[MINI] Offroad Racer

[Erik Leppen]

Actually, the body works quite well here, with the white panels. Good use of parts there. I like the colors too.

How's the steering operated? Is there a hand-of-God wheel somewhere? Also what is the 24t gear doing?

Anyhow. I'd try to put the seats a bit more to the back, and the cabin a bit more forward. Right now it looks kind of odd.

[anton1678]

Actually, the body works quite well here, with the white panels. Good use of parts there. I like the colors too.

How's the steering operated? Is there a hand-of-God wheel somewhere? Also what is the 24t gear doing?

Anyhow. I'd try to put the seats a bit more to the back, and the cabin a bit more forward. Right now it looks kind of odd.

Looks pretty good, but those soft axles on the outside are prone to fall off because of how they are mounted.

Also looks like you are stressing the connector and pin that connects that soft axle construction in the front to the body very much (it's bending?)

My old mounting finally broke :(

But I put new mounting on, and it isn't bending one bit.

The axles on the outside are good,I pushed the beam up and it works all right.

Erik: 24t gear is the steering wheel

(see how the seat is behind it?)

on one of the pictures, the one of the underside, you can see the steering axle is connected there

The front is the worst looking part, I already shortened it once, still looks bad

oh and here

the 1st pic is the new mounting, 2nd is old photo-shopped onto desert background

[anton1678]

Please give me some suggestions, i am running out of ideas

[anton1678]

Actually, the body works quite well here, with the white panels. Good use of parts there. I like the colors too.

How's the steering operated? Is there a hand-of-God wheel somewhere? Also what is the 24t gear doing?

Anyhow. I'd try to put the seats a bit more to the back, and the cabin a bit more forward. Right now it looks kind of odd.

The seat is already touching the unmovable pistons, and the cabin is up to the steering.

It is still kind of odd though, I agree

[Essge]

To the wheels that falls off.

You dont need gears to the fake engine on both sides. I belive it will work with one side and on the other side you can place that piece you connecting 2 axles together. Problem solved :) One long axle which goes through the pullback and the gear and out to the wheel and a shorter one that goes directly to the whell :)

[anton1678]

To the wheels that falls off.

You dont need gears to the fake engine on both sides. I belive it will work with one side and on the other side you can place that piece you connecting 2 axles together. Problem solved :) One long axle which goes through the pullback and the gear and out to the wheel and a shorter one that goes directly to the whell :)

The wheels are falling off?????????

The wheels aren't falling off!

[anton1678]

Hand Of God steering added!

At least, made more accessible

It is the top 16t gear in the section.

If you are wondering how the camera fits there, I broke my model in 2 parts to get the angle

I will soon be giving this model a photoshoot, I think it looks done now

[anton1678]

I have completed my Mini Challenge Entry

Offroad Racer by anton1678

Piece count: 183 pieces total

Functions:

• Hand of God steering (at front, top 16 tooth gear)
  
• Pull back motor
  
• Plastic Piston Engine (pistons move up and down when car drives)
  
• Steering connected to steering wheel (not HOG)
  
• Slide up doors
  
• Adjustable seat (rotates back and forth)
  
• Rotatable front (allows wheels to go up and down over objects, rotating on central steering axle)
  

see pictures for extra details

[D3K]

It's not the sturdiest chassis I've seen, but the styling looks very cool!