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Hot New Excavation Themed WIPs/MOCs
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Hello!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted so I wanted to stop in and show everyone
what I’ve been working on. Lego purists, beware - I use custom electronics.
Check out my two current projects:
Marion 6360 ‘The Captain’ Stripping Shovel:
Brickshelf Pics of the
Captain
Brickshelf Pics of the
Captain’s Lower Works (Crawlers and Turntable)
Video of the
Captain Swinging (Spinning)
The Captain is still unfinished but has been coming along. It stands 53 inches
tall - my biggest MOC to date. I’m not sure how much it weighs but I would
guess it is in the 60-80lb range. All digging and locomotion systems will work
when it is complete. It is built to approximate minifig scale.
The Bucket Wheel Excavator:
Brickshelf pics of the
Bucket Wheel Excavator
This one is more complete than the Captain. The only thing it needs is a
cleaned up wiring job and a controller. It can dig from a tub of 1x1 and 1x2
bricks with the
cutting wheel, the bricks are moved along a
conveyor system thru the machine, then they spit out the back from the
exhaust boom. Forgive me for not having videos of this yet - I’ll post some
soon.
I used technic chain links to
make the conveyors for the bucket wheel. At first I tried the
tread links but they did not
work at all - they would get jammed up with bricks and break after less than a
minute of continued operation. So I opted for the chain links, 4 chains wide
per conveyor and they work like a dream, no jams.
Also - I’ve recently posted some video of some older (and long disassembled)
MOC’s:
Video - Shovel
Digging
Video - Shovel
Crawling
Let me know what you think!
Enjoy,
Ben
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