BondemandClausen

If you aim for participating in Lego World etc. then i prefer not to modify existing parts, not that i haven't done it, but still i rather not. I look with interest at the post with ideas here, and hope TLG sees them, allthough i know 3D printing is an opportunity you might want to take advantage of. Somehow i am just a bit concerned if 3D printing doesn't devaluates the LEGO Brand. Just a consideration.

I just wish for a 8 tooth gear that can run free, and likewise a 24 tooth. Would expand the possibilities to make compact gearboxes.

My experience with the compressors, is that the new style 6L compressor, creates a bigger resistance, and heats up, probably because of an internal overload valve inside the compressor. And that the old style 5.5L compressor runs more smoothly. If you have one of the old ones, it would be interesting to see the difference between them. Nice, and useful experiment!

Amazing MOC you have created Jeroen. I have one question about the steering. What piece do you use to connect the steering racks on to the ball joint arms at the steering portals on axle 6 and 7. I just can't figure out what it could be, and it would be very useful on the moc i am working on right now. And again, it is a very impressing MOC.

Hi Rune I strongly support your idea, and i think TLG should consider it with an open mind. In my MOC's it would be just what i need to make the last finish. Erland's argument that it is too expensive with light is not water proof. If you can buy LED Christmas chains, with hundreds of bulb's at the prize only 10% or less compared too TLG's 2 LED's, then i think it is only a strategic decision why so few sets have light's. The thing TLG should analyze, now that the numbers of AFOL are growing, is to find out whether there is a market for more Electric applications to the PF series. And your suggestion is most welcome, from my point of view :-) Avanced or not Keep up the good Work with your idea, and don't give it up!!

Superb made Land Rover. I like your solutions and interesting functions. Using the old halfbush as bevel gears is new to me... and the engine... great :-)

I really like the way you try out new tecniques, like the rear suspensions. Stickers are great :-) keep it up.

Really nice truck!

I don't see the point is this topic. Why make a string, with such negative undertone, with only one purpose, to talk down this limited edition. The premises of the competion was clear, and it was free for everyone to enter it. The Winner gave his best efford, and you as fans voted for his contribution, and gave him the opportunity, that many of you might dream of... to get the chance to see you model come true, and be commercialized by TLG itself. I really think its inappropiate to make such string, and the only reason i can see, is that there must be a lot of envy from the narrator of this string.

Hi Ghost Racer. I can see that you use the normal remote control unit http://www.bricklink....asp?P=58122c01, which starts and stops very abruptly. My experience is that if you use the speed remote control http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=64227, you can start and stop the vehicle more smoothly, and prevent gears to break. That is how i did it with my Sugarbeet harvester http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=81575 that weighs 8,4 kg, but still is able to move with a nice speed.

Thanks for your nice comment. Well the wheels is a chapter of its own. During the process of building and devolping, the MOC became heavier and heavier. At some point SO heavy, that the PP Tires slided of the the rims, when taking tight turns. They also flattened out so much it hardly couldn't turn, because of the great friction they hard. So what to do? Pump them up with air?: not possible, would take a valve in the rim, and then i wouldnt even be sure if it worked..! Buy non Lego wheels, or tires?: Not an option for me i guess ;-). Fill up the tires with rubber foam? Not Ideal, but possible! So I figured that out that maybe a 94.4 x 44R tire could fit inside the PP tire. With some efford, I managed to mount the PP upon the 94.4 x 44R, and it really made the soft PP a lot harder, as if it was inflated with air. And now to your question. The reason i have used a PP rim for 94.4 x 44R tires, is to make them wider, similar to the pp tires. They are of course not as wide as PP, but it looked more real, and then the rims where silver coloured the same all over the MOC. And now another trick. Inside the 94.4 x 44R, there is a 81.6 x 38 R Balloon. It was a hard Job, and gave some sore fingers. Thanks, and yes i am very honored, they took my MOC so well. Yes the to rear axles have independent steering from the articulated steering in front. They are powered by a servo, controlled IR by a speed controller, so they can steer in steps. This all made so that it can dogwalk, at both sides, and also steer opposite, and take narrow turns. I have thought about letting it be controlled by a mindstorm, but i really, don't know where to put it. Thanks :-) Yes i took a while to build it. Exactly how long, i don't know, but I mostly build in the wintertime, where there is not so much work to do for me at my farm. The idea of building this MOC, had grown on me for several years, and in the winter 2010 i started. I had the idea that all the PF motors had to be placed in the back, as on the real one. Then drive shafts should have run through the machine to the front. After having build a big "block" with motors and gears, i soon realized that friction and backlash would be a problem. So I turned the idea around, and started placing the motors as close to the things I wanted to them to turn, as possible. Just like hydraulic motors, on the real one. The real one is driven by huge hydraulic motors, who gets their power from several hydraulic pumps, then again powered by a big V8 Mercedes engine with 598 horse powers ( 440 kw). I have had many problems in the process, mostly caused by the weight, that grew, the more I added to the MOC. I had to part the MOC up in the different pieces, and then build them together. I can name some of them: • The articulated steering, and the whole mechanics behind, that also turns the front axle a bit. • The two rear axles......which I have changed at least 10 times... • The conveyor belt that goes around the belly of the machine • The conveyor belt in the tank • The unloading belt • The lifting unit.... actually the part I think was the easiest, and fastest to build • The Cleaning unit • The Cabin, which was the last part i build • and even more.... It is not easy to take it apart, to fix something, but it can be done if necessary. Regarding the numbers of functions, I think I have reached the maximum because unfortunately the IR system, only gives opportunity to handle 8 functions. And I still need TLG to make an PF controlled pneumatic valve, in a size that is considerably smaller than the one I have made with a servo, and a conventionel pneumatic valve. In this link you can see how the MOC developed. Unfortunately i dont have any pics from the early stages. http://upload.bricks...ry.cgi?f=531147 Thanks for the fine words My objective was the whole time, to make it as close to the original, and to have so many functions as possibly. Regarding the instructions, I can't promise that I will make one. But I am trying to rebuild it in SR 3D, but so far I have only made the front axle, after hours of building. The main reason, is to make a part count, because I have no idea how many I have used to build it. I hope these answers are informative enough, but feel free to ask if you are puzzled about functions, or something else. Kindly Bondemand Clausen

