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Wow. It looks absolutely amazing. Great coloring, detailing and everything. You even found a nice solution to the windscreen! Self-centering steering is the way to go. When I see kids playing with my non-self centering truck, they have a hard time controlling them. Using the hockey piece looks like a much better, smaller and lighter solution than the counter weight based solution of mine. I will try to incorporate that into future trucks. 1:22 is nice, especially if you are going to compete in hard truck challenges. I prefer 1:25 because it's the classic model team scale that makes the trucks 12 studs wide / but that's just me being old fashioned :D OK. Let's find out which scale fits the Model Team wheels the best. A typical Scania tire is: 315/80R22,5: 811mm diameter. Compared to the LEGO tire: 13x24: 43mm diameter. This gives us scale: 1:18.9 So. Your scale (1:22) fits the tires better than mine (1:25), but 1:19 would be preferable!

This is truly great. Not only are the doors functional, but you also managed to have interior details - and lights! ... and a rotating fan! in a small 6 wide train. The front itself is enough to make the design of this train great, but you just couldn't help but take it a step or two further, I guess. Now you just need an automatic remote.

Thanks a lot for the review. I had the choice between getting this and the other sub: I liked the sleek design of the other sub better, so I never got to see what this set consisted of. (hence the thanks) :)

LEGO doesn't want you to break the virtual bricks Regarding the all red issue. Have people figured out how to change the color of the bricks by now, or do you need a little more time? BTW. I encourage you all to send in bug reports when there are missing connections.

My vote goes to brickme-16. Brewery Because of the slightly blurry picture which made me chuckle... because it's a brewery...

Now since I don't have access to LEGO bricks this semester, I will have to get my fix in other ways. Here are the instructions for an improved version of the Magnum: The improvements include: - Longer wheelbase for better traction - Dual rear wheels for better traction and authenticity. - Space for improving clutch resistance. - Improved structural integrity. - Liftarm frame for the rear diff to improve reliability (less cog grinding). - More realistic interior. But I have not been able to build it myself! I would very much like someone to build this thing and tell me if it actually works. (A parts list and interactive step list images will appear later) Edit: Parts list and interactive step list images have now been added.

The Mosaic software is still pre-alpha. Here is another way of making the front. You get a more correct flat grille, but it also has more holes.

I am planning on fiddling around with a plate version as you suggest. Let me return with it and we will see. Perhaps we should introduce a cheese or SNOT techniques pr. length factors for Model Team constructions. We seem to be using quite a lot when trying to approximate the real things.

Yeah, I know what you mean. It was a really hard decision to make, and this was simply the best compromise with the new design. I didn't want to build the last version now that I also have the latest generation Scania R-series. It would also be nice if I could place the clear tile between the two studs of the front lights.

Thank you for your comments. > dluders I can't participate with my trucks because they are of the old 1:25 scale 12 wide type, whereas HTC is a 1:22, 14 wide truck competition. But perhaps I should try to start something up in Denmark where we simply loosen that rule up a bit. > simonwillems I'm looking forward to see what you are up to. Glad that you could use the material I have up there for something useful :) BTW. This truck is a bit cheesy. I mean, it contains 64 cheese slopes: 2 Dark gray 2 Light gray 3 Black 2 Tr. white 8 Tr. smoke 25 Red 22 white With a length of only 29 studs, that is 2.2 cheeses/stud, which is a bit much while still being completely incomprehensible for the casual reader.

Now this is the kind of creation that I really love to see! Lots of functionality in a pretty package. The sheer size of it puts a limit on the speed of the motorized functions, but I'm sure it's still fun to play with. Is it child safe as well? That is, can you let a child control it without a huge risk? That would be awesome (because you might be able to drive it at an exhibition). You get a bucket full of kudos from me, Intact. You make some great creations.

You can also see the mixed-stud style on some cars in LEGOLAND, such as on the roof of their Toyota Prius II. I really like these old American cars, (or old American cars in general), and the models here are simple marvelous. If only there was a way to show how much work and prototypes you had to create in order to get to these results.

Back in 2007 I built an Octan truck. I was never really satisfied with it, and the solution seems to be to build scale models instead of my own design when it comes to cab over trucks. Here is the replacement: A Renault Magnum. It has an XL motor for the drive and an M-motor for the steering. When the steering blocks, the coupling changes between locked, where you can latch a trailer onto it and unlocked, which releases the trailer. I have tried to recreate as many details as possible in this scale (1:25) while maintaining the functionality with a working differential and the dual functionality of the M-motor. The interior is quite simple with seats and the console. Here is what is left of the old model. The trailer is under construction, and I expect a video with the truck on my youtube account "soon" (this usually means days from now). http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=415503

This was an enjoyable read. Thank you. But you are missing my favorite hospital: The 260 Ideas Book, p. 18 - 19. You might all complain about the poor quality of hospitals, but what about dentists!?

The solid rear axle is usually no problem because the trucks tend to get quite nose heavy. I will try to incorporate the new diff. in the design, but I didn't have any when I built the Scania. The XL motor does also sit quite low in this design, but it's hard to find a better place without increasing the size of the whole construction. I hope you like the instructions. Right now everything is auto generated from the mpd file.

Necrobumping my own thread. Oh dear! But it is for a good reason. I have completed the instructions for the frame of the truck. They are available here I have been fiddling around with MLCad and the mpd format these past weeks. I am developing a new meta language for mpd and a program which makes it easier to create building instructions (pdf, php and so on). These instructions here show how far I have come. There is still a lot to do (such as creating the whole GUI), but you should be able to at least build the frame now The source will become a project on Sourceforge once it's mature enough.

