Lucio Switch Posted March 13, 2015 Sorry Lucio...I had to take apart your lovely 4X4. Great build if anyone is interested. Gotta break some eggs to make an omelet And I needed my XL and servo motors back. Not to mention all those lovely black beams. Well, it's Lego...it's supposed to be utilized in some other Moc...and and from what I can see, a cool Moc!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted March 13, 2015 High praise sir! And one day I want to build that monster in your profile picture. It's truly amazing. I want to say that it's interesting to build other people's MOC's. Does anyone else feel like you kind of get a sense of what the person is like by building their mocs? You can tell a lot about a person by how they build. Maybe I'm crazy. Also you pick up a lot of new techniques. Well I've got the seats in. The real Impala has a bench in the back, but obviously my S-brick is in the way. Pretty happy with how it turned out: Top front view: I'm waiting on some 3x11 white panels. so that's why only one side is built out. Also found some cheap black rims sans tires. Black or gray rims? (no photo) A video of the interior (sorry for the taylor swift ) I reworked the door latch. It was a little grabby. It seems to work better and the latched door is flush with the body now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeocornoProductions Posted March 13, 2015 Amazing work, looking forward to the completion of this masterpiece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat-Ard Posted March 13, 2015 Hey, that Impala ist GREAT!!! Could be the next entry to the HoF ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Hello again. A small update. I wasted a lot of time building a pretty terrible dash. Going to 86 it soon and probably go straight technic. Not sure why I thought a brick dash would work. Maybe a much more subtle one. Got my black rims. They look better in real life, but not sold on the difference. They almost look like steel wheels, vs the old gray which pop a bit more. Once I get the body all done I can swap them out again and really decide which rim to go with. A hub cap might help too. I built the other side body work which went fast. The door again was bugging me a bit. So I streamlined the end of it. Visually, it wasn't a huge difference, but the old design rubbed against the fender because it stuck out more. I also changed up the rear quarter-panel and streamlined the mounting area. I was running out of the smaller fairing panel, so I had to move to a mid sized fairing on the bottom of the quarter panel so I could free up two of the smaller fairing panels for the other side body work. I had some really nice running boards that looked very slick, but when I opened the door, a small section of the inside rubbed causing the door to momentarily high center on it. (this bar would go one stud in and under the door, not where they sit in the picture: Which means these pin joiners are slightly bigger than a beam... Gotta learn that the hard way. Edited March 17, 2015 by Graydingo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamonMM2000 Posted March 17, 2015 Man, it seems trial-and-error is a common thing It's really getting along nicely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeocornoProductions Posted March 17, 2015 Great progress, I can't wait to see the completion of it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted March 21, 2015 Hello! I hope everyone is excited about the upcoming weekend. Here's to lots of Lego time for everyone. Thought you might enjoy some fun photos and a few small updates on the project. The first was a simple upgrade to the front suspension. Added an extra gray shock to account for weight. I had to move a few things around to get them in there. Now there are 2 for each wheel. Underneath: Next up was getting a roofline going. It's a good start. Helps tie the car in for sure. I'll probably keep it as is for a while and maybe come back to it after the car is complete. I'll maybe get some time in over the weekend to start the front grill. Have a great weekend! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coola1 Posted March 21, 2015 Keep up the good work! With most of the weight already on, do the motors for raising and lowering struggle a bit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted March 21, 2015 Keep up the good work! With most of the weight already on, do the motors for raising and lowering struggle a bit? In short, yes. The front isn't an issue. The rear is plagued by the heavy battery box. I'd like to get the rechargeable battery. I've heard it's much lighter. The extra weight of the body ended up making the clutch spin on the rear setup. it's a dompromise, but I just replaced it with the regular 24t gear. I didn't want to put the battery box on the end but it works for several reasons. 1. easy access, 2 with the lowering setup i have, the battery box would have taken up a good portion of the inside the passenger area. The batteries would to have to sit in front of the xl motors (see underside pic above). That would mean no front seats, or surely compromised seats. It works quite well (now with weight). I'll try to get another video up of the driving and the lowering / raising action. My driving is pathetic since I'm using the joystick on Jergens app to control acceleration and turning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5imon Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Wow, this starts to look real good! I like the general body shape, it looks quite accurate. That door mechanism with the dampened spring is really great, I might use something like it in my Activa project. (btw, this one also had to be modified to incorporate a second set of springs. Seems to be a common problem with motorized vehicles of this size) I must admit that the black rims look much better than the grey ones you had before. I personally would rather want them with real tyres, however. Even better: the black ones with the white ring from 41999 - or some chromed ones. Edited March 21, 2015 by 5imon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rishab N Posted March 21, 2015 I'm surprised I didn't comment on this earlier. This is shaping up to be a great project Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougstar Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) niceh