Lucio Switch Posted November 21, 2014 Author Posted November 21, 2014 Thanks a lot Blakbird for the wonderful renders!! One will be a poster in my office!! Quote
darksheep Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Hi would you mind sharing the full resolution renders of this amazing truck ? I am creating a library to display them on a custom digital photo frame in my lego room Edited November 21, 2014 by Alasdair Ryan Please do not quote images Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Please don't quote images Next time just use the report button. Hi would you mind sharing the full resolution renders of this amazing truck ? I am creating a library to display them on a custom digital photo frame in my lego room Please do not quote lots of images when making a reply,the EB staff will generally will allow one image if it helps to get 'ones' point across. Quote
miguev Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Hi would you mind sharing the full resolution renders of this amazing truck ? I am creating a library to display them on a custom digital photo frame in my lego room While you're at it, would you please share links/copies for others to build a similar collection? I'd love to make my screensaver a slide of such images but I'm sure I'd miss many great ones. I guess a new thread in could be used to collect these collections :) Quote
Blakbird Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Hi would you mind sharing the full resolution renders of this amazing truck ? I am creating a library to display them on a custom digital photo frame in my lego room I've already posted the full resolution images. Just follow the links to my Bricksafe account. While you're at it, would you please share links/copies for others to build a similar collection? I'd love to make my screensaver a slide of such images but I'm sure I'd miss many great ones. I guess a new thread in could be used to collect these collections :) All of my pictures are posted at Bricksafe. Feel free to download as many as you like! I already use them as my screensaver and as my alternating wallpaper and I can confirm it works great. Quote
miguev Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Yes, your gallery is a good start, I was hoping dakrsheep would have started already and something a little more curated / themed. Anyway, here's an idea I hope authors won't mind: when displaying these images in non-interactive displays, I'd add a "Google for: x y z" subtitle to make it easy for casual observers to find them on the net. Quote
technicfan Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Wow can't wait for those instructions, might have to start collecting parts. Are the front shocks the 6.5L with hard spring (731c04)?. Quote
Blakbird Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Are the front shocks the 6.5L with hard spring (731c04)?. Yes. Quote
Blakbird Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 After a marathon weekend of building, I have completed this truck and thought I would share a few pictures. First I'll show the pile of parts. There are a lot of panels and a tremendous number of liftarms, but surprisingly few "general" parts. There are about 2000 pins! These next images show the chassis. You can see the pneumatic suspension in back and the massive pile of shocks in the front. The second image shows all the rear fairing installed. In the close-up you can see the lower I/R receivers and the small channel where all the pneumatics and wires come out to be joined into the function compartment. Next comes the function compartment. Inside this is another battery box and I/R receiver, a switch for the lights, a pneumatic compressor and pressure regulator, a switch for the cabin tilt, an autovalve for the fifth wheel. and a switch for the PPTO. In the second picture you can see the fifth wheel which is locked and unlocked with a small pneumatic cylinder. Now I'll work on building the cabin. Unlike most Technic models, this is not full of holes. You can see that the entire cabin floor and back are covered with gray panels. The second image shows the interior with a full control console, air-ride driver's seat, and even a folding bed and fire extinguisher. Now at last the model is completed. I knew it was going to be huge, but somehow I was just not prepared for how truly massive it is. Only a comparison can do it justice, so I took a picture next to Jurgen's Kenworth which was previously among the biggest trucks I had. Bigger versions of all photos at my Bricksafe. Quote
jantjeuh Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Damn Blakbird, do you even sleep or eat? I've barely begun with the chassis Did you manage to get the issues with the auto-valve sorted? Also, can you let me know what lengths of pneumatic hose you used, I haven't got those sorted out yet. Edited December 2, 2014 by jantjeuh Quote
Rishab N Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 The size is epic it makes the V8 look so small Quote
