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    I have realized that the orange color fits nicely with this set, i made some more modifications and gave it a similar style to the 9398, and i think it looks very cool like that: And this is just a weird idea which was in my mind, i may try it later:
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    Hello everyone, as i didn't see any Mods topic for this set, i decided to start it myself, and to start, i would like to share with you the LDD file for the official set (not sure if there was one already), there are some parts missing and some pieces are not fully connected (could i have used developer mode to solve this? yes, but for some reason i decided just to place apart the pieces i couldn't fit in), here is the model: Missing parts: -x4 24118 Panels in Dark Purple (Brick-built and grouped in the model) -x11 6167281 (I didn't add any substitute) -x1 6187734 (The rope) LDD file:http://bricksafe.com/files/imanol/42069/42069.lxf And next is my modifications for this set so far, the first thing that i wanted to do was to put wheels and tires, and because this is an snow-themed set, i decided to put tumbler tires, and i knew that these tires didn't look good in those very wide axles, with these tires the vehicle would look silly, but after narrowing the axle a little bit, i think it is looking like an authentic snow expedition vehicle (it even looks like an JLTV from the sides), i also changed some colors, but is just a test (the model is still WIP): The goal is XL-Motor for drive, Servo Motor for steering and M or L-Motor for the winch (and possibly some lights): I hope you like it, i will try to make more improvements, and i am looking forward to see more modifications by any other member, have happy modding.
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    Thanks, i sadly haven't been able to use my pieces in a while, but i hope this axle will work, and i have also made some modifications and upgrades, now the axle has the inputs in more comfortable places, as before, Red=Steering, Green=Drive and Blue=Diff Lock, note that the steering has 2 inputs, the one in the rear above the drive input is connected directly to the 12T gear which moves the gear rack, the one that goes above the axle which faces forward has a reduction of 3:1, so there is less torque needed to move the steering, and because it is closer to the steering itself, there is much less distortion and bending of axles, here you got some pictures of how it looks so far (and some "X-Rays"): And the Ground clearance under the axle is around 5.5 studs using Unimog 94.3mm tires, which is good (BTW, that is how it looks with the front bumper and the attachment points).
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    I dont think that this axle you are making is bad, i actually like it, maybe you could change those 16t gears for 12t and 20t, so you will have more torque, about the steering system, if you want to achieve 4WS, you should use one motor for the front steering and one for the rear, like most of the crawler vehicles.
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    Here are the other updates, i have made some progress in the G, now it doesn't look like a Land Rover, but now i think it looks like a Toyota Land Cruiser , at least it is similar to the one of the previous picture, here it is: I really like how the hood looks, i must keep working on the roof and the doors, but it is progressing: I must thank Pat-Ard and Efferman, their G-Wagons inspired me with the body. Now, continuing with the other models, this is the new axle that i might integrate into the UNI-MOC it has 4 link points so far (I must see where i will put the panhard bar); the Blue input is for the diff-lock, the green for the drive and the red for steering (I know, they are inverted compared to the standard axle design): The portal hub design is based in Thirdwigg's Kenworth T47 portals, they were slightly modified and i am waiting to test them in a future, in the right picture you can see the internals of the axle, including the locking mechanism, which is inspired by Sariel's locking differential, but with the lack of space, i had to make it mechanic instead of pneumatic, but i might try to make it better. I will try to upload more updates with more models soon, i hope you like it.
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    Well, if there is not a Mods topic of other new set, you could change the tittle of this topic and it wont be wasted.
