Jeroen Ottens

Fantastic MOC!! Perfect blend of aesthetics and functions. I always try to point out something that can be improved upon in a model, but here I can't think of anything... HoF is truly deserved

What a great attention to detail! I love the splashes of colour through the builld. I'm really looking forward to your bodywork, if that is at the same level as this chassis it will be an absolute knockout!! :) Keep those pictures coming

Yep, and with a mini-LA you can move the seat forwards and backwards as well

Thanks everybody for the votes and the constructive criticism during the competition. In the grand scheme of things winning a lego technic competition is of course of little value, but it gives me a really warm and fuzzy proud feeling nonetheless . Congratulations to Omnikron, TeClem8 and D3K as well, all winners in my book. And of course a big thanks to Jim for organizing these great contests.

Great looking model. That is a lot of SNOT going on , I especially like the area around the cabin. The blue livery is like a cherry on the cake, allthough it could maybe use a secondary colour other than dark grey and black to break the monotony of it a bit more. Modeling at this scale is all about making compromises, but it hardly shows on this model (except for the window of the crane operator, I love the curvy windshield, but it is a rather narrow field of view now ). Welcome to Eurobricks and I hope we will see more of your models in the future (you certainly have an impressive portfolio )

Something like this? Here is the link to the lxf file (the chair is in there as a group) http://www.bricksafe...8_AR4C_v17c.lxf

Axles and gears are made from a different plastic, that makes it harder to keep the colours identical

Which shocks do you mean? Those on the front or those on the rear wheels? In the video the front suspension is identical to this one, that works fine. The rear suspension is a new design compared to the video and it is working better than the one in the video . The large shocks are compressed about half way due to the weight of the car, this results in a really smooth suspension.

What a gorgeous, luxureous, volupteous bodywork It just curves in all the right places... What a shape! I suppose the real MONO BAC also has the squarish rear fenders? They do look a bit out of place, more curves here as well I would say But what a body... EDIT: Oh, and welcome to Eurobricks!

Nice MOC I like the colourscheme, the tilted cabin and the amount of functions in that scale. Might it be possible to make the rotation of the superstructure also geared?

Great Moc You could use bigger photos though, max width is 800 pixels

I don't see what's wrong with that

I'll send you a PM to explain the order in which I build up the model. I have found one bug in the design though. The way the mini-LA's are mounted is a one-way construction. You can assemble it, but it will be difficult to disassemble... I have uploaded a new file to bricksafe in which this bug is solved. It also makes the model slighty easier to build: http://www.bricksafe.com/files/JeroenOttens///AR4C_v17a.lxf @Jim: Can you change the link in the entry topic to the link above as well?

Wow!! :thumbup: This is amazing. Supercompact, even using a big batterybox! That wobbly head is just great, it adds to the cuteness factor. And then all the mechanisms inside as well... The arm movements are a bit jerky, but with an Sbrick you can probably solve that

Last video to show the new internals and the (at last ) fully functional gearbox: And final pictures for the contest: Thanks again for all the comments and positive criticism. It certainly helped me to improve my MOC

26. Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Functions: Fully remote controlled 1M motor for gear selection (sequential gearbox) 1L motor for drive (and fake V4 engine) 1L motor for the seats 1 servo motor for steering The gear selector changes gears on both the gear box for driving (1st to 4th gear) and for the seat operation (left/right, forward/backward, tilt seat rest) Other noteworthy features: Independent suspension on all wheels (McPherson at the back, double wishbone at the front) High rev V4 fake engine, driven by the L-motor Openable bonnet, rear bonnet, doors (the doors lock into place when closed) Fake diskbrakes on all wheels Pictures: Video: Discussion topic: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=103996 LDD file: http://www.bricksafe...///AR4C_v17.lxf

Great looking truck, I like the curved front wheel rim Good luck with the competition

Final update before submitting the model to the competition. Tomorrow I will make photos of the final version. Complete overhaul of the internal mechanisms... again... It now features also: - dashboard - fake diskbrakes on front & rear wheels - single spring McPherson rear suspension Bugs that have been fixed: - An axle that could fall out at the rear drivetrain is now secured (this triggered the complete redesign of the chassis) - An axle that would worm itself out of the gear selector mechanism is now fixed (finally I found a use for those tan 4L axles) I have uploaded the LDD file to bricksafe: http://www.bricksafe.com/files/JeroenOttens///AR4C_v17a.lxf This file misses a couple of parts (they are not available in LDD): 2x L-motor 1x servomotor 2x chrome exhaust pipes (brick round 1x1 2/3) 1x 5L white ribbed hose 7mm 2x White Cylinder 4 x 4 x 1 2/3 with Axle Holes (the parts that go around the tail lights) The position of these parts should be fairly obvious. In the steering column a 5L axle is used between the two U-joints, however in practice a 5.5L axle works better. Make sure that the U-joint orientation is the same on both sides of the axle. I used black 3L axles to replicate the new "Technic, Axle Pin 3L with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and 2L Axle" There are some parts lying behind the model (I couldn't make them fit in LDD): The red elastic band is to drive the fake engine Two white elastic bands are used in the chairs Two white elastic bands are used in the gear selector mechanism (to push the bionicle teeth against the knobwheel) Two white elastic bands are used in the back-bonnet to keep the slight angle in the structure The flexaxles are used to shape the car (check the photos for the location of these) The two white perpendicular connectors are used in the rear wheel fender The two black fences are used in the front bumper, they attach to the 2x1 technic brick with 2 holes The two white #1 connectors are used on the doors (at the front) The two white 3x5 curved planes are used in the back (the position should be quite obvious) I have been trying to make instructions, but haven't succeeded (I tried to make photos while building the car up, but finding out halfway that I missed a piece somewhere at the beginning. And when I fixed that I found out that I should do a lot in a different order to prevent impossible constructions) I'm in dubio about buildinginstructions now. I'd rather spend my time on my next model, instead of trying to find the proper way of building this model. Having the LDD file and the photos that I will make tomorrow should be enough to build the model... (albeit not for the faint of heart...). If someone wants to replicate the model based on the LDD file I'll be happy to provide help if things are not entirely clear. Leg godt

That is just amazing Brutal model, I like it in a crazy way

Beautiful, clean, minimalistic model Paul, looks like an official model (allthough that would never have a working gearbox nowadays) Like others said, I also prefer the black/orange over the white/blue. I'm just not sure about the front bumper though, it sticks out a bit too much for my taste

I am currently working on a pneumatic MOC... Maybe you should reconsider this proposal Allthough a part limit will almost certainly rule my MOC out...

It works fine again. Thanks The toolbar title-tall is perfect. I can use the whole width of the screen for the drawing now. Thanks again

Hi Sariel, I just tried to use your model scaler tool, but for some reason I can't draw lines any more. Instead every time I click-hold-drag the mouse the picture is moving instead. Also the input field for the picture is obscured with the previous 5 links pull-down menu. I'm using Firefox 35.0.1 Any idea what can be wrong? EDIT: Apart from that it looks nice, but I agree with Blakbird on the location of the tools menu bar. I'd like to use as much real-estate as possible for the drawing for maximum accuracy. Having it on the left eats some real estate, so I'd prefer it to be collapseable .

Spieletest video @ 1:24 shows him tilting the cab of the crane

You should see the junkyard of my failed ideas it's very crowded out there But I have to admit that working on this car was really a pleasure, I didn't have many stuck-in-the-mud moments...