Thirdwigg

Can you show a little more about the selector bar for the steering? Can you just replace part 15100 with part 22961 to reduce the friction? Can 22961 will braced so it will not slide out of the 1x3 liftarm?

Awesome. Well done.

Another great build @nico71. I would see these TopKicks all the time growing up. Most were box trucks, and many were simple work and farm trucks. Thanks for bring me back to that happy spot.

Go, go, go! I hope you are able to finish this in time. I would love to see it in the contest; it's so cute!

Very well done again @Akassin. You should be proud of this build. All the functionality is stunning at this scale.

Thanks again. Thanks! Some of the new parts since 2009 help a lot too.

I'm happy to support this fandom! Alright, my laptop was able to support the completion of this project! It's done! Free instructions may be found at Rebrickable. I confess, while I like how this turned out, it just doesn't feel like 8063 as much as I wanted it to. Either way, the tractor and trailer have the following features: Tractor steering Front pendular suspension Rear PTO Rear three point hitch Four cylinder fake engine Trailer dump bed Trailer suspension The little engine. Below is the full dumping range of the trailer. Tractor and trailer suspension. Not much articulation, but enough to count the feature. And just so you don't think the trailer cannot be disconnected, it can! Also here you can see the PTO and the three point hitch. Both are Thirdwigg Farm compatible, even if the scale is a little off. And just so we don't forget what it should look and feel like, below is the original. Finally, a little video. Thanks all for the feedback and critiques. I'm happy to finish another MOC. Also, it's been a hard week, so I want to give a note of affirmation to @Jim and @Milan for all the work you do here. Thank you for building and supporting this beautiful space here at Eurobricks. These contests are great, and you give so much to this little community. Please hear this little voice affirming your work, your time, and your money to give space to so much creativity, collaboration, and joy for me and so many others. Know that you are not alone. There are so many here who appreciate what you do. I hope you are able to hear these affirming voices.

Alright, I'm bumping up against the deadline for this contest. The studio file is now done, and I may have asked just about as much from my 8 year old laptop as I will get. It's now time for a new Macbook, so if anyone has any thoughts about hardware specs, please send me a PM. I would appreciate some assistance. I'll try to get a video posted soon, but that may have to wait until the computer is replaced. We'll see what it can handle in the coming days.

Don’t go @Seasider, you are valued and contribute great things to this group! I’d love to see you finish the plane too!

This really great @Ngoc Nguyen, and the looks are spot on. It's too bad you cannot move the turntable back a stud, but keeping the function makes up for the perfect cab placement I think.

Well done. This turned out great, and the pneumatic tubes are well integrated.

Looks great, and the new tires are perfect!

Looks good. Is there some bracing for the worm gear/crane racks. It seems like the worm gear could disconnect from the rack under load.

Another great build @Akassin, and so many functions in this dense build. I look forward to see how the superstructure turns out.

Well this is unexpected. It looks great. Do you have additional pictures?

Thanks all for the feedback. After a week to think about it, I'm going to stick with the Balloon tires. It fits the theme a little better, and it causes fewer headaches. I'll make another tractor later with the mud tires. Thanks for the idea @Jundis. I gave it a try, but yeah, the connection part looks a little rough, so I scrapped the idea. OK, I was able to work a little more last night, and below is what I currently have. The trailer is mostly done, and the tractor is close. I still have some issues with the roof, and I do not yet have rear view mirrors. Also, I would like to add a little more details to the engine. I'll finalize this, then do a final order for parts. Here is the current stage of the Stud.io file.

Looking good! I really like those side step modules.

Yeah, you made the right decision. I never should have suggested taking away any orange parts, as it's my favorite LEGO color. It looks great here. Also, I have to try and figure out how to do one of those graphics. It looks great.

This turned out great. Well done.

Me too. I'm sure we could get it posted for you.

This build turned out great. I love the bucket. The orange is a little too much for me (I can't believe I just typed that), but it's true to the subject model so I understand why you kept it.

I'm glad to see an update @Seasider, and this progress looks good. The functions look good, and the general shape seems right where it needs to be. I'm interested in how the body will look, and how you will do the landing gear.

Yeah, this looks really good @2GodBDGlory. If you release instructions, I'm sure there are a lot of builders who would like to recreate it.

Great job! They look great together too.

I was able to spend a little time on the tractor again, so I rebuild the front of the chassis again and added an engine that I like. Then I built up the rest of the body draft that I have with the bigger tires, which I do think I like a little better. I'm now at the point where I need to decide if am I recreating a mini version of 8063 that stays true the look and feel of the original, or do I do a mini tractor build that is influenced by 8063. I started with the former, but I'm increasingly going down the path of the later. Now I think the tractor leans a little too far forward (bottom) due to adding the bigger rear tires (I really wish there was a ~65-70mm tractor tire). So I added a one stud spacer to level the tractor better (top) just to see what rebuilding the front for a level ride height would look like. I like the height of the hood on the bottom, but the lean seems like too much. Rebuilding the front axle to level the tractor would allow me to gain some strength on the front. What do you think?