Konajra

Thank you so much! It’s great to hear the Lighthouse is a 'must-buy' for you – that really means a lot with the voting opening soon! Regarding Bob's Old Tugboat: I’m really glad you liked that one! However, because it was a LEGO Ideas submission, I am legally restricted from sharing or selling the instructions for a few years due to the exclusivity agreement. So for now, my focus is entirely on the BDP projects like the Lighthouse and my upcoming entries. Thanks again for the support!

Hi everyone! With the Fan Vote for BDP Series 10 starting in just 4 days (February 9th), I’d like to share my latest project: a Classic Sparkplug Lighthouse. The main challenge was creating a realistic, tapering octagonal tower. I used a mix of "Pythagorean triples" (6-8-10 and 3-4-5) to ensure the angles are exactly 45 degrees, while maintaining a sturdy connection. The walls are mounted on unsing round plate to create that iconic octagonal look. I’ve made a short video to show the lighthouse in action, including the interior details and the rotation mechanism: I would love to hear your thoughts on the construction! If you like what you see, please consider supporting it during the Fan Vote starting February 9th. Thanks for looking!

Thanks to all! And thanks Milan for the move and the front page!

What a great LEGO version!

Thanks everyone! I also like the photos in the dark. I hope I can take some decent photos in the dark. but than the wether should be better.

It's both. I build as a hobby, and on request.

Yes, it is done. I have finnished the Ievolie Amaranth. While I was building the model the ships name changed into Guardian. That's because the contract for the ship went to another shippingcompany. It's now in the hands of Mutltraship. 165 cm long 45 cm wide and 93 cm tall, built with more than 40.000 bricks. fully lit with more than 70 leds. ETV Multraship Guardian by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr ETV Multraship Guardian by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr Wheelhouse LEDs done. by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr Some work on the Guardian. by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr more to see in my flickr album :https://www.flickr.com/photos/konajra/albums/72157648274790716/with/36329029046/

I do not have a complete MLcad file of this one. the 2018 version is based upon the incomplete MLcad file on my site.

Big it is :) but Beat Felber has already built an excellent model of a 5760. I can't top that:)

Thanks, but I think the shovel above is an ugly, ugly UGLY piece of machinery :) first thng will probably be a dumptruck and than a CAT 8200 walking dragline

Thanks. Thanks, I have built of in 2015 but never really finished it. It turned out to be technical disaster. Caterpillar 8200 fully illuminated WIP by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr Slewing was badly engineered and it could not walk any more, because of the total weight But I want to try again this year. I know, I used those on purpose, sometimes the ropes just wind up differently and than the bucket hangs out of line.This way I can keep it horizontal without constantly resetting the cables.

Hello all, I would like to show my latest moc: a Caterpillar electric rope shovel. It is an improved version of my 2014 shovel, which can be found here This one has a better crowd mechanism, a latch free dipper system and it drives a lot smoother. I also redesigned the operatorcabin, superstructure and added almost all the outside lights that are on the real machine. The crowd mechanism of the 2014 model worked like the real machine with ropes. Those worked well untill they broke. That was the point that I took the 2014 version apart. In this one I replaced the rope by a 8 thooth gear and gearrack, which is way better than the rope. It took me about 4 weeks to rebuid it from schratch. Cat 7495 HF 2018 by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr Cat 7495 HF 2018 by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr Cat 7495 HF 2018 by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr CAT 7495 HF by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr CAT 7495 HF by Arjan Oude Kotte, on Flickr Thanks for reading!

I used around 40.000 plates. Thanks. Thank you.

Yes, there was a small part of it there. Thanks.

There are no interiors in the buildings. I would have to make one for the olive green though, because I want to put LEDs inside them to light it up. Without an interior that wouldn't make sense. Thanks for the nice comments, everyone!