It looks great, but I would rather have strawberry ice

Thanks for the comments guys. I expect the video to be done by Saturday. I don't know the price, but I'm glad it was paid for before the financial crisis! It has been boxed up in modules, see OP. I hope it gets displayed in real castle, so people can relate to all the details. That way you can bring you little ship to the castle and accomplish it all at once. Koldinghus has apparently been taken apart and given to a kindergarten I hope this model has a better fate, but with Alsion being packed away in a basement, I don't want to keep my hopes too high. I was not involved in the 6:1 project, but there's often new projects going on, and I'm sure we can get to build something crazy together if you remember to tell LEGO that you are willing to help

When planning what to build at the annual tilting festival (ringriderfest) of Sønderborg back in 2007, we had multiple ideas and ended up building Alsion (Brickshelf gallery with pictures of the model), and I began planning the Castle of Sønderborg (Sønderborg Slot) shortly after. It was built (mostly) during the events of 2008 and 2009. The model was build together with our member jespha and Ina and her boys, with help from a lot of other people visiting the events. Here is the final result as it stood for about an hour before we had to pack it down. Details Outside The complete model has taken 4 builders about 2 weeks in total to build and it took me about a month to plan and fill orders. Needless to say, there are quite a few details, so let's go for a round. There are 6 cannons at the real castle, but we had to stop somewhere. Notice the details such as the light post, fire hydrant and marked areas for the cannons. The garbage container is hidden inside this small closure. The tower ruin has a strange star shaped interior. Trees and and gentle contour lines in the grass. There are a lot of details in the walls, such as large gray stones, spears and bends. Always catching Ina with a great expression :P Notice the way the roof slopes inwards and how the non-straight angles force a jagged line up through the roof. There are doors, blocked doors and windows in the most peculiar places. A little bit of the beach. Flags are raised at the entrance to celebrate the festival. Anchors, benches, garbage bins, light posts, parking signs, stones and changes in the ground near the entrance. A snotty door into the ticket sale The changes in brightness of the walls are as in the real castle, although the LEGO bricks are quite a bit larger than what they should have been to be in scale. Details Inside If you are tall enough, you can peek inside and see these details. Right behind the entrance there is an entrance to the basement. Notice how the 4½ stud wide windows have forced creative solutions everywhere. Jumpers are used between every second pair of windows in order to offset the difference. This stairway tower bulges out a bit near the bottom. A bird sculpture... in black. There are also large gray stones in the walls inside. There are 8 sides on the small towers. They have a nice and simple structure compared to the rest of the castle. This tower has a nice snotty clock. While the last tower is nice and simple. Planning For the planning we took a lot of pictures, had a detailed floor plan and a plan of the surroundings. The coloring of the walls was found using my mosaic program (under development). The frame was built during LeMans 2008. The prototype for the windows uses 62 pieces and have tiles pointing both sidewards and upside down. The round roof was designed using a program I made for the purpose. Building The bricks were delivered to Ina's place. I rented a van and we were off to Sønderborg Ringriderfest 2008. A table was set up for the model in the tent. The first day went by with me rebuilding the frame and everybody else building 200 windows, half of them mirrored. That's 12400 brick just for the windows! The next day we began building the front section. The second wing. Notice how the bricks are separated in different mixes. It took 1½ day to complete a wing, so we were a bit behind schedule with the event only lasting 4 days. I began preparing the last wing the last day. Here's how you can make the rounded shape. This is how far we got during the first festival. In order to finish before the exhibition at LEGO Fan Weekend 2008, we spent a week at Ina's place building the rest. Pictures were both on the laptop and PSP to speed things up. Soon 3 sides were done. Then 4, and on to the roof. I sense a slight satisfaction from Ina late at night the last day of building. Skærbæk 2008 The castle was finished for the event, and we built the surroundings at Sønderborg Ringriderfest 2009. Here is how it appeared at Skærbæk 2008. Next to Matija and his opera. ... and Jean-Marc. Funny Stats 482897 bricks were ordered for this model. Some bricks didn't arrive and others were dropped or otherwise lost at the event, so I can't say exactly how many there are in the model. The model measures 320x288 studs, or 92160 square studs and consists of 33 modules. More than 300 pictures were used for reference, collected between 2007 and 2009. See even more pictures in the Brickshelf Gallery! Videos to appear later.

I don't think you are required to eat what comes with the set Seriously. You have to be a hard core collector for these sets to be a priority.

It's a good frame for a WIP ship. It is often hard to get started on such ships, getting the proportions right and have a frame that is sturdy enough. Now I suppose you will go into some extreme SNOT and greebling in order to recreate the weird angles and surfaces of the "real" ship. My first attempts at prototypes for my large capital ship were no better

It would be a problem because because of studs. You would have to use tiles in order to support 1 stud wide bricks that are sideways if you used 5:5 bricks. In general the 5:6 proportions is a way to get studs into the geometry, and to allow 1/6 brick precision. Bricks that are sideways is only an example.

The 5:6 ratio makes SNOT'ing easier as it enables you to build sideways above studs. To illustrate this, put an Erling on a plate (or similar with studs) and stick a brick sideways on it. With the 5:6 ratio this is possible everywhere, but if 5:5 was used, studs would be in your way. (They are still, technically, because of the LEGO logo on the top of studs)

I would pick up an NXT now with the massive discounts you can find some places. Just picked up two batteries at 50% off yesterday. People are apparently expecting a hardware upgrade, which of course should be exploited.

Sets are often rated highly in the reviews in here, and there's often a little poll in which you can show whether you agree or not. I really like how bricks shows us detailed pictures of the details of the real set. Good job there bricks. Your opinion about the set is clearly not shared by everyone, but the drive-by trolling by the anonymous coward is completely unacceptable. Again. Thank you for the good pictures and time you have spend to give to this community. I bought it