Hello everyone, I started working on this contest and selected the 8852 Robot because I don't have other ideas and I really seems to like recreating those legacy models (recently finished the 8853 Loader studless ).
Below is a video of the first version:
I used the long gear racks of the 42105 Catamaran for the extension of the front wheels and plan to use three power functions motors:
a medium for the transformation
a medium for propulsion
and a servo medium for steering.
Furthermore, I'm going to use the smaller battery box and two receiver units, will be a challenge to fit everything on such a small model. Other challenges is to get the ratio of the two transformaties right without making an exact copy of the original studfull model.
Next is to work on positioning the motors and try the 11-tooth gear for the front wheels extension.
More information about the original model (I don't own the original)":
- http://www.technicopedia.com/8852.html
- Original instructions http://peeron.com/scans/8852-1 (does anybody have a PDF-version?)
Cheers, Gerrit!