kodlovag Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) This truck was inspired by @AllanSmith's traffic control trailer. I really wanted this flashing arrow for the roadworks in my city, so I decided to recreate it. However I preferred to have it on a truck instead on a trailer. And this is the result. The solution is based on the good old 9V battery box. The truck is built around it. The lights are powered by a 9V - PF converter cable cut to half and soldered to the custom PCB. The cable can be attached at any orientation to the battery box, which means both polarities are accepted by the electronics. Changing the polarity is changing the arrow direction. The blinking frequency is about 1.5 sec. See more in the Flickr album. Some more pictures And a short video Edited August 20, 2018 by kodlovag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllanSmith Posted August 21, 2018 Hi, great looking truck . My one was originally on a 6 wide truck but since I have gone the Speed Champions way my trucks are now 8 wide so I made it into a trailer. Side on view and rear view following mower tractor. One ' X ' pattern, one ' <- ' pattern. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SollX Posted August 21, 2018 what an awesome looking truck! you would not know there are electrics in it except for the huge blinking arrow :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antp Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Nice little truck, well done :) That reminds me the set https://brickset.com/sets/6481-1/Construction-Crew edit: and congratulation to AllanSmith for the original trailer ;) Edited August 21, 2018 by antp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AE bricks Posted August 21, 2018 Very nice truck Some elements on its front must be inspired on the arctic 60035 truck i supose. Well, it works great in yellow and gives it a sturdy look. Might try one like it myself someday, although i'm not such an electronics wizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kodlovag Posted August 22, 2018 Thank you for commenting. 21 hours ago, antp said: Nice little truck, well done :) That reminds me the set https://brickset.com/sets/6481-1/Construction-Crew edit: and congratulation to AllanSmith for the original trailer ;) I had that set, when I was a child, and really liked it. 20 hours ago, AE bricks said: Very nice truck Some elements on its front must be inspired on the arctic 60035 truck i supose. Well, it works great in yellow and gives it a sturdy look. Might try one like it myself someday, although i'm not such an electronics wizard Yes, the truck was inspired by the 60035, and also by the 60083 Snow Plow, but not much left from it in the final version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peedeejay Posted August 22, 2018 Wow this is very well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chilis Posted August 22, 2018 OMG, that is awesome! Nice job hiding the batterybox! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoDW Posted August 23, 2018 Looks good, need a flashing arrow next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S70KES Posted August 23, 2018 Excellent truck, brilliant effort on hiding the battery box. Great light setup to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
