Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr This is my first halftrack, and it turned out pretty well. The Sd.Kfz (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) stands for special purpose vehicle, this vehicle is the largest halftrack that was produced in large quantities during World War II. It was used to haul heavy gun emplacements like the 15cm, 17cm, 21cm, and 24cm ; it was also used to tow damaged vehicles, one Sd.kfz 9 could pull 28 tons of weight. This allowed one vehicle to easily pull a Pz. IV and lighter variants but for larger tanks like the tiger and panther series, it would require 3 of these to pull one of them. My model is powered by 2 XL motors that drive a 1:3 ratio then a 12:20 for the final drive ratio .The chassis is composed of studless parts so its a very rigid construct, on top of that is a studded cab and bed assembly. There are 3 M motors (winch, engine, steering). Features of my model -torsion bar suspension for interleaved road wheels -front axle is a live axle suspension -utilizes a braked differential for ease of turning long tracks -headlights -continuously idling V6 engine -steering wheel rotates when steered -motorized winch -folding windshield -easy removal of battery box Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr the steering box and the braked differential, the rear rack and pinion applies pressure on one of the 2 disk brakes Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr this is how strong the chassis is ( it weighs approximately 10 lb's) Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Edited August 20, 2014 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Rishab N Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Great work. I'm not sure if its true to the original model but I'm not a fan of the gaps near the engine Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 Great work. I'm not sure if its true to the original model but I'm not a fan of the gaps near the engine it had panels that were removable, i choose to not have them because it shows the engine Quote
750ACE Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Looks good. How come you use the gray dishes so often? Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 Looks good. How come you use the gray dishes so often? The interleaving roadwheels look better than regular gears and the light bley ones are way more common than the dark bley 6x6 dishes. Quote
Doc_Brown Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Looks great! The speed which you build is amazing. I hope you will be entering the MT comp, as it looks like you have the bricks to do it! Quote
jantjeuh Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Agreed, you should join the contest Good job! Quote
Milan Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Awesome! Overall very fine moc. Love the hood section. Lot of work went into the front mudguards, I know how tricky they could be to make them round. Those technic bricks 1x6 with holes at the bottom of the hood section...are they attachment points for the hood's panels? I dont like those holes to be so visible. Quote
Kierna Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Pretty good, it wants a nice big diesel cylinder head and turbo-supercharger plumbing to finish of the motor bay Quote
Boulderer Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Looks great, and I too am impressed at the speed at which you build. One question; the front mudguard heights look odd. Is the model coming apart a little, or is it part of the build? Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 Looks great, and I too am impressed at the speed at which you build. One question; the front mudguard heights look odd. Is the model coming apart a little, or is it part of the build? the aren't comming appart, the wheels would make contact with them so the had to be raised a little higher when the front suspension is compressed . Quote
piterx Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 amazing stuff man! i love the ammo crate in the back, and all the rest as well :D Quote
Boulderer Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 the aren't comming appart, the wheels would make contact with them so the had to be raised a little higher when the front suspension is compressed . Ah right, so they are linked to the suspension and move independently? Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 Ah right, so they are linked to the suspension and move independently? they are affixed to the front bumper. Quote
Boulderer Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 they are affixed to the front bumper. In that case, from the pictures, it looks like there is a 1 to 1.5 stud misalignment with respect to the height of the front mudguards. I don't think it's a perspective thing, as it appears from more than one viewing angle. Quote
weavil Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Fantastic job on the beast. 10Lbs of awesome. Keep it up! Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted September 1, 2014 Author Posted September 1, 2014 some photos of the chassis with all of the studed parts removed. Lego Sd.Kfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Quote
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