[MOC] Terex RH400 Mining Excavator (Obsolete)

[jantjeuh]

Bah, you're a fake purist. I ordered four of them from Lego directly

[Blakbird]

Bah, you're a fake purist. I ordered four of them from Lego directly

It's still a LEGO part so still perfectly pure.

I'm prepared to order the newer part if it turns out I really need it. Or I'll just intercept the shipment destined for your house, now that I know it's coming.

[jantjeuh]

I meant purist as in building it exactly according to the original design.

Good luck intercepting a package from Denmark to The Netherlands, when you're in the USA

[sheo]

At least one panel has to be of the new type as it helps to hold gears together.

[Blakbird]

Good luck intercepting a package from Denmark to The Netherlands, when you're in the USA

I exist outside of normal space and time.

At least one panel has to be of the new type as it helps to hold gears together.

Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I will steal one from 42030.

[sheo]

Terex RH400 on Rebrickable.

And here is an LDraw model of the base.

[legolijntje]

Thanks so much sheo for all your hard work on the instructions!

According to Rebrickable, I have ~86% of the parts, but I wanted to order most of the missing parts anyway and the other ones are just some basic beams an panels. I hope I can find some time to build this beast

[Mestari]

Fantastic, thank you very much for your work!

It's going to be a very expensive adventure...

[Duky]

Terex RH400 on Rebrickable.

And here is an LDraw model of the base.

Can you please upload the instructions for the base only?

[jantjeuh]

Thanks sheo! I've got 99,9% of the parts

[sheo]

Can you please upload the instructions for the base only?

Instructions and part list for the base. Note that these files won't be stored there forever.

According to Rebrickable, I have ~86% of the parts

Thanks sheo! I've got 99,9% of the parts

I've got 86.0%! Not counting the assembled model though.

Edited August 26, 2014 by sheo

[darksheep]

Instructions and part list for the base. Note that these files won't be stored there forever.

I've got 86.0%! Not counting the assembled model though.

Hi could you edit your first post and put all the instructions and parts list on the main page :)

Just think It might be easier for new comers to this thread.

P.s your build is amazing ,I might try make it in yellow or black depending on my budget and parts list.

[Theo van Vroenhoven]

Sheo, thanks for this masterpiece!

I see that you use a lot of the thin liftarms which I own a lot but not in LBG.

These LBG thin liftarms are quite rare and expensive on BL nowadays.

Can you indicate how many of each type are actually exposed on the outside?

The ones on the inside I would like to use my odd colours for (purple, teal).

[sheo]

Hi could you edit your first post and put all the instructions and parts list on the main page :)

Just think It might be easier for new comers to this thread.

Thanks for the suggestion! I've already put the link to Rebrickable at the end of the first post. Other links are temporary because of the limited storage space.

Can you indicate how many of each type are actually exposed on the outside?

Unfortunately, most of them are used for the tracks. You may use some liftarms of different color on the sides of the tracks that are close to the central section. I suggest using the model of the base to make some color alterations.

Another suggestion is using yellow parts.

Blakbird, could you add the base to your model please?

Edited August 25, 2014 by sheo

[Blakbird]

Terex RH400 on Rebrickable. And here is an LDraw model of the base.

Wow, thanks for all the work! I see that you did things a bit differently this time. You've posted an LDraw file instead of an LDD which means I don't have to convert it. You also appear to have used LPub for the instructions of the base. They look really good. Did you go back and do the same thing for the rest of the model, or does the superstructure still use screen shots? Doesn't matter to me because I've already built that part! The extra time you put into the instructions for the base is much appreciated. I'll start building tonight.

]Blakbird[/b], could you add the base to your model please?

I'm working on it.

[sheo]

Wow, thanks for all the work! I see that you did things a bit differently this time. You've posted an LDraw file instead of an LDD which means I don't have to convert it. You also appear to have used LPub for the instructions of the base. They look really good. Did you go back and do the same thing for the rest of the model, or does the superstructure still use screen shots? Doesn't matter to me because I've already built that part! The extra time you put into the instructions for the base is much appreciated. I'll start building tonight.

That's because LDD doesn't have 15100 yet. I have to admit that it wasn't easy, so I'm not ready to do the same for the rest (and much bigger) part of the model. Sorry.

