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Just a couple of pictures, finished building it , added some plates for the bottom of the tipper bed as the original is open.

Well I just finished building the B model.... had to demolish my Logging truck first but have had a great afternoon playing.... done a modification to the tipper section by adding a bed in it as the original design is open. Will get the pictures on soon and do a video.

Awesome Thx Dlud!

Thanks Tim, that has made my day! Those are awesome, I have not been doing lego long so am still amazed at the devices you guys come up with. Brilliant stuff.

Some one has got to make this, it is amazing. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=271_1330077192&p=1

I know you will probably have seen this one before but I just got my NXT 2.0 set and wanted to make something Awesome, so I built Hans Anderssons Tilted Twister. What an amazing design this is, just brilliant.

Siegfried, are you wanting us to post pictures of our builds as we go along or will that give away too many ideas? or are you just wanting to see the finished models nearer to the end of the contest, what i have created now will be taken apart and rebuilt numerous times before i am happy with it as i try different ideas, just thought folks might like to see the progression of ideas, i suppose i could take pictures/video now and present it with my completed entry at the end?

I have an NXT system on order atm, I am interested in Robotics and automation as well as messing around in a mechanical way, hope to make some robots soon but am creating for the Competition at present, considering it was just over a month ago that i got into lego Technic I am Hooked already :-)

That is an amazingly tight build, I can learn alot from that.

Here are the pictures of Little Teds adventures (dont have a technic guy) whilst he helped me build the 8110 Unimog and his testing of it afterwards.

Okay I was worried about spamming the forum with too many pictures by posting photos of sets that are from last year but was told its not spam so here goes, This was the first Lego Technic set i purchased, just about a month or so ago and it sparked my interest in Lego Technic. After Buying this one which i built one Saturday night and Sunday morning I then went and bought the 8110 Unimog and the 9397 Logging Truck. I just managed to get Another BNIB Factory sealed Flatbed truck very cheaply, that is going to be sealed in plastic and stored in my loft for many years :-) Well here are the pictures, and if you wonder why is there a picture of an egg and toast soldiers in the middle that is because i was interrupted Mid build by my wife telling me to eat breakfast !

Same story as what Lego UK just gave to me today, Instructions will be available in March & Argos have been very wrong in selling at the end of January 2012. I pointed out that as it was available all over europe now why not have the instructions out to improve sales as people will be able to build the B model and show how good it is? the reply was that she will forward my comments to the relevant people and to wait for March in the meen time lol. I must admit though, the Customer service and politeness of their staff is exempliary.

Thanks again DLuders, Loads of stuff for me to read, the wife just came back from local bookshop with a NXT2.0 book of projects too lol.

Thanks DLuders, I have now thanks to you lol.

I just ordered myself a mindstorms nxt2 set, I told myself i would buy it when it came below £200 so I had to buy it when i saw it at £180.99 yesterday, is this a good price or not? it seems okay cause the computer brick and motors come to more than that alone on the uk lego site. And what should i do with the set when i get it, what should i make first to learn how to use the robotics system?

getting them to drive and retract is sorted, I already did that, but allowing the front ones to drive,retract and turn is the problem I am working on at the moment, I will get there though, I hate to be beaten by things.

Yeah could do but it does not need it, it actually looks fine the way it is

Thanks DLuders, i got my new/secondhand wheels today so have installed them. one thing I noticed was that the older wheels have a spacer inside them so when i put them on the inside it holds them off from catching on the wheel bracket so no more mods need doing other than changing the length of the axels. I did do one other mod and that was to the wheel guards still not sure if it looks better with them or without? please let me know what you guys think. Pictures below. this is it with the doubled up wheels but no mods to wheel guard other side showing how i altered the wheel guard and added 3x 6004888 pieces to hold the light bracket on, this has made the light bracket much more stable than the original mounting. here you can see i have added 2 top bars and T piece to the wheelguards to make it look better? hmm not sure really, i like both on and off! And finally a low down shot looking along the truck so you can see the wheels not sticking out to far

I am also looking for the B model instructions and have yet again been on the phone to Lego Uk about the lack of them, they are going to phone me back later on to let me know if they can find them or not, I have also been having a problem with the large actuator locking in the fully open position so told them about that and they asked for my address to send out a replacement part Well done Lego, great customer service! some pictures of 9397 B model below.

OH man that rules out my creation that i already started after seeing this competition, I was gonna do a 4 wheel drive amphib boat, i spent ages starting to build it already, trying to sort out how the wheels would fold up out of the water! Gahhhhhh! & my other idea for this was a water logging vehicle that also has massive floatation wheels , oh well back to the drawing board. heres the logging swamp buggy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ofjAmTrcc

Tim, I should have vaccumed the floor aswell but that wasnt happening, to be honest i was on my own and needed to move the camera around with the truck, so on a tripod would have been detrimental to what i was trying to show Thanks for the advice though, if it is some item stationary or that i dont need to move to much with i will tripod in future! Maybe make a lego technic Tripod

After the great input by you guys, to name a few Gilby & Efferman, and comments on my you tube channel, i did some reworking of this rear steer log trailer idea and have come up with a new prototype that actually works, video below and any comments are welcomed

Good point

Thanks Gilby that is a cool idea, would we need something like clutch gear included in the kingpin drive on the trailer because otherwise if the truck turned beyond the trailer steer limit it would snap the kingpin axel maybe?

My mind has been working overtime on this rear trailer steer, the above were great but i am kicking an idea around that i could do with someone else attempting please as i am limited on pieces to work with.... anyway i wanted to steer both sets of rear wheels and i think i have a working system to do that but need some help. watch the video and comments, critiscism and ideas are always welcome