42110 - Land Rover Defender - MODs and Improvements

[syclone]

3 hours ago, advent_chyld said:

Sorry if it's wrong place to post but I am having trouble with my defender I finished building. The rear wheels don't roll forward together , they are rolling in the opposite directions. I've tried double checking things from the manual but haven't found a solution yet 

1. Do you mean the front wheels and the rear wheels roll in opposite directions? Then one of the differentials is installed the wrong way.

2. But if it's the same axle (if you rotate the right wheel forward and left wheel is rolling the opposite direction) then it's normal - that's how a differential works. Nonetheless if you take both rear wheels and rotate them together and the front wheels rotate the opposite direction - the differential gear is the wrong way.

Refer to this picture by Jim from his review - Both differentials should have the gear on the same side.

Edited September 3, 2021 by syclone

[nerdsforprez]

9 hours ago, Polarlicht said:

Painted whe wheels white a while ago.

Yes. Big fan.

Edited September 3, 2021 by Milan
Do not quote the whole block of pictures, please.

[romashkaman]

8 hours ago, Polarlicht said:

But now ordered new ones and tried this. Quite like this better.

Looks awesome! Is it possible to describe how to paint them with such accuracy?

[advent_chyld]

9 hours ago, noahtheb said:

I'm not an expert at technic, but maybe check the rear differential? It could be facing the wrong way or the gears may be messed up.

Thanks for replying.  think I have checked that (not home right now) but i have recorded a video if it helps. (Sorry it's on tiktok)

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJTMM2c3/

 

[noahtheb]

Sorry, I can't go on tiktok, but if it's a youtube vid I should be able to watch it.

[syclone]

12 minutes ago, advent_chyld said:

Thanks for replying.  think I have checked that (not home right now) but i have recorded a video if it helps. (Sorry it's on tiktok)

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJTMM2c3/

 

m8.... that's a differential's normal function. The inner spur gears allow the wheels to have different speeds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_(mechanical_device)

However please check if you built your gearbox correctly - as it seems that is the issue from your video since the red central differential doesn't move. 

 

Edited September 3, 2021 by syclone

[Polarlicht]

3 hours ago, romashkaman said:

Looks awesome! Is it possible to describe how to paint them with such accuracy?

With a toothpick, to have the tiniest paint drop on the tip.

[romashkaman]

1 hour ago, Polarlicht said:

With a toothpick, to have the tiniest paint drop on the tip.

Thanks! Will try it.

[advent_chyld]

10 hours ago, syclone said:

1. Do you mean the front wheels and the rear wheels roll in opposite directions? Then one of the differentials is installed the wrong way.

2. But if it's the same axle (if you rotate the right wheel forward and left wheel is rolling the opposite direction) then it's normal - that's how a differential works. Nonetheless if you take both rear wheels and rotate them together and the front wheels rotate the opposite direction - the differential gear is the wrong way.

Refer to this picture by Jim from his review - Both differentials should have the gear on the same side.

Not sure but I will have a look. I should be able to see the problem with that picture, thanks!

[Logui]

Hi everyone,

for those who would like to customize the rear of their Defender, here are :

• the .io file to reproduce rear bumper, hitch and exhaust pipes by @harrygee
• the corresponding bricklink .XML file inventory

[BrickWild]

It is now possible to get light bluish grey rims (49294) for 42110 Land Rover Defender! (they originally come in the new 75313 AT-AT).
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=49294&C=86#T=C&C=11

I might order five of these and see what they look like!

[Polarlicht]

Really? I actually want them in grey as well. LR offers them in black or grey IRL too!

Ordered 5 black new ones from Lego the other day. Couldn't you tell me earlier?

Asked them if they could take it out of the order, when its still in warehouse.

Currently selling my white and black/silver ones. Iam dreaming about those rims in LBG for some time.

Edited November 13, 2021 by Polarlicht

[kenkwong]

 Giving my defender a new look 

[2GodBDGlory]

Wow, that's very distinctive! It's cool to see the white, the four-door conversion is interesting, and the rarer shocks are cool too. Also, I'm excited to finally see a car built with the wide motorcycle tires! I can't say this is the style of Defender I'd want in real life, though...

[Zerobricks]

Did you use only one rim to hold the tyre?

[Scoar Sonander]

What 3rd party shocks are those?

 

[kenkwong]

1 hour ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

Wow, that's very distinctive! It's cool to see the white, the four-door conversion is interesting, and the rarer shocks are cool too. Also, I'm excited to finally see a car built with the wide motorcycle tires! I can't say this is the style of Defender I'd want in real life, though...

Thanks mate, let's just think of it as a performance road version of the model

27 minutes ago, Zerobricks said:

Did you use only one rim to hold the tyre?

One rim and a 77107 support piece

19 minutes ago, Scoar Sonander said:

What 3rd party shocks are those?

 

It's the shocks from 8369

[SNIPE]

10 hours ago, kenkwong said:

 Giving my defender a new look 

Fabulous parts usage. I have done the same trick with those harley davidson rear tyres for a modern 8462 set im working on.

How did you make room to fit those huge rare lego shock absorbers in?

[kenkwong]

2 hours ago, SNIPE said:

Fabulous parts usage. I have done the same trick with those harley davidson rear tyres for a modern 8462 set im working on.

How did you make room to fit those huge rare lego shock absorbers in?

I had to offset the ball joint to the side to make room for the shocks which is a stud wider than the original design. Unfortunately, none of the car rims would fit because of that (probably 8448 wheels would but it doesn't look as good).

Btw I believe there is enough room to fit diff locks to the front and rear axle if anyone wants to explore it further

[Zerobricks]

Brillinat idea with the 77107 to hold the tyre. Unfortunately the old gearbox ring does not fit into the new differential.

[SNIPE]

32 minutes ago, kenkwong said:

I had to offset the ball joint to the side to make room for the shocks which is a stud wider than the original design. Unfortunately, none of the car rims would fit because of that (probably 8448 wheels would but it doesn't look as good).

Btw I believe there is enough room to fit diff locks to the front and rear axle if anyone wants to explore it furthet

The old 2L drive ring does not work with the new differential like that unfortunatley

Heres one way to do it:

LDR file

You might want to clamp down the shifter ring more and maybe have 3 planes of gears instead of just 28 to 20 (two planes)

I even managed to fit in the gear rack, engine and winch:

I just used an 8 tooth gear as a dial to move the orange changeover catch but you could probably fit in a bevel gear pair instead.

 

[kenkwong]

16 minutes ago, Zerobricks said:

Brillinat idea with the 77107 to hold the tyre. Unfortunately the old gearbox ring does not fit into the new differential.

Another drawback of using studio.io hah thanks buddy

13 minutes ago, SNIPE said:

The old 2L drive ring does not work with the new differential like that unfortunatley

Heres one way to do it...

Sounds like a plan! well done mate

[Polarlicht]

[thekoRngear]

That's an eye-pleaser. The wheels are from AT-AT?

[Polarlicht]

yep