Ngoc Nguyen

Hi. Sorry for the late reply. 1) The second version is better because the gears are braced from both sides. 2) Yes. Yes. I've just added them to the first post. Required additional parts for the gearing mod: - 3x 8z gears, part number 10928 - 2x 5L thin liftarm with axle holes, part number 11478. Required additional parts for the torque mod: - 1x 3L liftarm, part number 32523. - 2x 20z gear, part number 32269 - 1x 2L pin connector, part number 62462 - 2x Pinhole with pins on both sides, part number 87082 - 2x Half bush, part number 4265c - 2x 2L axle connector, part number 6538c - 2x 6L axle, part number 3706

TLG: laughs in one-time-use specialized piece

There will be an instruction and it will be free. Too bad it's already disassembled. I don't have any proper filming instruments and a proper white background to produce any video. The only motorized function that the Chinook has is the spinning blades, so I guess it's not a major loss. The Chinook was considered finished for a week, and I really wanted to disassemble and moved on to the Sikorsky. I only kept it in its original state because I had to wait for the photoshoot. Maybe later I'll record a designer video to show the function and talk about the design process. There will most likely be no gearbox. The Chinook fuselage has a 7L width and 7L height and already has no space for a gearbox. The Sikorsky fuselage is even smaller: 7L width and 6L height.

I use the #21 and #22 panels for the rear rotor blades.

I took the Chinook out for a photoshoot today. There are gonna be 9 photos. And this is the last time the Chinook is seen built with the Osprey parts. It will be disassembled for the assembly of the second alternative model of the 42113 and will be reborn later with parts ordered from Bricklink. What's the next alternative model? The alternative model of a of a military transport aircraft should be another military transport aircraft, of course! In this case, the Sikorsky CH53 King Stallion! Given the disparity between original intents and final designs for the Chinook, I'm gonna start off with modest expectations this time. Functions that are guaranteed to appear: - Motorized rotors - Manual rear ramps Functions that can appear: - Landing wheel retraction - Tail fold The tail fold function is probably a distinctive feature of this helicopter line. However, designing this will be a major challenge, because, first it folds diagonally, and second a motorized drivetrain needs to pass through the tail to power the tail rotor. Let's see how it goes. Scale: That's it for this time. Next update coming soon.

We all fell for the prank. Dammit. Another source says 3854 parts.

Then it'd better have a 8043 or 42070 gearbox.

6898 pieces, 1 hub, 4 motor. Either it has a 8043 distribution gearbox, or TLG has gotta be kidding me! Why cant it have two hubs and 6 motors? Who would need that many parts for a dozer?

Given the orientation of the seat, I'd call this a FRONT-hoe. Or just a digger.

B model is a quad tracked articulated digger.

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Some unusual linkages to create the slope in the rear rotor housing within the confined space of 1x1x4 studs between the two 5x11 tapered panels. The instruction is complete.

I like this Chinook so much I want to have a separate model after I reassemble the Osprey. So I created a digital build and made some changes so that it can be built with current parts. The biggest change is the switch from Orange to Bright Orange, as the latter has all the required panels. Because of that I did some changes in the front. I also changed the rear wheel's structure to accommodate the 3x7 DBG panels instead of the 3x5 DBG panels in the original build, which is not available outside the Osprey. I think I'm gonna drop the howitzer part because I feel like I'm done with this model. I will take it out for a photoshoot next week and I'll probably be done.

Not sure if anyone remembers, but very first set in the midscale 49.5-tire line is actually not 42078...

Update: The main model is pretty much finished now. Photos are coming later. Since the blades and the dumb battery box will be available soon, I'm gonna start building this in Stud.io as well. Hopefully an instruction will follow. Meanwhile, I'm gonna start building an auxiliary model to illustrate the transport capability of the Chinook and increase playability. A Google Image search for the Chinook returns quite a number of that helicopter transporting something with a sling load. The transported objects that appear most frequently are jeeps and howitzers. The 42113 set has 8 wheels and 6 tires, and 6 wheels + 6 tires have been used in the main model. So I'm gonna use the remaining two wheels to build a howitzer. Building the howitzer should be straightforward. What I'm concerned with at the moment is the lack of strings. The original 42113 doesn't have a string, and I want my model to be strictly a B model, which means no outside part. I'm thinking of using 15L liftarms as strings. Thanks for the input. I've settled with that face.

I'm torn between these two faces. I need your opinion. This is the first face. What I like about the first face is that it has the two orange side panels that serve both as accents and mimics of the real side slant on the cockpit. However the general shape is not clearly defined, and at a quick glance the cabin looks like it has empty holes. This is the second face. What I like about the second one is that it has a clearly defined nose, and that the surrounding area is better reinforced. What I slightly don't like is that it doesn't have the two orange side accents. The osprey is severely limited in terms of Orange parts. The only orange liftarms it has are 2 L-shaped liftarms, and 1 5L liftarm. The remaining orange parts are only panels and some system pieces. I'm leaning toward the second face at the moment. What's your pick?

With flex axle

New face

You are right! It's not that the rear rotor is designed to be below the front rotors, it's just that the rear blades sag. The blades start out sagging, but as they rotate, they become more less sagging and more horizontal. There are two linear clutches in the drive axle, so I even if I put the blades in that position they will become off position anyway. The blades spin really fast even after a gear reduction, so I can't remove the linear clutches.

There's something I still don't get about the real aircraft. I hope someone can clarify it for me. Some photos show that the rear rotor droop lower than the front one. Others show that the rear one should be above the front one. Why are there two configurations? Which one is the official one?

Indeed it is smaller than the Osprey. Making this bigger will make the blades disproportionate. At this scale the blades already have to be extended.

Building the Osprey 42113

Interior: This thing also has a marriage step during the build. @chlego @Gumalca You can see that there is no space left for a gearbox. If I ditch the rear transport space perhaps there will be space for one, but I don't want to do so.