1980SomethingSpaceGuy

New image links since the previous ones got reset by OneDrive...

What a beautiful build! So much detail, I'd be gazing at it same as the kid..

Hi @gijutsu-san96! Sorry about the dead links; OneDrive has reset all shared links a couple years ago. Here's some updated ones:

Cute little truck and nice to see you in, Mr. Wig!

This looks nice! But I agree with @gyenesvi; a brighter color would do it more justice...

Yes, thought the same. But I'm at 65g with engine, trigger mechanism and rotor blades, so I should be fine.

Thanks @Jurss! Checking every detail of this truck, I noticed this which I find pretty odd: On to the chopper now... At that scale, I won't be able to implement rotor or blade angle controls. As a feature, my idea is to use a pull-back motor and devise trigger mechanism to "launch" the thing. That's what I've been working on yesterday. (rotor and bevels are just placeholders) I had my kids test it this morning; it's a bit overbuilt but it proved to be perfectly reliable so I'm fine with that.

It's quite tight indeed, but I also get the frustration of seeing the steering wheel that close to the steering mechanism and not being actuated... Maybe you can link that axle to the steering wheel with a rubber band or a liftarm?

I reworked the frame and A-pillars and managed to save just enough weight for seats and steering wheel. The chassis is has bit more flex and the steering wheel of course has to be fake, but I think it was worth it. Adding these brought me to 305g. I spent hours tweaking to save the last grams, but finally got it.

Happy to see you join the party, @Jurss! Orange fun? Some would think KTM... Looking forward your progress on this duo!

100g for cab and details definitely was not much. Here's what I could do: It feels pretty hollow but I think there's the strict minimum design features to recognize the 5590. I weighted the model rather often during the build and it was slightly over 300g at some point. Surprisingly, I quite enjoyed the "what can I remove now?" game, in the end.

That's the idea right now; remove everything that's not required. The front end as it was above was more of a placeholder; the way it is attached to the chassis is already gone. Those panels for the fifth wheel are in fact quite light for their size, @Jundis, and they add considerable strength at a critical spot. The front ones will most likely be replaced when the cabin is added, but the rear ones do a nice work shaping the tail I think. I won't be able to turn rear wheels around, @Jurss, because I need a stronger wheel attachment than only the small bevels inside the differential. This is the only way to minimize track width while still having an actual bush to retain the axle. I can remove the external half bushes themselves, which I will do if I must, but they almost weight nothing. Indeed, @1gor, the idea is something like: Anyway, thanks a lot for your suggestions, mates; I'll need a lot more ideas to sort the incoming challenges of a 100g cab so any is warmly welcome!

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys! First, front tires were meant to be narrower. For realism to begin with. But indeed, they are not that much lighter. I considered smaller tires and thus a smaller scale, but then the diffs won't fit. And they're the main feature. I considered a single rear axle, but then I'd lose most of the accuracy to the original and the chassis would end up looking too much like a car's. So I decided to push with this and instead try and save weight wherever I could. My plan now is to focus on the mechanical aspects: double diff fake V6 steering And to mockup the general shape of the cabin with a wireframe, old Technic style. This should allow for decent size and mechanical complexity while still matching the weight target. Here's what I have now; all features working fine, about 200g: Let's see what body I can get with 100g of good ol' ABS..

Hi there! For this TC, I want to ride down memory lane once again and reboot this one: Truck and helicopter would fit the theme, I'll decide what I do about the trailer later... I've started working on the chassis, but it's already over 150g, so I might need to reconsider. Anyway, this is it for now; thanks for watching!

My daughter is in the Friends target age range. She loves those minidolls. And she's not got into the cartoon episodes yet... Indeed the color palette is painfully big and flashy and the dolls lack versatility, but at least accessories are still compatible with minifigs. Altogether, I totally agree with you; once you get over the downsides, Friends is in fact quite an interesting theme.