Becs Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Hello everyone. Finally I get around to post about this build, I thought about waiting until completion for the wow-factor, but I got impatient and wanted to share it with people who can appreciate it. My family only sighs when i try to show them my progress. My big Scania, which posted about in March, was intended to be something different. But I didn't have enought parts to build that, so I settled for a common semi-truck. Since then I've gathered more parts to try and build the more unique truck. I thought building in this scale would be easy, thought part heavy, with more than enough room for everything. HA! Could I have been anymore naive... Unfortunately I didn't realize this until recently. One look at any reference picture and any sane person would see the truth. It almost the complete opposite. I can almost hear you thinking "What is she talking about?" Well, here is a picture of the real truck. As you can see there is almost no room for hiding big complex stuff, except in the cab. Now you probably think what a weird truck that is and I don't think many have seen one before. They are unique to Sweden and are made for transporting forestry machinery. The wierd construction is because of Swedish regulations doesn't allow a higher gross weight than 32 tonnes, no matter the amount of axles on a truck, but adding the fifth axle as a "trailer" you get 10 tonnes more. It is however fixed to the truck, otherwise it would be unsuitable for carrying that extra load. Hope you understand, else just ask and I will try to answer. I shouldn't bore you more with this talk so, on with the show. Here is how far I've come at the moment: The total lenght will be about 1.5-1.6 m when finished The size makes it cumbersome to work on. If you've seen the pictures of my working place you see the problem I have. I have separate it in order to be able to work easier. As can be seen on the picture there will be a selfleveled pneumatic suspension. I found the ideas here by efferman and sheepo, thank you. It is tricky to fit without compromising the strenght, I'm still not satisfied with the front. The cab is the same as the old Scania, but it will be rebuild and improved. I should mention that i hope to make it fully remote controlled. Hmm... I think I probably have bitten of more than i can chew with this truck. But, I still feel like something is missing, it is not enough. "What? 'It's not enough' she says?" Of course it's not enough. It needs something to transport. Yes, I am insane. But i will try to make a forwarder too. Hope I got enough pieces for all this. Hihi, might be a reason to invest some more in Legos Please comment. And if there is something you dont understand, ask and I will try to make sense of my ramblings. Edit: Forgot to mention, more pictures in my brickshelf folder. Happy building Becca the Insane Edited September 25, 2013 by Becs Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) It looks really good, I like how you are adding suspension. Edited September 25, 2013 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
Milan Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 You should save this monster for the contest :) Great work. Just make sure that chassis is strong enough and that suspension can carry the cab. I am building similar setup for a similar vehicle. I am curious how will they perform compared to each other. Quote
Becs Posted September 26, 2013 Author Posted September 26, 2013 I'm happy you like it. The suspension is a little tricky to get right, it will go through many revisions before I'm done. The strength to carry the cab is there, but it is still somewhat rickety in the sideways movement The running boards or walking table, whatever they are called, will aid a lot in strengthening the chassis, hopefully @Milan Oh.. now I'm curious, what are you building? Is it in the same scale, or a more sane one? Whatever it is, have fun building it. I am with this one. Longing for my Lego's Becca Quote
Lakop Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 A unique build. i've not seen that sort of truck before. I'm sure you will master it. Let us see the completed model. H Quote
pluto7443 Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 It took me a second to realize those were Unimog wheels... Quote
jorgeopesi Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 It took me a second to realize those were Unimog wheels... Me too, big and long truck. Quote
Becs Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 Hello everyone. I've had a busy fall with no time for lego. Finally got back to it just after Christmas. I am happy to report some progress have been made on this project. I started with building a new cab. My goal was to make it more accurate than the old one, it was too square and wide. Here are some comparison photos of the two: The old cab was a P-series, the new one is an R-series so it's taller. I believe it looks alot more like a Scania now. This is not the final version, but it's mostly details that got changed. The rest of the truck have also been worked on. Lots of thought spent making it work like it should in the limited space I've got (still almost no space to hide things in ) I've lost some hours trying to make my brain wind down, be quiet and stop thinking lego enough to make it possible to fall asleep Anyways, here are some pictures of the truck where I left it yesterday: And finally a photo with the 42009 just for comparison: Sorry for the chaos in the pictures. I don't have much space available for a clean photoshoot at the moment Happy Building Becca Quote
AndroTech Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Holly cow !!! This thing is massive ....... the 42009 looks like an elf, back there ....... congratulation for the project ...... Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 That is a really nice cab you made. Quote
Paul B Technic Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Excellent work with this, I love the level of detail you have put in to your model. Quote
Azzepa Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 I thought the 42009 was huge intil I saw this, that sure is amazing! Going to keep tabs on this, fantastic! The cab looks great, really good representation of the R Series. Also looking forward to see what it'll carry! Quote
Junpei Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Wow, that is huge! Looks like you could put one of VFracingteam's ships on it The 42009 looks like a fly compared to it... Keep up the great work! TLH Quote
Milan Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 That old P Series cab was great, little bit wide, but great! But this R is even better! I would try to make the main and support headlights more visible, to be more in focus. I think that way, it would bring this model even closer to the real thing. I just love the way you make sloped part at the front corners of the cabin. Quote
timslegos Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 the new cab looks great! Does the drive still work even with the heavy cab? tim Quote
GoldVillage Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 42009 looks like a elf?! it looks like a hobbit!! ;) snacka om dunderbygge, and awesome and smart cab solution Quote
Lost_In_Noise Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 (jaw drops) its.... MASSIVE. Way to go! Quote
Zerobricks Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Holy F*** thats massive! How does it perform with such weight? Quote
Tigertass Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Jösses, vart i landet finns denna underbara skapelse? Quote
Becs Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 I am glad you all like it I have no trouble at all with power to drive it around, got two geared down L-motors under the cab. The problem is with the steering. The steering uses linkages, just like the real thing, and coupled with the four-bar linkage suspension it rather push the axle than turn the wheels under all the weight. Regarding the cab, it went alot easier than anticipated getting the shape right. More time will be spent making the details right later. Will try to make an accurate interior as well. Now, I would like some help. I need to control two pneumatic valves on one receiver output. When off, both valves should be in one end position. When forward, one valve should change position. When reverse the other valve should change position. Both should return again when off. Does this make sense? If not just ask and I will try to clarify. My mind have been stuck on this for some time now and I would really appreciate any help you could give. Happy building Becca Quote
Zerobricks Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Maybe use a simple clutch gear connected to drive motor...Or use a servo motor to control the valve. Quote
legomuppet9 Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 It's too small.......... Joking aside, really nice accurate model, however for the vents I'd set them into the body a bit, to make the front look less flat unless you've done that already, can't quite tell Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.