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Well that comes close, it is at least much better then trying to build the entire truck though... :laugh:

Presenting my latest MOC US Truck T2 MkII with instructions some people came with a question I did not expect. Never the less is this question fare enough: what about the frame. Some people are interested in the frame or chassis only and why not, I can imagine... :-) So here they are, the instructions for only the frame of my latest MOC: US Truck T2 MkII Hopefully this helps for some people to buy the instructions, without a lot of unwanted information. It may be obvious, but to make sure, you could easily build this frame in for example black. Black parts are much more common and a lot of Technic builders who have earlier sets have plenty of black parts... Cheers and enjoy building..., Ingmar Spijkhoven This is only the frame of an earlier released model. A model of a US truck with LEGO® Power Functions®. This truck is revered to as US Truck T2 MkII which is a rebuild and revised version of US Truck T2 I finished back in 2009. Like with all my models this truck's frame is build in scale 1:17,5. This model features: solid axle suspension on all axles, PF powered driving with power transmitted independently to both rear axles, Ackermann geometry on steering axle, Servo powered steering, fully functional fifth wheel and 1 set of PF lights. To give you an idea how these instructions look like here is a preview. Creating these instructions both quick progress on your build as well as each step being easy to understand the same time were very important. Early in the building process you will see what is happening, what it is that you are building. You will be very excited from the moment you start till you finish the build of this chassis with a total number of parts of about 800 pieces. To achieve this a lot of floating items are used, with added arrows to show where these items are suppose to be. Together with a lot of so called call outs (the smaller windows within a step that shows the assembling of a smaller sub part of the build) together with multi part steps the build will be in a flow. Included you'll find a parts overview. You rather want to use the parts list shown at rebrickable.com! Both building instructions and a parts list are available!

The MOC on MOCplans that I build is the US Truck T2 MkII. This model is a typical example of a rebuild/revised model. Amongst other things I have tried to make it achievable for as many builders as possible. For this I have replaced some parts with easier to get once. Obviously some parts are essential for the looks, those are not replaced! I am working on a solution for the chrome parts. For the time being, these might as well be replaced by gray parts... It is obvious that it is not realistic to build a model entirely using BrickStore... :-) Some rare parts have to be used to get things done... Never the less, thanks for sharing your thought and I absolutely agree with you!!! And thank for the kind words...

I didn't have any Model Team sets at all. My interest for LEGO vanished before MT's were even produced. Never the less did MT models have my interest when i started building LEGO models again back in 2008. One of the models that caught my eye was 5571, but honestly I knew I could do better. Obviously this set is a productions set and mine would be a MOC. So more time could be spend on developing this MOC compared to a production set as with LEGO sets. Well this crossover thing is really my thing. Also do I like to combine Technic studless, studded and System. Together with this I use lots of PF to give models realistic models. BTW this explains a little why I ask US $25.00. Even this model appears to be quite small, in fact it is, but it really is realistic. As described above it does have solid axle suspension and so on...

Thanks for the kind words, it is very much appreciated that you like this model!!! Thanks buddy to start with!!! I hear that a lot. Especially when people only see the thumbnails they don't think it is LEGO at all. It seems to be a regular model, but it isn't, it's LEGO all the way without any modifications or what so ever... Wow, I didn't realize this at all! Thanks for sharing it and I hope people will even more appreciate what I did on this build... It is not just a rebuild, it really is changed in so many ways... Again thanks for this and the renders!!!

Thanks to start with! About mocplans.com it seems perfectly fine, I checked before I respond to your comment... Did you use the link I provided with the story of this MOC? Please use this link to go there again... Please keep me informed!

Thanks to start with! Well that is spot on!!! That is really what I am up to. To be honest I never have been a Model Team guy simply because those sets appeared in my dark ages. Never the less do I understand what you are talking about. For me realistic models build with both System and Technic is really fun together with all the Power Functions to make them really work...

