[TC20] 8837 Pneumatic Excavator

[Burko-uk]

This is my effort for the TC20 competition - 8837 Pneumatic Excavator. To my mind a perfect technic set. Classic vehicle with proper functions without being a huge model, with a little trick feature for the steering/pivoting. I think my studless version is pretty faithful to the original. The only difference is that you pull the light up to steer, when the original pushes the light down to steer - the studless bevel gears are less interchangable than the old crown-wheel gears.

Hope you like it

[Milan]

Hi,

Please make sure to resize your images in the entry topic. Max allowed size is 1024x1024.

[Burko-uk]

I think it's done, but the images still look the same size? It'd be fair to say that forum posts aren't my speciality... 

[Celeri]

I think that to be perfectly faithful, 2x 1x3 beams should be added on the back panel, just like you did it on the sides.

Other than that, it seems like a flawless studlessization: congrats!

Edited July 24, 2021 by Celeri

[Burko-uk]

Thank you!

Yeah, I know what you mean about the beams on the back. It bugged me too. That said, it's been a week or two since I built it and I can now see ways to make that work, but I guess it's too late to fix it now... ho hum.

I'll work on the basis that as a studless recreation, with the panel on the back they are un-necessary, and therefore their absence is legitimate. At least that's the excuse I'm going to use.

[emielroumen]

On 7/24/2021 at 4:18 PM, Celeri said:

I think that to be perfectly faithful, 2x 1x3 beams should be added on the back panel, just like you did it on the sides.

Other than that, it seems like a flawless studlessization: congrats!

This model looks great, and you describe my thoughts exactly when I saw this entry a few minutes ago in the contest thread! Minor improvement, but it would finish the back side.