rm8 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) Tomorrow this beast will be unveiled at YouTube freeway Edited June 6, 2015 by rm8 Quote
rm8 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Dear moderators, please rename this topic to [MOC] Trophy Truck "Double Trouble" Video is available, enjoy and comment! Thank you Edited June 7, 2015 by rm8 Quote
HorcikDesigns Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Probably the best one I have ever seen... Quote
efferman Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 superb work, seems to be faster than my baja boss Quote
KirTech LAB Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Exellent work! Very fast, brutal and still beautiful! Quote
Madoca 1977 Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Just awesome! I wanna see the race of Yours vs Sariel's orange Trophy Truck. (or his upcoming one:)It will definitely be the hottest! How many parts damaged after driving? Edited June 7, 2015 by Madoca 1977 Quote
miguev Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Holy cow! Never seen such an amazing Baja Truck, and I did look closely at every one I could find. Quote
darksheep Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Just amazing dude looks good and performance is really impressive ! Quote
AndyCW Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Awesome!!! Why two s-bricks? Did you bypass the current limits on the battery boxes? v/r Andy Quote
MajklSpajkl Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Well, quite a few similar bajas surfaced this weekend and with no disrespect to other designers, yours is by far the best! Congratulations, job well done! Quote
Sariel Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Excellent! Also, it shows how much weight you can save by not using LEGO RC unit and AA batteries. Edited June 7, 2015 by Sariel Quote
Edwin Korstanje Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Great, fast, strong and amazing good looking BAJA Truck, also the pressation and video is stunning Quote
rm8 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) First of all, thank you for comments and interest to my MOC. As artist I am happy when viewers like my work. superb work, seems to be faster than my baja boss Thats strange, since your used RC components with almost unlimited amperage Just awesome! I wanna see the race of Yours vs Sariel's orange Trophy Truck. (or his upcoming one:)It will definitely be the hottest! How many parts damaged after driving? After offoroad drive I damaged holes and wheel axles. They was not damaged by friction and heat but with small dust and sand pieces. I knew it will happen, so I did not used Wheel hubs for this model, too expensive for one race. Another part but was damaged a lot - front skid plate. This lifatarms have big scratches...I am wondering "where?" Ground glearance was enough even while high jumps... Awesome!!! Why two s-bricks? Did you bypass the current limits on the battery boxes? v/r Andy I have tested 2xLiPo with 1 Sbrick - I saw difference in acceleration comparing to 2x Sbricks. About LiPo: I have two LiPo's with shunted thermo resistor and 2 regular stock Lipo's. I found that in this truck it doent matter which one I used (I changed them during filming). Difference is only when starting with highly loaded wheels: uphill, hard offroad terrain or continous drifting... At flat asphalt and even easy offroad both Lipos (shunted and stock) work the same way and reach the same speed. You shoud know that the highest consumption is at accelearting or when something hold the wheels...High speed is not that situatuion. Excellent! Also, it shows how much weight you can save by not using LEGO RC unit and AA batteries. Yes, there is little difference in weight: Double Trouble with 2xSbricks and 2xLIPOs 2xLIPOs = 148 gr Servo = 45 gr 2xSbrick with LEGO 20 cm wire = 38 gr TOTAL = 231 gr BJ Baldwin's truck with RC RADIO UNIT Radio unit = 171 gr 6x 2050 mAh NiMh batteries (as example) = 172 gr TOTAL = 343 gr But on the other hand, controlling such truck with sensor screen is like driving with closed eyes. You can't feel levers/sliders/buttons and can't watch your fingers while driving 10+ km/h. Controlling accelerator is not that hard, but steering is almost unreal: small delays that you can feel only at high speeds, car that easily reach the the border of signal rang. In some footages you can see me running with tablet. I think RC-guys saw this thought am crazy... Sad, but actual versions of SBrick app doesnt support gyroscope controlling (comparing to early beta apps), only touch screen...may be this can help with steering... I will try some more fast cars with SBrick, but my own conclusion: SBrick at current stage is better for construction machines, Trial trucks, middle scale and supercars with relatively LOW speeds. And thats not a problem at all: most of creations with LEGO Technic is complex and slow. Those who want speed - welcome to the RC shop. So, my truck is look like exeriment/challenge. This is not playable MOC at all and I am going to disassemle it as soon as possible. Anyways, Smart Brick is very useful and revolutionary product, "must have" for every Technic builder. Edited June 8, 2015 by rm8 Quote
miguev Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Totally with you on that SBrick is not for fast vehicles, I've had enough pain with mine to start considering getting a complete Lego RC buggy, in the hope that steering has much less latency. I think another good use case for SBricks is when IR receivers are too big or will make the model look odd. Quote
KirTech LAB Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I've read your opinion about s-brick in fast models and now I like my RC-units more and more. :) Quote
rm8 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 I've read your opinion about s-brick in fast models and now I like my RC-units more and more. :) You just dont know how to cook them I did not say this was my last fast Sbrick model. I will try to reach 20+ km/h Quote
Boxerlego Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Wow, Excellent work on the Baja Truck video RM8! Its very fast. The two Sbricks sure do power the two Buggy motors pretty well. Again Excellent Work. Quote
MaxSupercars Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Very nice Trophy truck... :) Edited June 11, 2015 by MaxSupercars Quote
SilenWin Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Hi everyone! Here is my modification of this pretty trophy truck: Driving this beast is very difficult and funny (max speed reached - 15 km/h) RM8, thank you for creating such a great truck! Edited June 25, 2015 by SilenWin Quote
rm8 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Photo-sequence building instruction. As I said before, if you want to just to play - RC Trophy Truck will be cheaper, faster, better controllable and stronger. No need top build this one... Edited April 17, 2016 by rm8 Quote
nerdsforprez Posted April 15, 2016 Posted April 15, 2016 Also..... They're are kits available for rc so that you can get your building fix on.... Quote
Beard Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) That's a very good looking truck you have there. Definitely looking forward to building it! Edited April 16, 2016 by Beard Quote
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