Posted June 10, 20222 yr The upcoming 42144 set looks like a pretty easy one to upgrade and make more playable. Looking at the carrier alone, these mods come to mind: - 4-wheel steering - tighter steering angle - superstructure-routed HOG - modular outriggers (may already be stock - can't really tell) - drive with differential & fake engine - linked outriggers I've more or less figured out the first four, based on what little I could glean from this pic - so it's very likely I screwed up all the proportions To be fair, the steering angle shown above is actually too tight - some Ackermann would be needed to cut tyre scrub.
June 10, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, suffocation said: some Ackermann would be needed to cut tyre scrub. A full stud, I think, which is rather easier to implement than half-stud Ackermann.
June 11, 20222 yr Nice start @suffocation ! I'll buy this one when it's at a decent discount (< 90 €) but will surely change the base structure. I think it doesnt' need a fake engine, but 4 wheel steering and other tires:
June 13, 20222 yr Author Thank you, @Jundis! I love your version with duallies. What tyres did you use?
March 4, 20232 yr On 6/10/2022 at 7:42 PM, suffocation said: To be fair, the steering angle shown above is actually too tight - some Ackermann would be needed to cut tyre scrub. Starting from your sttering configuration I had to agree to your finding that the tyres are scrubbing at maximum steering lock. On 6/10/2022 at 10:36 PM, pleegwat said: A full stud, I think, which is rather easier to implement than half-stud Ackermann. I believe that I found a simple solution that appears to be stable enough to allow to play with the model: Top view: Bottom view: Detail: The setup is symmetrical resp. identical for both axles. Tyres will still scrub on falt surface but the amount has decreased sufficiently (for me).
March 27, 20231 yr On 3/4/2023 at 3:49 PM, anyUser said: On 6/10/2022 at 10:36 PM, pleegwat said: I believe that I found a simple solution that appears to be stable enough to allow to play with the model: It'll also work with the offroad tyres (56x26):
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