Thanks again buddy, this is really nice of you! By selling a lot of instructions I am able to build more models. Together with creating instructions of course, I will keep this alive. Next thing is create instructions for a trailer to go with this truck... @legomuppet9: Thanks! @Rishab N: To you too!!! I noticed you did build a replica and the renders as well. To be honest I really am impressed by guys who are able to rebuild a model like this!!! Nice to see this replica sitting on shelf with official LEGO sets and some other very fine MOCs by amazing builders. I am honored by this... About that grill you are absolutely right. At the time I was building this model I was not that much into parts and what colors available. At a certain point I was looking for this grill and in what colors available. There was this German BL store that sells these in Blue and just bought it. Even though it was never in a set and not sold ever again, I am very happy to have this one. You could also use a chrome version, that is very nice too! And yes you have to rebuild it! This model is improved in so many ways. Even the driveline and suspension are no longer the same. This model really is completely revised!!! Yes it was not easy to steer Mk-I because it has no return to centre. This Servo is really great and makes this model complete...

Thanks buddy for the kind words!!!

I am really proud of the suspension. Like I wrote with the pictures this was very important to me! Thanks for the kind words!!! You might use the instructions to build a studless version, that would be awesome...!!! And a warm thanks for liking this MOC I build... Thanks, nice that you notice the engine. It is small, but I tried to put in as many details as possible. With this I gave it a realistic look and that is nice... Great to refer to Model Team. This model is really a combination of Model Team and Technic, both studed and studless. I use what ever part I need to get the job done... About the suspension, that is what the instructions are for... Well, thanks and there will be much and much more models in the future to come...

Thanks for the kind words!!! Your question, yeah that is a good one... It is more of a expression rather then a question...