Hi Guys. When i had the opportunity to present my MOC for the people from ROPA, they promised me they would make the proper stickers for my MOC with their logo. Now i have mounted them, and i think it fell out pretty well. My local contractor Eskilstrup Maskinstation, who helps me with harvesting both grain and sugarbeets, has also got their logo on my MOC. Check out the pics og the Tiger, with logos here : http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=531136

More News: Extended video, for a better view of the functions: Especially made for Blakbird, and others who thought the first video was a bit short. That is because it was the trailer for this video I hope you will enjoy it.

Hi Blakbird. Thanks for the fine Words, i really appreciate it. About the video you are absolutely right. It is very short, and the functions are shown very quickly, no doubt about that. The reason is, that i was asked by the Danish distributor, to come at show it to the other distributors, so i was in a hurry to make it. My sweet wife, who helped me make the video, had a program in her Ipad, Imovie, where preprogrammed trailers, were installed, with music, and predefined lentgh of the video sequenses. All we had to do, was to replace the pics, and clips, in the trailer, and then the movie was done. But it still took a Whole day, with recording and editing. I promise you, that a longer video will be made as soon as possible, but right now, here in Denmark, the growth season on my farm, are at its highest, so i have a lot to do spraying, collecting stones on the fields, and stuff. I also plan to make a video of my Massey Ferguson Combine harvester, posted years ago here on eurobricks. http://www.eurobrick...assey +ferguson

A Little extra News: I had the honour to demonstrate my sugarbeet harvester for the people from the manufacturing company ROPA, Sittelsdorf in Germany. They held their annual training days for their distributors all over the World, at the Danish distributor, Johannes Mertz, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark. Around 40 people from all over the world, watched me demonstrate the machinery, after they had seen the video. After the presentation, Ropa asked if they could post the video on their, homepage, and facebook page. http://www.ropa-masc...ansportwagen/de https://www.facebook...523277264395385 In addition they have promised me to produce real detailed stickers, for the model, so i have a little job, in measuring, and taking photos of the model again. Greetings to all Bondemand Clausen Smile

Thank you Guys. @Kieran: It weighs 8,4 kg inclusive the transport wagon. When i use normal alkaline batteries, it weighs 200 grams more though. So, yes it is quite heavy, and therefor the steering on the 3. axle, doesn't work well, when it isn't moving. I haven't weighed the load on the axle, but with 4 battery boxes, 5 motors, 5 IR recievers, and especially the unloading elevator, the load is massive on the rear axle. Thanks Again for the nice replies

Thanks for the credit :-) Nothing to hide here... well, i am fascinated by the idea of building in LDD, or other 3D programs. I tried a few times, but i allways found myself getting impatient, and irritated by the amount of time that i had to spend on it, and then even hadn't build anything yet. I think it is mostly because i didn't have the routine in building i 3D. So the method you describe, as the second option, is pretty much how i did it. I lended a sparepart catalogue, that described the whole machine in details, just to get the idea how the technique do function IRL. But 95% of my solutions are my own ideas, because it just wasn't possible to get it to function as IRL. And an uncountable amounts of pics of the machine, that harvest my own sugarbeets, made it possible to get as many details on the modell. I think i have rebuild the wheel axles 8 or 10 times, before i came to how it looks today. So yes it has taken a lot of time, but as the building went on, it got heavier, and then some things were too weak, and had to be rebuild.

