Thirdwigg

I really like this project, and the results so far. This look just like 42042 but smaller, and I'm happy you kept the 5l tracks. I think that was the right decision. Keep it up.

I am watching the project of @falconluan closely, but I think I have most of the ideas I need for the time being. Until they come up with a better idea , then my ideas might need to be shifted.

Thanks; I'm glad you like it. The exchangeable wing was an afterthought. I had the duckbill spoiler part of the design all while I was building, then I had a lot of parts left over so I tried some ideas. I'm happy I was able to make the wing option work.

Thanks, yeah, I'm right in my comfort zone. I applaud all the other designs that are still smaller than this project, but I can only go so small. Thanks. I'm a long way from finishing, so I'll still leave some other options open for the time being.

Another great alternative model for 42136. Thanks for sharing this, and it looks great, particularly the long front overhang.

Looks good so far. How are you going to route the steering? Are you going to use idler gears just like the original?

Thanks! So far, I'm happy to be here. Just a small update today. I had 30 minutes to work on this today, so I did draft 2 of the chassis to make sure all the mechanical functions can fit. Steering, drive, fake engine, and rear PTO are in and will work. I am missing the front pendular suspension, so I'll need to work on that too. The scale is correct so far, so we'll see how the rest looks while I start adding the body work. Sorry @1gor, but I'm thinking I need to keep the balloon tires to pay correct homage to 8063. I'll try to directional tires, and post another photo when I get a chance.

You definitely understand the assignment. This looks perfect.

Me too, but in the meantime, I got you covered.

I'm happy you are taking up this project, and I think the scale will work well. I always liked this plane, so I look forward to what you can accomplish.

Thanks, I'm trying to get better at some builds that are harder for me to do. Glad you like them.

I embarked upon another alternative build a couple of months ago. I still have some difficulty working on these; It's still hard for me to think and building using a confined part availability. And as the sets I attempt to rebuild are getting bigger, they are getting harder. Anyway, I present the 42154 Porsche 911. All pictures can be found here. The Porsche features the following: Steering with HOG Four wheel independent suspension Rear wheel drive with flat 6 engine Opening doors, hood, and engine cover Two spoilers, including duckbill (correct) and huge wing (incorrect) 1324 of the 1466 (90%) parts from set 42154 are used. The extra parts are shown below. My favorite picture! With the big wing. Rear view I made instructions for this MOC, like I have been doing for all my recent work. If you are interested, you may find the instructions at Rebrickable. And a little video if you are interested. I hope you all enjoy.

It looks great! And I love how the nose looks.

I’m sad to see the loader go, but 8049 is one of my top 5 favorites. Keep it up, and the tractor looks great.

I love the mini battery box! This project keeps getting better. Keep it up.

Great start, and I like what you have so far. I have expressed my love for 8081 many times, so I'm excited that you are doing this set. I'll watch with interest.

It's not done yet, so let's not assume too much yet. Maybe, but I have more fun building...

Small, nostalgia based manual builds. Not a chance.

Yeah, that's still an option for me. Then the size becomes close to the the Deere Scout: Which may work, but it may be a little bigger than I want. I'll try it out, and post in my next update.

I love these Eurobricks contests, and these ones that focus on smaller builds are my favorite. So I'm in for another one. This contest, like TC22, is one where the research phase is super fun for me. I love going back through years of Technic sets on Bricklink to generate some ideas. For all the time we complain about new LEGO sets, and how they do not meet our expectations for whatever reason, I find myself getting excited about many of the sets that have been released as I look through all these ones that have been released. For all our negativity, there have been some great sets that have been released over the years. None of them are perfect (OK, there are a couple. Can you guess which ones I think?), but with some hindsight, many are really good. I looked at set 42077 as a good option as it has great coloring, and some fun features that can be added into the 15 wide car size. Also, I have a front/all wheel hybrid drive idea that I want to try out, but I'm going to wait on that for a little bit longer. I also looked at 42024, but I was only interested in using tires no smaller than 43mm, and I felt this was not enough of at reduction in size to make it interesting. Finally, 42006 has some great opportunity, particularly with the new grabber claws, but this will be for another day. In the end I decided on Set 8063 released in 2009 which was just as I was coming out of my dark age. Source Bricklink.com. It's a larger set with some functions that can be recreated well at a smaller scale. I find the tractor a little unattractive as the front over hang is a little long for my eyes, and I have a love/hate relationship with flex axles. But the colors are good, it has a trailer, steering and an engine. And it's a tractor, so it gets some extra points for me. Also, the PTO is an interesting feature as well, so I'll try to keep this features. I may try to add a tedder for the PTO like included in Set 8284 as it seems the tractor is basically the same at 8063. I played a little bit with the scale first. I first tried a draft at 86% of 8063 to use 81mm and 68mm tires. It didn't seem small enough, and it's basically the same as the Thirdwigg Farm scale, which one might say I have taken too far all ready. Let's try smaller! OK, so dropping it another scale down results in below. Scaling down to 72% of 8063 results in the tire size of 68mm and 56mm for the tractor and 44mm for the trailer. This looked a little better. I built a little mockup of 8063 to help me out, and you can see the two other drafts above. I feel good about this scale and set decision, so we'll see where this goes now.

Ambitious project, and good work so far. The two stage boom will be cool to see when done.

I really do love those tires. I hope this project goes well, and like @Jundis I am interested to see how you approach the challenge of Small LAs for the mechanism.

Fun project idea. I like the brick build buckets!

Cool idea, and I love the gear shifter!

Great work already, and I like the set you have chosen. But I think you have to do some collective control or something for the main rotor. Maybe switch to four rotor blades. This would keep the feel of the set still and allow for a simpler and smaller design.