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This is the carrier of a very basic rough terrain crane. Just the usual stuff going on: - 2 XL motors for driving - 2 independent servos for steering --> four steering modes: front, back, front & back, crab - 1 M motor for gear shifting --> high gear 1:7, low gear 1:21 These five motors are powered by a BuWizz unit. Both axles are pendular, hence this carrier can handle a LOT of weight. This kind of crane should have planetary hubs rather than portal hubs but all the solutions I came up with had too much friction, so back to the good old Unimog hub it was. The outriggers will be driven from the superstructure - kind of like on 42009 but single-stage - with its own battery box. Yes, the model is going to be part remote, part with switches. That's how I like it :) Having solved the technical part, now I've hit the proverbial snag - the bloody aesthetics. So here's where I need your guys' help - how can I dress this chassis up so that it doesn't look like yet another bubble truck from yours truly? I rather fancy the idea of a mostly orange, black and white livery (in which case I'd ditch the red hubs, of course); oh, and I have very few System bricks and can't afford any major Bricklink orders at the mo, so the livery should be mostly if not entirely Technic. Here are some rubbish pictures (thanks, lousy Samsung J3). (same pics in hi-res here: https://bricksafe.com/pages/hateofallhatreds/rough-terrain-crane)