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Sorry, I somehow missed this, and since it's your only post on EB you maybe won't even read my answer. Anyhow, no, sorry, there are no instructions of the Checker cab. Thank you. Again, sorry for the late reply. Thank you, glad you like it! Sorry, there are no instructions and it would take a lot of time to make them since I'm not very good at LDD. @all: I'd like to encourage you to build your own models by looking at MOCs you like and try to figure out how they're built rather than using instructions. Even if you won't be able to identify every technique or detail from the beginning, there absolutely is a learning curve, and your models will get better over time.

Thanks a lot! As an addition, the Sea King together with the other aviation MOCs so far: Many thanks all for commenting and viewing!

Thank you, glad you like it that much! Thanks a lot! Many thanks, nice to hear that! I can tell that it didn't look that smooth from the beginning ... Yeah, its hovering behaviour can be improved - perhaps it needs a second monorail post. Thanks! Yeah, the ordinary blades would look rather funny here. I'm very thankful that we have the 2x2 curved slopes.

Thank you! That's a good question, of course the M motor would have enough power. The lower rotational speed of the XL motor (about half the speed of the M motor, according to http://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm) is the important factor here - if you take a look at real choppers you can see that the tail rotor spins much faster than the main rotor. By using XL motor plus M motor you don't need an extra gear unit between main and tail rotor which would be much too space consuming here. Plus the blades might fly off at full speed which I haven't tested. Thank you, glad you like it! There definitely is a gap between the rather simple Town helis and the much more complex, but large Technic choppers. But well, nobody keeps us from combining the best of the two worlds ...

Hi all, I've wanted to build a chopper with working rotors in minifig scale for a long time - however, since I knew it would be tricky, I hesitated for quite a while. Now that it’s done (building time about 5 weeks) I can say I had a lot of fun - at least most of the time ;-) The two major issues were the angled tail (especially making the tail rotor spin more or less smoothly) and the position of the battery box. It took a while to understand that it’s too large to be hidden completely within the fuselage and that it must be accessible via the sliding door to turn it on and off. Another major feature might be the tilted rotor axle. Regarding the main rotor I used some ideas of other builders (see credits), however, the fixation of the blades might be a new aspect. I tried to use the TLG Coast Guard color scheme first, but for whatever reason it didn’t work for me plus the white and red color scheme of the U.S. Coast Guard is quite intriguing. It can be very well combined with the blue lettering of TLG Coast Guard stickers. Specs: Power Functions gear: XL motor (main rotor), M motor (tail rotor), battery box, IR receiver Weight: 690 g (batteries included) Length (fuselage): 39 cm Rotor diameter: 44 cm Scale: 1/43 The model fits a crew of 3 minifigs: 2 pilots and 1 winch operator. It’s prepared to be operated via a pushback (e. g. the “Goliath” motorized tug, see http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=134369). Credits: Forex (the radome is a mere copy, couldn’t think of anything better): www.1000steine.de/de/gemeinschaft/forum/?entry=1&id=476 Mad Physicist: https://www.flickr.c...ist/2409098303/ 100% Lego. More pics: Video: You may find some more detailed pics of the chopper on Flickr if you're interested. Thanks for looking!

Very nice, especially the combination with a different building! I'd love to invite it to the new Flickr LEGO Technic City group (https://www.flickr.c...egotechniccity/), however, the pics seem to be linked to static Flickr pages only. Could you provide a link, please? [Edit]Sorry for my stupid question, it's quite easy to deduce a Flickr page from the static URL. However, what I didn't know before is that it's even against the Flickr Community Guidelines not to provide a backlink when Flickr pics are placed elsewhere (https://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne): Link back to Flickr when you post your Flickr content elsewhere. Flickr makes it possible to post content hosted on Flickr to other web sites. Pages on other web sites that display content hosted on flickr.com must provide a link from each photo or video back to its page on Flickr. This provides a way to get more information about the content and the photographer. Quite important to know, I guess.[/Edit]

"The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide" may be helpful here, like on many other subjects (Chapter 3): http://www.brickshel...advbuilding.pdf However it would be nice to have a special thread on this subject to collect some good examples. I'm no specialist in lettering, but anyway: Btw. there's a nice Flickr group on this subject which I didn't know before. It has lots of great stuff: https://www.flickr.c...s/legoalphabet/

Beautiful skyscraper, I especially love the way you dealt with scale and proportions here. It's in fact the further development of a modular building as a highrise. Great job! :thumbup:

Nice, though I think the design (and photography) can be improved. Quite a rare subject, but I remember a Bosozoku car by Chris18RT uploaded on EB some years ago: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67983. Maybe you can use it as an inspiration.

Very stylish as usual! :thumbup: I especially love the trolley and the car, of course.

Interesting project, sounds like you'll be occupied with it for the next few years ... Scale is a complex matter, however, my idea is that larger objects may have a smaller scale than smaller objects in the very same layout - even pro modelmakers do that. This means that a very large structure like the Brandenburg Gate could be built in a scale of about 1/60 in a Lego Town surrounding - and will be quite impressive nonetheless (width would be about 1 meter) plus you wouldn't run out of bricks every five minutes. The best way to test that might be LDD.

