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Tahnks, mate! The visible part of the mechanism is mainly taken from TLG set 8071. I just had to simplify the "underwear", because the original gearbox was way too big for my little truck In my version you can operate the lifting mechanism from both sides to make it more playable and faster. Therefore I had to move the knob for rotating the boom to the back while keeping steering at the top of the cab, unlike in set 8071. In case I might want to move the HOG from cab top to the back, i used a flipflop L-beam as shown in the pic below, to have a hole for the according longitudinal axle. But in the end the HOG on top of the cab works really well, even when the boom is folded down, so I kept it there. May I expect your cherry picker in MACK scale too? I really can't wait to see yours!

Thank you very much. In reality the whole front end looks even better than on the pictures, especially in combination with the front bumper. That nose and the cab can easily be a base for a generic American pickup truck.

Lift Bucket Truck https://bricksafe.com/pages/XTN/garage/lightduty/bucket It features: HOG steering openable hood and doors fake engine driven by differential from rear axle rotatable and foldable lift arm fold-out supports openable storage comparments with space of 3x3x2 studs attachable bull bar I was always a big fan of the front end of the 42075 First Responder, so I adopted that part for my light duty tow truck and parts of it for this new bucket truck too. I just closed some gaps, changed the hinge points for the hood and created a new bumper. Now it resembles the look of modern American light duty trucks. The lifting function of the arm is inspired by 8071. The supports can be folded out and are self-locking. The main functions (bucket lifting, arm turning, supports) are marked by yellow elements. And of course it's in "MACK scale". I hope you enjoy.

Thank you very much. I'm so overwhelmed by your positive feedback, especially because this vehicle has been a passion project I've had in my mind for a long time. The POC for the front fascia was sitting in a box for months, but the release of the Bronco and its fender pieces gave me the final push to start on this project. So happy TLG sells the Bronco in red. Btw there's another exclusive part from the Bronco that made it into the fire engine. Look at how smooth connector#7 follows the shape of the curved panels in the roof. So satisfying...

Thank you very much. Well, I dunno if it is that "many". Tbh, I'm always short on parts. Then I spend a lot of time finding compromises for building solutions or swapping parts from my existing vehicles, if e. g. I need a part in a certain colour. You remember my car transporter trailer? In the beginning it wasn't supposed to be blue, but at that time when I needed 10 3x11 panels of the same colour, blue was the only way to go. For refilling my parts stock, I choose carefully which sets I buy. Some of them even more than once, if they are good parts packs, like the 42078 Mack, the 42098 Car Transporter, the 42108 Crane, the 42128 Rotator and recently the 42213 Bronco. In individual cases I have also ordered from PaB, for example the narrow truck tires or recently a handful of rounded panels for the fire engine. The good thing is that this way you always have an answer to the question of what you want for your birthday.

Thank you very much. Maybe you also like my latest addition to the garage: 1970 American LaFrance 900 Series "Pumper" Fire Engine [MOC] More details here:

It has been on my mind for sooo long, but only the Bronco fenders made it possible: 1970 American LaFrance 900 Series "Pumper" Fire Engine American LaFrance Pumper - Bricksafe It features: HOG steering with reduction fake V6 engine openable doors for driver and co-driver openable storage compartments: 2 * 4x2 studs, 4 * 3x4 studs ladder, hoses, fire extinguishers, axes, boxes (fit in the compartments, can be filled with all kinds of fire fighters' equipment) It's in "MACK" scale, like most 15 studs wide trucks. As said before, it heavily benefits from the new fender pieces from the Bronco. The only downside is, that the inner arches are available in black only. If they come in red or lbg, these are the ones I will swap. At first I was afraid, that the mounting point one stud inwards, compared to without the additional inner arch, might make the wheels collide with the chassis when turning. But everything works fine with the narrower truck tires. I will use these too to equip the rear axle with twin tires, but I need to order some first. Here are some more details: Thanks for reading. If you like it, you can find more pics on my bricksafe page American LaFrance Pumper - Bricksafe

Western Star 49X with log trailer WS 49X Log Trailer - Bricksafe Just in time for the end of the holidays, I was able to complete another project close to my heart. This is the complete overhaul of my logging truck. For a long time, the tractor unit was a conversion of @M_longer's Mack Granite with the same tail as my K100, and the semi-trailer was just a collection of spare parts from the Mack era... I got inspiration for the headlights from LEGO MOC Western Star 49X by Ronald_Rumf | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO and this has hit me that hard, that I knew this was the model I need to build in Mack scale. Now I present to you my all-new Western Star 49X tri-axle daycab with log trailer. It features: HOG steering with reduction fake inline-six engine driven by axle 3 and 4 via differentials a lift axle openable hood and doors... the hood opens in 49X style with the grille remaining upright a cool liftarm-built Western Star logo at the tip of the truck's nose Her comes the picture-heavy part... The truck: When opening the hood, the grille remains static. Unfortunately I wasn't able to connect the headlights to the hood like in the real truck without corrupting proportions. In my model they are connected to the bumper. For the lift axle I challenged myself. For playability when steering, the use of only one solid axle for both wheels was not an option, it had to be one small axle for the left and one small axle for the right side. But with twin tires, if the axles tilt too much, it looks weird. So I wanted at least two bearing points for each side, those being as far as possible from each other. Here's my solution: The brown cross axle with stop is the pivot point for the lift axle. The blue pin is where the small LA is connected. The trailer: The protection grille can be removed easily Thank you for watching. If you made it this far, here's a small reward: A family photo of my long-nosed trucks:

Thank you. Of course they all fit on my car transporter trailer. Unfortunately, I can't call them "car transporter gang" because this term is already taken.