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    Hello guys, after a pretty long inactive time, i am back with some updates and new ideas, despite i haven't been able to use my Legos in real life for a while, i used some time to make digital models, and after watching some videos of some really nice models that i liked and a video of Mercedes Benz and its range of vehicles for the desert, i decided to make some experiments, i must also say that i really like the new "Developer" feature of LDD, it has really helped me a lot. This is the video which really inspired me, these vehicles are just amazing, and i like the color selection. The first vehicles i instantly liked where the Zetros 3643 6x6 doka and the G Wagon 6x6 (which if i am correct, it might be a G300): First, the Zetros, i already saw this version of the truck a long time ago, but i didn't tried to build it until now: I made an attempt to build the chassis and axles, the front axle doesn't look too bad so far IMHO, i tried to make an sketch for the leaf springs with some parts, but i will have to wait until i test them in real life, and the same goes for the chassis (which might be kept studded): The axle should also have pneumatically operated locking differential and planetary hubs (the 14x2 plate represents the diameter of the tires, which would be around 1.3m in real life): The axle without tires will be 25 studs wide (with the outer part of the turntables removed) and 25-27 studs depending of the tires. Second, the G Wagon 6x6, i know you must have already seen the 6x6 "luxury" version, which has portal axles, bigger tires, bigger engine and all the toys everyone would like to have in that kind of truck, but then there is this version, it doesn't have portals or a big engine, or the kind of things the other has, but for some strange reason i really liked it when i first saw it in the video, so i decided to give a try at it: I started by building the axles, i was inspired by Rm8's Toyota Fj40, and used a "slighly" modified version of the front axle, it should use the new wheel hubs of the Xerion, is turned by a servo: Then i passed to the rear axles, its possible that i will rebuild a part of them: And this is a feature that i did, inspired by the zetros, the rear axles are capable of using much wider tires, and by just removing some spacers, they can still inside the vehicle's width: I have just found a better replacement for the spacers : After the axles, i started to make the chassis, but it didn't got too far, i just placed 2 L-Motors and the BB and made some progress in the front and rear part, i will have to make a real version of the chassis before i continue building it, but at least i started with some parts of the body and the cargo bed, i am a bit frustrated because i think it still looks a like a Land Rover, i guess it cant be helped : Of course, all of this are just hypothetical models, i will need to test the parts and the design in real life to be sure that they wont fall apart (and disappoint me), but i feel a bit satisfied with how they are coming out, specially the G Wagon. Another projects that i am checking and possibly redesigning are the UNI-MOC (Designing new axles and studded chassis), a new medium sized 4x2/4x4 truck and a transport ugly-buggy-like vehicle, i will try to give more information about these tomorrow because is a bit late right now, and as always, let me now what you think about these models, any suggestions are welcome.
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    I must say that i didn't had many expectations on this model, and i thought that the 42070 was a better set, but now, after watching the videos of both models, i admit that i am really impressed with this one, in terms of functions, number of parts and modding possibilities, the 42069 is a pretty nice set, i really like how much it steers and the design of the tracks, and the elevated roof, the doors and the winch make it even better, i am sure this is a well-worth set for mods, thanks for the review Sariel.
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    That is a really cool Jeep you got there, i really like the design of the suspension, it reminds me of some small Unimogs i had made years ago, but this Jeep really shows how good this kind of suspension can work, the steering is really brilliant too, and the body and all the details just make this model even better, i really like it .
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    Here it is: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/imanolB/Trucks/unimog_u_5023.lxf
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    Hi Mudmog57, here you have some pictures of the prototype model made in real life (sorry for the weird colors): http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=6300609 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=6300599 Here is the complete folder with all the pictures and all the LDD models: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=558208 And this is a experiment of GIF to show the movement of the axles: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/imanolB/Trucks/output_ttcuy5.gif I hope this information helps you enough, and good luck with the Magirus, let me know when you build it.
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    Hi Aminnich, what type of model you have in mind?, because i might be able to give you some tips about torque and rpm and the gears if i know what kind of model you want to make; to answer your first question, you are right in that, adding more motors adds more mechanical power (which is both torque and rpm), so theoretically, if you double the quantity of motors you double the power, but as it has been said before, that only happens in a perfect world (which means: no friction, no power losses and no external factors which alter the power), about the gears, i think that you should try to avoid them as long as you can, i think that it is better to use the right motor for the duty instead on adding an excessive number of gears (which cause a lot of power loss), you should use them only when too much speed or torque is required or if you dont have the right motor; i hope this helps you a little bit and i will try to give you more information if you need it.
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    That is a pretty nice machine, they took functionality and versatility to a very high level, the feature that i like the most is that multi functional arm, is a very nice idea, is a pretty cool thing, i am agreed with Attika, this might be a really challenging model, but i think it would be worth trying to make it.
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    Hi, i think i saw a pretty nice model some time ago, it was a buggy, which used a buggy motor (very confusing sentence), and it used a very nice rear independent suspension which was directly driven by the motor using CV joints, i don´t remember how wide it was but surely it was pretty compact, i will try to post that video here if i find it. EDIT: after a pretty fast search, i found it, seems like the suspension is about 18-20 studs wide, but i think it could be made much more smaller, by the way, i think that that model looks pretty cool: You can also check in the axle collection thread, there are other cool suspensions which might help you:
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    This project looks very promising, i think that it would definitely make many models more realistic, specially for display models, such as trains or model team, sound and lights are very useful features, and the adjustable acceleration option is really nice too.