Fantastic build, I especially love the texture and colour design of the roof! :thumbup:

Glad you like it! There are lots of pics of this iconic aircraft on the internet, however, I'd like to draw your attention to a very impressive video featuring a fleet of 7 Canadair waterbombers (though the more recent turboprop version CL-415) in action - like I've seen them several times in Southern France. Bonus link for all those who were reminded of the "Sea Duck" from "TaleSpin" (which in fact looks a bit different) - Vaionaut has designed a very nice Lego version of it in LDD.

Very nice and sleek design! Also the construction of the boom looks quite smart - you wouldn't think it's stable without Technic elements going through, but pin connectors on studs are a strong connection, too. Now can it lift something and stay upright, even without a real counterweight? Just asking since the boom alone looks quite heavy. Or are weights involved? And another question: Did you think of a PF equipment? There should be enough room for an m-motor (plus worm gear probably) to operate the winch for the hook. Plus the battery box would be a natural counterweight.

Thank you! Looking forward to your version.

Thank you! To be honest, I didn't know "Talespin" before. Now I do. A yellow Canadair CL-215 rather reminds me of a certain episode of "Ice Pilots NWT" where the pilot mixes up the runway with a lake which leads to a rather unusual landing ... Glad you like them! Regarding the scale: Even if it is matching more or less, you're right - of course you wouldn't operate a relatively small plane like the Canadair with such a giant pushback. But it might be difficult to build a smaller movable tractor, the PF gear is pretty space consuming. Regarding a Jumbo: Fellow builder Steffen is the one with the big airliners. I don't know if I'd be capable of building something as excellent as this. I didn't even know it, but it seems to be quite funny. Thanks a lot!

Thank you! Well, this is truly no Ideas model, regarding size, piece count, unusual building techniques and stability (though it's even swooshable if you are a bit careful). However, there has been a very nice Ideas model of a CL-415 which I referenced above. For whatever reason, it only gained 200 supporters ...

Hi all, as you might know I’m a car builder mainly, however, I’m interested in practically everything in the Lego City world, boats, trains (and monorail, of course!) included. One of the subjects I’m very fond of is Lego aviation. Of course, we won’t see those heavy brick-built aircraft fly high in the sky. But even grounded planes are quite interesting, especially passenger and cargo planes, just because of their size which allows lots of special functions you won’t be able to include in smaller vehicles. Plus an airport is in fact a place where lots of different vehicles can be watched: crash tenders, pushbacks, pallet and belt loaders, jet air starters, refuelers, extra-wide buses etc. etc. Since there are quite a few MOCs now concerning aviation I will put them together in this thread. This can also be regarded as a contribution to the idea of a more technical Lego city where any space available is used to include functions or light to get more interesting Lego City layouts. #1 Faun 8x8 Crash Tender (ARFF/FLF) 8w ARFF, equipped with 3 flashing lights (9 Volt Light & Sound) plus battery box. Fits 2 minifig firefighters. The Faun has its own thread: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=96949 #2 Canadair Waterbomber CL-215 Wingspan 80 studs, weight 1050 g, equipped with 3 PF M motors (2 for the engines, 1 for the flaps), battery box and IR receiver. The rudder is coupled with the nose wheel. Fits 2 minifig pilots. Since 2014 the Canadair has undergone some changes, e. g. it has smaller propellers nowadays. Also the Canadair has its own thread: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=95522 #3 Turbofan A possible design of a spinning turbofan with PF M motor I've developed some years ago: Sorry, I only have this blurry video of it. This design hasn't been used on an aircraft model yet, maybe I'll build something around it in the future. #4 Pushback/Tow Tractor/Aircraft Tug “Goliath” Not the most beautiful vehicle I've ever built, but it does its job: moving relatively large aircraft on a Lego airport which is rather rare to be seen, I guess. Equipment: PF M motor, IR receiver, battery box + Light & Sound flashing lights. Plus it has a storage compartment to keep the tug bolts. The pushback has a front wheel drive (with worm gear) and is able to push or pull Lego aircraft up to 1,5 kg (tested), maybe more, on a straight path - I wasn't able to build in a proper steering. More pics: Fixing the engine: Video: Thanks for looking, more to come (there's another aircraft in the pipeline). [Edit, 26 June 2016] #5: Sea King Coast Guard Helicopter PF motorized The chopper has its own thread: http://www.eurobrick...26#entry2596441

Extremely stylish, very tasteful. The mixture of different types of buildings around a courtyard is a great thing. I really love the color combination and the different textures used here. Great job on this! :thumbup:

Nice to see an aircraft in the Town forum which is quite rare! I like the silhouette of your plane, the opening doors are a great feature.

Another nice project from you! There should definitely be more modern houses built with Lego. Plus I guess this is the first Lego sound protection wall I've seen. Btw. the word "monorail" made me think of something else (which is quite obvious), however, your monorail looks nice, too.

This looks nice indeed, it's got a great style to it plus there's NPU everywhere. My favourite section is the snotted hood with those nice angles plus the engine beneath. The photography is excellent, too. Could you tell something about the exact scale of it?

My "photo studio", cardboard is the back of an old poster. However, I sometimes use coloured cardboards for 1 Euro or so, too.

Not at all, go for it! Glad you like the rebuilds. Thank you! Yeah, those sets are really inspiring since quite a few techniques are used here you wouldn't find on the usual Town cars.

Thank you! Regarding the base setup: More or less, at least the wheelbase stays the same throughout.