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Wow! I was afraid replacing the System would destroy this model, but it still looks great!

I love your geartrain for the outriggers! You're using two unusual gears in there with the 14T (A personal favorite part of mine) and the 20T idler to make a very clever, compact mechanism.

Amazing MOC! Those outriggers look much more substantial.

I think I did something similar when I built the set, and then, just for kicks, I slapped a couple buggy motors on the sides and made a bizarre hybrid. It was a nightmare running both pu and pf simultaneously, but it was never supposed to be a good idea!

I did it the same way @johnnymmentioned, with the 20t single bevel idler gear inside it. The profile fits nicely!

Looks like a rip-off of this MOC, courtesy of that rascally MouldKing: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-19349/peteria/lr-13000-crawler-crane/#details

I've done a design like that before in very high-powered models, with an extra 12T gear at the back as an idler, making a full square of gears to distribute the forces.

I'm happy to see some progress! That's an unusual differential lock you've got there! I've never seen those Bohrok eyes used to shift driving rings before, and it's not common to see both sides of the differential have their own driving ring. Really you'd just need one side to have the driving ring, and just lock its axle to a fixed gear on the other side, but your design does look a bit more efficient when unlocked, because the locking shaft would be undriven.

And 2008 didn't really have anything in the price range of 2005-2007 or 2009-present

Very impressive! I love the fact that you used the Control+ electronics for it rather than the Mindstorms ones; C+ seems to have most of the programmability of Mindstorms, but its inclusion in so many sets that don't need its programmability make it cheap!

Calipers that would slot into the hubs? That'd be interesting to see!

Yeah, this thing is sweet! Massive functionality, and good looks. I do think it looked a bit more refined before you added the rotating cab, with the pneumatic outriggers, but I think this unique function is worth it. If possible, I'd like to see the outriggers appearance change a bit, though. The arm itself on them looks a little too simple, so if you could add a foot or something, I think it would look better.

For 99% of models you'll be right, but having a larger gap between rim and disc will allow for more options to make the brakes functional, which could be neat to see in MOCs. I tried once with Porsche rims in a model, but it was very challenging and didn't work great. This could at least be a side advantage of the disadvantage!

It's possible, but I think it's more likely that those black spots are just decoration on the rim itself, representing the five lug nuts on the real car.

At this point, I wouldn't expect it to end up as a limited edition. It seems like bad business sense for Lego, and would just be a break from tradition. Sometimes we hear a lot of strange things in early leaks, and I wonder if this might be one of them. It sounds like the real car is a limited edition of 599, could confusion have come from that? Who knows, though!

Looks like the roof might be made of the same part in black. Also these in lbg!

I'm back with the third installment in my drivetrain model series, in which I build interesting drivetrains, without the annoyance of putting bodies around them! For this one, I modeled the drivetrain of the Ford Raptor pickup truck, which allowed me to do a few interesting things. For one, this truck has a ten-speed transmission, which would be a challenge to replicate. Additionally, it has an unusual 4WD transfer case, allowing for RWD, AWD, and 4WD modes, with the AWD allowing some slip to the front half despite lacking a central differential, and with the 4WD locking it up completely. Finally, it has a Torsen limited-slip central differential, which I've been wanting to put in a model for a while. In the end, my model has these features: V6 piston engine, with an unusual build to allow for a 60 degree cylinder bank, and driven by a PF L-motor 12+4R sequential transmission. There's several gears more than necessary, but you can always ignore those and pretend it's a 10+R like the real truck. Strangely, it's actually easier to build it with the extra gears. Hi-Lo transfer case RWD/AWD/4WD transfer case Torsen front differential Images at: https://bricksafe.com/pages/2GodBDGlory/ford-raptor-drivetrain-model Let me know how you like the new format I'm trying here, with a bullet-point outline with more details and images in spoiler boxes. It seems neat and simple to me, so it might be what I do going forward. Overall, I was happy that everything worked nicely, and it was overall a pretty painless build that allowed me to try out some fun mechanical concepts!

3. Compact Mobile Crane Functions: Steering-wheel linked front wheel steering Two-function distribution gearbox, with inputs below the turntable and outputs above Manual synchronized outrigger extension and lowering with knob Manual superstructure slewing with knob Manual winch with knob Manual boom lift with knob, through distribution gearbox Manual boom extension (two extending stages) with knob, through distribution gearbox Dimensions: W x L x H: 13 x 48 x 16 = 9984 cubic studs

Yeah, perhaps. There is a difference between allowing commercially available, refined non-Lego alternatives and willingness to use just anything. Think Buwizz versus a hand-soldered custom battery rubber-banded to a liftarm, or 7L pliftarms versus rough 3D-printed parts. I guess the difference here isn't so much one of principle, rather just a preference for having everything look professional! And to be fair, I've got a pair of AliExpress buggy motors myself, and I've never filed that down (though I never realized it was a problem), and refrained from cutting out part of the housing to fit a large motorcycle tire inside it, though I was tempted.

Easy problem to fix with a file, I guess, once you depart from the path of purity!

The adjustable width is very interesting! What would that be used for in real life?

Very clean looking!

Yeah, the boom is really nice! It looks strong, and the half-stud sides help keep it compact.

From the AFOL's stand point, you're right, there is no point in continuing the bevel version where it isn't needed. After all, we've got heaps of the old ones we can use whenever we need the bevels, and there's enough supply that they should remain cheap indefinitely on Bricklink, no matter how little they get used in sets going forward. The only issue I see is for people building from a more limited supply of bricks. Switching to less versatile gears would be a pain for young builders working from only a few sets, and also be annoying to AFOLs building B/C models for sets.

I was just taking a look at the Bricklink inventory of the old Black Cat Model Team truck (5571), and I noticed something strange. I'd always assumed that that set used the same 62.4x20mm tires that are common these days, in, for example, the 42043 Arocs. However, it turns out that while they look very similar, they are actually slightly bigger, at 68.8x24 mm, and have their own slightly different rim. These old tires only appear in this truck and the 5563 Racing Truck Model Team set, and are quite expensive (I suppose because of the desirability of the 5571 set). I was very surprised to realize that I had never heard of these tires, and so I checked out Sariel's wheel chart, and found that the old one was nowhere to be found, so I guess I'm not quite as ignorant as I thought. Are any of you folks aware of these tires? Have they ever come in handy on a MOC? Old^ New^