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  1. zweihander
    Awww man, why did you build this so awesome? And did it have to be a manitou? Now my TC9 entry manitou will look inadequate
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    That image actually sent a shiver down my spine. I know it won't be seen ever, but I feel uneasy when I do something like this. I also tend to over-brace things, which ends up hurting my fingers when I decide to change something underneath the armor.
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    I also do some of these things too, like aligning slots on bushes/pins. But the one that I have most trouble with is symmetricality, piece-wise and colour-wise. This is becoming a real problem for me, considering I'm trying to build a telehandler, which is an asymmetric machine. This also results in the chassis being asymmetric too, and I'm having trouble imagining and building that in my head.
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    If you have the time to spare, I'd love such a tutorial. In the past I've done some hobby work on 3DMax, but haven't tried blender. How hard can it be?
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    I'd say a GoPro mount is a very good idea. Any chance the same could be done for the screw type regular camera mounts? Like this one:
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    I think the second one looks better, maybe a bit too tall
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    Is it wrong that I find that video sexy? It's so hard to do something like this, but its beauty comes from somewhere else, its simplicity. I can't tell you how good I think this is.
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    That seems to be a phase almost all of us go through at least once or twice :D
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    This is one of the most original MOC's I've ever seen. Very good use of panels, and amazing build overall. Would love to see the guts of this beast.
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    I have followed this discussion closely but I don't remember this question came up. Are accessories like a container for a telehandler, or a pallet for a forklift allowed? (Provided they fit in the size constraint with the main model) I know that detachable pieces are not allowed, but I think this doesn't fit in that category.
  11. zweihander
    Congrats, that's a really good looking CJ-5.
  12. zweihander
    So it begins... I guess there's nothing left for us but to have a duel, with real guns. There can be only one! Just kidding, I'm actually glad you've chosen a telehandler, shows that it's a good idea at this scale. And our builds seem to be totally different, seeing a different approach to the same problem is always a teaching experience. You've got great compact solutions, I'll be following your build closely
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    So far, so good! I love the body rolling body idea. I also like the long engine, reminds me of the Top Gear episode where these two are pitted against each other: And that mini engine implementation also exists in the b-model of 9393 as an inline-4, but the principle is the same.
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    The pneumatic is there for testing the movement range, I'll probably use two in the final model since the real ones seem to be using two, but I haven't decided on 1x11 or 2x11 cylinders. I'm afraid 2x ones will look large in this scale. For the fork, the arocs system is an option I considered and I will definitely toy with the idea, but as I said I may drop it in favor of a cleaner look. With the current extension range, There will be a lot of extra hose running about when the boom is retracted.
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    I don't think so. If you do that, you will have to use ALL the pieces from the first model you built. I think it's easier to build with a subset of parts than building with a superset.
  16. zweihander
    Update time. Yesterday I did the following things: - Reworked front axle: It was 2studs wider than it should be, fixed that, and greatly improved turning radius - Rebuilt boom: The inner boom is now brick-built. I tried the long pneumatic but the extension amount was just not cutting it. I changed it with a gear rack + worm gear combo, now it has excellent reach without loss of robustness, and much mor uniform color. Forks are still placeholders. - Did the front part of the cabin: It looks Ok for now, but I may change it later. I feel it looks bigger/taller than it should be. - Did some tryouts for the rims with the pulley wheels in mind: I feel the second one looks much better, and may prove to be awesome with custom stickers.
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    Not really, almost anyone who has built a MOC and shown it to non-AFOLs will probably understand what you mean. I have a MOC that I'm yet to unveil here, and I've shown it to my colleagues last week. They kept asking how much it costs, and I tried to explain that I didn't buy it, I designed it and built it with parts from different official lego sets, so price does not really apply but I don't know if I was successful or not.
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    Looking good, a very cute model. I especially like the chain driven blades. One question though: Doesn't the blade hit the wheel when turning?
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    There is no such rule, and never has been in any contest before as far as I know. That would create a lot of issues. People could start WIP topics without any content just to reserve the idea, only to abandon it for any reason, preventing others from using the same idea unfairly.
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    Thank you, that's the part I worked on, the rest is just mostly placeholder. Exactly my thoughts. I can't think of anywhere else that they won't look out of place. And I'd hate to try to hide them in a meaningless place for the sake of b-model. Thank you. Currently, no. In the final model, they may be manually foldable, but I don't see any other option. I think running pneumatic tubes beside the boom will cause a lot of clutter. They may even stay unfoldable at all.
  21. zweihander
    Hi everyone, I have been working on a TC9 entry for almost a week. At first I was going to make a garbage truck (I thought it would be cute since I entered the mini competition with a garbage truck ).I had a wireframe model that was good, but as I progressed I noticed that my ambitions for the project started to outgrow the size limit, so I scrapped the idea for a future project. Yesterday I decided on building a telehandler. I have been wanting to build one for a while, and it seems TC9 is the kickstart I needed for that. I haven't chosen a specific model since i don't think I have the talent to recreate it faithfully at this scale, but I plan on using their color scheme (Fully red with black&white cabin), partly because I think it looks good on telehandlers&lego, and partly because I had seen a manitou telehandler at a local fair and fell in love with it as a kid. I did some prototyping yesterday, and I quite like the proportions of it. I'm using 42009 wheels and I'll implement functions using pneumatics mainly. I haven't built any mocs with pneumatics, so it will be a challenge for me. The current functions that I envision are pneumatic boom lifting, pneumatic boom extension, possibly pneumatic front outriggers, hog steering. I am pretty satisfied with the boom design, it looks the right size at this scale and is quite robust. I plan on using the new 1x11 pneumatic cylinder from arocs and hide it inside the boom neatly. The current provisional size is 36*16*16 = 9216 cubic studs. For the B-model, I currently have some ideas but haven't decided on anything yet. A possible candidate is a dragster with these 4 wheels on the rear & Technic Pulley Wheels on the front.
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    Absolutely terrific reviews Jim, thank you for creating the time to do them in such a short period.
  23. zweihander
    Well, good news and bad news. Good news: cubic studs is a really good way to measure a models size. Bad news: 10000 cubic studs is smaller than it sounds. I need to go back to square one, since my first estimations for my snow groomer seem to be around 30000 cubic studs
  24. zweihander
    That's a very good looking buggy, I especially like the color choice and how you gave the shape with a simple skeleton. P.S: Wish I had a LiPo battery too. It really affects the form a lot.
  25. zweihander
    The later example measurements seem to follow the 10000 limit, and in the general contest discussion the consensus was 10000 cubic studs, so I assumed that it was the correct one. If it's 1000, we'll have tiny models (that will definitely be fun too) :)
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