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You're veering far ott topic here. I suggest posting your problems in the General Technic Discussion topic, or a similar one, preferably with some pictures and a detailed description of what you are building and what you are hoping to achieve. Makes it easier for others to provide feedback/help. If it's a WIP project already, then by all means make a dedicated topic for it EDIT: From your brief description, it would seem you only need a small pump, and one hose connected between the pump and the lower inlet of the cylinder to be able to pose it.. On topic: Great video review as always, Sariel! Looking at the new gear racks, is it possible to place two of them end to end, effectively doubling its length at the expense of extra width for connecting them? Also; may I suggest for Jim to collect all the video reviews in post #1 as they are posted perhaps?

I'm pretty sure I've seen some with five bars in real life Seriously

Absolutely amazing review! The time you put into it really shows/reads! The photos are beyond superb! The set seems to be pretty much as expected, will definitely buy a copy, mostly for the parts! Then to wait for the pneumatic parts to be available in the online Lego store! Great work Jim!

Seeing as Lego is a Danish company, and Denmark is in the time zone it is, I can only imagine that when they say "July 1st" they mean three and a half hours from now:-) Also, isn't the word "deadline" the opposite of what you mean?

Colouring the text blue and bolding and underlining it doesn't make it a link!

Well, to be fair, pretty much every decent Technic MOC wheel loader I've seen has pendular rear suspension. Some also have all engine/transmission parts in the rear (for example my Swinloader II). There are several wheel loaders out there that are not articulated, though most modern ones are Due to (mainly, I'd say) size/weight limitations combined with the strength of ABS plastic and available parts, a lot of times compromises must be made when trying to replicate real life vehicles. 'Perhaps' you could 'clarify' what the 'point' is then, or what your 'vision' of this 'topic' is? If you want a list of examples, then Saberwing40k's got you covered

In NXT45's example it wouldn't make any difference, as the axles are effectively locked in place when the diff is inserted

Very smooth panelling indeed!

It's like with everything else; people who do a lot of photography, tend to be better at it than those who don't. Add to that the (expensive) equipment and post-processing skills needed to make the best photos possible, it's fairly obvious that it's not easily achievable by everyone. But you are right, most people can probably do it after investing a lot of time and money into it.

Good idea, but most people don't have an abundance of wind tunnels

Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate the work! I can't (as usual) guarantee instructions, but I can guarantee an accurate LDraw model! There aren't stupid questions, only stupid people! Just kidding of course. I haven't made the instructions for the side tipping bed unfortunately , but it really is a very simple design, and I'm pretty sure you'll be able to replicate it from the pictures of it. The crane is pretty much an exact copy of the one from 8110 Unimog, with an added pneumatic circuit for the boom extending, and slightly modified outriggers to compensate for the height difference between the two models. There is also the operators cabin, but that doesn't provide any functionality. Thanks, I am glad you like it! Haha, there are definitely some similarities between this and your truck. but obviously at different scales The extra size of this one allows for some more features and detailing, but at the same time depends heavily on the structural build, as it is turning out to be very heavy! All the functions in the chassis are working as intended, it is built physically and tested up till this point. I built the front two axles first, along with the first four function gearbox and the functions it controls. Then I built the rear two axles with their functions and a second four function gearbox. Then I started to fine tune the two, making some small and some heavy modifications. Especially the mid outriggers were unnecessarily complicated before I saw that I had an (so far) unused output from the front gearbox, that alligned perfectly with where I needed it to go For the superstructure, It needs to sit fairly low and at the same time be compact. I suspect that in order to have it low enough I will have to put two gearboxes inside of it, and only have a single vertical axle going through the turntable.. This will be the next challenge!

