Jump to content

Zerobricks

Eurobricks Archdukes
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    8,027

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Zerobricks

  1. Zerobricks
    Was there a piece count or price posted for the crane anywhere? It would have to be like 3000+ pieces to use the new large actuators, banana gears and maybe new front tyres from batmobile.
  2. Zerobricks
    Like one in the Chiron?
  3. Zerobricks
    Nice to see new tyres! They are simillar diamater, as 68,8 x 36 ZR ones, but thinner and on a smaller wheel. (Technic racing medium). I think this tyre could be a good use for truck ones, at simillar scale as 62.4 one.
  4. Zerobricks
    Are you using multiple controllers on same channel? That would explain the issue.
  5. Zerobricks
    I doubt TLG would package a set differently just because it goes to Australia... They don't know final destination of sets hey manafacture anyway.
  6. Zerobricks
    Try and find out :) It works quite smooth.
  7. Zerobricks
    Interesting mod. Few suggestions: 1. The ungeared CV joints and differentials will be the first thing to fail at any slight offroading or braking. Use planetary hubs instead. 2. Why are you using a one-way clutch? A proper drivetrain should be able to survive braking and reversing forces too. 3. Those axle-assembled shock absorbers will eventually slide apart and cause the collapse of the whole suspension.
  8. Zerobricks
    Both 6L A arms can swing up and down. Try building a mock-up and you will see how it works.
  9. Zerobricks
    I noticed the same trend of TLG neglecting the reviewers and sending the sets way too late to have any effect. It's sad, it seems unless you have 100k subscribers on a given social platfrom, you are not worthy, no matter how detailed and crisp clean your review (and photos) are.
  10. Zerobricks
    You could use 2 gear racks with a gear wedged in the midle. Actuate the gear and the inner rack will move at 2x speed of the gear. So outer rack is biggest profile. The gear is the middle profile which is actuated. And the inner gear rack is smallest profile.
  11. Zerobricks
    Of course, but you would need a third party app to control the modified model.
  12. Zerobricks
    Seems new L and XL are more or less interchangeable. I see no sense in having 2 motors with 2 different form factor, yet same performance... I don't get it...
  13. Zerobricks
    I wonder what the state of the bricks will be... And Technic is especially susceptible to damage - broken gears, bent axles, etc...
  14. Zerobricks
    Any response from Lego regarding this rather big issue?
  15. Zerobricks
    I plan to optimize the crap out of the unibody, which will be more or less entirely panel and frame based. If weight exceeds what soft shock absorbers can support, I can easily swap them for hard ones. Actually I'm thinking of using hard ones in the back, so I can carry stuff in the bed.
  16. Zerobricks
    Mine will carry the whole weight directly without any levers. I made the first physical gearbox test model: It works very smooth. The idea is to have each of the car's modules (gearbox, engine, axles, etc..) built seperately and to have them removeable.
  17. Zerobricks
    I expect the model to weigh around 2-2,5 kilograms. Each small soft shock absorber can handle up to 500 grams, so 8 of them should do the job.
  18. Zerobricks
    Here's the updated front suspension assembly: As you can see, the whole suspension is at a slight caster angle (5 degrees at the moment). Dual shock absorbers are used to increase stiffness of the arm. The whole upper attachment point can swing in all directions just like a ball joint.
  19. Zerobricks
    I removed the wheels and rear fairings, so you can see how the rear suspension works: Land rover rims can only be placed on brick-built hubs, which are weaker than normal planetary hubs. That is why they are used only in front.
  20. Zerobricks
    I found a nice abandoned place in the industrial zone today, where I recorded the finished model: I also took a few pictures, hope you will enjoy them: To wrap up, I'm very happy with the performance of this 6x6 version, it is one of my best offroaders to date. Even though the top speed is lower (8 km/h compared to 13 km/h of the 4x4) it more than makes up with the increased torque, much more reliable drivetrain and better offroad performance. The chassis proved very tough, with no noticable bending or loose beams observed, thanks to the use of some 18x 5x7 frames. There were no mechanical failures during the videoshoot, which is IMO a very good indicator of the improved reliability. If anyone is interested in the LDD file, I can finish the digital build and share it here.
  21. Zerobricks
    I already found a solution by using two soft shock absorbers instead of a single hard one, which doubles my stiffness and helps balance out the force more evenly. Same concept as the double shock abosrbers in the rear, they keep the axle straight and minimize it's bending when accelerating.
  22. Zerobricks
    Yes, Porsche had VERY important new gearbox part. Here's a hint which one it is: click, click.
  23. Zerobricks
    That's a nice idea, but a torque tube means the axle would swing and that would mess up my double shock absorber setup. I thought about using this MacPherson front setup, but the shock absorber is too bendy IRL: I would need a firmer design, or switch to a normal double wishbone setup.
  24. Zerobricks
    It should work, but you need a spring to put the gear back when not used. 1. I'm intentionally not using the planetary hubs, because they are inefficient and don't have the high enough gear ratio for what I need. 2. I could use a torque tube, but I'm trying to avoid use of rare elements like this. 3. Since the car will not have the roof, the gear tunnel will have to support a lot of weight. The gearbox can still be made removeable as long as the tunnel is part of the unibody.
  25. Zerobricks
    Some more progress. The rear axle was redesigned, so that the drive axle is placed higher, so that there is minimum angle difference from the gearbox: The bed is slowly taking shape, and there is enough space in the back for a spare wheel:
×
×
  • Create New...