Milan

Yeah, i built few lattice booms, horisontal for a tower cranes, but they were made from plates and bricks. Pretty strong. Never tried with those lattice section parts. Will do sometime. Thks again

Massive and beautiful. I like to see nice and realistic looking MOCs built with mainly studless.

Thanks for reply. Sorry i did not very precise in previous post. I meant are those 8-10-15 sections prone to break/bend when you hold them horisontal without any help by strings or brackets? I know they are not made for that purpose, but i am just curious.

Great and ambitious project! Those crane lattice sections, they are hold together by technic axle 2, but how sturdy are they when there are, lets say 8 or 10 sections connected togheter? Are they prone to breaking in that setup?

Compared to black and yellow parts, tan parts are much more expensive.

4506 Deep Sea Predators.

Pat-Ard aks which one fits better in Unimog scale. Unimog is about 1:13 scale. Jennifers LS160 is about 1:12 scale Your skidsteer is about 1:9,4 scale Sorry if i am wrong with the numbers, all is based on width.

The smaller one, Jennifer's model.

Cool tires, big, heavy and wide. Pretty rare, expensive and hard to mount and motorize properly. I would suggest you to buy some only if you have specific project for them to use.

I think they are placed very well.

Exactly!

No. Chest circumference is 68 cm.

There is topic covering that HERE.

Happy Birthday!

Cant wait for those new motors!

You simply get used to it. If you had to destroy really big technic model you wanna make few pauses, but at the end, fingers will always sore.

Thanks! It is fully able to drive, it has very strong drivetrain. But camera/table combo did not permit to show it properly.

Thanks! Yes, Zil is Russian brand. Those wheels are from set 10019 Tantive IV. I did menton PF both in text and video :)

My next MOC is Tow Truck, based on Zil Amo f15 truck. 1924 Zil AMO F15 truck: It is powered by 1 M Motor for drive, and 1 M Motor for steer. Using Speed Remote control, every command has seven speeds and realistic movements can be achieved.\ Winch is manual, levers can be operated from both sides of the truck. Wichh is made with plates and its angled shape is made using lots of hinges, despite that it is strong. Winch section can be removed,and flatbed can be installed, like on real truck. Also it is all black. The truck has pretty curved and angled shape, like the real one, and lots of SNOT and hinges was used. Also it has glass panels all around, windshield, doors and back window, all has glass. Doors and hood can be opened, to reveal detailed interior, or 2M Motors inside the engine bay. Please take a look at the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWu682Gk_aQ

The best LEGO supercar/truck.

Congratulations to the winners!

Excellent MOC. Great smooth look, and many functions hidden inside it! You should take more photos with grain header attached.

One of my three favourites!

Guides ,step by step, of how to build various sections of this model. I used the yellow color for easier recognision of the parts. For best effect, i recommend reddish brown to simulate woodden structure. First the two side sections of the hull: Side of the hull I will upload more sections as i am making another Turtle out of the yellow bricks for the purpose of the guide.

The Turtle The Turtle (also called the American Turtle) was the world's first submersible with a documented record of use in combat. It was built in Old Saybrook, Connecticut in 1775 by American Patriot David Bushnell as a means of attaching explosive charges to ships in a harbor. Bushnell designed it for use against British Royal Navy vessels occupying North American harbors during the American Revolutionary War. Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull recommended the invention to George Washington; although the commander-in-chief had doubts, he provided funds and support for the development and testing of the machine. Several attempts were made using the Turtle to affix explosives to the undersides of British warships in New York Harbor in 1776. All failed, and her transport ship was sunk later that year by the British with the submarine aboard. Bushnell claimed eventually to have recovered the machine, but its final fate is unknown. Modern functional replicas of the Turtle have been constructed; the Connecticut River Museum, the Submarine Force Library and Museum, and the Royal Navy Submarine Museum have them on display. Named for its shape, Turtle resembled a large clam as much as a turtle; it was about 10 feet (3.0 m) long (according to the original specifications), 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and about 3 feet (0.9 m) wide, and consisted of two wooden shells covered with tar and reinforced with steel bands. It dived by allowing water into a bilge tank at the bottom of the vessel and ascended by pushing water out through a hand pump. It was propelled vertically and horizontally by hand and legs-cranked propellers. It also had 200 pounds (91 kg) of lead aboard, which could be released in a moment to increase buoyancy. Manned and operated by one person, the vessel contained enough air for about thirty minutes and had a speed in calm water of about three miles per hour (5 km/h) The LEGO model: I wanted to create something one of the kind, and this vessel was very appealing to me. Also it was full of mechanical parts for Technic, but it also had very challenging egg shape ideal for ModelTeam and one person inside it operated all of the functions. The model is based on historic data found on the Internet, mostly shematics and form thex info. First I had to create a perfect LEGO ball, 21 studs in diameter, then elongate it at the midle section, and then make the bottom part removable, top section flat, and all four sides removable! I though it would be easy, but making it was a nightmare. And time consuming to design a nice eggy shape. Making the ball's walls thin and strong was a main goal. After few days I had working prototype and some 700 Reddish Brown plates were ordered. Then bottom section is made of yellow bricks, which simulates the section with lead, to make the whole vessel more stable. Two rings of 1x1 round plates are made (about 180 pieces), to simulate metal belts that will hold the hull together. Then the tower is added, which is 8 studs diameter and 8x8 dish at the top, and it consists of four windows for the operator to see, and breathing hoses with valves at the top. Lastly all the mechanics is placed inside the hull. The model, as the real vessel, have all the functions for sailing above and under the water. Operator has many levers around him, most importantly is legs driven crank that drives the horizontal proppeler, then hand driven lever for driving vertical proppeler. For turning there is a lever at the side, and with a system of levers it operates the rudder. At the top there is another lever for operating the drill, which is connected with bomb at the back, via the chain. When the drill is drilled into the enemy ship's hull, the Turtle drives away but drill and the bomb hangin on the chain stays on the ship. In real vessel there were also pumps for regulating water level in the hull, then nosles at the top for inhaling more air (max time underwater with present air is about 30 minutes) and big lead plate for stabilizing the vessel, which could be detached in a cese of emergency, when operater needs to quick get to the water level. All the fucntions I have incorporated into the model have realistic look and range of motion and are in place where they actually were on the real vessel. To see it in motion, please take a look at the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tj1p6Ypzc4 At the end I would like to praise the idea of Technic/ModelTeam contest, it really shaked the Technic forum. Also, the idea for water moc is great, I would never think that I will build something related to water, in ModelTeam/Technic fashion. Thanks for looking! Please comment.