Pvdb

Quite a few years back I had a go at making Jennifer Clark's Demag, got 3/4 of the way then ran out of pieces and time. When eventually I dug my project out of the box, I decided to take a different approach and create my own completely new version with pendular suspension, ability to lock suspension on the rear whees, all wheel steering, and the ability to select between crab steer and normal steer, plus different outriggers/mechanism/drive. I also removed the motorised drive and steering and put in place a technic engine. http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/301219 To be honest it was much more fun using the original model as inspiration, for a virtually new creation, (not to many bricks/parts remain in the same place as the original) A lot of compromises had to be made to allow the switch between steering modes, and this feature has reduced drivability and means that I can't let my 4 year old loose with the crane!!!! I would like to remove this feature, spring the suspension, and remove the non-lego lead screws somehow, so perhaps when I finish my current project that will be the next one!

Very very nice - and you beat me too it (no surprise there). I have been working on my own version of the Koenigsegg CCX for several years now, it will probably take me another several years to finish as I don't have enough time!! I have almost completed the chassis which includes a very simple but different solution for the Dihedral synchro helix door hinges. I will post some pics/cad later.

Cheers Steph Nice video. Do you have any CAD of the mechanism? If so, I might do some experimentation with it? Cheers Paul

Cheers and yes I am waiting for some of those rotor blades from 9396. Hopefully they would have out both collective and cyclic controls into a model that size. If not, shouldn't be to difficult to mod with something similar to my mech.

I saw some of the images of the new helicopter that LEGO are bringing out this summer and it inspired me to get my old MOC out of the box and figure out a way of adding collective pitch to the system. In the end quite a compact mechanism More images on Mocpages