Edited August 25, 2014 by sheo

[Blakbird]

That's because LDD doesn't have 15100 yet. I have to admit that it wasn't easy, so I'm not ready to do the same for the rest (and much bigger) part of the model. Sorry.

I'm not complaining, it was just a question. I thought your screen capture instructions were very good. It's incredible that you were able to learn the LDraw tools so quickly. I see that you even made use of one of the more esoteric functions: buffer exchange. This takes some practice to master.

I have completed adding the base to the master file and am working on some renders now.

[Blakbird]

Here are a couple of views showing the mechanical functions. The second view also adds the electrical components.

[gezuvor]

Amazing monster you've built! Came to this thread from Rebrickable and am blown away!

[Blakbird]

I've finished a full set of renders. Full size versions at my Bricksafe account.

1. 3/4 view (suitable for wallpaper - 1920x1080)
   
2. Man height view from front
   
3. Man height view from back
   
4. View from inside the operator's cab
   

[MajklSpajkl]

Awesome digger and very cool renders. Unfortunately, I am quite out of building range for this baby... Blakbird, how long does it take you to produce one render, I've tried some smaller models, and it took ages. You must have some mean machine for a computer...

[Blakbird]

Awesome digger and very cool renders. Unfortunately, I am quite out of building range for this baby... Blakbird, how long does it take you to produce one render, I've tried some smaller models, and it took ages. You must have some mean machine for a computer...

Not counting the time it takes to prepare the file, render time for images 2-4 at 1280x960 resolution was about 15 minutes each. The first one at 1920x1080 and a higher quality took about an hour. I am using a 3 year old i7 laptop.

Sheo, I noticed that the file size for the instructions for your base is a bit large (127Mb for 183 pages). I exported your file from LPub at a higher resolution (300 dpi) and then made a new PDF and was able to get the size down to 64Mb with an improved quality. You are welcome to use my file if you like.

[kamsohal]

hi first of all i would like to thank you for doing this for us to recreate in our time.in your instructions you dont specify how many track pieces are needed for the base unit.

[sheo]

Incredible renders Blakbird!

And thanks for the tip about the dpi setting! I've noticed that some formatting has been broken so I am now trying to adapt it.

hi first of all i would like to thank you for doing this for us to recreate in our time.in your instructions you dont specify how many track pieces are needed for the base unit.

That's just some of my issues with LPub. You need 48 pieces for each track, 96 in total.

Edited August 25, 2014 by sheo

[Blakbird]

Incredible renders Blakbird!

And thanks for the tip about the dpi setting! I've noticed that some formatting has been broken so I am now trying to adapt it.

Glad you like the renders.

By the way, the method I use to export from LPub is to export all the pages to PNG images. Then I use Acrobat to combine them all into a PDF. This seems to generally result in a smaller, higher quality file than if you export to PDF directly.

From studying your model, I can see that I was foolish to try to use the "regular" 3x11 curved black panels. The newer version with extra holes are required and I don't have any! That means I might have to wait until next week to build. I'm not sure I could survive. I could always use the yellow panels from my crane and switch them out with black later, but it looks like it is not really possible to remove them after the model is built.

I am also working on a good way to join the top to the base. If building scratch, the best thing to do is build the base first and then build the superstructure on top of it. However, this is a bit hard to do. It is easier to build them separate, but then they must be combined. I looked at whether or not a coupler could be used to join two shorter axles going through the turntable, but it won't work. It would be very dangerous to leave the 12L protruding axle out of the upper part because the end of it goes into a 16 tooth gear deep inside the model. If that axle were to get pulled out, the gear could fall out of place and could not be recovered. On the other hand, the same axle going into the base only needs to pass through a worm gear. So I think I will leave the axle in the top part, and I will insert a short axle through the bottom of the base to hold the worm gear in place. When I join the top and base together, I will use the 12L axle from the top to push out the axle through the worm gear in the bottom. I think it will work. I hope that made sense!

Of course, building the top and bottom separate also requires that the turntable be separated.

That's just some of my issues with LPub. You need 48 pieces for each track, 96 in total.

This happened because you used

!LPUB PART BEGIN IGN

before you inserted the track submodel. I think you did this because you did not want the tracks to appear as a callout or on a separate page. The way to solve this is to copy the tracks out of the submodel and insert them directly into the main model. Then you will get the 48x in the parts list.