Breaking news: Video of the Machinery A special warm thanks, to my sweet wife, Nette, for filming, photographing and editing this little video

Very nice and impressive truck. Many cool functions, and smart ideas.... excellent Work

Yes that is the original color for the Ropa machines. Actually i think they started out being red, but for many years they have been yellow. Can only say it has been very expensive, especially the big rectangle panels. Check out the link for the Ropa Page : http://www.ropa-maschinenbau.de/ No i have not seen that one before now, but i must say it moves very swift, and smart.

@D3K I have to disappoint you. it was not my moc you saw on youtube, because i have never made any video of it... yet. I think you are referring to a french guy, making a similar moc of the Ropa. But i will make a video as soon as possible, i promise :-) Thats the one. No harme done, allthough i must admit that i have been keeping an eye on the net, to see if i was the first to make a Ropa. But i wasn't, and the french one has functions mine doesn't have, so they are both in their own way Unique

Hi all EuroBrick members. More News: A new and extended video is uploaded, for a better view on the functionality of the model. See below in this message: And even more news: Pics with original logos from ROPA. See below in this message: I guess its time for me to go public with a little MOC i have been working on the last 3 winters. I have come so far with it, that it is time for your competent and critical eyes to see it. My MOC is inspired by my work as a farmer in the southern Denmark, where sugar beets are a big crop, with a huge influence on the whole area, concerning jobs, and manufacturing sugar. This is a selfpropelled sugarbeet harvester, Ropa euroTiger V8-4 XL See here for more info on the original: www.ropa-maschinenbau.de/product/de XL is an description, for a 9 row harvester, where a transport wagon belongs to the lifting and leaf topping unit. We don't have a 9 row harvester here in Denmark as far as i know, but the XL model is mainly sold in the Eastern Europe, Russia and Northern America. My sugar beets are harvested by a contracter, who has a 6 row harvester. My model is in approximate scale 1:15 til 1:13 Specifications: Transportposition with transportwagon: Working Position Length: 141 cm Length 94 cm Width: 23 cm Width 29 cm Height: 30 cm Heigth: 38 cm Weight 8,4 kg The model is equipped with following electric components: 5 IR recievers, attached to 4 batteryboxes, with Lithium Ion batteries, for longer durability, and less weight. Engines for lifting and cleaning: 1 L-Motor to drive the lifting unit and leaf topper, 1 M-Motor to drive the conveying belt under the front axle, roulettes, og and the conveying belt around the machinen. 1 Micro motor to drive the auger in the beet tank. Is controlled by a speedcontroller, for variable speed. Motors for driving momentum: 2 XL motors for 1. og 2. axle 1 L- motor for 3. axle. Controlled through two separate IR recievers, each connected to two different batteryboxes, to avoid the overheating of the fuse in the batteybox. A speed controller is controlling the speed. Motors for steering: 1 M-motor for the articulated steering in front. 1 servomotor for the 2 rear axles, controlled by a speed controller, so the steering point kan be hold permanent in steps. Normal steering left and right, and dogwalk is options, like the original. Motors for folding/ unfolding the unloading elevator: 1 M- motor for folding/ unfolding the outer part of the elevator. 2 M-motors for lifting/ lowering the elevator. Conveyors: 1 L-Motor to drive the two conveyors in the beet tank, and the conveyor on the elevator. Engine hausing: 1 L- motor for driving the 4 double pneumatic pump, and the impotant V8'er. 1 servomotor for controlling a pneumatic valve, to lift/lowering the lifting unit in front. Light so far: 4x2 PF Light at the top of the cabin 1x2 PF Light in the front 1x2 PF Light at the back of the harvester. 1X2 PF light at the back of the transport wagon. Additional ligtht is planned when the LUG bulk order arrives, 9x2 PF light around the machine for work light. There are two normal IR- controllers, and two IR speed controllers, to control the big show: Pneumatic System: There is a pressure controlled switch, that stops the motor activating the pneumatic pump, when the pressure level reach a certain level. There is also three manuel Pneumatic valves: One to lift the leaf topper, making it able to hang on the transport wagon. One to lift/ lowering the conveying belt around the machine, from transport to working positiontank One to lift and lowering the safety guard, on both side of the conveying belt, and the auger in the beet I have uploaded HD pics on brickshelf.com. Try the Link http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=526354 Breaking News: Video of the Machinery More news: Extended video. Even More news: Pics with original logos from Ropa: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=531136 A special varm thanks, to my sweet wife, who has filmed and edited these videos. All the best from BondemandClausen. :-)

I have just tried to order it from the TLG sparepart department in Denmark. Allthough it looked like i could order it, for around 1 US dollar, i got a mail from TLG today, that they do not produce them any more, and they are out of stock. So if you need the part, Bricklink is the only way. The solution above should do the job :-)

If you are lookin for rims in chrome style i am sure you can find it on Bricklink. I know that there is a store that fabricates and sells them. I have no shares in the store and have never traded with them, but they can be found.

Just a little comment on the issue. If you use the 94.8x44 R www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=54120 on the silver rim as shown above, you will get i wider wheel, than with the rim normally fitting 54120. The diameter gets smaller allthough.