Erik Leppen Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) I'm wondering... people are thinking single tires at the front are unrealistic, but isn't it more realistic if the truck is the same width as the pellet? That would seem realistic to me, thinking about how forklifts may be used. Similar how front loaders are not wider than their bucket. With double wheels, the truck would have become wider than the pellet. Edited July 25, 2018 by Erik Leppen Quote
agrof Posted July 26, 2018 Posted July 26, 2018 8 hours ago, Magical Duck said: The lifting height, looking at it now is not too unrealistic: I edited the picture comparison, so the problem is visible: while the lifting height might be realistic for special purposes, at the maximum the fork unit reaches always the top of the mast. In case of 42079, we have a noticable pole above. Limited lifting height has it's reasons, like low ceiling, low gate entering, etc... so having unused mast above is just a barrier for this purpose. Nonetheless, still my favorite set from this batch, deserves the modification. Quote
Jim Posted July 26, 2018 Author Posted July 26, 2018 8 hours ago, Erik Leppen said: I'm wondering... people are thinking single tires at the front are unrealistic, but isn't it more realistic if the truck is the same width as the pellet? That would seem realistic to me, thinking about how forklifts may be used. Similar how front loaders are not wider than their bucket. With double wheels, the truck would have become wider than the pellet. The double wheeled versions usually carry containers (I guess), which are much wider than this pallet. Something like this: Although the wheels are still within the bodywork Quote
1gor Posted July 26, 2018 Posted July 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, Jim said: the wheels are still within the bodywork And have 6 cylinder engine, etc...but it is nice compromise achieved by LEGO. When looking this image good question is how to make front more narrow to fit another pair of wheels Quote
kbalage Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 This is my view on 42079, I think it is a great little set with well balanced A and B models: Quote
Maaboo the Witch Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Definitely the best B-model of the wave! Quote
Appie Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Seriously! Great B-model and the A-model looks very nice too imo. Thanks for the video @kbalage Quote
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