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Very nice, especially the background! I’m not normally very attracted to cad
images but you’ve done a great job with these and the model is strong enough to
overcome the medium ; )
Thanks for sharing and God Bless,
Nathan
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Hello All.
This is my first post, so if this is the wrong forum, please direct me to a more
appropriate one and I'll stay out of your hair.
I have an uncle who purchased himself a Mastercraft boat for his 50th birthday.
As a present for him, I'd like to commission a custom-made Lego built replica of
his new boat. I wasn't sure where to find someone qualified to do it, but I
decided to start here.
I wanted to know if there was anyone out there qualified, or knew of anyone
qualified to help me with this. We will pay (obviously) for your time, effort,
and for whatever bricks you use for the project. His birthday isn't for a month,
but we'd like to get it done sooner rather than later.
Please let me know if you can be of any assistance.
Thanks!
Mark B
bashukma AT gmail DOT com
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Hallo Dennis
Your new dozer is really great, you realised some good details. First the
tracks, with the tiles, looks really good. Also backside you make good work. And
of course best for me, this modell is functionally. How i can understand on your
website, you can also control the blade with the help of one Lego-motor, yes?
This Cat in this real area (on your pictures) is just fun!
Kind regards from switzerland
Beat Schuler (Swissbagger)
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In lugnet.technic, Dennis Bosman wrote:
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Before we even know LEGO would release it’s own radio controlled bulldozer I
started to build my own one in April 2006. As usual I wanted .....
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I just wanted to let you know I put the full description of this model on my
website. It took a while before I finished it but hopefully there will be some
readers :-)
Dennis Bosman
www.dennisbosman.nl
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As ever, you're the king of realism!
Regards,
/Tobbe
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In lugnet.technic, Nathan Bell wrote:
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You sure fit a lot of detail into a small scale! I have never seen rig with
fenders that flip out like that before and at first wondered if you did that
just on your model. However a very brief internet search showed me the
truth:
http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/trucks/find-by-model/argosy/
Are they like that just to make room for the mechanic or are they a braking
mechanism? (That may sound crazy but jets do it; why not trucks, too?)
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As cool as that would be, thats not it :-) I didn’t do a real good job
explaining, but they are actually staircases for the driver or passenger to get
into the cab. You can see a picture here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2442274
Thats one of the reasons I figured I would build an Argosy, truckers seem to
like how easy it is to get in and out. And who doesn’t like pneumatics, anyway?
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In lugnet.technic, Peter Ehrlich wrote:
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Hi All
Last May I was lacking a Lego project, and so decided to build a truck
following the model team style. Deviating from model team, it had to be fully
functioning. Heres the result:
Cab Up:
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BS (when moderated)
I’m also proud to present my blog about it, which probably goes into way too
much detail, but what the heck: projectArgosy.blogspot.com Quote from the
blog:
“For those of you knew to the model, its a fully functional Freightliner
Argosy cab-over-engine Tractor Trailer. This includes Forward/Reverse, two
speed gearbox, 40° full Ackerman steering with suspension, LED headlights,
air compressor, pneumatic steps, and tilting cab! It was started May 2006,
taking coutless hours to complete. I brought it to Brickfest 2007, and
promised the folks there I would update the blog soon, so here goes!”
--Peter Ehrlich
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You sure fit a lot of detail into a small scale! I have never seen rig with
fenders that flip out like that before and at first wondered if you did that
just on your model. However a very brief internet search showed me the truth:
http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/trucks/find-by-model/argosy/
Are they like that just to make room for the mechanic or are they a braking
mechanism? (That may sound crazy but jets do it; why not trucks, too?)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Peter Ehrlich wrote:
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Hi All
Last May I was lacking a Lego project, and so decided to build a truck
following the model team style. Deviating from model team, it had to be fully
functioning. Heres the result:
Cab Up:
BS (when moderated)
I’m also proud to present my blog about it, which probably goes into way too
much detail, but what the heck: projectArgosy.blogspot.com Quote from the
blog:
“For those of you knew to the model, its a fully functional Freightliner
Argosy cab-over-engine Tractor Trailer. This includes Forward/Reverse, two
speed gearbox, 40° full Ackerman steering with suspension, LED headlights,
air compressor, pneumatic steps, and tilting cab! It was started May 2006,
taking coutless hours to complete. I brought it to Brickfest 2007, and
promised the folks there I would update the blog soon, so here goes!”
--Peter Ehrlich
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Awesome!!! I love it!!
By the way, the link is wrong, the right one is
http://projectargosy.blogspot.com/
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Hi All
Last May I was lacking a Lego project, and so decided to build a truck following
the model team style. Deviating from model team, it had to be fully functioning.
Heres the result:
Cab Up:
BS (when moderated)
I’m also proud to present my blog about it, which probably goes into way too
much detail, but what the heck: projectArgosy.blogspot.com Quote from the
blog:
“For those of you knew to the model, its a fully functional Freightliner Argosy
cab-over-engine Tractor Trailer. This includes Forward/Reverse, two speed
gearbox, 40° full Ackerman steering with suspension, LED headlights, air
compressor, pneumatic steps, and tilting cab! It was started May 2006, taking
coutless hours to complete. I brought it to Brickfest 2007, and promised the
folks there I would update the blog soon, so here goes!”
--Peter Ehrlich
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In lugnet.technic, Jordan Schwarz wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Dennis Bosman wrote:
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Before we even know LEGO would release it’s own radio controlled bulldozer I
started to build my own one in April 2006. As usual I wanted to but a set
which wasn’t in LEGOs assortment anymore and after visiting a few toy shops
I found my copy of set 8366. At
first I was a littlebit disappointed; the steering is only suitable for
racing cars and not for trucks which I mostly make. However, I really wanted
to make a real life MOC based on this sets and then I thought a bulldozer
would be something.
