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Metallic colored.

Those are nice . But there's a picture a came across that's also quite interesting (same source as the pictures from paul) Take a look at the steering, especially how the steering rack is connected to the steering arm .

Thanks, I'm still working a bit on the website now. But it's in the air . EDIT: the url of you isn't working properly .

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My TowTruck was inspired by the models of Ingmar. And in my opinion building from inspiration is much more fun than building from instructions. As mahjqa says, making instructions is very time consuming, especially a model the size of Ingmars.

I'm from holland to. I know quite a few Technic builders in holland, and I think there's plenty to go round with . Especially the lowlug forum helps a lot for builders in the Netherlands.

WOW! This was an amazing story to read, I've got so much respect for you. Keep up the good work .

Looks amazing!

Amazing

The sping piece is directly attachted to the m motor, I know stalling isn't very healty. But driving the buggy strait flat out is much more fun than making a corner .

Some rather special photo's of my dune buggy. The underground is created by broken ice wich I took out of the pond. Of course the buggy won't be able to cross such a surface, but I thought it would look nice. Flickr

Return to center: I just love those hockey springs . Battery lifetime: it depends, usually its about half an hour to 45 min. witch isn't bad at all I think.

@jacobkristensen, The front axle steers with a return to center system. @Sam42, the unimog wheels have a lot of grip, good for a driven axle but bad for a non driven steered one. For the front wheels I needed some big tires that don't have to much grip, since this would create resistance that would slow the buggy down. This leaves me with the old tires. How is it possible to get 2 posts with one click?

@jacobkristensen, The front axle steers with a return to center system. @Sam42, the unimog wheels have a lot of grip, good for a driven axle but bad for a non driven steered one. For the front wheels I needed some big tires that don't have to much grip, since this would create resistance that would slow the buggy down. This leaves me with the old tires.

My new creation, just and only build for speed . I started with this model after realizing that the tracks on my tracked jeep really took a lot of power, wheels would be so much better. So after ripping of the tracks and adding a new front axle with steering I tested the "thing" created, It worked . But, of course, it was hideous. This forced me to take the model apart and start all over again, leaving this buggy for you guys. The model contains: 2 rechargeable battery boxes 2 RC motors Full suspension

I think the tower is to big and to far from the cabin.

No there isn't, indeed the paint wont last long . I came up with this design because the side panels were a bit annoying, always in the way. So I used them as stabilizers themselves.

That chassis indeed has full suspension. Tho it is more for the looks since it is way to stiff to really work

As a request. Flickr set

I'm using lego to keep the speaker wires of my stereo together and at a useful height (just meaning not on the ground ).

BobBongo1895, more creations of mine can always be found at my flickr gallery

My favorite winter model is my own PistenBully

Just one, LINK No the 2nd axle can't be lifted, the switch for the Wheel Lift isn't for the 2nd axle its for the "arm" that lifts up the towed vehicle. I'm sorry English isn't my mother tongue, in fact I'm from Holland.

And now I've made much better pictures, have a look. Detailed interior: Suspension on all axles: Stabilizers: Powerful crane: Control's (non IR): And a word or two about the functions: The tow truck is half IR and half control'd by switches as seen in the pictures above. The IR functions are: - Drive (back/forward, steering) Axle 1 and 2 are steered Axle 3 and 4 are driven - Crane (all components) Manually we have a motorized compressor witch powers the stabilizers and the yoke. A switch for general lights and one for the warning lights, then there's a fourth switch for the wheel lift. Non motorized are opening doors and hood, and full solid axle suspension on all of the axles. General: - 70 cm long - 16 cm wide - 22 cm tall (boom down) - 79 cm tall (boom up) - 5.5 kg of lego - 2 XL motors - 7 M motors - 4 PF lights - 5 Light bulbs - Almost 8 meters of electrical wire - 1 compressor pump (new style) - 3 pneumatic switches - 7 pneumatic cylinders And that's it for this long long post. Full flickr set