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IMO the best looking (flat nosed at least) truck they ever made! Also, the functions are really innovative, and the build is great! Definitely the set I have that surprised me (in a positive way) the most!

Looking better than ever! Those small cat stickers really makes a difference!:-)

I'm still doing this This is what it looks like so far: Had to replace the original wheels, as they looked a bit puny for this car. Also, the wheelbase of the chassis is a bit longer than the original vehicle I think, so I had to "widen" things up a bit! Waiting for a bricklink order to make more details and stuff... When I eventually finish this, I will make a separate topic, to explain some things about the origin of this vehicle, and (if I can manage to boot up my old PC) show some pictures of the real thing

"byggeklodsen 20% off" or something, a Danish store, is extremely fast and has good prices and low cost shipping. Shopped there >15 times over the last 6 months. Also: They have never written the price on the outside either, which is nice for us living outside the EU..:-) although they currently don't have any Technic sets in stock, they have a lot of parts,all new, and mostly from sets from the last couple of years

Agreed with lost_in_noise, 8420 is by far the best looking, and it manages that without using a single sticker!;-)

I was thinking of Ricky from Trailer Park Boys, but after a quick google search, it seems it is a lot more widely used than I first thought Anyway, help yourself to free instructions!

Hi! During the easter, I have been trying to get into MLcad and Ldraw, because I wanted to make some instructions for my latest MOC, the small tracked loader I showed off last week. Anyways, seeing as this is my first, I would ask the helping hand of a couple of you more experienced builders out there, to download the instructions, build the model, and then give me some feedback as to what could have been done differently/better. I will probably finish the instructions later today, or early tomorrow. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please contact me via PM, and I will send you a link to download the instructions from my dropbox once they are done. These are of course copyrighted, and should not be distributed freely amongst others. In the meantime, I have compiled a parts list from the LDD model that you can download here , but there are two or three minor differences from that list and the model in the actual instructions. and here is a small sample of the instructions: Thank you in advance!

Congratulations! Seeing the size of their HQ, they probably could afford it with good margins! Still, I imagine the best must be knowing the model was so good, that they took so much interest and liked the model so much they ended up buying it!

Thank you very much for the feedback! Regarding bricks per step, I think more bricks (within reason) makes for a better building experience. Also more bricks/step = less steps = smaller size PDF. The only place I feel it got a bit messy and chaotic is step 27, like you mentioned Carsten, but that had to be done that way, as I discovered a small flaw during my trial build... I totally agree this (and a lot of other steps - like attaching the third and fourth motor) would be a lot easier to read by using sub-assemblies/-steps, but I didn't discover how to do that before the very last step! The entire chaos of step 27 could be avoided altogether Bushes (and half bushes): I used the colour that looked best externally. Internally, I used grey as they are the most widely available. I have absolutely no idea how to "Lsynth" the tracks, but I suppose it means to fit them properly over the wheels? Also, I haven't figured out ho to keep stuff like arrows and smaller axle assemblies and pins outside the main model in single steps, to better indicate where things should go If it sound like I am defending myself, that is not the case! I asked for feedback, and will take most things in to account when making the second draft of the instructions! Totally agree! Needing three or more booklets, where an entire page can be dedicated to the placement of a single pin, is just stupid. It's LEGO, not rocket surgery ( :laugh:) Just to be perfectly clear; by surgery, I mean science, but whoever can guess where that quote is from, get's a free set of instructions!

Anyone willing to give some constructive feedback? The instructions are here (~19 MB PDF in a zip archive) The parts list is here (excel file, roughly accurate)

I was actually planning to make a new MOC, and you just saved me a whole lot of work! I was planning to make this car in the scale of your chassis, but thought it would be difficult to make it so small and remotely controlled. But this is perfect!! Anyway, here is a picture of the work in progress.. going in to a building hiatus now (girl coming home), so the e might be some time till I get to finish it... As you can (maybe) see, this is also a Mercedes Benz Geländewagen. More specifically an MB290 "Multi Light" as used by the Norwegian Army

Will give this a try!

Hi, and welcome to the forums! I sent you a message from my youtube channel, hope you will be satisfied.

