timslegos

Be careful, not all lenses become sharper as you decrease aperture, some can even lose sharpness. The sweat spot on most lenses is usually around f16. Great looking photos though, the extra light really seemed to make a difference! tim

Wow that will be one giant truck if you end up building it. Cant wait! tim

You used some very interesting techniques there in the back there. Definitely one of my favorite entries so far. tim

Nice detail on the hood, it really adds to the model a lot. tim

Those are some great looking trucks! I would love to see some more pictures and a video of them driving. tim

Thank you! I only made minor exposure and color changes. I completely understand the look you are going for, and I must say it looks great! tim

Impressive steering lock, and nice lines too. tim

I think its more of a personal preference. I know that on the lens I primarily shoot with the sweet spot is around f9 or so. Any smaller and the image does not get sharper, and only slows down the shutter speed. I would rather save the time and shoot handheld. I was finally able to put my photographic knowledge into practice with the pictures for the trophy truck and I really like how they came out. Let me know what you think. tim

I usually dont shoot with a tripod because of how long it takes to setup each shoot. I prefer handheld with an onboard flash bounced off the ceiling. I also shoot in the basement so the lighting does not change, therefore I shoot manual so that there will be absolutely no difference in exposure between shots. ISO 200 allows for a high enough shutter speed so there is no motion blur. tim

I would say using f22 is overkill. On many lenses, the shaprness and depth of field actually decreases once you go past a certain f stop. Each lens has its own sweat spot but often anything over f16 can actually hurt the picture. With the setup you have blakbird, you should be able to do f10 iso 200 and the shutter should be anywhere from 150-320 or something like that. It takes a lot of patience to get right, but the photos will look great once you get the setup complete. tim

Immediately recognizable, cant wait to see the final video. tim

Very impressive speed given the weight of the cab, great design. tim

Wow the curves are simply incredible, nice work piecing it all together. tim

Wow that is one large truck, it'll be interesting to see how it drives. tim

Great looking dozer on such a small scale! tim

For my latest presentation I used a very cheap but effective setup. For the white back ground I used a white sheet and for the flash I used this $70 manual flash: http://www.amazon.com/Yongnuo-YN560-III-USA-Speedlite-Integrated-Receiver/dp/B00I44F5LS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409087073&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=yuguno+yn+160+iii Using my t4i I set the mode to manual and took some shots to test the exposure. I tried to get as much in camera as possible so I made sure the white background was peaking. With the flash on full, my settings were around 1/125 shutter and f8.0 for aperture, and ISO 100 or maybe 200. I shot in raw and finished painting some stuff out in lightroom as well as made some slight adjustments. In my opinion the photos look great and it was accomplished using very cheap equipment! Unfortunately Brickshelf is down at the moment so I cannot link to these pictures, sorry! Tim

Very interesting technic used here with the two actuators, micework. Tim

Thank you again for the good luck wishes. I am dual majoring product design and mechanical engineering. Working at Lego would be a dream! Tim

Wow that was one of my goals for the year, thank you I am honored! Tim

Thanks for all the kind words! Yes the pneumatic cylinders were used as dampeners. tim

Hello again, Today I present to you my final MOC before I begin college. At the beginning of the summer I had some trouble with the custom battery in this model so I had moved on to the corvette. Unfortunately I did not finish the corvette in time, but I did resolve the battery issue in this truck. This small scale trophy truck was constructed off the guidelines given for the real life truck. These trucks are massive, with 39 inch tires, and suspension travels of 24-28 inches in the front and almost 30 inches in the rear. The wheelbase is about 125 inches long and 93 inches wide. The somewhat light and agile body is paired up with a 700+ horsepower motor, making for one very fast vehicle. My goals in this model were speed and long suspension travel. In order to overcome the battery pack limitations, I purchased one of z3_2drive's custom batteries and receivers. This rechargeable battery really packs a punch. Drive is powered by a buggy motor and the steering by the servo motor. Now time for some photos! In an attempt to make the model stick out even more, I used the very unique blue panels from the 41999 BOSS Crawler. Though it did pose some limitations in the bodywork, I think it looks really, really cool. I also really like how the back turned out. Though the real trucks often do not have lights in the back, they certainly help to dress it up. The spare tires and the grill hide the rechargeable battery. Here you can see the large suspension travel in the back. Trophy trucks usually have 4-link suspension in the rear, which is what I emulated here. Just like the real trucks the rear suspension is dampened. For my model, I used the old pneumatic cylinders with only one port at the bottom. You can also barely see the battery hang down from above. Here you can see the underbelly, I am starting to get the hang of building studless! And the video, one of my bests to date. And more pictures: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=546838 I hope you enjoyed looking at this model as I had making and driving it. As I am leaving for college tomorrow without my legos, there will be no more creations until winter break. I will continue to lurk though! Regads, Tim

Great looking crane, and its in RED! Nice job making such smooth surfaces and transitions. tim

Great looking car, the bodywork is outstanding. Nice video too. tim

I love the chrome and black combo, nice work! tim

Great build, looking forward to seeing how it runs! tim