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Anyway I made an Arocs - scaled model in LDD, which should be working pretty well, but I need some parts in order to make a real version, and of those missing parts most (if not all) are 5L suspension arms... The model needs 24 of them!

You can easily have different steering angles, just use a longer steering arm!

That looks like a really sturdy axle! I see you used realistic steering solution. Well done, realistic but not really meant to be driven by motor, right?

Interesting idea. Nice use of baloon wheels and I like you rear suspension with links.

So many Mini LAs! As others said its very clean and good looking. Why did you tie some U joints?

You dont see many studded cranes! Well done, its really massive! But is it still technic or model team

Now you're just showing off Dont think they would be fair though...

Yeah, thought so... So what scale ratio are we talking about than?

The small 5L suspension arms really allow for more compact axles

Did you try reprocessing the video? Go to youtube video editor and change length, or exposure or something so the video is processed again. In worse case scenario there is youtube support.

Once again you really outdone yourself! I really like the dark red/ brown color combination, you dont see many of these around. What are technical specs? Knowing you this baby must have suspension, driving, steering and working 5th gear. P.S.What happened to the crome version?

Yeah and here's my example: P.S. Effe youtube sure had a way with your video, can you fix it?

Since the new Arocs relased with new suspension parts and a great idea for the rear axle I was thinking, why not also make small scale truck trial machines/races with 62,4mm wheels as a reference point. I think this translates to roughly 1:13 scale. Because this is a smaller scale the models should be easier to build with less parts and more structualy rigid I think a max of 2 x XL, 3x L or 4x M motors should be enough at this scale... What do you guys think? Wanna debate, maybe even set up some guidelines and build something? P.S. click here for some axle ideas at this scale

9398, but I guess 41999 is similar enough.

A bit too farfetched for 30 years to be honest, but amazing idea none-the less. I also wonder if wheels are attached at all?

Thanks for all the comments and critics guys. I had only a week to build and a limited supply of bricks legt (thanks to the TC8 crane). Maybe a smaller, better looking truck might be better, and maybe with less complex functions. None-the less this was a very good learning expereince for me, I learned a lot about making strong front axles, complex gearbox and arm mechanics and this is the first time I used tank-like suspension.

What an awesome dragon! Just one question, can you make pupils a bit bigger to make it look cuter?

Named after that small plane company? Well done, he's really kawaii!

Well done, it looks really realistic and clean.

What an awesome monster. Looks like a mutated frog

A very sleek and clean design. Color combination is also very striking! Only thing I dont get is the wind turbine part? Dont you loose more power generating thrust to power the turbine than what you get out of it?

So after a rather poor start I decided to totally reimagine and rebuild the Mercedes truck of the future. It all started with a random idea of routing 4 functions through a turntable like this: After fiddling around in LDD for few hours I came up with an 8 function gearbox powered by a single RC motor: The functions shown are: Orange - RC motor drive Lime - Horizontal extending od outriggers Yellow - Vertical extending of outriggerd Violet - Slide and tip of the bed White - Rotation of main arm superstructure Light gray- Rotation of claws Red - Lift of main arm Warm gold - Movement of claws Dark gray - Rotation of scondary arm After this rather unusual design process it was time to think of the basic shape of the model. I was inspired by the 42038 arctic truck's layout, but I wanted to add my own twist to the formula... Here's the result: Here you can see the massive cran arm used to pick up various loads: The truck uses four of the biggest Lego wheels in front and 4 tracks in the rear: As you can see all tracks and wheels have fully functional spring (and additional pendular for the tracks) suspension. Also notice the massive bed tipping angle. The truck also has a fake V8 piston engine driven by the tracks: And a prestige sand-colored interrior: Steering is done via HOG and the spare tyre behind the cab: Here's the description of the concept idea: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is my model for the future 2045 Mercedes-Benz competition. I named it Antos and it has several features: The engine is Euro 11 compliant 6-stroke aqua-diesel-electric hybrid. The additional 2 strokes inject water into the hot engine with expands as steam adding another work cycle. The engine also powers an electrical generator which is used to power the truck's front wheels. Front wheels also act as a generator while braking, therebye returning the electrical power back to the batteries. Tracks are driven directly by the diesel engine. For optimal performance the front is equiped with many air surfaces which reduce drag. Because this is an offroad truck, the massive wheels and 4 tracks in the rear provide it with massive traction area, which reduces ground pressure and preserves ground vegetation. The multi-functional arm and bed are driven by a single motor using a mechanical multiplexer mechanism. The Lego modes uses solid axle suspension in front, suspension on all 4 rear tracks, a fake V8 piston engine driven by rear tracks A powerfull RC motor powers the 8 functions. I managed to reute 4 functions through the turntable in order to fully motorize all arm functions. Total number of gears used for arm and bed (not including steering and fake engine gears)is over 130 making this one of my most complex switchboxes to date. The front was slightly inspired by the Unimog 400's sloped cab, but with added wings and a lower bumper. The idea for the tracks and arm actually came from the 2014 Lego technic arctic vehicle. The rear bumper is in a shape of a V in order to allow the bed to slide out and tilt. Interrior is detailed with seats, steering wheel and handles in prestige sand color. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ And as usual here's a short 3 minute video. (3 minutes is max time so you may pause some text) I hope you guys like the truck, I personaly think its a very retro-futuristic beefed up advanced half-track concept and in that sense something different and original.

Hing tool shows where ists gonna rotate the piece with the green arrow circle around the point. You can use hide tool (Lego minifig head icon hiding on of its eyes or L shortcut) on any brick.

Simply amazing! How many bricks you think there are? Also how heavy is this beauty?

Use the Lego LiPo battery box.