Thirdwigg

This was my favorite set as a child, so while looking for a TC20 set to rebuild, I had to leave this one alone; the original is to important to me. I look forward to see what you can do with the rebuild.

Good luck on this build. You are certainly doing one of the most iconic sets, so I hope you can do it justice.

Time for this project seems to be in short supply, but I was able to get enough time tonight to draft a boom. I tried a gearbox for the extension, and tried adding the winch to the arm, but in the end the simple design worked and looked the best. I'll sit with this for a couple of days and clean up some of the rough edges, but I'm pleased with the basic shape and design. It looks clean and functions smoothly. I have some bodywork placeholders in place to give me and idea of the global shape. I'll work on the cab next and make some decisions about what to do with those wide fenders on the original set. We'll see when I have more time to devote to this project.

Forklift is a good start, and has the right look. The panels on the rear look great. Looking forward to see how you do the lift.

This keeps getting better. I like how you figured out the gearbox, and looking at it now, it was the right decision to incorporate this feature. Looking forward to see how you do the cabin. This is my favorite TC20 so far. Keep it up.

Keep the blue seats. It’s a great through line to the newer sets. I’m with you on the mini engines. Keep the cylinders parts.

They would be a great addition. Hopefully they will fit. And be available soon.

I’m looking forward to the forklift. It always seemed like the forklift was too big for the truck. Are you going to keep the scale the same? The trailer looks very clean, but I agree about the 3x11 panel. Hopefully you can find something good. The truck still needs something above the front tires. Maybe a fender or something. Something arched would be great.

Looks great. I love when someone uses the Visorak frame. One of my favorite parts. I like the addition of the DBG.

@JLiu15 Thanks, I think I may use the Batmobile tires for every build I do from now on. They're Great! Tonight everything clicked into place. All the lower mechanicals are placed and working: Rear wheel drive with portal axle, I4 engine, four wheel suspension, front steering with HOG, rear outriggers controlled HOG, crane rotation, and a stiff chassis. I'll need to rework some colors and the bodywork may change some specific parts, but for the most part, this is it. Next up a crack at the boom.

This project is really coming along nicely. Very faithful to the original. If you can do the 4 way gearbox that would be great. I very much like the boom design, and may steal some ideas for my build.

Basically like this. The steering rack goes on the bottom.

So it turns out I am having little free time to spend this project. Hopefully that will change. I spent a hour tonight setting the drivetrain parameters, and this is what I have. I’ll clean it up, and then start adding the outriggers and turntable function next. I’ll need to work on the boom soon. For the time being, I am happy the steering, suspension, and I4 is all going to fit.

Brick built bucket for me too. I also really like the front bumper now. The panels make it look updated, and not just the old set studless.

I like the trans blue overlay. I’m with @I_Igor see if you use one beacon for the steering, and another for the front bucket.

@dickylabanglad to see you are in this contest. Great set choice, and I am looking forward to the progress.

Oh man! The stakes are high with this set! I hope I can deliver.

I think that's a great choice. The wheels are a significant part of the look, so hopefully they will supplement your design well. I'm looking forward to the progress.

I couldn't sit this contest out. It pulls on my nostalgic strings too much, so know I had to participate. I started with a list of 32 sets that I wanted to consider. Some were immediately thrown out for lack of interest (6537, 6615, 6524, 6590, 8836, 6698, 6669, 8835, 5541, 8286, 5935, 6331, 8839, 6646, 6334, 6670, 8840, 8872, 8280). I had a top thirteen, and started throwing more out for various reasons (How do I do the canopy of 6887, 6542 and 6541 would be too big to do them justice today, 8880 is too sacred to do well, how do I do the motorcycle of 6354 or the cars of 6337 and 6335 (I'm watching you close @mpj)). Some I would like to do at another time (6344, 8858, the helicopter of 8062). Finally I came down to three that I created a MOC up for: 6357, 8855, and 8854. I may still do one of the others at another time, but for now I am going to focus on 8854, unless I run into problems. The set is iconic, well loved, and the right size. I am going to keep the scale pretty close (1.07:1), and I'll keep all the features. At this point, I plan to add a fake engine and suspension to the features 8854 already has (steering, outriggers, boom slewing, boom lift, boom extension, winch). I was hoping to have more done by now, but I guess it took me a while to decide on which set to do. It's pretty rough right now, but I have the size set, and a schematic of where all the mechanical parts are going to go. We'll see how this goes....

Great set idea. What wheels are you going to use?

@Cardboy Time for the B model!

Love the little tractor!

Looks good so far, and I like the "poetic license" you have taken with the front. I am always surprised by how small these old sets are. Are you going to keep the same features? Add anything? Thanks for the Unimog praise. I am glad I have at least one fan!

Thanks everyone, and I'm glad you like it. The boom extends about 9 studs, which is all I can get from a 13 gear rack, and a little shorter then the Arocs rack would get. This design also allows for a shorter stack height, so the boom doesn't look so fat. Visually, this was the main attempt I have no idea how my builds compare to other builds on rebrickable. About 50 people a day download my instructions, but it seems like many fewer than that are actually building them. I don't know if this is about normal or not, but it's enough to keep me posting what I have. I make instructions so I can build what I designed again. It's a way for me to retain the design that I spent so much time putting together. If there are others who want to build what I made as well, feel free. I didn't even think of Yellow! Post a picture, I would love to see how it turns out. Thanks again. I'm glad you like it. It's these simple kind of builds I love the best.

I love this set. As I child, I kept this one built longer than any of my others, so this build brings me back to a great time. I look forward to see what you can do to it. I like the look of the flex hose and connector for the rear tail, but I wonder if there is another interpretation. Can you use the hose as a fan shield, and try some 21 and 22 panels for the vertical stabilizers? Also, while the windshield is a great modern interpretation, it was the one design of the original set that seemed inconsistent with the rest of the set. I wonder if there is another fairing idea you can try?