Hello Eurobrick Community !
First, I want to apologize if my grammar is not correct (I'm just a poor french ;) )
I've hesitated for a long time before posting this thread, but it's obvious, better ask specialists !
I don't know if you've seen it yet, but I really loved the new Batmobile from Rockteady's forthcoming game : Batman Arkham Knight.
The E3 trailer literally knocked me out, especially when you see the Batmobile passing from pursuit to battle mode. (you can watch the trailer
)You can also watch it from all the angles here. (I always watch for references to build it).
I think it would be awesome to build it with Lego, with the possibility to make it change from pursuit to battle mode. It would be an ambitious and interesting project for my first MOC.
I've never really made Lego before, so I started by doing the 76023 set for the Tumbler, which is outstanding, to practice and understand the building logic.
I've watched all over the net, to see if there was already existing MOCs, and i found these projects on the Lego Ideas website :
- Project 1 : The model is really interesting, but I'd like to build this new Batmobile with the same scale as the 76023 Tumbler set (if I make one, better be cool !). The big problem of this version, the front wheels don't turn in a Y axis, so the car cannot move forward because the wheels are awry.
- Project 2 : Visually more closer from the original, but the scale is not bigger, and there's the same problem for the wheels.
To start working, I dowloaded LDD, which is great to find pieces et mechanics before building it really.
But from the very beginning, I'm already stucked...
I'd like the wheels to turn as in these instances :
Each wheel is a couple of two motorcycle type wheels. I've chosen the couple 6021952: Motorcycle Tyre Ø 100,6 + 4568006: Motorcycle Rim Ø 75, but I don't find the pieces to make the central axis, which can make the wheel turn independently on their central axis, and also to have a central rotation on the Y axis to make the Batmobile roll laterally.
Do you know which pieces I can use or how I can make this possible ?
For the sequel, I already know how I can make the central weapon to get out, the deploy of front and back arms holding the wheels, and the ailerons' unfolding. I'd like to post to as the project's advancement, so you can give me your opinion : )
Pour la suite, je vois déjà comment je peux faire pour la sortie de l'arme centrale, le déploiement des "bras" avants et arrières, ainsi que le dépliements des ailerons arrières. J'aimerais bien poster au fur et à mesure de l'avancement du projet pour que vous me donniez aussi votre avis : )
Thank you in advance for your help, and I hope that this project will interest you, or even make you want to build your own version !
Here is the starting point, with rotation systems attempts:
Beta test for the wheel idea :
I try from there to build the piece between the two wheels, but this is not very concluding :
Here's my files :
batmobile02.lxf
roues001.lxf
Thank you for your help.