Peterbilt 362 Space Truck

[spongebrickpl]

Hello

Finally my first adult MOC is finished. It is inspired by 2legoornot2lego. Thank You Ingmar

Truck is based on Peterbilt 362 day cab. Model has its own personality because of its colour. I really like old LEGO Space sets so I decided to use similar colours to create my project.

Main features:

- dimensions: 37 studs long, 18 studs wide (24 with mirrors), weight 1,5 kg,

- openable doors and liftable cabin,

- suspension on both axles,

- Ackermann geometry steering system,

- You can play with or without Power Functions,

- propulsion- medium motor,

- steering system- medium motor with clutch gear,

- functional interior,

- functional fifth wheel.

That truck is the first step to project that I call "Benny's spaceship transporter". I got truck so now I should build a trailer or even trailers. What colour? You can help me to choose. I am thinking of 2 ideas:

1. yellow as a main colour and blue as extra (it would be cheapest option) or

2. light bluish grey as a main and blue with yellow as extra (I don't have to much grey bricks).

Please help me choose or find new better idea.

More photos:

https://www.flickr.c...157643795230653

Movie:

Edited April 19, 2014 by spongebrickpl

[Feri84]

Awesome and beautiful MOC!

[Energo]

Looks wonderful and the mix of these colors are rather unusual for trucks but they are suitable so...that's cool)

[Rishab N]

Really nice MOC with a unique color scheme

[Lundgren]

I like it alot! Very Swedish looking truck, sort of... ;) :D

[yohai71]

This is really very well done, good job.

It looks even less "Technic" because there are no gaps or holes in the cabin, like other Lego Technic trucks (That was meant as a complement, yes?).

[drdesignz]

Pretty cool. Quite nice and huge for your first MOC as an AFOL.

[Doc_Brown]

Sweet truck, Very cool colours!

[spongebrickpl]

Thank all You for kind words

To build it I needed around 4 years (yes, long time but it was divided in parts). At the begginning I didnt know that something like Bricklink exist. First idea in my mind was different than my Space Truck. I wanted to build longnose day cab truck with long chassis. It didnt go well because the truck was bending in the middle of the chassis. So I took a long break and started again. This time I wanted to build something small, short, light and fast. Well my Space Truck isnt so small, definitelly not light and fast and chassis is bending but I really love it. When it is standing on my desk I cant believe that I build it. It is so enjoyable to play it and colours and shape make it so simple and fresh.

[Lakop]

Great truck! I always wanted to build that style of truck. It has a model team look about it. I love the yellow.

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[spongebrickpl]

Here is my LDD instruction for that truck. Model is divided to make building easier. After You get all modules You need to connect them to have the truck. I cant upload model in one piece because file is too big.

In LDD there is no battery box (trains version) and I wasnt able to use small rubber for fifth wheel mechanism.

Here is the truck in one piece

http://www.sendspace.com/file/quxey7

Peterbilt 362 Space Truck modular.lxf

Edited May 8, 2014 by spongebrickpl