Blakbird Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Damn Blakbird, do you even sleep or eat? Sorry, I don't understand those words. There is only LEGO. Seriously though, I forgo sleep for long periods when building. Either I forget to go to bed, or even if I do go to bed I can't sleep because there are parts turning around in my head so I just get up and build again. This was a 4 day holiday weekend in USA so that gave me lots of time to build. Plus, my wife starts getting agitated if I take the whole dining room table for more than a couple of days! Also, can you let me know what lengths of pneumatic hose you used, I haven't got those sorted out yet. I'm afraid I have no idea. I just attached a long tube to each component and then cut them to length on installation. I never measured them. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 My wife starts getting agitated if I take the whole dining room table for more than a couple of days! Is that because she like building too lego mocs/sets too? Surly she does not need all that space for knitting. Quote
jantjeuh Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Surly she does not need all that space for knitting. Don't you know? Blakbird does the knitting as well. Sorry, I don't understand those words. There is only LEGO. Seriously though, I forgo sleep for long periods when building. Either I forget to go to bed, or even if I do go to bed I can't sleep because there are parts turning around in my head so I just get up and build again. That can't be healthy man Anyway, I hope to finish this before the end of the week. I'm afraid I have no idea. I just attached a long tube to each component and then cut them to length on installation. I never measured them. Doh. Where did you order your (loooooong) tubes then? Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Blokbricks is where I get my long hose from. Don't you know? Blakbird does the knitting as well. Ah multi-talented. Edited December 2, 2014 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
MajklSpajkl Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 @Blakbird: It is amazing that your wife even let's you hijack the kitchen table :-) That comparison really speaks for itself! So those MOCS that you build, you keep them as a part of your collection? Or do you reuse the parts for further building? Quote
Blakbird Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 @Blakbird: It is amazing that your wife even let's you hijack the kitchen table :-) That comparison really speaks for itself! So those MOCS that you build, you keep them as a part of your collection? Or do you reuse the parts for further building? In most cases I leave everything together, although I am completely out of room so I have started to take apart a few MOCs here and there. Here is my "truck wall" from more than a year ago. Even if there was an empty space, the shelves are not big enough for Lucio's truck so I don't know where I am going to put it. Quote
vliet Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Reading posts by jantjeuh en blakbird, they are building this great truck. Did I miss something? Where can I buy instructions? I want to built this truck, not in red but in white. Quote
jantjeuh Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) We're testing the instructions There are still quite a few improvements to be made to them, before they're ready for sale. The wait will be worth it, this truck is absolutely massive! Blokbricks is where I get my long hose from. Cool, thanks. They're Dutch, so that's cheap shipping for me Blakbird: can you give me an estimate of how much pneumatic tubing (in the various colours) is approximately required? Or should I just order 2 km (about 1.25 miles for you silly Americans) of tubing? Edited December 2, 2014 by jantjeuh Quote
Blakbird Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Blakbird: can you give me an estimate of how much pneumatic tubing (in the various colours) is approximately required? Or should I just order 2 km (about 1.25 miles for you silly Americans) of tubing? The stack of tubing you see on the table in my photo is all I had set aside for this project, and I did not even need all of it. I would estimate 1 meter each of black, gray, and blue which will leave enough for scraps as you cut. Quote
MajklSpajkl Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 @Blakbird: I assume your budget includes a nice ol'lady to dust all of these for you ;-) Impressive is way to modest word for your collection...dsmn, i have to find my lower jaw again now... Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Star-wars sucks so take part that grey blob and put the truck there instead. If it is a moc...it is still a grey blob so take it apart anyway. Quote
Lucio Switch Posted December 3, 2014 Author Posted December 3, 2014 Seriously though, I forgo sleep for long periods when building. Either I forget to go to bed, or even if I do go to bed I can't sleep because there are parts turning around in my head so I just get up and build again. This was a 4 day holiday weekend in USA so that gave me lots of time to build. Plus, my wife starts getting agitated if I take the whole dining room table for more than a couple of days! Same illness...happened more than one time to wake up at 6am on the couch with some technic pieces in my hand or on the belly. Same problem with my wife, but I have the bad attitude to occupy all the horizontal surfaces! In most cases I leave everything together, although I am completely out of room so I have started to take apart a few MOCs here and there. Here is my "truck wall" from more than a year ago. Even if there was an empty space, the shelves are not big enough for Lucio's truck so I don't know where I am going to put it. ...I start to hate you!! Don't you know? Blakbird does the knitting as well. Some say that he use to knitting with the feets while building Lego...just for relax a bit!! Quote
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