It has been a while since I have been on this forum. To be honest forums are not really my thing, I loose track... Never the less do I like to share my latest creation. It is an older model completely revised. Because I really felt doing so, but also to create instructions. So I did, please have fun reading this. Share you thoughts on it and when you feel like doing so please build it yourself some day!!! Cheers, Ingmar Spijkhoven To start with a little history on how this model was designed and developed in the first place and how US Truck T2 evolved into US Truck T2 MkII. Back in 2008 I started building US Truck T2 after I had finally managed to build a very sufficient and realistic suspension system. From the very beginning of building MOCs I always tried to implement as many realistic features as possible. For example both version I and II of US Truck T2 features full solid axle suspension, Ackerman steering, realistic and working fifth wheel, openable hood, PF drive, PF steering and PF lights. With the chassis still evolving, but good enough to start building the model itself a couple of decisions had to be made: A) First of all I choose not to build a specific brand or type of truck. What I knew is that it had to be a typical US style truck. Because of my love for work trucks brochures available at Kenworth.com became my main inspiration source. B) What scale to build in is another obvious quest when building models in general and also for building LEGO® models. Since most work trucks have a little bigger and heavier wheels my favorite scale for building models became scale of 1:17,5 because this suites me best. C) I had to figure out what color scheme would work best for model US Truck T2. Why exactly I can't recall but the chassis ended up Red and I still love it. With the color of the chassis pointed to Red I could move on to the colors of the body work. D) Searching the Internet for inspiration on this build I noticed that Red and White is a nice color combination. Trying a couple of colors to combine with this evolving color scheme I ended up with Blue. Since not all parts I needed were available in Blue back then I came up with the use of Dark Blue. Because of so many improvements I thought it would be so nice to rebuild this creation. Rebuilding this MOC made me decide to name this updated version US Truck T2 MkII (it is based on US Truck T2, but revised in so many ways). Thinking about the rebuild, not yet started, made me realize that it would also be amazing to make building instructions available for it as well! The process of creating instructions basically forced me to completely revise and rebuild it. So in the looks it is not even changed that much but to get the build going with the instructions as guideline I had to change so many things. Because of this process this new version is way much better and therefore very nice to build. The finished build of US Truck T2 back in March 2009 was basically a result of all the effort I had put in this realistic suspension system. For this suspension to work I did a lot of research, trial and error and engineering. One major problem I noticed was the quite large size of Technic® Shock Absorber 6.5L. There was no way I could jam six of these into a chassis that is only four studs wide together everything else that should be in there. Quite rapidly I came up with the idea of using Rubber Belts instead. So I came up with a lever constructions. Normally a spring is pushed in and comes back, but a rubber belt is stretched and comes back. In the build of US Truck T2 MkII I replaced the hard to get Sand Blue colored parts by Dark Blue ones. Back in 2009 part 30357 Plate Round Corner 3 x 3 wasn't available in either Blue or Dark Blue. These colors I did prefer back then with the build of US Truck T2. This forced me to use this part in the less common color Sand Blue. Even though this was a switch that worked out very well I prefer not to use this color. Mainly because parts in this color are hard to get. So now that these parts are available I had the chance to give US Truck T2 MkII the initial color scheme I came up with for the first build. A part that I have been looking out to for so many many years is finally available. The LEGO® Power Functions® Servo enables the opportunity to create a much more realistic steering system for US Truck T2 MkII. Aligned with the trucks chassis the Servo is sitting inside of the cabin right behind the modeled engine. Since the movement of the Servo needs to be converted 90 degrees a challenge occurred. Luckily we still have this older LEGO® part 4143 Technic Gear 14 Tooth Bevel. Because the Servo requires less space US Truck T2 MkII is equipped with a modeled engine. Because of some parts I needed to build this engine that are only available in Light Bluish Gray this became the engines color. Searching the web for inspiration I noticed Detroit Diesel has some very nice power sources available. Doing some research made me choose to build the DD15. Modeling this engine was very satisfying. A small object to build but to give a realistic look still a lot of parts are used to build it. What is the use of a modeled engine if it is invisible. Like with the early version this revised model has an openable hood. For inspiration I used the Kenworth C500 PDF brochure. One picture shows a truck with a opened hood and shows really nice how a part of the fenders is attached to the cabin. So this part of the fenders stays in place when the bonnet is opened, I really love this concept. One other major improvement is the battery box accessibility as well as the location of the on/off switch. To make this achievable for as many builders as possible I sticked to the battery box with 6x AA batteries. With the original US Truck T2 to replace the batteries the entire roof had to be removed together with the sleepers back side. For the on/off switch I installed a complex mechanism that needed small doors to operate the switch. As complex as it sounds it really was and I was never happy with this solution. The roof of US Truck T2 MkII now has a hatch to access the battery box and the on/off switch. Besides decorative purposes these bars are supposed to support the roof, which they didn't! Thanks to digitalizing my model with BrickSmith I noticed/discovered a much better solution. Besides that it looks less fragile this new window frame really became supportive. When TLC released LEGO® Power Functions® IR Speed Remote Control Unit item number 64227 I was really excited about it. First build also used a XL Motor to drive but with the use of Power Functions Remote Control Unit item #58122c01 one has to be very careful. US Truck T2 MkII has less gear reduction and is therefore quite a bid faster then its predecessor. To give you an idea how the instructions look like here is a preview. Creating these instructions both quick progress on your build as well as each step being easy to understand the same time were very important. Early in the building process you will see what is happening, what it is that you are building. You will be very excited from the moment you start this build till you finish the build of US Truck T2 MkII with a total number of parts of about 1800 pieces. To achieve this a lot of floating items are used, with added arrows to show where these items are suppose to be. Together with a lot of so called call outs (the smaller windows within a step that shows the assembling of a smaller sub part of the build) together with multi part steps the build will be in a flow. Check mocplans for the instructions and rebrickable for the parts list!

I have been involved quite a lot the last couple of weeks. This way I really like to thanks the developers team for doing such a great work. They were really listening to what I was asking or suggesting. To me it seems like this site is going to be a big hit!!! :thumbup: Thanks for all who are involved with the development of this site and I wish you all the best improving stuff!!! I am a big fan, I want you guys to know!!!

