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  1. Posted · Edited by piterx

    2 minutes ago, 1gor said:

    Looks nice lil' bug; somehow it reminds me on this

     

    yeah that was more or less the idea at the beginning... then i struggled with the rounded shapes at that small scale and i gave up completely :grin:

    thanks guys i'm glad you like it! Every now and then I still have some time to get back at building, hopefully I'll have more time soon!

  3. Posted · Edited by Milan
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    7 hours ago, Appie said:

    You sort of were. A few of us (I think I did it the most) took alot of inspiration from your Kraz 255 for you axle setup (and skid plates :wink:). For fun I made it 9 wide instead of 11 wide (no dual drivetrain though), which made the car 15 studs wide, 2 below the allowed maximum. In hindsight not the best choice, I nicknamed my little car "the tumbler" after seeing the video where it's upside down quite a few times (and in the ranking as well) :laugh:

    Originally both axles have steering, but one of the cv-joints on the rear axle kept popping so I adjusted it to a fixed axle before the video of the truck trial. Thought I'd mention that in case somebody wonders why the rear axle isn't steering in the video.

    dude this truck looks so good!! I love it

  4. Posted · Edited by piterx

    Hey guys!
    I've recently made this buggy!
    I'm not too satisfied with the looks of it, i might change the body with something else but the chassis has probably one of the best handlings of all the vehicles I've made so far.
    I'll update this post when I'll shoot a video or when i'll build a different body, hopefully soon! Hope you'll like it!

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  8. Posted

    5 minutes ago, lcvisser said:

    I like how you made it a pull back, but I think you should give it a try to make it a functional vehicle (steering plus working fake engine). The looks are spot on, and it would be great if there were two implementation options underneath. For me (and this is my opinion) a functional version would fit better in the spirit of the contest, also because I have fond memories of playing with this set, driving it over cushions etc. 

    I might actually try to make two versions of it, one with functions and one with pullback, at the end of the day the end of the contest is still very far away :) I kinda doubt  there's gonna be space to fit both steering and a working fake engine together with the pendulum front axle as it has now but I'll try my best :)

  11. Posted · Edited by piterx

    5 hours ago, MangaNOID said:

    From an aesthetics view, I think you need to loose some tiles and gain some holes. Mostly over the wheel arches. Maybe the side roof.  It looks great but I feel it’s too model team compared to the original technic = points lost maybe.

    That is indeed a good hint, i had the same doubt about it, it looked good but too many tiles, how about something like this? it looks a bit bulkier but probably closer to the original bulkiness of the rebel wrecker

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    update n5
    I had to remake the chassis because it was too much of a mess, now it's way cleaner and I'm starting to test the fake engine and how to mount it 

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  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, aFrInaTi0n said:

    Updates from me!

    MOCs:

    Another thing which just came to my mind yesterday and wasn't tested by anybody (in the brickworld) I guess:

    Using a virtual pivot for a motorcycle to get rid of a physical one..

     

     

    Seems like Newton is with me - just need to put it onto a prototype - hopes would be, that it may have less slack then regular coat-hanger physical mounts..

    that looks promising, I'm curious to see the first prototype :)

  14. Posted · Edited by piterx

    Update n2

    So, I've been struggling a bit with the fenders to give the original shape to the model, so far this is the best I could think of.
    Another thing I would probably like to add would be a steering system that keeps the desired angle so when pulling it back it could take a curve maybe? Not too sure about it but let's see what happens

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    This if  with the tiles on the sides had stickers

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  15. Posted · Edited by piterx

    Hi there everyone :)

    I always loved this model since i was a kid, I made a studdless RC version around 10 years ago wich didn't come out great but it was similar. When I saw the shrinking contest It's been the first model that came to my mind so here's my WIP for my TC25 entry.
    I will probably try to build it in different versions, I still haven't decided if i prefer it as a pullback little car or a more functional one. Given the scale it might be just a pullback with suspensions and an overall look that will try to match the original one. Let's see what comes out at the end :)
    Feedback and suggestions are apreciated as usual!

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    Update n1
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  24. Posted

    I wouldn't call that bike self balancing to be honest..
    I'm not here to pick on you, but your attitude is annoyingly presumptuous, I've been on this forum for over a decade and an attitude like yours brings only toxicity to a community that shares the same passion.
    There is no need for bold claims and clickbait titles, we are all here to share more than to sell stuff...

    Figure something out:

    this guy here in the video below, 10 years ago made the first lego bike

    then slewentogzz made the first one using only lego pieces and an sbrick
    then greengecko made a more refined one shifting a weight to make it lean 
    then i took that concept and used the battery instead
    then afrination and amorti made their concepts improving what i've done
    and so on

    all this to say that we're all here to have fun together rather than trying to assess who's the first one to do something or trying to get noticed for something.
    Generally speaking no one cares, it's just legos...