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    Nice MOD, everything seems to work pretty well, do you have more details of all the modifications you did?, is nice that there seems to be just minor external changes and still it performs well.
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    I have found some very interesting options for the trailer, in case of a tipper trailer you could make something like this, which is used in underground mining, is a very original trailer and it might be capable to take some off road operations: But in the case you would want to make a low bed, you can go for this one, which is similar to the one used in the video, it is built by Kamag, is used for operations in the desert, it has 5 axles with 10 24R21 XZL tires (plus 2 spare), it also has a power unit in the front (one of those boxes) for the hydraulic drive of the second axle for speeds of 25km/h to assist the tractor unit if needed, it also has steering in 3 of the axles and all the axles can be lifted, it has a capacity of 70 tonnes, it would be a very cool addition to the Zetros with all those functions: I will see what else could work for the truck, and i will investigate something about chassis-mounted implements, such as the crane.
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    I not sure either if there exist a 3643 crew-cab tractor unit, the only ones might be aftermarket modifications like the ones i posted before, by the way, i saw a video too some time ago (might be the same as the one you saw), and that was the moment when i started to like the Zetros, is very cool how they also showed the old L-series truck compared to the Zetros, just as the video says "The legacy continues...":
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    I found a really interesting page about the Eurosatory event of 2016, there are some pretty nice vehicles, including a single-cab Zetros 3643 6x6 tractor unit, the truck has 16.00R20 XZL tires in the front and 24R20.5 XS in the rear axles, it also has 2 spare 16.00 XZL tires and 2 winches with 30t of capacity each, here is the site http://www.ditzj.de/html/en/events/esat2016/esat20164.html and a couple of pictures: There is also a similar unit which was manufactured by a company called Paul Nutzfahrzeuge, it is a 3643 too and has the same tires, the difference are that this one doent have the winches and the fifth wheel, instead it has double cab and a cargo-box here is a picture of it and a video: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f6/11/01/f61101b1cc63e5cdf40dea237be141e3.jpg I must say that your model looks very similar to these ones, is impressive how detailed they are.
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    Dont worry, if you consider that it will improve the model, then it is worth doing it, after all, a model is always in the process of evolving into something better, and about the Jeep, it looks really amazing.
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    This is really cool, i have been following the progress of your model in Facebook for some time and i liked it from the first time i saw it, good scale (matching the 8110), strong design and nice details, the winches are amazing and they actually are realistic because there are some Zetros which use built-in winches; the axles seem strong as well, i am impressed that actually this model could be converted into a 6 wheel steering; the RC tires will make it look great, they match the real life 16.00 R20 53" tall tires, which definitely look good on the Zetros, the chassis seems to be big enough for such big model, you can surely expect some bending and torsional flexibility, but after all it is Lego and not metal, and the truck actually has a incredible torsional flexibility of the chassis, so the model will also have even more realism, the cab looks amazing too, most people would consider that 4 seats is not enough, but it is OK for me because the people which would be in the truck might have some big equipment and gears to transport inside the cab (As i know, this variant of the truck is meant to be used in mining-like logistic operations) and you are able to add some other seats, but seems enough good like that; i must say that the model looks incredibly well, i am amazed how you put so many functions and details in a so compact design, even fake engine, i hope to see some more updates soon, and thank you for sharing.
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    This tank is looking really amazing, i hope to see a video of it soon, so many details, is really great.
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    I didn't knew it, i think that they actually look good, and because they are wider and don't have teeth they might work better for digging small Lego pieces and materials, and they would have more capacity, thus the model would move more material without the needing of speeding up the bucket wheel; and i actually like the color of the clam shell buckets (black), maybe it doesn't suits the yellow-blue-grey pattern of the whole machine, but for some reason i like them, by they way, how is your LDD model coming up so far, have you made any progress on the rear conveyor belt?.
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    That BWE looks really cool, the clam shell buckets actually look good on it, and i imagine that they might enhance the digging ability, i hope to see more videos of it digging some bricks, i like it a lot; by the way, while watching the video i found another one of a Lego Expo in France, and i found another pretty cool BWE, i would like to know more about it but i am not sure if the designer might be a member of this forum, and since this model suits this topic perfectly, i felt it was worth to share, look at minute 1:35
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    The Warthog from Halo?
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