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The real machine is a motorized vehicle with an attachment that can rapidly cut and gather several trees before felling them. Feller buncher consists of a standard heavy equipment base with a tree-grabbing device furnished with a circular saw - designed to cut small trees off at the base.

Another model built with using Power Miners colour scheme. This time it's a low profile loader. The chasis can turn, the bucket can be lowered, tilted, and raised. It's time to build something... red :] Galleries: Brickshelf MOCPages Flickr

Nice... You are faster than me, DLuders ;)

I 've saw three missing sets for 1H2010. That small container truck is a hook lift truck, and uses this tipper bed (probably in dark bley): http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4080 The hook is raised and lowered by a worm gear, and it's only function of this set. The second model is buggy. With front made with using two small black panels: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=87086 Front and rear axles are suspended, and front wheels are steerable by gear on the back. These tires are used on both axles: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=56891 The last model is small, three axle crane. It has steerable front axle, two stabilizers (one per side)that are mounted between first and second axle. It uses this boom: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=57779 And those tires: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2346 The boom can be raised, extended and rotated. ------- Mini actuators works. There are two universal joints on the back of the 8069, and it seems that they are connected with TWO z12 black double bevel gears on the cabin's roof. Now it's clear how the backhoe will be operated :)

Thanks for comments :) Why everyone asks where's David? :D Ok, I'll try to buy a Surfer tomorrow and I'll try that.

I bought Lifeguard from Collectable Minifigures series and I thought that she deserves her own vehicle :) Brickshelf MOCPages Flickr

I was busy lately, so I didn't had time for building. But it seems that now I'll have time for making new models :) So... I'll need a small crane for future project, and I always wanted to build a crawler crane, so this Liebherr machine was an abvious choice. The LTR 1100 is a telescopic crawler crane, that have some interesting feature: expensible chassis used as substitute for extendable outriggers. My model also got that function. General view: Extensible chassis: The boom is raised by two pneumatic cylinders fed from a small pump: Operator's cabin can be also raised: Unfortunately, the winch is not connected to any motor :P Raised and extended boom: Brickshelf Flickr MOCPages And a movie that shows how it works: OK, it's time to build something more... serious :D

There are more rules in our TrTr competition, the Genereal Rules can be found here: http://www.lugpol.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?p=100613#100613 I have made two Trial Trucks, one does not even have good photos (built almost three years ago), the second was Oshkosh HEMTT: Gallery It was powered by two XL motors, each driving four wheels. Four front wheels were steered by one PF M motor. The total weight was something about 4,7kg. I don't have a movie with it, because its drivetrain had one failure: the knob wheels used inside the front axles had tendecy to block each other. Despite of that, it was a quite good model, and maybe I will rebuild it some day, with better axles and Model Team look. A crane, probably :D

And here you can find some pictures from our exhibition :) http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=437689 More to come...

So if it's NOT IDENTICAL, why you are so... nervous? :]

One of LugPol memebers has posted bigger picture of Lamborghini Gallardo (from retailers catalogue) BIG PICTURE I love it :D

I work as an electrician. Well, the cabin is not so complicated as it looks ;) Theses loaders are clean, because they are new. They will be send down into the mine in the next few days.

I'm almost sure that many of you are thinking right now "What is THIS?" :) It's a underground mining loader, a machine that is almost impossible to see on the surface. I work in underground copper mine, so I see mining machines every day. The biggest problem with these vehicles is that there's very small amount of information about them in the Internet. Over one month ago I went to the Sandvik service point to ask if it could be possible to get pictures and blueprints of mining loader. I've obtained enough materials to start building. The effect can be seen below: It's a 1:20 scale model of Sandvik LH 517L underground mining loader. It's fully functional, with remote control and pneumatics filled from external manual pump. Real machine: And model. General view: The chassis is driven by one PF XL motor, and steering is achieved by one PF M motor. Steering range: Arm and bucket movement: Details: There are three pairs of Lego lights inside: And comparison: Real machine, model, and... me :) I'm two meters tall, so you can easily see how big these loaders are. Movie: Brickshelf MOCages Flickr

Oh come on... It's not an exact copy... front windshield is different, and it doesn't have bumpers and exhaust tips (maybe because author of this "MOC" doesn't have enoguh pieces to make a perfect copy of Misterzumbi's VW?)

I used two receivers, first operates drive and steering, second has only one M motor connected to it, (responsible for extendind the outriggers). Using multiple receivers is possible, but as I said, I like those switches ;)

I was sure that you will ask "few" questions about it :) Look at the mirrors, air filters and fuel tanks ;) Yes, it's quite strong. Of course the frame is bent a bit, but it will not break down ;) No, I bought them from my friend. He also has a shop on Bricklink :) Everyone like them ;) It's very simple: I used two Light Brick 1 x 4 with Twin Top Lights These stickers were cut from 8265 and 7774 sticker sheets These red cylinders aren't longer than other cylinders used in this truck. I used them because they are... red ;) Hidden functions (second axle raising and wheel lift) are using new, round ended Trans Light Blue cylinders. Front and rear stabilizers are using square ended yellow cylinders Yes, the air escapes through the pneumatic switch when the boom is going down. You can see (and hear :D) it on the movie, when the auto compressor is turned on. There is no counterweight, and I have no idea why it works without it :D I also like them ;) It's this part: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp...rID=22&in=A The manometer is tilted by 90 degrees to fit behind those panels, but it doesn't matter. Air tank is mounted on the RC motor inside the sleeper. I will take the sleeper apart to make some reinforcements, so I can take some pictures of internal mechanics during the rebuilding. Well, it was one of the main goals to make the whole truck look realistic as far as possible, and in my opinion switches placed above the rear axles looks much better than four IR receivers. I didn't count, but I can tell you one thing about whole tubing hidden between rear axles: It's a mess :D I didn't cut pneumatic tubbing to appropriate lenghts, so it looks more like a spaghetti than nice and clean pneumatic installation. Where? Here and there ;) You've forgot about the main switch. It's also a pole reverser :) Correct. I could use more of them but as I said, switches looks better. 14 wheels. Lifted axle also has tandem wheels. These are normal, 62.4 wheels. Maybe they are hard to find because I've bought most of them? ;) The outriggers are quite complicated, because there are four pneumatic tubes, which are bent when the outriggers are going outside and inside the truck body. The whole mechanism works surprisingly well. I used: 176 Red, 14 Light Bluish Gray, 20 black, 2 Dark Bluish Gray and 2 Chrome Silver cheese slopes. Sorry, it's not for sale :P But this Kenworth will be not taken apart. It will be showed on LugPol's exhibition in June together with my Liebherr L 580 Loader and not-yet-built model in 1:17 scale (probably a Liebherr bulldozer) :) Thank you very much for the very possitive feedback :)

