[TC25] 41999 Crawler 4x4

[rhplus]

Hello,

after reading the latest contest announcement I instantly knew I must take a part. After some thinking I chose this iconic set. While I had limited time to build gyenesvi chose the same set to shrink... So I hope everybody will be OK if we have the same inspiration...

 

Here is my progress on concept of the chassis so far:

- 4x4 drive with 2 live axles 

- 4 wheel steering with lower ratio on the rear axle

- manual winch and micro fake V8 to be added soon

- the final model will have 68,7 x 34 balloon tires

 

Body will be 13 studs wide, 15 with mudguards.

The shrink ratio to the original is roughly about 0,7.

[rhplus]

I made some progress. 

 

- added stabilizers on both axles

- winch and engine fitted into chassis, winch is operated by axle through engine, winch together with steering will be operated by HoG on the roof 

- concept of the front mask

[rhplus]

hello, I guess I am done with the body now. 

I am experimenting with the forward tilt. Rear axle is one stud higher than the front, maybe I will make both axles even.

Rear wheels steer roughly in 1:2 ratio the front ones. The slot behind the HoG gear is for operating the winch

Now I am ordering correct tyres and dark blue parts

[gyenesvi]

Nice bodywork, I like the way you did it, especially the hood/front.

 

19 minutes ago, rhplus said:

I am experimenting with the forward tilt. Rear axle is one stud higher than the front, maybe I will make both axles even.

Rear wheels steer roughly in 1:2 ratio the front ones.

One thing I don't get is why you made the two axles asymmetric. They seem pretty symmetric to me in the original, even the steering seems to have the same amount of turning. Isn't that right?

[rhplus]

21 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

Nice bodywork, I like the way you did it, especially the hood/front.

 

One thing I don't get is why you made the two axles asymmetric. They seem pretty symmetric to me in the original, even the steering seems to have the same amount of turning. Isn't that right?

Thank you,

You are right, the steering angle on the original set is the same but it feels a bitvstrange to me so I made it in another way

[rhplus]

Finished just on time 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by rhplus

[gyenesvi]

Looks cool with the proper colors! I like your winch solution :)

I am just finalizing my video as well..

[Equilibrium]

I'm afraid it looks a lot better than the original Man that side profile shot is great

[rhplus]

On 8/20/2023 at 10:56 PM, gyenesvi said:

Looks cool with the proper colors! I like your winch solution :)

I am just finalizing my video as well..

Thanks. Your version looks magnificent too with all that technical solutions and the overall appearance much more resembles the original 41999.

23 hours ago, Equilibrium said:

I'm afraid it looks a lot better than the original Man that side profile shot is great

Thanks!