A recent change in my collection concerns my muscle cars. Muscle Cars - Bricksafe White Muscle Car [MOC], generic design, inspired by muscle cars of the 1970s. This one remained unchanged except for minor cosmetic changes. Red Muscle Car [MOC], front end inspired by the 1965 Pontiac GTO. It adds parts of the greenhouse area of the former orange muscle car to a new chassis with a new front end, resembling the 1965 Pontiac GTO. It features: HOG steering with removable knob fake V6 engine driven by rear axle via differential openable hood and trunk The black Porsche rims allow using pulleys to visualize brake discs and drum brakes: Orange UTE [MOC], inspired by the 1968 Chevrolet El Camino. The front end of the former orange muscle car received a new rear end and was converted into a UTE, heavily inspired by the 1968 Chevrolet El Camino. It features: HOG steering with removable knob openable hood and tailgate Here some pictures of the whole family: I hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed building. :)

Finally the wheel loader got its fake engine. Okaaaaay, I know, the chain should connect the crankshaft with the camshaft, not the drive shaft with the crankshaft, which is technically total nonsense. But firstly there is no camshaft in my loader and secondly watching the gears (thank you, bush plane), the chain and the pulley spin is so fun for the kids and really satisfying for me. And i added a shovel holder with a shovel.

Thank you :) Especially the use of the panels was the result of trying to build something of the few parts I had at this time. Here's my first model of 2025: Articulated Wheel Loader Wheel Loader - Bricksafe The idea of a brick-built loader bucket crossed my mind again and again, and after I finished it and liked the shape, I created a wheel loader for it. In this case, form follows pretty much the availability of parts, so i chose the blocky design of wheel loaders from the 1970s or 1980s, maybe with some inspiration of the CAT 918. The loader and its bucket are 15 studs wide and match the scale of the rest of my garage. The loader features: articulated steering via HOG with working steering wheel openable engine bay fake engine (not finished yet since this is a WIP, the engine bay is still empty right now) pendular rear axle liftarm operated via small LAs tiltable bucket removable bucket All the potential action is marked yellow (liftarm and bucket movement as well as the cross axles for removing the bucket). For the steering, the new 9L flipflop beams from the bush plane came in handy, so i could transfer the rotation from the HOG knob over the steering wheel to the articulated steering and add a rotation reduction.

The boat is finished... finally . Rigid inflatable boat (RIB) "POLICE" 2008 Ford F250 Crew Cab - Bricksafe The steering was tricky. I wanted to steer both the wheels and the engines via HOG. I tried a few variations with gears, but every possible solution ended up with an offset of one tooth or with reversed steering direction. The final solution has two levers, one for the steering parallelogram and one for the engines. The engines can be folded in for transport. The propellors can be operated manually by spinning the red connector. I did not connect them to the wheels, bc every solution for that was way too bulky, and when playing on the floor or any other hard surface, the engine gondolas are too low to aloow the propellors to spin. The sunroof can be easily removed.

As the year is about to end, most of my projects are finished and found their way to their folder on bricksafe, it's time to rest, to enjoy, to cheer, to chill and to publish the updated vehicle list. Here it is: HEAVY VEHICLES, HEAVY TRUCKS AND BUSES Heavy vehicles, heavy trucks and buses - Bricksafe Mack Anthem [42078 sub model tractor unit] with car transporter trailer [MOC] Kenworth K100 [MOC] with 40ft split axle / spread axle / tandem axle flatbed trailer [MOC, alt of 42078 sub model trailer] Mack Granite [mod of alt of 42078 Mack Granite snow plow by M-longer (eb/rb)] with log trailer [MOC] Peterbilt 281 "Needlenose" [MOC, inspired by the yellow truck by efgen86(eb)] with 28ft reefer trailer [MOC] Kenworth W900 Rotator Tow Truck [mod of 42128] Peterbilt 379 Heavy Duty Tow Truck [MOC] Mack Cruiseliner Holmes Tow Truck [MOC] International 4900 Rollback Tow Truck [MOC] Mack LR Garbage Truck [42078 B model] Mack R Series Dump Truck [MOC] Concrete Mixer Truck [mod of 42112] US School Bus [MOC] Forklift [42079] LIGHT VEHICLES, LIGHT TRUCKS AND PASSENGER CARS Light vehicles, light trucks and passenger cars - Bricksafe Light Duty Tow Truck [mod of 42075] Pickup Truck inspired by 1977 Ford F150 Stepside [MOC] Pickup Truck inspired by 2008 Ford F250 Crew Cab [MOC] with boat trailer [MOC] and rigid inflatable boat (RIB) "POLICE" [MOC] Hummer H1 [mod of Hummer H1 by efferman(eb/rb)] Jeep Wrangler Unlimited [MOC] Muscle Car (orange) [MOC] Muscle Car (white) [MOC] Sports Car (red) [MOC] Kit Car [MOC] Bortnick's Buggy [mod of Buggy by Bortnick(rb)] x 2 Offroad Buggy [mod of 42164] Hot Rod [MOC] Custom Van inspired by 1970 Dodge Tradesman [mod of 42098 B] Go-kart [MOC] x 2 Quad [mod of quad bike by _.lego._.technic._(rb)] Chopper [mod of mini chopper by efgen86(eb)] x 2 Dirt Bike [mod of mini cross motorcycle by efgen86(eb)] OTHER Ultralight helicopter [42057] Car Lift [mod of car lift by fuwlz(rb)] PULLBACKS Red Shark roadster [pullback, MOC] Escape buggy [pullback, MOC] Police buggy [pullback, MOC] Killer Bee buggy [pullback, MOC] Happy New Year to all of you!

Thank you both