keep on hearing the music from cheech and chong http://<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Alyx4QeRRdg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> wooohooo far out my man! Edited March 21, 2015 by dougstar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__________________________ Posted March 28, 2015 1 suggestion: if you pushed in the BB somehow the rear end wouldn't be so ugly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) 1 suggestion: if you pushed in the BB somehow the rear end wouldn't be so ugly. Ah well I hope you realize it's a WIP. The battery box will be completely hidden under the rear deck lid, tail lights and bumper...eventually. One of my early modifications was moving it one stud lower so now it is flush with the bottom of the frame. Lately I've been working on the roof. I had to take a break for a week or so to sort of let it resonate. It's an all new roof though: It's lighter, stronger and more narrow like the real car. it's also slightly taller so it feels more like the real car. That blower is from Lucio Switch's 4x4. It's just setting on there for kicks atm. Thought it looked cool! Edited March 28, 2015 by Graydingo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sariel Posted March 28, 2015 thanks to Sariel for his tools. They are SO useful. He's probably checking his web visitors log and seeing Vegas USA all over it. Thanks! :) I haven't really felt the need to dig into my server logs, I'm just happy to know this stuff is helping people out there. And all my logs are probably messed up after Jalopnik nearly murdered my server a few days ago ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted April 11, 2015 A little progress to show you from the last update. I took a bit of a hiatus since my last update. I built the roof-line where I wanted it but didn't finish the back window portion and I got busy. Finally today I got the building bug and tied in the back of the roof-line. It still needs some polish but its works for now. Then I was trying to reinforce the lifting mechanism on the rear end.That led to a partial rebuild of the back portion of the model. It was a bit sketchy so I made it much stronger. I messed around a bit reinforcing the front end. Not sure if this will stay, but it's solid at the moment. I also built a custom profile since there wasn't really a proper control setup for the functions I have. What do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmshades Posted April 12, 2015 You're impala is looking great! It seems to be the same 1:10 scale as the truck I'm building. Only question I have for you is are you having problems breaking gears?I see you have the speed geared up 1:3. I have 2 xl motors that gear down at the differential 7:5, and 3:1 after the differential You should have seen how high the broken 12t half bevel gear flew out of the differential before I made the body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nalyd997 Posted April 12, 2015 Lookin cool! But what is goin on in the background if that last photo?:p I thought you were going to have each wheel's ride height independent or was that too fiddley? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) You're impala is looking great! It seems to be the same 1:10 scale as the truck I'm building. Only question I have for you is are you having problems breaking gears?I see you have the speed geared up 1:3. I have 2 xl motors that gear down at the differential 7:5, and 3:1 after the differential You should have seen how high the broken 12t half bevel gear flew out of the differential before I made the body. Thanks! yep excited for your truck. It feels like a very similar project to mine. -No broken gears yet, Fingers crossed. Credit the backlash in the sheer numbers of gears between the motors and the diff that provides a little cushion. Lookin cool! But what is goin on in the background if that last photo?:p I thought you were going to have each wheel's ride height independent or was that too fiddley? Buddy sent these to me for my birthday last year. Signed originals. Star wars meets pin up. :-) As for the independent setup, It worked, but It was too complex and too heavy. Three wheeling was not an option because of the weight of the moc. It ended up feeling like a bad mars rover contraption or something. Also it didn't work out for the sbrick setup. Edited April 12, 2015 by Graydingo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miguev Posted April 12, 2015 I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if lots of AFOLs suddenly drooled in awe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__________________________ Posted April 12, 2015 A little progress to show you from the last update. I took a bit of a hiatus since my last update. I built the roof-line where I wanted it but didn't finish the back window portion and I got busy. Finally today I got the building bug and tied in the back of the roof-line. It still needs some polish but its works for now. Then I was trying to reinforce the lifting mechanism on the rear end.That led to a partial rebuild of the back portion of the model. It was a bit sketchy so I made it much stronger. I messed around a bit reinforcing the front end. Not sure if this will stay, but it's solid at the moment. I also built a custom profile since there wasn't really a proper control setup for the functions I have. What do you think? is there another lever or whatever you call it to control the ride height? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graydingo Posted May 8, 2015 Got some progress on a rough decklid and an even rougher hood. I sort of liked the black section on the roof, i might go back to that. The hood should be more flat, but when its all the way down, I'm off one studd from the fender in the center where the lowering mechinism sits. So I that's why I rise up in the center on that hood. Doesn't really match the lines of the real car. I'm still working on it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legononymous Posted May 9, 2015 Great job! I'm partial to 64 myself but that's looking really good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
super-jaschka Posted May 10, 2015 Great work! I love cars 60s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
