Jeroen Ottens

The motors are all in the back. One is visible just below the vertical fin, the other two are in the pods. Unfortunately the control+ hub has to sit inside the payload area. I first had a design where the motors and the switch were in the front of the vehicle (like in the original 8480), but things got too crowded there. I would then have incorporated the Control+ hub in the payload and routed the cables along the robotarm. I look forward to see your design, it'll be interesting to compare. Thanks

Hi, I've been working on and off on this project for some time now and I feel it is in a good enough state now to show some progress. It is a spiritual successor to the 8480 spaceshuttle. That one came out shortly after my dark age and I bought it the minute it was available in the stores. I still think it is one of the, if not the very best models of the studded era. It was also the model that started the studless era as this was the model where the designers introduced the first studless beam (the Liftarm 1x9 bent (6-4) thick in white). So time has progressed and sucker as I am for complicated mechanisms I decided I wanted to cram as many RC functions in there as I could. In spirit of the original I use a switching mechanism to shift between functions, but this time the switching is also done remote controlled. Three Control+ M motors power the functions. One is used for switching and the other two drive the functions. That gives me 4x2 functions: Open payload doors* + Rotate robotarm Open landinggear baydoors* + deploy landinggear* Lift robotarm* + rotate end point of robotarm Control jaw/roll* + control pitch* The functions with an asterisk are either not implemented or not working yet. So there is still a lot of work to be done. And also a photo with the payload doors open: Comments and feedback are much appreciated, Leg godt Jeroen

The need for a central differential depends on the steering configuration of the axles. Each axle will have it's own turningradius. If these radii are very different from each other the wheels will turn at different speeds when going through a corner. And then you need an extra differential between the axles to compensate for that. If you make a symmetric configuration (that is the front wheels steer exactly opposite of the rear wheels) there is no practical need for a central diff. The 1st and 2nd (and also the 3rd and 4th) axle will have a slightly different turningradius, but in practice that difference is neglible in LEGO. If however all wheels turn the same direction (but with different angles so that they all have the same center point for their turningradius) then you will get progressively larger turner radii and extra diffs between some of the axles might be needed.

Very nice looking and well functional MOC. I love it . I especially like the cherrypicker, it is slim, light and yet stiff. And it is a superb use of these awkward tapered panels. For a real official model nowadays it has too many functions and details I think. Do you have a partcount?

Nice one indeed! It really fits well to the digger in terms of design language.

One of the first rumours was that we would get a red supercar with gullwing doors IIRC. The Sian has scissor doors, so maybe the colour is red after all...

What are these new panels you mention that fit to the 3x13 curved panels? And I assume they come in DBG?

Agreed

I'd start with the bodywork as well and fit the interior later. Start with the defining lines in the design. Use axles and flexaxles to get these lines wrapped around the car. Then you can see how to fill the ares inbetween with panels. At some point I usually drop the scaler and concentrate on getting the LEGO model right. A cluttered area that perfectly fits on the scaler looks worse than a clean surface that is slightly off. The only exception are the defining lines, these should be as clean as possible in the LEGO model so that you can also see them in the LEGO model. Have fun with the building process

Looking very promising indeed

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This is absolutely amazing! I never thought it would be possible to make something like this, but it does an amazing job.

Very clever, I love it . It looks so natural!

Technic cam, part 6575 is that what you are looking for?

I'm afraid not. Both the 7L flexaxles, the 3x11 tapered panels and the 3x4x5 panels are not available in orange. And I fear there might be some systemparts that are unavailable as well. Dark Azure is also not possible because of the same panels. And the fenderpieces make all other colours impossible too.

There is no gear indicator, but forward is Reverse.

Glad you like the roof. It is a tricky mechanism, but in the end it is worth the effort, right? Thanks for pointing out the mistakes in the instructions, I'll ask Ivan to update them. The chair can be positioned more backwards so that the 24T gear is located under the armrest (i think moving it back 2 studs from where you have it now, the back of the chair is then really tight to the panel behind it). I'll see if we can get a cleaner shot on how to mount them. And another shot from Il Toro Azzurro:

OF course

Return of light azure in the stunt truck bike thing???

I like it. A lot. Pure, simple, honest, packed with functions, LEGO Technic model. Any idea why we have 3 control knobs on the superstructure? Of which two are ratcheted? One is for the LA-XL, one is for the rope. But what is the third for? Also for the rope? It is at the same position (but just at the other side), but since both these knobs have a red ratchet mechanism it would require three hands to operate. For rotation of the superstructure? That also doesn't seem logically since it is not a nice way to operate rotation, plus, why would it need a ratchet? Cabin tilt? Again, why a ratchet? And why not on the box...

I’m not much into the fast RC-model scene I’m afraid, but I just love that smooth and tidy bodywork

Nope, I also read it that if you put up a video that you say is not targeted to kids, but YT decides it is targeted for kids anyhow, than you can be fined. Where can you see that?

I face the same question. I am afraid that the Google algorithms will automatically tag anything with LEGO in the video as aimed for kids, no matter how complex or big the build is. If I look at the stuff my kids watch, LEGO-related videos are even the most kid-related videos TBH. Stuff like how to make your own sword out of iron ore is strangely popular with them as well... So if the boundary is going to be drawn somewhere there than LEGO related stuff will definitely fall within the 'targeted for kids' arena I would expect. @Lipko: It is not that simple I am afraid. YouTube threatens with penalties if you mislabel your videos. For me it is not clear what the consequences are when you do label your videos as targeted for kids. What will change?

, and thanks man The movements are a replica of the real thing: - The decklid moves backwards, then upwards and tilts open - The roof comes up and folds open with the tailends sticking upwards - The decklid comes down again, slides forward and moves down a little to close flush with the surface - The tailends of the roof tilt down I think that in the real car three motors are used instead of two. The tailends of the roof are motorized separately I think. The decklid has some more complicated 4-link mechanism to achieve the movements than I use. But other than that it is pretty similar .

Instructions are available on my website already ;) At the moment I do not have the time to make a video unfortunately. The PF Tribute I do not have anymore, so I won't be making anything more than is already shown. Il Toro Azzurro is still in one piece in my workplace, so maybe I'll get around to make a short video of that. Thanks. I wasn't entirely sure that I would be able to pull this one off to be honest. The first time I saw it in action on the real car I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. But once I started in earnest on the design I had the first prototype mechanism in place within a few weeks. So I was quite chuffed at that point . But getting it to operate smoothly and reliably (and designing the rest of the car around it) in the end took over 6 months.