European Style Truck

[legomuppet9]

Hello fellow builders! After a small period away of about a month I'm back with my latest MOC, a European Style Truck.

European Style Truck by legomuppet9, on Flickr

It uses an XL motor geared down 1:2 for propulsion via an old differential and has ackermann steering geometry with return to center steering, as done by LasseD on his trucks (http://c-mt.dk/instructions/). Other functions include opening doors and I guess the coupling is one as it would work just I don't have enough pieces to build a trailer...

More Pictures including every Technic builders favourite, the underside

European Style Truck by legomuppet9, on Flickr

European Style Truck by legomuppet9, on Flickr

European Style Truck by legomuppet9, on Flickr

European Style Truck by legomuppet9, on Flickr

And a video...

I have also made instructions for this, in the form of an LXF file which can be found at this brickshelf link (when moderated) http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=532452

Looks like this:

European Style Truck Instructions available! by legomuppet9, on Flickr

Thank you for reading

Edited August 7, 2013 by legomuppet9

[Covi]

Very nice, but I think you should add something between the wheels because that space looks quite empty now. Maybe you fit some sort of fuel tank on it?

[Sariel]

It looks light enough to be driven fast by a PF Medium motor. PF XL geared down twice is kind of overkill.

[legomuppet9]

Very nice, but I think you should add something between the wheels because that space looks quite empty now. Maybe you fit some sort of fuel tank on it?

I realise this, but I tried and it just made it look worse

It looks light enough to be driven fast by a PF Medium motor. PF XL geared down twice is kind of overkill.

It is yes, but the XL motor is also part of the chassis, and it's geared down as it is the most compact way of inserting the differential I could find with the parts I have available

[skriblez]

Cool looking. I will try and build one if i have the parts :)

[legomuppet9]

Cool looking. I will try and build one if i have the parts :)

I'm uploading it to rebrickable, obviously it needs to be moderated first, I'll post the link asap

[Doc_Brown]

Sweet man, are you going to make a trailer for it?

Looks like it can pull a heavy load.

[skriblez]

I'm uploading it to rebrickable, obviously it needs to be moderated first, I'll post the link asap

Cool! I like Rebrickable :) Maybe you will get some cool trailermods for it :)

[Alasdair Ryan]

Nice truck Legopuppet9.

What about adding some side skirts to the sides of the truck?

[legomuppet9]

Thanks for the nice comments guys I won't be adding anything to it as I've already ripped it down, my 9398 arrived so I need the parts for my new MOC

[legomuppet9]

As promised this is now on rebrickable

http://rebrickable.com/mocs/legomuppet9/european-style-truck

[skriblez]

Got an email that it was up :) Thanks, now i need to get a IR sensor and then i can build it :)

[legomuppet9]

Just hope the .lxf file is good enough

[skriblez]

Probably, and if i do have a mistake its probably just me doing something wrong as i did with the 8285 i built yesterday

[legomuppet9]

Ok, there's a word document as well to download at my brickshelf saying what's not quite right with it, if you haven't noticed

[skriblez]

Got it to :)