Junpei

Awesome truck, the suspension reminds me a lot of Sheepo's (?) Lizard trial truck. I know the power pullers are huge, but I guess never until now did I realize how ridiculously wide they are, they make the vehicle seem very stable. Also, only 14 power puller wheels? That's 14 more than I have!

What kind of steering modes does it have? Awesome model so far!

Awesome layout! Did you build the Zorex?

I agree. Pneumatics are much harder to integrate with RC PF in a small space, the opposite of an LA. I honestly think that unless in a sizeable model, if you're going to make something manual, make it pneumatic. 8455 is a good example. The pneumatic cylinders move so many functions, the playability is outstanding, but imagine making it RC. It would be impossible. If you used LA's, though, you could probably cram at least a few functions in that are RC. But LA's are just unrealistic, and like Kumbbl said, they have a high risk of coming out of sync, and they are much less powerful. So I think that for models that are not huge, if you want RC, go RC and use LA's. But I and many others would use pneumatics. If you want pneumatics, go pneumatic, and ditch the RC. I honestly would like a manual pneumatic set much more than an RC set with crappy LA's. So screw LA's, even if you have to sacrifice RC, pneumatics are the way to go. But really, LA's are OK with me I guess. They're good for RC, and I'll use them for something like a crawler's steering, or a gearbox, things like that. Other than that though, for something like a backhoe, they simply suck. Take 8069, for example, which is, unfortunately my only Technic set. Anyone who has ever owned an 8069 knows how painful it is to first sync the LA's to build the front bucket's arm, and more so how painful they are to operate, as well as the bucket tilting mechanism, there is so much backlash and unnecessary sh*t that you can barely operate it. Now imagine that with pneumatics. It would be easy, more powerful, and more playable. The ridiculous mechanism would be no more and would open up more space for routing tubing and placing switches, etc. It would work faster, and overall just better. There would be the realistic pneumatic tubing all over the model, just like in real life. Beautiful. So my verdict: GO PNEUMATIC!!!

Fantastic! It's so beautiful

I agree, I love pneumatics but the small cylinders simply suck. I guess we shouldn't go off topic, but WE NEED LARGE CYLINDERS!!! And lots of them.

Ok, thanks. I wonder if it would work well for a mobile crane, it's quite a bit cheaper than buying all those gear rack pieces.

This is awesome! Looks like you won't have any 2x2 brackets left after this... Edit: Typing error.

I just found this while browsing Technicopedia: And I am not familiar with the piece for the boom extension. Does anyone know what it is?

Wonderful! I love the use of those grey window panes..

YES! I know linear actuators have precise control, but the realism of a fluid moving the piston trumps that. Plus, pneumatics are more powerful. I would love to see a parts-record-setting flagship backhoe loader with longer pneumatics!

Indiana Jones, and many other sets. Lego has even made a Tommy gun piece. I'm really not sure why it shows it with a scout, although it is listed as so. :/

Time to make an entry. Got any Max Rebo minifigs?

PNEUMATICS!!! Just get rid of the actuators, Lego! We need some kind of model with at least as many cylinders as 8455. I hope Lego hasn't totally dumped the idea of pneumatics, I think they're what define technic, not stupid, unrealistic actuators.

Awesome! Does the live axle still move OK with only 1 degree of freedom?

Would the front suspension not work very well because of the negative caster? That vehicle looks awesome,I might make an attempt at that!

Awesome renders, Jovel! I'm guessing the hole in the center might be oriented the other way, for the axle for the steering function to pass through.

Yeah, now they're in most Architecture sets ;) I myself actually have about 10 of them just from Sungnyemun.

Wow, awesome finds! Is it just the photo or is the stud on top of the onion dome really weird and non-circular? Is the smaller PoP arch (the darker brown one) the same curve as the newer gothic style arches (from the 2013 LOTR sets)? Wonder why lego never made some of these parts...

Looking great for the TRIPLE challenge! That black buggy is simply awesome ;)

Is Bright Violet the same color used in Competition sets? @CP5670 your MOC is actually what I was talking about Dat trans-clear TIE fighter windscreen... :wub:

Awesome job! I actually used the same steering idea with pneumatics once ;)

200+ pneumatic cylinders? Also, (taken from Brickipedia) For clarification, Blacktron is often referred to as Blacktron I, as LEGO released Blacktron II (or Blacktron Future Generation) in 1991. Considering Blacktron II's slightly altered colour scheme it could be viewed as being from between the "upgrade" era of Blacktron to Blacktron II. HA! Maybe you could build one of Mahj's MOC's?

You bastard. Actually the black pump already came in a set, now it's quite expensive tho. Sorry I said blacktron, I meant to say blacktron 2. So I was partially right. Do you have any more large cylinders? Those purple parts... I just posted the same time as you, what is this? That technic brick too, WTF? Very interesting. Oh man, that 2x4 inverted slope...