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Since PDX I’ve been wanting to do a new rig, kind of missed the old one,
So I resurrected the rig.
The focus on the new rig is in field coolant flush and mecha minor repairs. As
such there is a cab, a in truck shop, and a bed. On the bed is the coolant
storage tanks and all conduits to carry fluid, a person lift, and storage. This
truck is carrying a spare auxilliary power unit and some internal supplies.
Underneath the workshop (access is by floor hatch) is a crawl space to access
some truck internals. The two pods on either side of the truck between the
wheels are power supply pods. Think “The Fifth Element.” “De Fire mon!” Such
huge amounts of power cells allow the rig to exist in the field for extended
periods and in case of emergency supply power to small towns rebuilding after
mecha attacks.
The roof to the workshop splits open to allow for larger conponents to be
lowered by drone to be worked on. The roof panels also become work platforms to
work on mechs that stand nearby. Access to the roof panels is by ladders build
onto the rear exterior walls of the workshop. Light bars on roof are designed to
flip up and become spotlights for workers. On the aft end is lift for getting
people and equipment on board the truck. Access aboard is also available by
climbing the front of the truck. No ladders alongside the rig, your options are
front or back.
Neat thing about making the rig, I made some drones to go with. Their pics are
in the same folder. One is a worker/hauler drone, the other a welder.
All ten wheels turn. There is a little knob behine the power cell pods on the
right hand side. The gear you see in the crawl space is the gear box that
handles steering. The front/rear most wheels turn a lot, the next set turn
slightly less and the center set of wheels barely turn at all. Truck heads
aught to appreciate that. ;)
I’ll have to get a parking pass from Eric to park at his facility.
Let me know what you think.
Mark Neumann
A few pics til moderation:
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| -snip- I'll play! Mark, this is ubber cool. I myself am facinated by reworking or revisiting a project to either make it better or attain goals otherwise. The massive wheels, the gobs of details, the super cool main cabin. Wow. You say all the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Mark, awesomely playable. The size is great, very wide, very low profile. The crane is the coolest touch I've seen on a space vehicle in a long time. While the detail and design and everything is cool, it's all about being a kid again and (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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