I really love your SL Gabon model, it is just amazing. Also very nice to have this overview of what you created so far, keep up the great builds you do!!!!

I like it too, keep it up!!!

I really like this topic , I prefer a share approach rather then being asked for instructions... First of all be your self and don't try to be someone else. With this I mean be inspired by great builders like Bricksonwheels and Sariel and so many many others, but don't just copy. Go your own way like Fleedwood Mac for example sang about. One is allowed to share, but also allowed not to share. To be honest I am someone that loves to build and I don't want to share my spare time on answering all kinds of questions in for example emails. Not that I am not kind, like I wrote I do like to build...that is what I love doing. This would change if building and advising would be my daytime job, but it never came that far... Alright, that said I do like to share some thoughts: I personally don't think studless or not. To me this would be a limitation which I do not prefer. For me it is like I go with the flow, I start building, thinking, designing and use what ever part is available. A) What I do is I tackle "problems" maybe I can better use the word challenges. For example I ran into this part one day Lego part 32307. What I notice is that with Lego part 4510 I was able to create a sliding system. I did not use it right away, but after about three years I used it as a sliding system on this model I build: B) On most models I build I mainly used Technic Bricks and System, not only, but mainly. I use what ever part suites the job, again a challenge occur and I start thinking OK what part can I use. That is what I would like to challenge people to. The model of the Bell B30D articulated dump truck I build some time ago is a very nice example of mixing all styles. It holds SNOT solutions, I used Technic Bricks, System, Technic Liftarms. All parts are welcome and all different approaches are used. Again, no limitation set for my self, just have fun... This'll do for now I guess... Kindest wishes, Ingmar Spijkhoven (2LegoOrNot2Lego)...

@ DLuders, Thanks for this topic on this model. It was great fun building. Thanks to all for the very kind words!!! Why not? There are a lot of MOC's with wheels so I tried to be original. On the other hand, the inspiration to build this model was a tracked version of this specific ADT...that is why...

Very very very...I mean extremely very very nice MOC...again of course!!!

Yes it is a completely different approach. I had plans for this for quite some time now but never realy got started. Once I build a 6x6 with the normal truck wheels I use. I did not document this one at all, to bad. Thanks for noticing that, I wanted precisely that. Chassis with floating axles, a more TT approach, but it had to be "me" that build it. With my own unique style and that is what I achieved...thanks so much... Thanks for your confidence...I'm not that sure myself yet, but I'll build another one soon that's for sure...

Thank you very much. The color was not that hard since quite a lot of the 953's are in red... :-) The shape it self do I love my self a lot too. In a way it is ugly, but that just the fun of it I guess. About the suspension system, thank you very much. It is my first floating axle chassis and it worked out very well. I had some things to deal with, but hey that is OK...that is the fun of building MOC's I think...

Very nice Unimog. I've checked quite some of your creations and I love them all. This one is nice too, keep it up!!!

Thank you Jurgen for the kind words...

Thanks again for the nice words... Thanks buddy, but it can not compete with any of your 4WD's... I started building this truck at the start of this year. These parts where not available at that time. Next attempt will probably have these parts...thanks...

I like this Baja Buggy very much. Nice handling, good looks...very very nice...!!!

Thank you very much for the kind words. It was a pleasure building this truck. Quite some pictures where downloaded from the Internet to help me with the details. The axles and the suspension was great fun building too. I don't think it will last long on a trial at all. With no gear reduction directly at the wheels and with it's weight there's to much stress on the differentials. That's mainly the reason I will build another in the future to solve this. The turnside of gear reduction is that is makes the axles wider and that is what I wanted to avoid on this specific model. I worried about the looks the most and the driving was second... I'll be back with a stronger one. This model was great to learn about suspension, stress on gears, gear reduction and so on...