legomuppet9

Out of interest does adding a differential increase the turning capabilities? (I have bought the 8435 set very cheaply on eBay, now awaiting for it's arrival...)

I am proud to present my Unimog U5000. Unimog U5000 by legomuppet9, on Flickr I used Nico 71's Unimog V2 chassis with some minor modifications to accommodate the pieces I didn't have (the most noticeable of which was the steering). Onto that I created my own body, which can be removed in three pieces. It has pendular suspension on the front and rear axles, the rear being supported by hard springs. It is driven by an XL motor geared down 1:15.003. The end result is 217.54 Ncm of torque and 9.7rpm (calculations thanks to Sariel's Gear Ratio Calculator ). The steering is done using an M Motor with a gear ratio of 1:9 and a 16 tooth gear drives a 4L steering rack. An inline 4 cylinder engine is also powered by an M Motor with a ratio of 2:1. The drive and steering is connected to an IR Receiver and the engine is connected straight to the Battery Box. Unimog U5000 by legomuppet9, on Flickr On the back I am proud to include an England Flag, which was actually quite challenging to build... Unimog U5000 by legomuppet9, on Flickr A moving shot now... I quite like photography too... Unimog U5000 Engine by legomuppet9, on Flickr Finally a picture of the engine at speed I am hoping to do the video this afternoon, there's actually blue sky and sunshine in England!

Then it would probably be ok, however I can't try as it is now taken apart.

Yes, but it would hit the side of the bodywork as well.

Yes, although bigger wheels would hit the mudguards

81.6mm, or around 10 studs. They are these wheels: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=41896c01

Chuk, I have read the whole topic and I feel that you just have a personal grudge against Sariel and YOU are the one who is egoistic and has bad social skills. Anyway, back on topic, I think half the model is identical, the other half, is ever so slightly different, probably so then he could say it wasn't plagiarism. The fact that the contest judge said it was a copy says a lot. I use people mechanisms and ideas in my models all the time, however I credit the author where necessary and I do not copy whole models and then enter a competition with them. So Sariel, I am on your side here, it is a copy of your (by the way brilliant) model.

I guess I'll have to get the RC Unit too... Which'll mean waiting till I have a lot more money... In the mean time, would anyone recommend getting the 9398 Crawler for it's PF Parts? Or maybe getting the motors separately from Bricklink/Lego Direct?

W8uld the first receiver work then?

The one they FAILED to destroy you mean? This is an awesome entry

I think digital format is the way to go. firstly it would be free, and would probably not require as much effort from TLG to make it. The downside is that you would have to own the pieces to make the model i reality, if soeone doesn't they could always build it in LDD. As for what they would let you build, why not one of the smaller sets for the upcoming year? would restrict the designers to only use existing pieces to creat the small model though....

40 seconds=25 minutes in real life (clock on you radio) so it took about an hour and a half to disassemble?

Firstly you need to decide what type of off roading you want to do. Below are some links so you can build a serious off roader, a trial truck. A helpful website is this: http://www.bricktrucktrial.com/ Also, I often use YouTube for ideas, and zblj has made a helpful set of tutorials regarding everything you are asking about here: http://www.bricktrucktrial.com/spip.php?article203 And yes balloon tyres are better for traction. Hope this helps and good luck

I would really like some buggy motors...

That won't be needed as the world is not going to end great creation

Thanks again for all your comments and ideas. This is the result of my work: Fast Car by legomuppet9, on Flickr It uses an XL motor geared up 1:5 and has return to center steering. The result is fast and it is very fun to use. I decided to add a camera attachment to it: Fast car, with phone holder by legomuppet9, on Flickr This means I now get an on board view unfortunately it does slow it down a lot but that's all part of the fun

Thank you for all the replies and ideas so far! I will show a picture of my progress in the morning.

unfortunately I don't have differentials or buggy motors, homever will 4WD/FWD work better?

looks very interesting, however, i have the speed using my only xl motor, powering both wheels. therefore I want to be able to have steering (preferably return to centre) onto the front wheels.

I've been building all afternoon and straight line speed is good however, it loses most of its momentum in the when steering. At the moment I am using mahjqa's basic power functions steering module. Does anyone know of a steering set up that means the model doesn't lose speed? I was thinking maybe only having one wheel at the front will improve the steering, am I right? If so, does anyone know of a neat steering system for one wheel? PLEASE NOTE: I do not have a differential. Thanks in advance.

You can only vote for one in the second 20...

But they require more torque to get them to top speed?

Thanks for all the replies so far, jurgens yellow car does look good. I only have 1 xl motor and 2 m motors, so im quite restricted. Also I was wondering, does using bigger wheels make something go faster?

For me there hasn't been a golden age, however I do think 98-01 were the "dark ages" for the theme

I was about to say the back end looked a little too long, till I saw these pictures.... A very unique and well executed model, well done