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[TC26] Arctic Expedition Modular Truck
Merlins_Technic_Garage replied to Merlins_Technic_Garage's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Yeah, it's not ideal . That also why I went for a wheeled vehicle instead of tracked; no snow . Definetly not ideal! Well at first i was gonna make the unloading motorized but I ran into so many problems with gears of the truck and the mobile base lining up so I scraped it. -
[TC26] Technic Arctic Contest - Entry Topic
Merlins_Technic_Garage replied to Jim's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Arctic Expedition Mobile Base Truck Task: Conquer the harsh arctic terrain while transporting a mobile base for prolonged periords of research. RC Funtions: - Drive via XL PF motor to all four sides with no differentials for maximum performance offroad - Steering via servo motor - All powered by Buwizz 3.0 pro for performance and precision purposes Manual Functions: - Lowering of outriggers for raisng the mobile base / loading the mobile base onto the truck - Opening door - Ladder that can be stored in the mobile base - Easily removable roof for access to the insides of the mobile base - Rails under the mobile base to help with aligning for loading onto the truck - High travel suspension -Tilting cab Images: For full gallery check out: https://bricksafe.com/pages/Merlins_Technic_Garage/tc26-arctic-expedition-modular-truck# -
[TC26] Arctic Expedition Modular Truck
Merlins_Technic_Garage replied to Merlins_Technic_Garage's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Thanks, I am done; just have to post now Testing out the suspension with the mobile base on the rear of the truck: Unloading the mobile base: -
[TC26] Arctic Expedition Modular Truck
Merlins_Technic_Garage replied to Merlins_Technic_Garage's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
The finished mobile base looks like this when in its lowest height: In its loading height: It has a ladder that can be stored inside and latched down so that it doesn't move around when traversing serious terrain: The roof is easily removable for easy access: Here is a closer look at the outrigger mechanism and the alignment raals used to help load the mobile base. NOTE: The knob on the rear is used to adjust the height og the outriggers: -
[TC26] Arctic Expedition Modular Truck
Merlins_Technic_Garage replied to Merlins_Technic_Garage's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
I have now extended the wheelbase: The cab can also be opened to reveale the servo motor: Testing out the suspension and trying out a cosmetic Central Tire Inflation System: I didn't really like the look of the hose sticking out, maybe because it was too thick? Anyways I scrapped that idea. Working on the mobile base outrigger system: Trying to figure out the size and alignment I spent some time making the outrigger really compact while still being large when extended: -
[TC26] Arctic Expedition Modular Truck
Merlins_Technic_Garage posted a topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
when I saw @Thirdwigg's post on Instagram about the progress on his entry for this Technic Arctic Contest I knew I had to join! With many other projects and the limited time I had to narrow my options for contest. I didn't want to do a track a vehicle because of the limited off-road capabilities (and also because we don't have snow where I live). So I went with an expedition truck, however that's not interesting enough and wouldn't have many powered functions; so this thing is going to be modular . Now I had to choose the scale, for this I didn't want to go too big due to the time constraint or too small to the point where I would have spend precious time making iterations optimising for space. So I eneded up using the tyres from the Zetros Trial Truck, however the tyres look a lot larger on it (as they should on an arctic vehicle ) Next I had a look through some LEGO CITY Arctic sets and came across this: I really liked the overall cab design of the truck so I tried to recreate it while adding my own little personal touches. The wheelbase is way too small (and very cute) this was just for drivetrain testing purposes. -
[TC26] Arctic Transport Base
Merlins_Technic_Garage replied to Alex Ilea's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling
Wow this is really amazing! Congratulations, I was thinking of doing something similar with the mothership kind of idea, but I decided against due to my time constraint . I love the loading feature where the whole base just lowers; its so cinematic!!