I already made a topic about this some time ago http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=74325&hl= , maybe they should be merged? I really like the shock absorber idea though

The instructions (1st draft at least) are done. The Zip file is just over 18 MB, and contains two PDFs, where one is just some info, and the other is the instructions. I think they turned out quite allright, for being a first at least. It is by no means as complex as the instructions of Nath Kuipers and the like. In particular I couldn't figure out the proper way to do sub-assemblies.. So it's built entirely from the ground up and left to right. But I built it yesterday, following the instructions, and did OK.. Anyway; anyone interested, send me a PM and I will send you the link to download them! Making the model is not that difficult, only extremely time consuming. And you have to think about the instructions every step of the way, to make sure this part will be placeable after I put in that part, and so on. When I did my trial build yesterday, I realised I had to move some of the later building steps back more than 50 steps, for it to be physically possible to place the parts without dismantling parts of the model. For example the lights should definately go in before I added the IR receivers and batterybox, closing and sealing everything up!

I was thinking - if they are understandable - to upload the model to rebrickable and eventually to NYchase's MOCplans site, with a "pay what you like, if you want to pay" option.. So yeah, in essence they will be free! I'm rebuilding the model step by step from the instructions right now, and if it works, I will make it available for download. The idea of this "evaluation" I'm seeking, is to not post something that's no good

Good one! I had to check, of course!

Did some modifications this evening.. It hit me that when the digger stays level like it does from top to bottom, a forklift mod would be perfect! So, I made a QD universal mounting solution to be able to change between different equipment! :thumbup: This is what it looks like: Very simple, but works like a charm! Forklift mode: For those with an eye for detail; yes, there is a small hook and a winch on the front of the loader now: When the digger or forklift are used, it stays nicely right there! But then, of course it has a use as well! All the stuff : Although the different equipment uses somewhat different solutions to attach, the QD interface works with all of them LDD file will be updated with this new design.

Thank you! I would have made it a bit more rounded, but my supply of studded bricks is limited to the most basic of shapes and colours Thank you very much! I will celebrate later this week (by celebrate I mean go snowboarding and drink alcohol). I too am an atheist The black bucket seen in most recent sets (eg 8455 and 8043) is quite a lot bigger than the yellow one, yes, The black one is 10 x 18 studs, whereas the yellow one is 8 x 14. There is also a smaller black one at 8 x 10 studs.

It's not that I forgot, I was just surprised it would go all the way around! You never know when you're digging away, and all of a sudden you do something embarassing and just want to bury yourself underneath a heap of earth.. with this feature; THAT'S A POSSIBILITY!! Anyways, new project: Teaser of what's to come withing the next couple of hours:

Looks quite nice, in style with the vehicle type! Aren't there any pieces to make a smoother roller on the same scale? Is it articulated in the middle?

Very true, was done in a couple hours. And then a couple of hours to build the model, figuring things out as I went along: Dimensions and critical components are identical to the LDD. Had to do some minor tweaks to the steering motor setup, as well as the Ackerman setup and the connection to the two big LAs.. I was gonna use racks and gears for the gripper, but then saw Sariel had already done that, so I tried something else. This gives it a lot less range, but a helluva lot more power. I know containers come in different lengths, but this stacker is made only for 25 +/- 1 stud long containers Here is a cutaway of the boom, to show it's internals: When it's closed up, 1x11 beams between the top 3x11 curved panels keeps it nicely in place. The wires curl up nicely as it retracts, and are just long enough for it to extend fully (like in the picture). Other noteworthy things; -Driven by XL-motor by PF Speed Remote -Steering by one PF-M motor. -Raising boom by one XL motor -Extending boom by one PF-L motor -Gripping by one PF-M motor -Rotating the head by one micromotor -AAA battery box underneath, that can easily be pulled out

Stunning! Love that you use torsion bar suspension, just as many real life armored vehicles do (although the K2 is one of those that does not ). Also; doesn't it feature an autoloader? Overall, one of the better tanks you've built in my opinion!

Use this little contraption as a substitute: Does the same job, is pretty solid, and only slightly bigger than the original part. (2x2x3 vs 2x3x3)

Walked home from school the other day, and passed the container terminal by the railway station, and decided to try and build one of those telehandler/container stacker things they use there. Have built the boom, as well as a prototype container-gripper mechanism irl, and have been puzzling with the chassis in LDD for the last couple hours. Have finally got my hands on several micromotors (6 of them, and at a ridiculously low price compared to bricklink), so will use at least one for rotating the head of the boom. Got an idea for steering with servo motor + pf speed remote that I will try to build irl tomorrow. Anyway; here's what I made in LDD, and will try to get a vid of the boom as it is now, up tomorrow (It is roughly similar to the one modeled (at least externally), but also features extending via a PF-L motor inside the housing. The gripping will be powered by a PF-M motor housed in the rear of the extending part. The turning is done by a micromotor)