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Looking good so far, might use your gearbox when i do a supercar

Two of mine TT - 2012 Trial Truck MOC Mk2 Suspension by legomuppet9, on Flickr Yes its appalling. This basically used all of the parts I had at the time Unimog U5000 - 2012 Unimog U5000 by legomuppet9, on Flickr Based on Nico 71's Unimog http://www.nico71.fr/unimog-v2-tt/

Deepest sympathies for both you and you family, must be an incredibly hard time at the moment.

I believe you may be referring to a cut differential used in D3K's Swingloader MKII. This is not an official piece, but a modified one that D3K made for his MOC

the vehicle isn't turning in any of the photos I agree completely I could build it fine, but a 10 year old, maybe not so much

Yes this is incredibly late, especially as most of it was written in the summer... but hey, it's published now Recently I acquired last year's flagship model, the 9398 Rock Crawler, as it was on sale for a ridiculous £99.99 due to the release of the Limited Edition Rock Crawler, 41999. As soon as I received this set, I immediately went ahead and built the A-Model. It's a good model, however I feel the pick-up style body does not suit the chassis. Soon after, I broke down the model and built the rather splendid alternate model by Jovel. Which performs rather well, is quick, and can do some rather serious off-roading and I thoroughly recommend this model for anyone with the 9398. The build itself is challenging but enjoyable too. Next, I built the alternate model by Jono McKinlay. the build was once again enjoyable, with the high quality instructions provided. However the gear train isn't the most reliable, so is only suited for flat ground, but it is rather quick and the front suspension is something special. But enough of me rambling on, this is a review on the B-Model of this set, and this model is the last one I built. I don't normally build the B-models of sets, but the body seems to fit the chassis better, and I liked the look of the almost Dakar style body. So I decided to give it a go, and I must say I prefer the result over the A-Model, as the improved looks make up for the slight downgrade in the performance. Anyway, onwards with the detailed review... The Instructions Oh dear. That pretty much sum up these instructions, I am really not very impressed with them at all, as there are two main issues... First off, is the fact that they start presuming that you've already built the main model, which I hadn't, so I had to dig out my 9398 A-Model instructions and build the chassis from there. Now I can see why TLG did this, as the chassis are the same, why do you need to publish it again? Well that's where the mistake is. The chassis' are VIRTUALLY identical. There are some differences, as with the A-Model you build some of the body with the pieces from "Bag 1" and therefore some bits in the latter stage of the chassis instructions you need for the B-Model, and in some you don't. I have, however, thought up a solution to the problem. Lego should have done instructions just for the identical versions of the chassis' before you start building the body. It would be clearer how you build the B-Model too, as it would just tell you to build the chassis, then commence with the building of the body itself. It would've also helped with the competition too, it said "build a body on the chassis" stating no where exactly what the "chassis" was they wanted you to use. Secondly, I've never taken for granted the blue background of Lego instructions until now. The white background made the instructions less clear to read, on the screen of my tablet at least, and if anything making them look far less professional the result of which made the overall build less enjoyable. I clearly see why TLG did this, so you would not waste ink when printing them off, however I feel they should have at least done a "normal" version of them, with the blue background, for people viewing on a screen, or for any other person who may want it. That is the main criticism I have with this model, although there are a few others, which I shall reach in due course. The Build I'm going to split the build into two sections, the chassis and the body. The building of the chassis I found dull and repetitive, probably mainly down to the two axles being exactly the same, and therefore being built in exactly the same way. And I didn't find it dull as I've already built the same chassis for the A-Model only a few weeks ago, because I found the building of the chassis rather boring then too. However, the build may be dull, but it isn't hard at all to go wrong. They are very clear, easy to follow by the target audience of 11-16 year olds, although apparently not idiot proof, the amount of people on eurobricks.com that've installed the differentials the wrong way round is frankly alarming, as there's a bush on a friction pin which you install beforehand to prevent this. The body, however, is much more fun, due to the interesting way in which it is built. Due to this there's nothing to go on about, so that's it for the body build and the build overall :-). The Final Model I will, at last, add some pictures for this. To show it off a bit ;-). I will also split this into three sections, Looks, how its built, and Performance. Looks This, in my opinion at least, is what makes this model better than the A-Model. It looks rugged, as if it's supposed to go crawling, and the high chassis suits this body better too. The colour scheme works well too. Well the colour scheme of the body works well, the same can't be said for the chassis however... As well as this there are a few details you don't get in the A-Model. Proper seats, for example, as well as (fixed) windscreen wipers! The only thing missing, in my opinion, is opening doors. But hey, you can't have everything ;-) How it's Built Both the chassis and the body are built very sturdily, the drivetrain in the axles is braced well, and the model can take a few tumbles with ease. However, the IR receiver is protruding out of the rear of the bodywork, so be careful not to roll it or you could damage this. Another design flaw, for decent crawling potential, is the use of differentials. Now, I know this set is designed for 11-16 year olds, and people would complain if parts broke, but differentials really aren't up to the job of crawling. Performance The performance of this model is ok, but not as good as proper Lego Trial Trucks or Rock Crawlers, which is, of course, expected. The main reasons that the performance is just ok, are the aforementioned use of differentials, the ridiculously high Center of Gravity, and a slight lack of torque, due to the use of not geared down that far L-Motors, but I guess that it would be horribly slow if geared down any further, reducing the playability somewhat. The reduced torque means the crawler struggles on grass, or up steps etc. However on rough paths with tree roots and ditches etc, it performs ok, and this is the sort of terrain you want it to travel on anyway;-) The center of gravity means it can struggle to traverse some slopes, reducing the playability over the A-Model slightly, even though the weight distribution (more weight over the front) is better for crawling. The center of gravity is the main reason why the B-Models performance is worse than the A-Model's. Conclusion Yes, I realise this review has been quite negative, however, I do really like this set, it looks great, performs ok and its part selection is really nice, with the PF and suspension pieces, so I will personally, like with all my sets, be breaking this set down into my collection. For my first ever review I give this 8/10 :-)

