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Which tires are those? I wanted too, but on one side It would be harder to attach it to the frame. Thank you. I might make one in the next week or so.

I'm back with another ambitious project. The Bobcat Toolcat 5600. I can't remember where I first seen it, but thought it was cool and (to me) practical. So I then searched online and came across System and minifig scale builds. Then I found this build thread on here of a larger PF version. So I set off getting info, working on a plan, and laying down ideas. I wanted to give this build manual functions with pneumatics. I had a hard time getting the scale of the vehicle dialed in as I had some trouble finding good side pics and the right Lego tire. However, as I kept gathering details, I found what the tire size it has and which Lego wheel was closest to a usable scale. I find that a scale of 1:8.4 worked perfect with the 81.6 x 38 (it was just a little wide, but worked fine). Here is the item its self: The real Toolcat has many variations. Solid axles or independent, closed lift arm or split tubes, turbo or not, and so on. The one I used has solid axles, closed lift arm, and an easier engine setup. My build has many functions that tested my mental limits: All-Wheel-Drive All-Wheel Steering Working Suspension Pneumatic Functions Dumping Bed and Tail Gate Front Pneumatic Accessory Hookup On to the building! Starting with the frame for all the bits and bobs to attach to. Trying to find an image of the chassis proved to be pointless, so I did my best guess from regular pictures. This is the first try. It rebuilt it about four times. Engine placement for now. The version of the real one has a four cylinder engine that powers a hydraulic pump. The real one also has hydraulic drive, but that's not for Lego yet. Forgot to snap some pics of the progress, but this is the second build of the chassis/frame. I had to reduce the engine to 3 cylinders to allow for a drive system. The steering changed after this build as I needed to redo the way it was fixed to the frame. The design of the axle. The frame from the bottom. (It changes some in the final) The first layout of the cab... It was the second hardest part... Laying the pneumatic tubes was way to hard having mostly short pieces. One of the early drafts of the cab. I was at a crossroads by not having enough #3 connectors, running out of white parts, not having enough black 5L/7L beams or 3x7 panels, and no tan technic parts. So I redesigned the door and found that the ribbed hosed worked great. That's the bulk of the build process, the rest was fine tweaks, subtle add-ons, and fighting with Pneumatic hoses. So here is the final product: There are plenty more pictures here! Thank you for your time.

Most likely. There was something said many years ago about them switching suppliers. But it can also be the formulation of the ABS; Per Wikipedia: " The proportions can vary from 15% to 35% acrylonitrile, 5% to 30% butadiene and 40% to 60% styrene." So a new ratio for a cheaper supply could result in a slightly softer Lego part.

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@Milan Sorry I thought it was. I was on mobile and didn't catch that I was in this one. I seen "contest discussion" and thought it was the general one.

The storm trooper made me think. What if we did everyday stuff in technic. Like an RC shopping cart, a Roomba, or a recliner.

Great to see you back and doing well! I always looked forward to you updates and build progress.

Such a great build. I wish Lego would revisit Model Team.

This is great work and gave me a good laugh!

It has 8 forward. And thank you.

The Super Banshee AWD started out with no plan, no design, and no idea where I was going. I did know I wanted to make a car and little by little I ended up with a finished car. I had to rebuild most of the inside a couple time as I need to or wanted to make tweaks and improvements as I was transferring it to digital. Then rebuilt it a third time to make sure the instructions came out right. It has a functional V-8, can't see it move but it makes it a mid-rear car. All Wheel Drive for complexity. Opening hood and trunk, or is it trunk or hood? Steering with steering wheel, no hand of god sorry. Ratchet shifter with paddle shifter that is a modified version made by Didumos Seats tilt forward, simple but added for no reason. Working suspension. Removable roof for the sunny day. Creating and building it was fun and a good time, even if it took longer than I hoped for.When all was said and done, the instructions took me longer than I would like to admit, as I was not as good with the tricks of Studio. But I'm way more proficient at making them now. A few more pictures can be found here. Instructions are here.

The MOC I'm trying to finish up with, the hoses are giving me trouble. Its a two part problem; they seem longer in Studio then the real ones and because of that I am having trouble putting them in place. (Don't have the real one re-built yet as I had made a number of changes as I was digitizing it) The red rigid in front is suppose to fit threw the axle holes on the front and fits nice and clean. The black ribbed rigid needs to go on the tan axle right under the door and connects inside one up and one over. How can I improve these problem or do I just keep play with them? Thank you for your time.

They are modified construction equipment. Tree harvester is kin to an excavator or wheel loader (depending on style) and a skidder or forwarder is like a modified hauler.

This is going to be another good contest! With my mini off road crane coming in at ~18,000 cubes, I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Looks marvelous! Excellent detail. Brings back the memories of the 90's!

Thank you. I try to stay with as much technic as I can. It's like a shelf though. Thanks. I didn't have any other orange, so it was yellow, red, or black.

I looked here and there at all the alt models and mods for the Raptor. I appeared like there wasn't many options left. Then it hit me. A Camper! They make slide in campers for trucks and they even make them for the real Raptor. So I got to work. It's not Lego standard of detail, but I'm happy with the outcome. It is provided with the following features: A stove A sink A refrigerator A vertical storage area A place to sleep A shower No toilet. You got to poop in the woods. A hole to extend the steering knob on the stock truck. I had to widen it two studs on each side because when looked at the real one more, it was a little wider then I had built. It's not a complicated build and will be doing instructions in the next week or two. (If my schedule provides)

I had modified the most of the bottom end mainly because I wanted to show off the camper I made for it. With the added weight I needed MORE torque and existing mods didn't look like they would do. I added a clutch gear for 1:1 and 1:1.667 and goes to the standard differential, then to the geared hubs for a final drive of 7.56:1 and 4.536:1. I also added a manual winch and bars on the front. Here is a video of it working:

I was playing around to see how other tires looked on the Raptor before i started modifying it. The truck was stock at the point. Here are the rest of the pictures.

Congratulations! I guess I need to up my build quality. Oh well, there's next time.

3: 10 1: 6 7:4 5: 3 8: 2 2: 1

I came, I tried, and I probably failed. But I had lots of fun doing this contest because of how challenging it was. Best of luck to the few that joined me in this great up hill battle!

It looks big and nice. But how well do the tires handle the weight?

A better view of the internals: