[TC10] Lil Excavator

[jono rocky]

Here is my idea for this comp. My excavator a going to be as small as I can get it with all functions inside of it so no external hose and pump. I'm not going to base it on a particular model but just get it to resemble something like one in general.

I've started with the boom and dipper arm so here is my first concept, maybe it will stay like it but its early stages. Its 2 studs wide. The biggest challenge is the 3 studs of extension from the small cylinders and getting them to achieve more than that.

Boom and dipper arm raised

Boom and dipper arm reached down

And Bucket to body

All thoughts welcome.

[Milan]

Great little arm.

Did you test the bottom cylinder, will it have enough power to lift the whole arm?

[jono rocky]

It has 2 cylinders, its a bit hard to see the second one but yes it has enough power and dosent require much air to operate them.

[syclone]

The arm looks great with those small cylinders, I guess routing the tubes will be a pain

[MRP_]

will it have a compressor, or be manual? looks cool so far, I love all the small entries going on!

[Erik Leppen]

Really nice start. I hope you can get it to look nice with all the tubing. After all, you need six already :)

How are the gray 1 x 2 beams braced that hold the top of the single yellow cylinder that bends the arm?

[jono rocky]

Thanks for yor replies. MRP_ its will have a manual pump inside of it operated by a wheel or a lever.

Erik the 2 1x2 beams arnt fixed, there is a little movement and its a problem which is rattling my head. not looking forward to adding all the 8 hoses II feel it may get ugly.

[Jurss]

With tubing it won't look so good anymore, but let's hope, that we are wrong.

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

Now that is what we call tiny, excellent!

[Victor Imaginator]

I'm very far from pneumatics, but I like that arm. Waiting for updates)

[JJ2]

Cools cool so far.

[jono rocky]

A small update. Roughed in the hoses and switches. Decided to use a lever operated pump. So far the arm is not over crowded with hoses.

Edited September 1, 2016 by jono.rocky

[jono rocky]

A small update.

[Kristof]

Very nice. I hope you manage to wrap everything in :) Looking good so far.

[KikoTube]

A small update.

Looks great so far !

[andrewganschow]

I'll look forward to building this one when it's done:) it looks amazing right now. And does the arm still have full flexibility with the hoses on it when powered by the pneumatics, the hoses don't bind the arm right?

Edited September 3, 2016 by andrewganschow

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

Nice tracks...both efficient and effective!

[jono rocky]

The arm still has free movement, its so far not impaired by the hoses.

[jono rocky]

A little more progress last night. I got help from Emmett and Volvo's loader bucket to show its size. I'm not happy with the height of the arm but it could dig a big hole. The thin 1x7 lift arms on the arm will eventually be replaced with yellow ones.

Going to leave the hoses on this side exposed.

The pump is hand operated by simply pushing the lever forwards and backwards

Tires are from the set 42043 crane truck

Not a great height reach but it works

Inside the Volvo bucket

[jorgeopesi]

Better than I expected, you can even change the scale doing it bigger and can build more details or hide tubes, I think the bucket size allow you to do it. I just realized the cylinders are the problem... what is the size of the 42055 buckets?

Edited September 11, 2016 by jorgeopesi

[jono rocky]

Better than I expected, you can even change the scale doing it bigger and can build more details or hide tubes, I think the bucket size allow you to do it. I just realized the cylinders are the problem... what is the size of the 42055 buckets?

I have thought about making it bigger but decided to keep it as small as possible but still have working functions. I'm not sure about the size of those buckets and unfortunately i don't have any to try so this bucket is the smallest usable one I have.

[offroadcreations]

This really is lil! Its very cool, and its amazing that all of the pneumatics fit.

[Victor Imaginator]

So cute) My favorite entry now.

[syclone]

This is a very cute excavator, it amazing how you fit all the tubing in there!

[Chade]

It's so small! Amazing job getting pneumatics into it.