Effe's MOC Corner

[mpj]

This Volvo is perfect, I love the Mack scale trucks and this one is really well done 

[efferman]

Thanks.

This colour is possible, but one part hast to be replaced, one is extremely expensive.

[karmadrome]

Wow. 1:21 is my favourite scale, too, and your Volvo looks incredible.

 

[efferman]

Thanks

 

edit:

Today was school, and so was no big Progress, but the steering system is, except of hand of god, is done.

Edited January 17, 2022 by efferman

[efferman]

A little Progress with the hose rack and the machine house.

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Edited January 19, 2022 by efferman

[1gor]

If I see correctly, you are using narrow tires.

[efferman]

Yes, ist fits much better.

[Void_S]

2 hours ago, efferman said:

Yes, ist fits much better.

Yeah, they are amazing (finally). Once a year, or even more ago, I asked RM8 if rc4wd company, which he co-operated to release 62mm-compatible tires, has ever any plans for 49.5mm tires but they didn't, unfortunatelly. Now, after their official release by Lego I'm happy to live and see their wide use in MOCs.

Great Volvo, BTW. I don't want to compare it with another existing Volvo in the same scale, but the both are brilliant and even being quite diferrently-made they mirror the real truck extremelly close. I love the way when the same thing could be achived with totally different techniques. 

Edited January 19, 2022 by Void_S

[efferman]

13 minutes ago, Void_S said:

I don't want to compare it with another existing Volvo in the same scale

Thanks! Which Volvo you are talking about?

 

[Void_S]

45 minutes ago, efferman said:

Thanks! Which Volvo you are talking about?

 

It is MPJ's (technicproject's) "Volvo FH Tractor unit". Unfortunatelly, I lost a link to his post 

[efferman]

This one? https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-37849/technicprojects/volvo-fh-tractor-unit-2-options/#details

It was my Inspiration for the grille.

 

[jorgeopesi]

On 1/17/2022 at 12:19 PM, efferman said:

Thanks

 

edit:

Today was school, and so was no big Progress, but the steering system is, except of hand of god, is done.

Why anti-ackermann steering, no room enough?.

[Void_S]

1 hour ago, efferman said:

This one? https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-37849/technicprojects/volvo-fh-tractor-unit-2-options/#details

It was my Inspiration for the grille.

Yes, sir! 

[gyenesvi]

1 hour ago, jorgeopesi said:

Why anti-ackermann steering, no room enough?.

What is anti-ackermann about it? It seems simply parallel to me.

BTW, are those the same tires that the Ford Mustang has?

[jorgeopesi]

19 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

What is anti-ackermann about it? It seems simply parallel to me.

BTW, are those the same tires that the Ford Mustang has?

You are right my mistake.

[Void_S]

3 hours ago, gyenesvi said:

BTW, are those the same tires that the Ford Mustang has?

Mustang has "regular-wide" 49.5x20mm tires while here the newly appeared 49.5x14mm tires which are accurate now in diameter to width scale.

[mpj]

9 hours ago, efferman said:

This one? https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-37849/technicprojects/volvo-fh-tractor-unit-2-options/#details

It was my Inspiration for the grille.

 

I was limited by only Mack parts, I think you've found more realistic solutions especially on the sides, and now I'd like to upgrade my Volvo model too!

[efferman]

8 hours ago, jorgeopesi said:

Why anti-ackermann steering, no room enough?.

It will be a pure Shelf Model, so an Accurate steering is not neccessary, and this strange variant fits better to the structure at this time.

 

15 minutes ago, mpj said:

I was limited by only Mack parts,

I know, and it still looks great.

[gyenesvi]

7 hours ago, Void_S said:

Mustang has "regular-wide" 49.5x20mm tires while here the newly appeared 49.5x14mm tires which are accurate now in diameter to width scale.

Interesting indeed. It looked like that by the images, just didn't believe it. Which new set introduced it? Hopefully it will happen for larger tires/wheels as well.

[Void_S]

They are from Creator Expert sets 10290 (Pickup Truck) and 10279 (VW Van T2), both are expensive enough: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=70490&in=S

@efferman, do the thinner wheels fit the best on the 11L-wide steering parallelogram? The thick ones required 9L ones only to have not protruding outside the body width...

[efferman]

3 hours ago, Void_S said:

11L-wide

a 11 wide steering axle fits perfect to get a 15 wide vehicle, if this was the question.

[efferman]

A little Progress

Edit

Edited January 21, 2022 by efferman

[efferman]

Toolboxes.

[mpj]

Wonderful!

[efferman]

Thanks

The Container is complete. The lid will be more complex.