I proudly present my third model built in 1:17 scale. It weights over 4kg's and it's my biggest MOC so far. It's a rotator tow truck, with front based on Kenworth W900 truck: General view: Driver's cab: Almost-like CAT engine: This model is fully functionall, it's powered by one Rechargeable Battery hidden inside the sleeper. Steering is achieved by one PF M motor, whole truck is driven by two PF XL motors. Here we can see the main switch, when it's turned on towing functions can be used, and the crane light bar is flashing. The whole pneumatic instalation consist: - compressor with two small pumps, powered by one RC motor, turned on/off by pressure switch (it looks almost like this switch - 4 red pneumatic cylinders used for raising the crane boom. - 2 pneumatic cylinders used for raising the wheel lift arm - 1 pneumatic cylinder used for tilting the wheel lift - 1 pneumatic cylinder used for raising the second axle - 4 pneumatic cylinders used to stabilize the truck (two in front outriggers, 2 on the rear) - 1 Manometer, which shows air pressure in the whole installation - 1 air tank Almost all function switches are hidden above the rear axles: From left: crane rotating/ winches / boom raising / wheel lift raising / wheel lift tilting stabilizers / second axle raising / boom extending Raising the crane: PF M medium motor is used for extending the boom. Stabilizers: Outriggers are extended by one PF M motor. Crane is rotated by one PF M motor. Second axle can be raised and lowered: The wheel lift: The following movie shows all functions of the model: Flickr MOCPages Brickshelf

Almost two years ago I've started making minfig scale models packed with functions. My first model was a small telehandler: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=292567 Yesterday I thoguht that it deserves a second version. So... here it is :) General view: Front wheels are steerable, and boom can be raised by a small pneumatic cylinder fed from small pump: Boom raised and extended: : Galleries: MOCPages Brickshelf Flickr

Hmm.. these machines looks familiar... Oh, I know, long time ago Pnorm had made some nice looking truck: and front loader: Your models looks almost like them, with few changed parts... I think if you have based your models on someone else's work, you should at least mention the source. Otherwise, I'd consider it as a plagiarism.

Another model from series "Nobody had ever built something like this before." Skidder is a vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest in a process called "skidding", in which the logs are transported from the cutting site to a landing. My skidder is based on Caterpillar 527 tracked skidder: General view: Bottom view: Features: Grapple boom can be raised and lowered Front blade can be raised, lowered and leant over: Skidder together with Forwarder :) Galleries: Brickshelf Flickr MOCPages

For me it sounds like a hook lift truck ;)

These sets look great. I especially like this new mini telehandler: It seems that there is a new piece in the center of the chassis. It looks like axle hole with two pins Did you noticed new axle 4L with stop? There is at least one in the excavator :)

It will require instructions, right? I don't know how to make them Making step by step instructions needs huge amount of time, and I don't have it. But I will try to take some pictures when it will be taken apart - I'm glad that you like it. - I used XL motor because M motor was too weak. And XL doesn't need gearing down - Because they doesn't support it. They are normal wheels from 8297, but with black center, and those yellow hubs are just attached on the same axle - Yes, but only on the left side. It was the only way to have openable door and a curved window. - It's a effect of post processing. I take my pictures in the sunlight, on white piece of paper. Before editing they usually look like this one:

Knock knock... May I come in? It's my first Technic and/or Model Team model shown here. I proudly present my model of Liebherr L 580 wheel loader The real machnie: Why I took this loader? Some time ago I was browsing the net and I found this picture: And I thought that it will be great to have a tipper truck (my Iveco Eurotrakker, which wasn't shown here) and a Liebherr wheel loader (colour scheme of Liebherr loaders is just beautiful) General view: Front/back: Up and down... Some details: Fully detailed cab interior: And here you can see how the interior of real machine looks: Pictures of all mechanisms builded inside, with proper connections to the loader chassis (except the XL motor which is used for raising the arm) This loader is driven by PF XL motor, with 3:1 reduction. The steering is achieved by a 8 studs long gear rack placed on the right side of the loader, and it's driven by a PF Medium motor through a worm gear. The arm is raised and lowered by a XL motor: PF M Motor placed in front half of the loader is used for tilting the bucket: All these motors and lights are powered from rechargeable battery: Iveco Eurotrakker and Liebherr L 580 (yes, I've built this loader mainly for taking these pictures...) And a movie showing how it works Brickshelf Flickr MOCPages

Thanks for comments :) I tried, but they were taking place for the front wheels :( Nowhere :D Sorry, it's already taken apart... I need those battery for something else :) I'm looking forward for your truck ;)