[Help] Ideas for Parts

[AxeSlash]

Hi

I'm new to the forum, and have recently discovered Technic again (I'm 31 years old now...there's always been a frustrated engineer in me that loves building stuff).

I'm half way into building something based on a vehicle from a game called Motor Rock - see here:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=202137083

But I'm struggling to find something suitable to use for the main jet nozzle at the back. Can anyone reccommend anything? Ideally I'd like to use a lego part, but if push comes to shove, I'm not a purist and don't mind using something else.

And also anything that I could make the cockpit canopy from...I suspect lego don't do anything like that, and although I could attempt to make it out of the technic panels and fairings, it's not going to look like a blacked out window (which is the idea).

To give you an idea of scale I'm using the track links that come with the current excavator set (I reckon I'll end up using about 100 links or so per track), so it's going to be a fairly large vehicle.

Can anyone think of any parts that might be relevant to my needs? I've trawled through BaseBrick.com to try and find something, but I'm running out of search terms to try.

Thanks in advance.

[AxeSlash]

Starting to think I might be better off creating the nozzle myself from smaller parts - a google image search turned up some interesting ideas for that. Still looking for a way to achieve a smooth, solid canopy though.

[Junpei]

Found the perfect piece for the main jet nozzle: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4742

For the cockpit canopy (not sure if I'm thinking of the same thing as you are) : http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=50986

Hope it helps!

TLH

[AxeSlash]

Yeah I discovered the cone, hoping it's big enough :) If it's not I can always throw a couple of 47543's underneath it.

The canopy you suggested is way too small though. The only thing lego do (that I can find) which seems to be the right size is part #2409...which seems to be VERY difficult to find in black (maybe they never made it in black?). And it's not entirely the smooth curve I was hoping for...and it would be a challenge to try and mount it at 45 degrees (a la set 6989).

At this point in time I'm considering cutting a piece out of a black Tango bottle if I can't find a usable part :P I was hoping to stick to official parts though...