My Biggest Lego Model Yet (and it steers!)
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I previewed this one a little while back, but with the exception of the miss-matched driver's side door (which at least kind of goes with the color scheme), it is now done.
It took ordering some parts on Bricklink (nobody had a red driver's side door), as well as a lucky score of a couple of Technic pieces I'd never seen before from the bulk bin of my local Bricks and Minifigs, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. It actually grew a bit, to almost 25" long (63.5 cm in communist units).
The model started because I had found three of the tire and wheel combos that I used as the front tires, as well as the spare tire, which is also what does the steering.
Now, to be honest, I did take some inspiration, and borrow a couple details from a Lego rollback truck set (I forget the number, and am too lazy to look it up.
While the set has the added coolness of a moving hood that reveals an engine, and also flashing lights. My model has MUCH more steering angle and a WAY tighter turning radius.
Here are a gratuitous amount of pictures of it driving around my workbench.
My initial design of the trailer had the tongue of the trailer disconnectable for loading, like a real lowboy trailer. Unfortunately that proved to be too weak for the weight of the massive bulldozer.
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@shop-teacher Wow. That is very impressive. I would need my grandson to help me drive that around.
The Van of Theseus
The entropy of my garage is always increasing.
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@rusty-vandura I'm afraid it's not built to "grandson" strength specifications
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@shop-teacher Jackknifed! Nice work
I’m a thousand miles from nowhere, time don’t matter to me
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@shop-teacher That reminds me of a big rig and trailer I made a longggg time ago. Back in 2010! Its one of my 1st SNOT builds. Studs Not On Top
Yours has better turning radius
🦀
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@shop-teacher This kit isn't that big, but I dare say it's almost that over the top:
https://www.buildcobi.com/cobi-building-block-sets-tanks-submarines-ships-battleships-world-of-wwii-small-army-tank-museum/cobi-tog-2-super-heavy-tank-set-2544 -
Some kind of sentient rodent - Overland Curator.
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@hammerheadfistpunch Niiiiiiiiice! That was one I always wanted and never got. That old Model Team stuff is just the best. That set showed up unopened at my Bricks and Minifigs last year. I wanted it bad, but not $700 bad.
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@brickman That's awesome! I love the car hauler too!
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@beefchips said in My Biggest Lego Model Yet (and it steers!):
@shop-teacher Jackknifed! Nice work
Hehehe, I should drive for Swift.
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@shop-teacher Sir, the blade on that D8 requires a “Wide Load” banner on the front bumper along with the proper permits. Please respect your fellow motorists. Much danger. What is this forum coming to!?
Enjoy every sandwich.
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@jeepoftheseus You're right. I'm a monster!
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@shop-teacher I saved for that kit. I think it was $70
Some kind of sentient rodent - Overland Curator.
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@hammerheadfistpunch I always got impatient and blew my money on smaller sets.
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@shop-teacher Cool truck! It reminds me of a truck I built back in 2015:
It had an old Mindstorms RCX built into it, with a basic program that made it drive forward slowly when a car was placed on the flatbed.
Accompanied by a colorful VW Bug copied from I design I found on the internet -
@awesomeaustinv Very cool!
