1:8 Knight rider FLAG semi

[tibivi]

Hey guys

I present you my FLAG semi:

This is a 1:8 scale replica of the FLAG semi from the Knight Rider series.

The tractor uses two motor units, two battery packs and one steering unit from the set 8675,

and these are put into a technic chassis.

Without the trailer it can go 25 km/h, with the trailer and the mustang (modded sheep one) in it,

it’ll do around 20 km/h.

With all that power the tractor alone is very fun to drive, and with the throttle control and gearbox of the RC system you actually can drift it in control.

the trailer’s chassis is built with frames and lots of beams, the outer shell is just made from panels.

On the inside it is heavily braced to withstand the force of all the weight at the speed.

And for weight saving the trailer floor is made from beams and baseplates.

It also has folding handles for easy transportation.

It connects to the tractor with a manual locked fifth wheel coupling and it has an PF opening tailgate.

NOTE: it is still a WIP as you will notice, but it’s for 85% done.

I still need to detail the tractor (gas tanks, exhaust and lights) and take another good look at

the opening mechanism of the tailgate and i still need stickers for the logos.

The pictures:

http://www.flickr.co...157660444542805

Hope you all like it because i already had a lot of fun driving it :p

cheers

Edited October 28, 2015 by tibivi

[zux]

Nice one! Already saw it on Flickr. Could you post bottom picture of the tractor please?

[Lakop]

Really nice. Good trailer. If I remember correctly the trailer was also a workshop to fix KITT.

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[TinkerBrick]

I'd really like to see a video doing 20km/h with the trailer. Looks good so far, but in my impression the trailer dimensions do not match the truck. Look too high and bulky, with its wheels being to small.

[Kman860]

Holy panels Batman! Where did you get all of them and how much did they cost?

[Kelkschiz]

Keep up the good work. A video would be appreciated.

[tibivi]

Thanks all for your feedback!

I will take a picture of the underside later today, totally forgot about that

inside the trailer there was indeed a workshop for kitt but i didn't build that yet, as I first wanted to finish the outside and KITT itself.

The dimensions of the trailer are on scale too, i think because i build the version of the tractor without the sleeper it looks like the trailer would be to high.

Only the width of the trailer is a little to wide, to fit the Mustang and other big cars.

Here is a picture of what i mean:

I wanted to make a video when the whole project is finished but i'll try to make a short vid of it driving.

The majority of the panels were already in my collection, but i had to order 150 more on Lego.com which blew a lot of the budget

Cheers

[Milan]

I am very eager to this monster doing 20+ kmh! Very nice work on the truck. The trailer does look a bit to tall and wide, but you said it meant to be that way so you can take cars with it, which lead me to the scale.

It simply cannot be 1:8 scale.

The tractor unit is just a bit longer and wider than the Mustang. In reality, the tractor should be much longer than a Mustang. Mustang is built in 1:8 scale here.

Also, tractor unit is 27 studs wide if I am not mistaken, so it translates to 1:11.5 scale, if the real tractor is 2.5 meter wide.

[zux]

It simply cannot be 1:8 scale.

The tractor unit is just a bit longer and wider than the Mustang. In reality, the tractor should be much longer than a Mustang. Mustang is built in 1:8 scale here.

Also, tractor unit is 27 studs wide if I am not mistaken, so it translates to 1:11.5 scale, if the real tractor is 2.5 meter wide.

It is simply impossible to build wider tractor than it already is, because of the RC base.

[Milan]

It is simply impossible to build wider tractor than it already is, because of the RC base.

I understand that. I simply pointed that scale is closer to 11.5 than 1:8.

[tibivi]

I understand that. I simply pointed that scale is closer to 11.5 than 1:8.

I recalculated and you're indeed correct. Thanks for pointing that out

Here is the pic from the underside, like jou can see, just the RC components and a technic

chassis around them. Simple yet effective and strong.

In the picture there is some toe out on the steering, but this happend because it's lying down,

once it sits on its wheels it will disappear.