timslegos Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Hello again, Today I present to you my final MOC before I begin college. At the beginning of the summer I had some trouble with the custom battery in this model so I had moved on to the corvette. Unfortunately I did not finish the corvette in time, but I did resolve the battery issue in this truck. This small scale trophy truck was constructed off the guidelines given for the real life truck. These trucks are massive, with 39 inch tires, and suspension travels of 24-28 inches in the front and almost 30 inches in the rear. The wheelbase is about 125 inches long and 93 inches wide. The somewhat light and agile body is paired up with a 700+ horsepower motor, making for one very fast vehicle. My goals in this model were speed and long suspension travel. In order to overcome the battery pack limitations, I purchased one of z3_2drive's custom batteries and receivers. This rechargeable battery really packs a punch. Drive is powered by a buggy motor and the steering by the servo motor. Now time for some photos! In an attempt to make the model stick out even more, I used the very unique blue panels from the 41999 BOSS Crawler. Though it did pose some limitations in the bodywork, I think it looks really, really cool. I also really like how the back turned out. Though the real trucks often do not have lights in the back, they certainly help to dress it up. The spare tires and the grill hide the rechargeable battery. Here you can see the large suspension travel in the back. Trophy trucks usually have 4-link suspension in the rear, which is what I emulated here. Just like the real trucks the rear suspension is dampened. For my model, I used the old pneumatic cylinders with only one port at the bottom. You can also barely see the battery hang down from above. Here you can see the underbelly, I am starting to get the hang of building studless! And the video, one of my bests to date. And more pictures: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=546838 I hope you enjoyed looking at this model as I had making and driving it. As I am leaving for college tomorrow without my legos, there will be no more creations until winter break. I will continue to lurk though! Regads, Tim Quote
z3_2drive Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 I'll say it again, I love the way it turned out! All features are excellent, and the video editing... Good luck in college! Quote
legomuppet9 Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 I saw the video a few days ago... this model is stunning great job Quote
Zerobricks Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Nice truck with 41999 panels! Why did you use pneumatic rams? Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Great build, good luck with college. Quote
Boulderer Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Nice truck with 41999 panels! Why did you use pneumatic rams? As dampers, I would imagine. Quote
VKTechnic Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Been watching this project come together from the start, glad to see it turned out this great! Awesome job man, have fun in college Quote
timslegos Posted August 15, 2014 Author Posted August 15, 2014 Thanks for all the kind words! Yes the pneumatic cylinders were used as dampeners. tim Quote
Lakop Posted August 15, 2014 Posted August 15, 2014 Great truck. Good use of the old school pneumatics. I had the same idea myself as I have those from the 90's. Good luck with your studies. H Quote
piterx Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 cool model man! i expecially like the hood, it has a really nice shape! Quote
TimH Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Very nice Trophy Truck and a well shot video. All the best with college. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Great work Tim,you are now a member of the Hall OF Fame. Have fun at college. Quote
timslegos Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 Great work Tim,you are now a member of the Hall OF Fame. Have fun at college. Wow that was one of my goals for the year, thank you I am honored! Tim Quote
m0dulo Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Great project! Any ideas about what you want to study? ;) Quote
miguev Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 Great work! All the best in college and finding a good job to finance the hobbies Quote
Mark275 Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Oowh wowie, that's really just amazing!!! :wub: Good luck and have fun in college Quote
timslegos Posted August 19, 2014 Author Posted August 19, 2014 Thank you again for the good luck wishes. Great project! Any ideas about what you want to study? ;) I am dual majoring product design and mechanical engineering. Working at Lego would be a dream! Tim Quote
zenzic Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 This is an awesome moc, Tim! Both in function and aesthetics! Congratulations! Quote
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