Milan

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Will there be a video? I would love to see the trolley move. Looks very nice!

Front view, is so realistic! Wow. Very nice work. I like this one very much. Not a fan of the side view, but overall this trucks is awesome!

This is my vision for a Mercedes Benz truck of the year 2045. Features: - driver-less, - powered by electricity, - has one motor in every wheel, - can steer and drive in all directions, even sideways, - built from modules, each one is self contained, - guided by GPS or remote control. - Bendable tires without suspension Main module is Base Unit. It is a self contained axle, with battery, motors and Gyroscope-like system. Each wheel is driven and steered in any direction, it can steer and drive even sideways, for zero turning radius. Usually only two Base Units are needed for one Container, each at the very end of the container. If cargo is heavier, three or more Units can be set. No matter where they are placed on the Container, the Container can always be moved straight, diagonal, sideways and turn on the spot. If the Container is being moved just with Base Units (without Cabin), they never occupy more space than the Container itself, as they are under it. Additional module is Crew Cabin module, for transporting crew or tools, if needed, and to provide aerodynamic cover for a Container (on long distance duties). Crew Cabin requires one Base Unit. ------------------- This model contains around 90% Technic parts and 10% System parts. Model was built and photos were taken and edited in 6 hours :)

Thanks guys! No, because I am really pleased how it looks with 3x 2x3 wing plates on each side. Here: Axles are done. I am still thinking whether to try to copy real life drivetrain and have the motors powering the main driveshaft that will go th the center of the vehicle where it will distribute power to front and back axles via other driveshafts, or to use most efficient (but not realistic) system and attach the motors directly to the axles, Axles are designed to have a "slots" for a optional motor, so I will see how much room will be left in the carrier after suspension cylinders and hoses are installed. Now I am configuring perfect position for the axles. This is a test chassis. Main factors are suspension attachments and suspension arms, which will move a axle a bit forward/backward when it goes up/down. I will try to make everything here as close to the original as possible - very fitting wheel arches, which are very close to the wheel and suspension that, when carrier is max lowered, it locks itself and prevent tires to collide with main deck. like the real one. Turntable is completed, i just need finished chassis to mount it and secure it. Outriggers are also 90% done. Pretty strong, too.

Welcome to the forums! EB has a lots of members, and there is always a good number of them online. Plus, people here are very friendly in welcoming new members!.

Sure, would love to see finished truck!

Bricks, plates, tiles and curves, just what I like! Incredible work!

Its nice, but I would like it more if it was a Scania. Mercedes just does not fit with nose trucks.

Colors are awesome, so is the rest of the truck. Very nice work!

Thanks man! Both small and big scale has their ups and downs. Having tried both, I would easily say that big scale is much harder, in terms of making it all work. All the space you got, it gets used by bulkier, more robust and durable construction. Not to mention that on bigger scale, you want to fit in more and more stuffs and functions, and then you have a lots of problems, both in lack of space and lack of durable construction. Update: This is what I got on that back section so far, in a pause moments from building turntable and chassis: Still missing few parts, but they are on their way and should be here tomorrow. Back to the chassis!

No other wheels would fit, and I really love these wheels. It adds something to the model. I hope they will look ok on the finished model. Regarding rumble, you will be pleasantly surprised by their strength. I know . I am working on a new updated book with lots of new wheel designs, including this one. This is basically model ''20", with updated internals, there are now mix of spokes and turtntables. Please keep on building, i really want to see that trailer crane! Big scale...in short, Jennifer Clark and Dennis Bosman brought me back to Lego with their models, and i spend countless days observing and analyzing them. I was impressed by Jennifer's models functions and Bosman's models size. I had fixation on 1:13 scale with lots of functions hidden inside. So lots of my models are in that scale since my dark ages. That scale also offer some room for functions, but also to add more details and shapes.And are very very hard to motorize. Unimog wheels would be nice, but they don't have such good pivot point and are too fat. I could "tailor" these brick built ones to perfectly fit to the model, both in diameter, width and even pivot point. Thanks guys!

I remember that times, when Technic was so expensive and I was a little kid. Well, nothing changed :) except i am a little bigger now! Welcome!

As guys told you in Technic forum, don't just chase posts, try to make them constructive! Here, you should tell something about you. Anyway, welcome, one year too late!

Welcome to EB!

Welcome, George! Have fun browsing and building!

Wheels and tires are done. Each wheel+tire has around 250 parts, Contains turntable as a load bearing connection between wheel and axle, so wheel wont bend inside by the crane's weight, and drive axle can spin freely. It can also be upgraded with hub reduction, which i did not use for this crane (real one does not have it either). Very strongly connected to the axle. Pivot point is inside of the tire. Tires inner edge covers it. Very robust and resist on vertical load. And comparison with 62.4m wheels I will post pictures of the chassis tomorrow or so, together with the wheels and axles attached hopefully. Still working on the chassis/turntable connection section. Pneumatic suspension is due for a weekend.

Nice setup. Once i built LTM 1090, too, and had very similar setup. Questions: 1. why dont you rotate the wheels by 180? That way hubs could go deeper into the wheels and will get pivot point closer to the center of the wheel. 2. For the contest...why dont you leave this setup for 4 back wheels, and just build simple non driven front setup, for 4 front wheels?

Crane part needs to be functional, self contained unit. If that is the case, it is ok. Building your crane on top of the Lego set (even on the carrier unit) is not allowed. Your entry should be your creation, otherwise people could vote for a Lego set in your entry. Its a crane after all, so it is allowed.

Welcome! Have fun!

Great panel job!

As we all told, use the first picture as a reference and build that. Why? 1.Its unique, you will probably be the only guy having that kind of crane. 2. It does not have drive/steer axle 3. You got plenty of space in the trailer for the outriggers/motors/stuff But make it with just three axle + truck. Watch out for the 4 sections. Better to finish one with half that size, and if it works, then upgrade it. 4 section will be very wide and heavy, maybe too much for the wheels you are using (see kiwi's Ltf, he will made smaller one). Its no so much about too thick boom, but about weight. Edit: wow, your 4 section boom looks just like your outrigger design :)

You have enough time, keep up!

You have really make en effort for this challenge! For now, it seems like a winner! Aminnich, if you are asking does this truck exist, it should not, it should be his vision of the 2045 truck :)

Yeah, chassis is huge, probably the biggest chassis i have ever built. And fattest :) Wheels...they will be done tomorrow or day after tomorrow, I will take a picture of them then and show them here. They are not official ones, and are in perfect scale from 1.5m on real crane (11.2cm diameter) I have already tried some wing-plates experiments on the back section, and it looks great, so wing plates are way to go. Accidentally, i found i would need few studs from those plates after all :) Yeah, but are slightly less yellow that Lego yellow, now back section has half finished wing plates curve, will show it in a week. Thanks for the interest, guys! :)