAB Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 One more variant - these outriggers are really working! 16 pneumatic cylinders rised 11 kg model under surface! Quote
JM1971 Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Someone else always has bigger outriggers :) Quote
Kumbbl Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 One more variant - these outriggers are really working! 16 pneumatic cylinders rised 11 kg model under surface! For me the Term best doesn't mean biggest... It is no problem to design biggest outtriggers... Sorry, to be honest but these outtriggers do not really impress me... The ones of sephirot8082 are so well blended and realistic, they just look like real ones not like Lego ones, the yellow ones in your picture look like Lego ones If you know what i mean Quote
jantjeuh Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 FYI, it's outriggers, not outtriggers But I agree with you, those very thick outriggers look silly, however well they may function. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Guys....wait check out my design. Oh look at that sag.... Edited October 26, 2013 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
bobsir Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 It looks like its only 1 boom extending, with the main one swinging out. Both outriggers wouldn't fit inside the body if both sections slid out. Looks great either way though! Quote
trekman Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 I think it is not all about the length to which outriggers extend. But it is their effectiveness in providing stability to the vehicle. Some of my best "outriggers" did not extend at all, but provided great support to the vehicle and took the load off the axles. The longer the outrigger, then you face the challenge of minimising the deflection in the outrigger structure. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 I think it is not all about the length to which outriggers extend. But it is their effectiveness in providing stability to the vehicle. Some of my best "outriggers" did not extend at all, but provided great support to the vehicle and took the load off the axles. The longer the outrigger, then you face the challenge of minimising the deflection in the outrigger structure. Mine will not actually lift the model but provide more support and looks to the overall model. Quote
Junpei Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Doesn't it take about 5000 years for the LA's to extend? I think outriggers are one of the toughest things to build with lego. Quote
imajor Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Another good one here: Not mine of course, just found it today. Seems to be pretty strong. Also note the 4 section boom, it looks great. Edited October 26, 2013 by imajor Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Another good one here: Not mine of course, just found it today. Seems to be pretty strong. Also note the 4 section boom, it looks great. The crane would of been better if they were based like on the 42009,but a good crane just the same. Edited October 26, 2013 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
Kumbbl Posted October 27, 2013 Author Posted October 27, 2013 Another good one here: Not mine of course, just found it today. Seems to be pretty strong. Also note the 4 section boom, it looks great. again wow... cool 4-section boom - the first 4-section one i saw which looks good and is not too thick... here is the brickshelf-gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=535367 Quote
Tamas Juhasz Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) I think it is not all about the length to which outriggers extend. But it is their effectiveness in providing stability to the vehicle. Some of my best "outriggers" did not extend at all, but provided great support to the vehicle and took the load off the axles. The longer the outrigger, then you face the challenge of minimising the deflection in the outrigger structure. This is the essence. I strongly agree with every words. Anyway there is no best ever. Always can be built a better one, but also important, what is the goal with the outrigger. Edited October 28, 2013 by Mbmc Quote
trekman Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 In our current MOC, we have decided to scrap our idea of having outriggers that slide out, in favour of two jacks that are fixed to the truck chassis. For our purposes, we have found this to be much more effective. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 In our current MOC, we have decided to scrap our idea of having outriggers that slide out, in favour of two jacks that are fixed to the truck chassis. For our purposes, we have found this to be much more effective. Would you like to share more info about the ''we''? Maybe that's what I need... a building buddy. Quote
trekman Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Would you like to share more info about the ''we''? Maybe that's what I need... a building buddy. Myself and my ten year old son. Sometimes it is good to have a younger perspective. He normally conducts all the field trials of what ever I make. Also my MOCs give him a serious "cool" factor, as these models are usually more awesome than anything that his school friends can put together. Quote
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