After a year I finished my MOC this week and took it outdoor today for a
photoshoot. More info I will place on my website soon. In a meanwhile you
can see a few pictures in my
Brickshelf gallery.
Dennis Bosman
www.dennisbosman.nl
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Wow! Spectacular! I’d love to see some video coverage of your bulldozer in
action. I think it looks even better than the one LEGO is coming out with.
I think the tractor and lo-boy are very well done also. Excellent work!
Jordan
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It looks beautiful Dennis! Yes, you should make a video of it. It would also
be nice to see the mechanisms inside it. Did you use 1 motor for the tracks and
the steering motor (inside the RC module) to add/subtract from each side, or did
you use independently controlled tracks? I guess I may have to wait until you
post more details on your site.
The best part in my opinion is the use of the flat 1x’s placed in a
perpendicular fashion for the treads. From a distance it looks exactly like
real dozer treads. The best picture is the one from the rear where one can see
right through the tracks.
Nathan
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Wow! You always do great work. I think the authentic look of this model is just
one of the strong points of your style. I really like all of the technical
capabilities and details. Great job! Awesome photos!
- Eric Sophie
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In lugnet.technic, Dennis Bosman wrote:
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Before we even know LEGO would release it’s own radio controlled bulldozer I
started to build my own one in April 2006. As usual I wanted to but a set
which wasn’t in LEGOs assortment anymore and after visiting a few toy shops I
found my copy of set 8366. At first
I was a littlebit disappointed; the steering is only suitable for racing cars
and not for trucks which I mostly make. However, I really wanted to make a
real life MOC based on this sets and then I thought a bulldozer would be
something.
After a year I finished my MOC this week and took it outdoor today for a
photoshoot. More info I will place on my website soon. In a meanwhile you can
see a few pictures in my
Brickshelf gallery.
Dennis Bosman
www.dennisbosman.nl
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Wow! Spectacular! I’d love to see some video coverage of your bulldozer in
action. I think it looks even better than the one LEGO is coming out with. I
think the tractor and lo-boy are very well done also. Excellent work!
Jordan
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Before we even know LEGO would release it’s own radio controlled bulldozer I
started to build my own one in April 2006. As usual I wanted to but a set which
wasn’t in LEGOs assortment anymore and after visiting a few toy shops I found my
copy of set 8366. At first I was a
littlebit disappointed; the steering is only suitable for racing cars and not
for trucks which I mostly make. However, I really wanted to make a real life MOC
based on this sets and then I thought a bulldozer would be something.
After a year I finished my MOC this week and took it outdoor today for a
photoshoot. More info I will place on my website soon. In a meanwhile you can
see a few pictures in my Brickshelf gallery.
Dennis Bosman
www.dennisbosman.nl
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Hallo Rosco
Thanks for your interesting. I also see, what you build, specially your Demag
Crawler-Crane. Very impressive and nice colour!! I like real working machinery.
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> One question I have regarding the boom luffing: from your pics it looks like the
> drive shaft also takes the load on the "hydraulic ram". Does the heavy load add
> a lot to the friction? Or did you unload the motor drive somehow, similar to how
> Jennifer Clark did in her AC-50?
No, the drive shaft dont take the load. The drive-axle is 2 studs away from the
axle, that carry the "hydraulic ram". The drive-axle goes sideway to the right
side. There are a geares 20/12, that make the same moving-way as the "cylinder".
> The lattice extension looks good too - how easy is it to change the angle? I
> tried to build one with a sliding link for my AC100, but just couldn't get
> something that looked realistic at the scale I was using.
I can fix it easy, but its (because of my little english) difficult to explain.
If you like, send for me a email, so i will send you some detail-pictures.
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> Have you done a load test yet?
I make only the test you see on picture, i load with the crane the spreader on
the truck. With the lattice boom, i think i can not lift to much.
Beat
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Hallo Eric
Thanks for your interesting in my crane.
I did offset the weels from the hubs, because the pivoting-point come closer to
the middle from the wheel, so it needs not to much space for the wheels, when
they are steered.
Beat
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In lugnet.technic, Beat Schuler wrote:
> Hallo Everbody
>
> After more than one year i finishe now my third moc, Mobile-Crane Liebherr
> LTM1070.
> This Crane is my biggest and most complicated moc until now. Its fully powered
> by Lego-motors and pneumatic-pistons. The crane's max. height is 2.50m.
> For pictures and description please visit my brickshelf-galerie:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=233390
Hi Beat, good to see you back with yet another great MOC.
One question I have regarding the boom luffing: from your pics it looks like the
drive shaft also takes the load on the "hydraulic ram". Does the heavy load add
a lot to the friction? Or did you unload the motor drive somehow, similar to how
Jennifer Clark did in her AC-50?
The lattice extension looks good too - how easy is it to change the angle? I
tried to build one with a sliding link for my AC100, but just couldn't get
something that looked realistic at the scale I was using.
And I like how you offset the tyres on the hubs - it looks like real rims and
moves the steering centres closer to the tyres.
Have you done a load test yet?
ROSCO
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Hallo Everbody
After more than one year i finishe now my third moc, Mobile-Crane Liebherr
LTM1070.
This Crane is my biggest and most complicated moc until now. Its fully powered
by Lego-motors and pneumatic-pistons. The crane's max. height is 2.50m.
For pictures and description please visit my brickshelf-galerie:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=233390
My whole brickshelf-galerie with picture from Legofest in Torino/Italy you can
see here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=swissbagger1
Send any comments to my new email-adres: swissbagger@bluewin.ch
Beat Schuler
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