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  1. mpj
    Many functions well packed in a small moc. Very well done!
  2. mpj
    I like it a lot! I have already seen it on Istagram, I really like your mocs, and also your pictures/video are very well done. As somebody else said, the steering system is very clever - maybe the rear wheels steer a little to much? Unimog wheels are too big for this model, you should change scale if you want to use them. In my opinion you should add some stickers to complete the overall look
  3. mpj
    Looks interesting, but maybe it requires some more space? I'm more interested in keeping "unalterated" the external look of the model, that was my task in this MOD!
  4. mpj
    Good job so far! I think you are doing a very professional job, looks like an official set. Concerning the manual pump, consider an extension hose, so you can handle and operate the pump "far away" from the model. And concerning the motorised pump... the counterweight is the only place! Try and retry, until it will fit. You can maybe enlarge the counyerweight a little
  5. mpj
    Only the cross hole looks to be a little different.
  6. mpj
    Surely the small pump with a M motor is slow because the air pressure is low and the weight to move is quite "heavy". Keep us updated with your progress!
  7. mpj
    I put everything in the counterweight, motor, pump and battery box. I removed the fake electric motor, there is enough space there. Then I removed the motor and battery box, and replaced the small pump with the manual pump. It is always located in the counterweight, but there is a longer tube, so I can hold the pump at a distance. Manual pressure is much more "under control" in my opinion. The motorised pump is slower!
  8. mpj
    It looks the release date is 2019-8 for both!
  9. mpj
    Brilliant!
  10. mpj
    I agree with you for the limited bucket movement (only "closure" with the arm down, like in this photo) but not for the arm movement, which is very close to the real. I worked about 1 month on bucket range, and this was the best compromise between "close" and "open". Good luck with your wheel loader!
  11. mpj
    Yes, I considered also those tyres, but they are too big for this model in this scale. Also the "agricultural" pattern is not really suitable for this wheel loader!
  12. mpj
    It is this one https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32271#T=C
  13. mpj
    I've tried them as first choice, but they looked too "smooth" for this wheel loader. Thanks everybody for the nice comments
  14. mpj
    Very well done!
  15. mpj
    Hello! In march I completed my latest Moc, and today I took some photos. It's a wheel loader Volvo L 350H in 1.22 scale. It is an updated version of L 350G by Lego, which I used as parts pack. The bucket is in 1.22 scale, so I decided to build in this scale. I used XL motor for driving, and M motor for steering, by 2 mini LAs. Arm and bucket are controlled by L and M motors, and they have quite good movement range. Battery box and receivers are inside the bonnet. The tyres are third party, 96mm diameter. Sticker are home made! I hope you like it!
  16. mpj
    Oh sorry! In this case, you don't have the small blue pump, but the big manual pump. Same system, but manual and not motorised.
  17. mpj
    In my model I used: 2 "large cylinder" (boom and rise the back) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=19467c01#T=C 2 "medium cylinder" (bucket and counteweight) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2793c01#T=C 1 pump https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=19482c01#T=C&C=7 4 valves (switches) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4694cc01#T=C If you have the 42043, you have most of the required parts. Did you build the 42043? The system you find in this Zeux is more or less the same!
  18. mpj
    Hello! I don't have any instructions, but basically I just replaced linear actuators with pneumatics, adjusting pivot points where needed, to obtain a good movement range. At the moment, the model doesn't have the motorised pump anymore. I replaced it with a manual pump (more accurate pression).
  19. mpj
    It is more likely 1.17 scale. I like it, the cab is very recognisable, especially in orange. I also like the body and the modularity, it is something I'm gonna add in my next trucks. Well done!
  20. mpj
    Theorically the 2 joysticks will control also the turret rotation (as in the real machine) and we suppose that turret rotation is connected to the hub in the undercarriage, so with 2 thumbs you should control functions connected to 2 different hubs.
  21. mpj
    I like it very much. The shape, the colour scheme, the futuristic look. How did you built the rims?
  22. mpj
    I see that in the last days TLG is releasing images of many summer sets (city, star wars, ninjago, Harry potter...). So can we expect something also for Technic??
  23. mpj
    I think we all have our own feelings and thoughts. I forgot about old sets with many motors – in general I think there was a tendency to reduce costs and insert only 1 or 2 motors per set. The 8043 is absolutely unplayable in my opinion. When you operate an excavator you must move the arm and turret in the same time, and switch the gearbox every time you need to rotate the turret is not a good thing. The building was very enjoyable and the engineering inside the model is at a very high level. But playability is simply unacceptable for me. And that’s the reason there was the “ultimate 8043 mod” with 6 motors. I must confess that I build mocs just to re-create real machines and functions as more accurately as possible, but at the end I play with them… 10 minutes in a year!
  24. mpj
    Yes, I think only the 42030 had all the functions simultaneously. In all the other sets there is a minimized number of motors and a lot of gearboxes, so you must operate one function per time. Here 7 motors and 7 functions, somebody will not be happy, but most of the mocs are done like this because they are way more playable like the real machines!
  25. mpj
    Also the boom must be loaded on trucks. Just look on Google images
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