[WIP] Mack Granite Boom Truck

[Milan]

Outstanding use of panels to capture the shape of the truck's cabin. The rest of the model is equally clever.
Please be mindful of the image size limit (1024 is the max allowed size).

[JLiu15]

2 hours ago, TexasEngineer454 said:

Looks great! Amazing work!

How does it perform? How does the dual rear drive axle do moving the entire unit around? 

Thanks! The drivetrain has plenty of speed and torque even for such a heavy 3500+ pieces model.

2 hours ago, Milan said:

Outstanding use of panels to capture the shape of the truck's cabin. The rest of the model is equally clever.
Please be mindful of the image size limit (1024 is the max allowed size).

Thanks!

What size were my images? Not sure what size they are as I took them with my iPhone and uploaded them straight to Imgur. I'll be mindful of this in the future!

[2ndgen]

This needs to be an official set...... One of the best mocs out there in my opinion. I wish I was even half this talented. 

[TexasEngineer454]

12 hours ago, JLiu15 said:

Thanks! The drivetrain has plenty of speed and torque even for such a heavy 3500+ pieces model.

It looks like the majority of the weight is centered around the base for the crane boom? Very smart design. 

Have you tested the lifting capabilities with the outriggers down? I'm having issues getting the torque right on my current MOC's winch and I'm curious how yours does with the "snatch block" style hook. 

[JLiu15]

On 5/10/2023 at 2:21 AM, 2ndgen said:

This needs to be an official set...... One of the best mocs out there in my opinion. I wish I was even half this talented. 

Thanks! I will be publishing instructions for it once that's all done.

On 5/10/2023 at 9:32 AM, TexasEngineer454 said:

It looks like the majority of the weight is centered around the base for the crane boom? Very smart design. 

Yes, although it does make the chassis bend a little despite plenty of reinforcement.

On 5/10/2023 at 9:32 AM, TexasEngineer454 said:

Have you tested the lifting capabilities with the outriggers down? I'm having issues getting the torque right on my current MOC's winch and I'm curious how yours does with the "snatch block" style hook. 

Unfortunately the outriggers are the weak point of this MOC - they are quite flimsy when extended and extend/retract very fast (I should've geared it down and used a worm gear or something but changing it would mean taking the entire chassis apart at this point). The outriggers can touch the ground but cannot lift the truck off the ground.