Well you must be very well educated then! Yes of course! I am building a redesign of my older tow truck, completely redesigned to be mechanical rather than pneumatic, but maintaining the same features (albeit, some have been slightly altered due to mechanical complexity and pros vs. cons for pneumatics vs. mechanics I'll put it together to take a picture before I go to bed EDIT: I have taken a couple of photos, but I can't seem to get them in the proper size to show in the forum, so I refer you to the dedicated Bricksafe folder The working functions in the chassis so far are: -V8 driven from the third axle -Proportional steering with Ackerman geometry on axles 1, 2 and 3 4 Powered functions: -Front stabilizers/outriggers -Mid stabilizers/outriggers -Rear stabilizers/outriggers -Winch in the front -Lifting cabin -Lifting wheel lift (not sure the terminology is correct? The thing in the back..) -Extending wheel lift -Deploying fork For the rest of the functions, I will try to make a crane superstructure, similar to the one in the pneumatic model, that will feature: -Full 360 degree rotation -Lifting boom -Extending boom -Working winch So the goal is a total of 12 elecrtic functions I haven't made a MOC like this before (one motor, multiple gearboxes/functions), but it's coming on fast. I started this MOC three days ago

I wholeheartedly agree that there are way too many useless topics popping up, but many are created as a first topic by new members, with very specific questions, that they probably don't know have been answered many times before. Also, they are probably not aware of the index topic. They have probably come across Eurobricks googling for the very solution they are looking for! But putting a "site:eurobricks.com" behind your search for for example "8041 vs 42041" will probably give you the answers you are looking for. But yes, I have been vocal about my annoyances regarding uselesss topics before, and I still feel the same way in general Regarding Contest specific WIP topics, I see how people can get a whole lot of ideas, and quickly want to "patent" their idea (model type, and perhaps especially in the case of TC7: name of the MOC. There is only a finite number of badass enough words you know ). But if people absolutely have to throw their idea out there asap, then I'd really like to see at the very least some useful info, perhaps a sketch, or an early draft of the MOC.

Going away for a couple of weeks, but I wanted to show you a small teaser of what I've been working on for the last couple of days: Had to take a break from pneumatics Sorry about the grainy render, it is clickable for larger, much clearer resolution. And there is some order to it all, as demonstrated in this render: Again, clickable and much clearer in higher resolution.. not quite sure why the low res ones are so grainy.. Anyway, the model, as it stands today (yes, it is built physically to the same extent as the digital model), has eigth motorized functions from one L-motor, through various standard gearboxes. Before it's done, there will be at least four more!

I made a fairly small and reliable transmission for guiding two axles through a turntable when they are vertically close together

In your case it probably comes more natural to build a base military vehicle (light bluish grey) that transforms into a civilian vehicle

This sounds like a great contest! It seems easy at first, but I can guarantee there will be a huge gap between the best and worst entries here! To make something that looks good, is original, and works well is going to take a lot of time! Glad for the 8 week duration, as I am busy for the next two weeks at the very least! Great concept Jim, looking very much forward to taking part in this, as well as seeing the community's entries as they take form!

Same here, the .lxf seems to work just fine

No, not yet I'm afraid. I'm hoping to make one demonstrating the functions over the weekend

Thanks, glad you like it! The colour is intentional, as I feel it represents the newer pneumatic hoses better than the more matte rubber colour of older hoses. Thanks for pointing out the unused sub-model, it has been deleted now! I think The model has been approved by Rebrickable, so full parts list (fewer parts than I thought) and everything one should need can be found there. Blakbird has also just made a couple of his famous awesomerenders for this model, here are a couple of them, see them in all their glory in his Bricksafe folder

Newer what?

Now you just need a crane mounted truck to go with it!

42032 - Compact Tracked Loader (B-model) - Technic - 2015 42032-B.ldr EDIT: Tracks are not perfectly alligned

I made one with some additional reinforcing to help prevent it "screwing itself apart" Dowlnoad the .ldr file here

On the box, the picture of the small cylinder seems a bit different from the current ones. All the cylinders seem to have a slightly different/longer "head" than the current ones? A quick stud count confirms that you are right, at least the cabin seems to be (one 3x11 panel flanked by a couple of #3 and #4 panels)