2013 Piterx's Fiat Panda, seeing as though it's tiny in comparison, and it's bodywork is superb, whilst having 4WD, steering and independent suspension http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86276 2011 - Sheepo's Mini Cooper, for basically the same reasons as the Panda, it's very compact, and the gearbox is great http://www.sheepo.es/2011/11/mini-cooper-mark-i.html

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Hello, been a while since my last MOC I know, been busy unfortunately Anyway, this was something I just made for a bit of fun. I wanted to make something which could drive on it's front and back, and this is the result. Flipmobile by legomuppet9, on Flickr It is powered by two L motors with a reduction of 1.191:1, with a differential and is steered with a servo motor. It doesn't get up enough speed to flip by itself, but hey, I did what I set out to do More pictures: Flipmobile by legomuppet9, on Flickr Flipmobile by legomuppet9, on Flickr This one didn't work quite as well as I'd hoped, it's two images of the machine on it's front and back put together, but I didn't quite take them with the machine in the same place Flipmobile by legomuppet9, on Flickr I was just playing around with my camera at this point Finally, a short video showing the performance of it, I realised too late I hadn't filmed me turning it over and then continuing to drive, but I'm sure you can all work out that it can work both ways up

Nice leaf spring set-up there Doc I don't think I've personally designed any axles, tbh it's the bit I struggle with especially for Trial Trucks

Just stunning... The rims of the wheels add a little extra too

Really nice model Sariel, nice work! You don't need instructions for a simple model like this. Look at the pictures and videos and you'll figure the important stuff out. You could even make a better version, it's the beauty of Lego Technic

Beautiful bike, and the stands a nice touch too

beautifully made mechanism, nice job! I'm really intrigued in how the linkages work

Really like this MOC, elegantly made, with a nice choice of colours (in the chassis too)

I'm always interested in how mechanisms work, and this model is a feat of engineering. And is stunningly beautiful

Such a beautiful model, It is a shame that this isn't the flagship instead

Beautiful model, very nicely made too. All of your models are great but I think this is my personal favourite.

Beautiful model. really nice work!

*nerd on* Technically speaking this is not a tank, but rater a tracked vehicle....*nerd off* But nice model none the less and the XL motor works very well

I think it often depends on the nationality of the designer whether they are left or right hand drive, but as you said Alasdair, it is incredibly easy in most sets to transfer to left/right hand side

really nice creation! Might see if I can build it, looks quick

This'll be brilliant if it works :)