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My pleasure. I'm glad I could help.

Personally, I would prefer to leave the set as designed with compressor on a switch. In my opinion, being able to turn the compressor on/off as needed is much better than it running all the time. Because there is no air tank or pressure switch, a compressor continually running could blow off hoses, or worse, damage the compressor. Also, as the pressure builds up and puts strain on the motor, the motorized slew and winch may slow down a bit. This is probably why the set designers have a switch on the compressor.

Here is the link to the pneumatic parts pack: http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?KeyWords=pneumatic&searchtype=0&sport=3&by=20&c=0&t=0&l=0&ID=2020 And the air tanks: http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?KeyWords=pneumatic&searchtype=0&sport=3&by=20&c=0&t=0&l=0&ID=1750 Apparently, I was wrong about the pneumatic parts pack coming with T connectors. It seems kinda stupid to have a parts pack without them, but I guess you would have to buy them separately. Original post edited to correct this. Daniel

Unless you run across really cheap auctions on ebay, Lego Education is probably the best place to buy pneumatic parts. They have a new pneumatic parts pack that comes with a small compressor, large compressor, 2 cylinders, 2 valves, and some hoses. All in Yellow. Price was about $25 USD. These are the best prices I've found, and I plan on ordering one or two of these packs sometime this week. Lego Education also sells the white air tanks. They are $15 USD and come in a pack of two.

-Pneumatic Compressor driven by PF M motor -Pneumatic cylinder for lower section of arm -Pneumatic cylinder for upper section of arm -Small pneumatic cylinder for claw -Motorized crane slew -Motorized winch -4 wheel drive (maybe with portal axles?) -Fake engine -Working suspension -HOG steering -Manual stabilizers -Cab tilt That's all I can figure out. I'm excited!

This is insanely awesome. Very well done! Truck looks great, and it functions great as well.

Very cool.

Wow...very cool! Love this moc. The truck cab looks great, and the trailer height functions is awesome.

Fantastic! It looks great, especially with all the white pieces. Nicely done!

Looks great!

This set looks fantastic. I'm surprised to see working suspension, but I'm happy to see it. Looks like I was faily close in predicting some kind of switching functions between compressor, motorized winch, and motorized turntable; but I was wrong about the motorized stabilizers. IMHO, the manual stabilizers are the only thing that keeps this from being a perfect set. Still very nice, and I hope to buy one! I love the orange, and I also like the grey panels. I don't see this bent roof that people are talking about? To me, the roof looks perpendicular to the B pillar. It looks like there may be a couple 11L axles in the roof as well. I'm looking forward to this set!

This is fantastic! Very, very nice moc! The black/red/chrome combo looks really great. This should be front-paged.

I don't think they come in any sets. Crowkillers had those rims chromed. They look good!

Milan, do you have any pictures of this? I just tried building a tire this way, and my overall diameter isn't much larger than the 94.8 tires. I'm probably doing something wrong. Also, what is the "axle with pulley wheels"?

When I order through Lego Direct, I look up the parts on their website and place the order that way. They send me back an email with the price and reference number, then I just call them up and place the order. Super easy. A couple days ago, I ordered 4 yellow x-pod lids, and they came to a bit over $8 with shipping. Not bad, especially since nobody on Bricklink had 4 for sale in the US. Several months ago, I ordered 100 black 1x4 racks for a bit over $25 shipped. Nobody on bricklink had 100 black racks in the US either. I have been very happy with Lego Direct service, and everybody I've talked to has been really nice.

I really like that rear suspension design! Very clever.

Well that's pretty neat! I think 4 XL motors just to swivel the wheels is a bit overkill, but still really cool nonetheless.

It looks a bit like a Morgan.

Looks great! Very nice build for somebody with limited pieces and experience.

I say if you want portal axles on your Jeep, then go for it. There are Jeeps and Toyotas driving around with Volvo and Mog axles under them. A friend of mine is thinking about putting Volvo portal axles under his '98 Toyota 4Runner (aka Hilux Surf). However, if you are thinking about making the Jeep look as factory as possible, than maybe a normal straight axle may be more appropriate. I think either way is fine, and it all just depends on the kind of build you are going for.

I love what I've seen so far in the Unimog. It is exactly the type of set I would expect as a flagship model. I, for one, am glad that it is not all remote control. 8043 is a great set, but we don't need two remote control sets two years in a row. The only other thing I would like this model to have is a fake engine and 4wd. If the Unimog has both of these features, than I think this would be an almost perfect flagship model. To be honest, I'm not expecting any working suspension. I would like to be surprised though. I'm still hoping this set is under $200. -Daniel

I like the axle on the left. That turn table is a great solution, and I agree with blakbird about it looking like drums. I really do like those stretched tires too. Would it be possible to use a u-joint and attach it directly to the turn table? You wouldn't have any gear reduction, but it wouldn't reqiure any gears and the pivot point or width wouldn't be affected. I suppose you are wanted some gear reduction, so this idea may be mute, but I don't think the 14t gear will last long. I like your use of all those unique parts. It's giving me some inspiration for the front axle of my backhoe project. I'm looking forward to seeing your finished project! Nice work as always.

Thank you, Tobbe. I did see that thread, and I have tried that method for stretching the PP tires. It's harder than it sounds, or maybe I'm doing something wrong. The 94.8 doesn't fit very easily inside the PP tire, but I'll give it another shot. I was hoping somebody had a different method. I'm still trying to find an inexpensive way to stretch the 94.8 tires, but I think I'll just use the tires in their normal form for my tractor. They are a bit small for the scale of the tractor, but the model is done, and I need to post it up and move on to my next project (PF backhoe). Thanks! Daniel

I like those stretched wheels! I've been trying to figure out a good way to stretch the wheels on my tractor I'm building but I haven't come across a good way to do so. I like those 8448 rims, but they are too rare and expensive for me to buy 8. I also need to figure out a way to stretch the PP tires for my current project.

That's a lot of different gear ratios! This reminds me of some the old Mack trucks. Some of them had twin stick transmissions. The good drivers would drive with one hand on each shifter. Left arm through the steering wheel with the left hand holding one shifter. Right hand holding the other shifter. There are some good youtube videos, and it definitely takes some skill.