Jeroen Ottens

I am, but it is a new one, not an existing one. It is actually the first supercar I have ever made from Lego... And it is white

20 : 10 3 : 6 37 : 4 27 : 3 41 : 2 45 : 1 Really tough... Would have liked to have 20 points with max 5 per entry, some good creations got no points now

Jim, I see 2x number 36in the entry topic... That can't be right, right? I assume the second 36 is 37 (since the numbering after that is 38)

I agree it is a MOD and not a MOC. However it is not explicitely forbidden in the rules, so I would say keep it in. The voters will probably not award a lot of points because of it being a MOD.

That is really cool +1 for ingenious mechanism

The first dark blue panels have appeared already (rocket pullback), so your prayers are already heared

Nifty little rover. I like it. How do you keep the upperbody horizontal? It looks like you only have a single axis to connect the wheels to, so what is preventing the body from tipping over? BTW you were on time... just...

It's a very cute truck The lifting mechanism is way cool. Years ago (like in last century) I tried to make such a lifting mechanism and failed spectacular, so I'm really impressed that you were able to fit it in such a small model. If you can somehow get the tubes to form a (large part of a) circle it is easier to move them. Moving them will then result in a change of diameter of the circle which usually doesn't require that much force.

It's like the best job you can imagine... But then better However, you build with lego >80% of your working hours. And I know it is hard to believe, but after 2 years non-stop building with lego the fun does wear down a bit... I'm actually not too sure what I can tell and what not, so I try to limit sharing my experience to what is more or less know to the public anyway.

I assume the 5 image-limit is restricted to the images of the model built. The images of the original models do not count. Right?

I can elaborate a bit on the black 19L flexaxle (I designed the 8450 mission together with Uwe Wabra when I still worked at Lego, after that I designed the 8457 Power Puller with Markus Kossman... I consider myself to be a very lucky guy ). At that time the flexaxle was just introduced as a new part for us designers to work with. Lengths were still open, colours as well. We were just told that we could use them in our models. We actually spend quite some time on designing a smooth transition from the panelled mid-section to the tail section. The 19L flex axle was just the right part for the job, so that's why we picked it. In the end it was always a compromise between looks and cost. In this case the parts were essential for the looks, so we tried to save money on other parts (cost was the reason why we used a lot of 1x1 round tiles in the models instead of the 1x1 plates: they were a few cent cheaper). But after a while new parts became more standard and then the cost of introducing a new length or a new colour was becoming more of a discriminating factor (I think that is the reason for the disappearance of the #3 red connector. Once a part in a certain colour is out of production there is an extra fee to pay to get back into production again). So my guess would be that Lego purposefully introduces new parts to enhance their portfolio (flex-axles, panels, frames). The extra cost for the new molds is accepted for the purpose of the development of the brand. Every once in a while a new part is not used as often as expected and then the part becomes rare and exclusive. Take this part for instance: It is only used in 9 sets, one of which is the power puller and there we were given explicit orders to use it.

Fantastic models. I love the amount of details that you have put in every aspect of your cars. I actually like them even better than the Bronco. More curves, cooler colours. Very well done.

I do not have instructions, but I do have the LDD file if you're interested Just send me a PM

Really nice. Very smooth wingmovement, allthough it looks a bit too geared down. The fake engine is a nice touch. It has a bit of a steampunk touch to it...

Have you tried to actually cut something with that blade? I can imagine it should be possible to cut through some foam-like material. That must be an awesome sight

The cod pilot's bed is not a 3/4/5 triangle. That is a 1.91 / 4.6 / 5 triangle. Or in the model it is slightly stressed 2/4.5/5 triangle.

You're right about the liftarms, but wrong about the connectors. They have the wrong angle. The angles for the 3/4/5 triangle are ~53, 90 and ~47 degrees. #3 is 22.5 and #5 is 57.5 degrees, close, but not close enough.

That is a tough question you're asking. Is there a way that you can get someone to guide you through the buildinginstructions of the 9398 crawler? That model uses these portal hubs, so I guess that is the easiest way to explain this. The instructions can be downloaded from the lego website. Part 92907 is the special part that you will need for this. You have to use two of them to create a vertical axis of rotation on a portal hub.

Here you go: The ripper in the two positions: The blade in the up/down position: And finally the blade as seen from the top in the extreme positions + the middle:

The easiest way to get a picture embedded in your post is to go to bricklink. Search for the part you want to show and then right-click that picture. There should be a menu entry called 'copy image location' or 'Kopieer lokatie' if you have a Dutch version of windows. When making your post you can click on the little image (it's the 11th icon in the second row). this will open a popup window (called image properties) with an empty field in which you can past the image location (press ctrl-V). This is also works for other pictures from the internet, as long as you can find the 'copy image location' menu entry. Don't be offended by D3K, there have been some annoying threads lately, I suspect you were just the proverbial last droplet in the bucket. Anyways here is the picture of the part:

Modelteam can be built in any scale. There are more then enough different bricks for that + you can stack bricks without looking 'wrong' like stacked beams would do (in my view). A panelled model can be made small or medium most easily. But after a certain size the panels become small with respect to the model / surfaces you want to model. It is more difficult (or at least I find it more difficult) to model big surfaces with panels. For flex-axle models there is a similar effect. After a certain size you need elongated flexaxles. That intermediate connection breaks the flow of the axle somewhat.

Very nice looking truck Does it also feature a compressor? Keep moccing, you're on the right track

Best YAB so far in this competition I love that fake flame

To connect the 2 3x5 L-beams that hold the PB motor

The model is less economical than I expected. That fooled me in the connection of the yellow panels. Also the half bushes behind the wheels I missed.