Posted January 21, 201510 yr Hi folks, yes, I did it again. Some might think it's boring. So, maybe, but not for me :) Today I preset you the actual beta of my U411. The Unimog has a wheelbase of 23 studs and is 17 studs over all wide. It's in the sam scale as all my other Unimogs 1/12,5. Since the beta is in black, the pictures aren't that good. In the next days I'll check which other color is possible... I use a L-Motor for driving an a S-Motor for steering. At the moment the accu is placed on the bed. Now pictures. First some pictures of the beta chassis: And now some pictures of the actual beta: There's still some detailing to do, but hey, that fun... Have fun watching the pictures. So far Pat
January 22, 201510 yr That's pretty awesome. Any chance of a pic of the underside? I'd love to see how to chassis looks, can't tell whats body work and whats chassis work with all the black
January 22, 201510 yr Author Hi folks, thanks for your positive comments... Yes, there will be more pictures of the chassis, I think I'll rebuild it in red. Pat
January 22, 201510 yr Seems like the 5X7 studless frame could be flipped around to increase ground clearance. Very cute and small
January 23, 201510 yr Author Hi folks, oh yes, as mentioned before, I did some little changes... Selected a color which I don't really like, but hey, it looks good... Changed some small things on the chassis and the color from black to red. And the old wheels looked too small and tiny. The new ones are a little too big, but I think it looks better. Overdid the flatbed. Now only some minor detailling stuff to do... So, enough words... Pictures: Have fun... Pat
January 26, 201510 yr The front end looks really great! Simple, but sopt on. The colour change is a good point as well, it makes the Unimog much more recognizeable than the "all black" look – at least on the photos. However, I'm not a fan of the new wheels. They seem too wide for such an old vehicle. The first ones were too small and too much road type, I agree. So you probably had the same problem I had with several of my older style MOCs: too little choice of narrow tires...
January 26, 201510 yr Author Hi Simon, yes, the wheels are the usual problem of most MOCs... I saw some nice third party wheels some days ago, those aren't that wide... Pat
January 31, 201510 yr Author Hi folks, I published the MOC on rebrickable... Here's the link: http://rebrickable.com/mocs/Pat-Ard/unimog-u411 Have fun building. Pat
February 5, 201510 yr Author Hi folks, first of, all purists: PLEASE STOPP READING ;) Today arrived some new of effermans amazing Shapeways parts... First some rim covers and second the frame of the rear diff. But look yourself: So far Pat
February 5, 201510 yr It looked amazing, but now it looks perfect with eff's parts! The 8110 had a baby. What about his fenders?
February 6, 201510 yr Author Hi folks, thanks... @weavil: The U411 has no real fenders. But I used some of effe's fenders on the U400 ;) Pat
February 27, 201510 yr The differential housing looks great! Wish I could get one now Edited February 27, 201510 yr by DamonMM2000
March 2, 20159 yr Oo that dif housing looks lovely! Really nice little mog! yes, but when he uses custom part housing for differential it could be good to use small portal axle hubs...
April 30, 20159 yr Author Hi, today I present you the PDF building instructions... Catweazel made them. I think they are great... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21147896/U411.pdf Have fun... And special thanks to Catweazel! Pat
April 30, 20159 yr This is such a good -and small- model! I would like to build this but I don't have the BB. How well do you think it compares to the 8881?
April 30, 20159 yr Author Hm, the large battery box is a little too big... But if you put it on the bed it would work...
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