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I like this machine. Good use of studless beams.

I like it, it looks like jeep, those 4x4 dishes are maybe a little too big, 3x3 might be better, but I kinda like the setup you made.

I must say the opposite. My experience with the Speed Remote is fabulous... I used it in my medium excavator just for driving, and I think it works phenomenal. It takes some time to get used to it, but when you learn to gradually accelerate and decelerate the machine, you will forget the old remote. But, as said before, speed remote works good mainly for slow machines, and as you want to build excavator, I can tell you - go for it, I had great time using it!

If you don't mind paying extra cash, you can order almost any LEGO part chromed, including engines. Few Bricklink shops can do that for you.

Great progress so far. I am glad you will make Unimog body, too.

Really nice bike. As a big bike fan, I enjoy observing all the fine details and how frame is constructed and it has that Paul Jr.'s touch. Well done. Now, I don't like primary drive here...maybe some rubber belts would be better, instead of wide chain. I can just imagine this machine with chromed engine and few other chromed parts!

halfpenguinhalflego, take a look at THIS, too. Regarding running PFs outside on the sunlight, they may show shorter operable distance (distance between controller and receiver), than when operated indoor.

grindinggears, it may be better to make new topic for Hydraulics... This is what he answer me when I ask him how does it work: And by the way, it's not pneumatic, it's hydraulic! Most of them is working as planned, I've tested all the systems.

It is nice to see what can be done with limited parts, just by using your mind. Great.

fmmjqtft, I used similar parts to move the pivot point on the bucket, it may be hard to see, but it is visible:

My comment to Alasdair or benjiii712, who actually built it, was my sincere opinion regarding pneumatics in this model, as there were few other pretty similar opinions from different people, too. I did not write it to be appreciated, but to offer my point of view, which is different than yours, but who cares...It is important that we all enjoy this hobby. btw, I am working on a smaller full pneumatic model, and it is great to work with pneumatics, there are MOCs which prosper more with pneumatics. Regarding hydraulics in LEGO, here is something for which constructor claims that it is hydraulics, whatever he meant by that: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=303975

Can I see pictures of those excavators? Alasdair built the RC pneumatic machine. As you can see here, I was commenting that: The links you provided are models with manually operated switches, not RC operated. Regarding power and realistic movement and look, take a look at this one: Pneumatics could lift the arm of this size? They can't, I tried it. This line is the one I think it is not appropriate: I think that everybody on this forum can write their opinion. I know we all protect what we like, I like both pneumatics and LAs, and I think you should allow other opinions regarding Alasdair excavator, such as BrickDemon's, davidmull's and mine...

How do you know that pneumatics are perfect for this? Did you build similar size excavator as Alasdair did, both with pneumatics and LAs?

Alasdair, I am glad that you push your Excavators project further, and it looks good! Rotation of the superstructure is nice and smooth, so is the drive, but I don't like the pneumatics here at all. They are impossible to control properly and its movement here just look totally unrealistic, imo. They can be controlled better with manually operated switches. Pneumatics do rule, but not here, on this scale and on this type of machinery it is better to have LAs.

There is, IMO, even better Excavator that uses brick-built actuators, .Movements are really smooth and precise, and they are perfectly sclaed. This is my attempt to create big actuators, and I am very pleased with them, smooth, proper scale, thin and virtually unbreakable:

I like your chassis very much. AWD and AWS are great touch on that scale.

I am very sorry to hear this. Rest in peace.

Eff, do you think that tires would become deformed under such tight fit on the rim. Some times ago I nearly destroyed one of my PP tire while trying to fit it on a bigger wheel.

There is already a big thread about LEGO in movies. Edit: LINK.

Nice video and nice set. It would look better with smaller tires at the front.

It looks good and it offers greater diameter (something we all want) and it is thiner, which is good for specific Jeep. Good luck with it! I would like to see it!

Bricklink Rules! When I build something, I usually have 1 big order for cheap new parts, and 2 small orders for a specified unique parts. That way I can control my money, and leave details for the end, and if I am short on the money, I can live without the few details, which would be in the small order.

I don't think it needs to move faster, it is (in real life) enormous machine and it is supposed to move slow. Great work!

You can use LEGO Speed Remote controller: I use this an my JCB Excavator exactly for precision digging and precision driving and it works great. Video is in my YouTube Channel

Yes, it is nerdy.