kevstechnic Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) This trailer is the first MOC I have developed. It is not based on any real trailer. It is fairly large but not very complicated as I am fairly new to lego and still developing my skills. A key challenge was buoilding the deck so that it was rigid enough to take a significant load without sagging. After a number of rebuilds it can now easily hold quite large models such as 42030 Volvo loader with hardly any sag. Sorry but it seems I have to use links for pictures as I can't attached any more files. Trailer picture is at : http://www.brickshel...y.cgi?i=6287700 The trailer has parking wheels to support the front end when not attached to a towing vehicle. These were tricky to design so that they worked, held enough weight and retracted with a very low profile. End result is simple and works quite well. Picture of underside wheels in the lowered position is : http://www.brickshel...y.cgi?i=6287507 I have produced a full LDD file for instructions. There were three small items that LDD would not allow me to connect how I did on the actual trailer becasue they don;t line up perfectly the way LDD requires. LDD file is at : http://www.brickshel...ler_full_v1.lxf If I can work out how to put the actual pictures here, I will update this topic with them. Edited July 12, 2015 by kevstechnic Quote
M_longer Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 After a number of rebuilds it can now easily hold quite large models such as 42030 Volvo loader with hardly any sag. Which is out of scale, when compared to your trailer (what scale is it?) :) Your trailer looks like one of these with detachable goosenecks, but I don't see where it can be detached? Also, the neck itself looks like unfinished. Quote
dr_spock Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 Here is how to deeplink your Brickshelf pics into your post. Be sure to resize your pics before uploading to Brickshelf. They shouldn't exceed 1024x768 pixels. Usually 800x600 is good enough. Quote
kevstechnic Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 Here is how to deeplink your Brickshelf pics into your post. Be sure to resize your pics before uploading to Brickshelf. They shouldn't exceed 1024x768 pixels. Usually 800x600 is good enough. Thanks for the help. I had already seen this process but when I try it I get a square with the red X in it instead of the pic. I have managed to embed a pic in another pst I have done so not sure what is wrong. Which is out of scale, when compared to your trailer (what scale is it?) :) Your trailer looks like one of these with detachable goosenecks, but I don't see where it can be detached? Also, the neck itself looks like unfinished. This trailer is not to any particular scale and is not modelled like any real trailer. I just built what seemed OK. The gooseneck does not detach. It attaches to the towing vehicle with a turntable that is built into the trailer as shown in this pic http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=6287505. I built a modified version of the Crane Truck model from TLG (although I did not have the set). Trailer looks OK with that. My model is definitely quite basic compared to some of the sophisticated models I have seen that are scale accruate and powered. However this is my first MOC and I have only been bulding lego since six monbths ago. Still lots to learn. Quote
M_longer Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 . Trailer looks OK with that. But it is too wide for the 8258. Yor trailer is at least 6 studs wider than the truck. Quote
bonox Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 there are plenty of real-life examples of floats wider than the prime mover Quote
wonigsmi Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) there are plenty of real-life examples of floats wider than the prime mover Edited July 15, 2015 by wonigsmi Quote
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