Thirdwigg

I'm just noticing you used my suggestion for the steering. I'm glad it helped. Wonderful build, and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I am so happy someone is doing 8855. Looks great so far, and I look forward to your work. I like the red details, on all but the exhaust.

I spent some time on vacation, and I am ready to go on this project. I have a little time left, so hopefully I can meet the deadline. I have a draft of the cab, which is a mix of 8854 and Classic Unimog. I may try to soften the later for the former. The cab is a little narrow for my liking, but it stays true to the original. It still looks small to me in all dimensions, but as I continue on this project, it seems like the original was not meant for any kind of driver, no matter the scale. The hood is a little more level, but that works better for my eyes. A grill has been added, and a real bumper, rather than the cattle guard. The color and shape may change. The boom is in, and everything works. I don’t think there will be other changes to this part. I have to work on the mount, and the winch is a little wonky at this point. But all this should be doable in the time remaining.

This looks great, and keeps getting better. The compressor is neat, but unnecessary for me. I like the mini-mog tires, but do you have the 68mm balloon tires (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=61480#T=C) that you can try with this MOC? They may keep the old look with a new feel.

Looks great, and I love the inclusion of the little tractor. It’s a shame the payload of the crane is less than expected, but yeah, the original was like that too. I am looking forward to how the cabin turns out.

A little late here, but this turned out great. I wish the bottom of the A pillars was connected, but that’s a small detail for me. I love the PTO on the front and rear, which is a must for me. Again, great work.

I am so happy someone did 8286, and if anyone can pull it off @HorcikDesigns can! I am happy that you kept the look and feel for the original but modernized the look. It was great that you kept the modular components as well. I don't mind the tail and horizontal stabilizer on the helicopter, but can you clean up the rear bodywork a little. Maybe a panel or something to round it out? Finally, I like the white bumpers on the truck, but can you change Connector #5 to Connector #3?

I love when a project lingers on due to continued updates and improvements. Thanks for sharing: it still looks great.

I am so happy to see this project continue, and I am looking forward to the final design. I love that you include suspension, and how it works with the top wheels.

This looks great @HorcikDesigns, but I like the 8286 build a little better.

Looking good. Those blue panels looks great on this build.

Looking good! Are you going to use 4 tires or 6 (duals on the front)?

Another great MOC. You have a knack for adding great details to your builds like the Jerry Cans and traction mats on this build. Again, well done.

I see. I would drop the 4 stud wide, as this bring no value other than historical accuracy, but that's your call. With these remakes I am inclined to improve what can be improved by the original design to make them better. So all of these changes seem like a good idea to me.

For me too. If stacking liftarms is a no-go, stacking connectors is the ultimate sin in my mind. Remove the panel on the rear, keep the panels on the side, keep the macaroni's on the front, but drop them from the rear.

I also like the panel bumper on the left. If you can make it work, I would. I hate to encourage you to change the steering linkage, but can you do a design like this but use liftarms as the mount, and Part 87082 as the pivot and Part 42003 as the mount to the steering link, with a 4 axle with stop for the axle. This might help you get a little better steering geometry.

I find in many of my builds that mounting the engine on thin liftarms (so engine block is 1/2 stud offset) can solve a lot of problems with the drive axle. (see here and here). It's a little trickier for V engines but it can be done. Mount the front of the engine on a 3x5 triangle and the rear can use a connector block (like you have) with a thin liftarm (1.5 total stud thickness) to support the angle of each cylinder bank.

Glad you like it! Thanks for being a fan! Yeah, the black really looks clean.

Those shoulder bolsters are on point. Great mounting solutions.

No I didn't take it that way. No worries. Shoot, if I would have known what you need, I would have dropped the suspension a long time ago and only include the portal axles. It's my commitment to suspension that makes adding portal axles so hard. Maybe I should drop the former, so I can have the later. I'm working on a 1:17 U90, and maybe I should make this change. Thanks. Yeah, we use different tires, so I'll need to make some modifications to your designs to incorporate the ideas. I confess, I have not tried @MajklSpajkl axles to see if I can incorporate his ideas as well. You are all right. I should try harder, and get some portals in my Mogs.

Very clean look. Great job.

Thanks. I have used the tipper mech in a couple of my builds. It works well. Thanks and thanks. I have not found a front portal axle design that works for this scale that keeps the steering movement and axle rigidity at the level I expect for a MOC. I have rebuild a couple of designs by others, and while adding this feature is cool, the rest of the design suffers. So I keep this feature out; it's a tradeoff I am willing to make. I'll keep working to find a solution, but I haven't found one yet.

This MOC has been sitting on my desk for a while as I finished instructions. This U400 is a modification of my U500 from a couple of months ago. I think I like this one better. Features: Steering Four wheel drive Suspension Front and rear PTO Front and rear pneumatic takeoff Front and rear attachment points Three way tipper bed Tipping cab Instructions are available at Rebrickable.com. I hope you enjoy!

Mine too. Looking forward to this build. Good job so far.

Sorry about the tease, but I'm not ready to show the bodywork yet. I need to be confident with what I have going first. The suspension is a front and rear pendular axle. Both are linked together by a liftarm on the right and left sides of the truck. When one wheel on the front axle goes over an obstacle, the liftarms move the rear axle in a opposite rotation, keeping the truck balanced on all four wheels. It's simple, but effective at this scale.