That_LEGO_Guy's collaboration of procrastination

[That_LEGO_Guy]

G'day LEGO Lovers, after reading in awe about the creations on this site I decided to join and now to post MOCs.

Well for a first EBs post my latest finished* (*may need to add something) MOC also a first because its the only MOC I've made without touching a single LEGO piece.

I present to you the RC Tatra 8x8:

in :sweet:BLUE

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92450343@N07/9327071410/

Full RC through power functions:

Drive: 2 XL Motors (8 wheel drive)

Final Gear ratio: 1.666:1

Steering: 1 M Motor (4 wheel steer)

Power: 1 Battery box

Control: 2 IR recevers* 1 Controller

not in the pics Lights: 1 pair in head lights

I attempted to replicate the rigid backbone and swinging half axles as accurately as I could at this scale, the result, independantly sprung swinging half-Axles on a backbone but no diffs plus I couldn't get all the gears in

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92450343@N07/9327073080/

*To provide maximum power to the drive motors, 2 IR receivers On the same channel have been used an XL motor each with the steering motor on one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92450343@N07/9324275035/

And yes the doors Open

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92450343@N07/9324275843/

Hopefully more stuff to come

and thanks for reading

TLG

MOC on.

[MrNumbskull13]

Nice looking tatra! Will you build it in real life?

[skriblez]

Looks cool. Are you going to build it?

[DLuders]

@ That_LEGO_Guy: Welcome to Eurobricks! Your MOC looks good:

[jorgeopesi]

Wellcome, it is nice to see more tatras around here. I like to see the steering system you have used, I think it is the most difficult part to build in tatras. At this moment I have done 4 tatras and there are more coming soon .

[That_LEGO_Guy]

Thank you all, to build it I need another IR receiver and XL motor as one of mine has stopped working but, Ive build a quick model of the first 2 axles it is steered by 2 gear racks moving in different directions controlled by a gear between them sorry no vid, I need to borrow a friends GoPro and a question, what format do the pictures have to be in?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92450343@N07/sets/72157634711290207/with/9340382474/ flickr set

[The Ghost Racer]

if it can help you, look at my Tatra 4x4 Trial Truck (unfortunately it is to improve, but it is already very powerful). After having adjusted it, I will realize a video on YouTube.

Edited July 22, 2013 by The Ghost Racer

[Junpei]

Nice and compact Tatra :) You should call Lego customer service and get an XL motor for free (and keep the broken one).