@legobuilder
sometime this weekend … 😀

are there coming more pics ? I like it:P

@Sariel
I suppose you’re right – better to keep them to yourself until it works 😉

@RjbsNXT
Not just yet. You know I don’t want to show something if I’m not sure it’s a final solution 🙂 There’s a good chance of new pics coming this weekend.

Don’t suppose you could do some more pictures of current progress? – to show how you’re rebuilding the turntable structure?

@Sariel
Can’t wait to see it , and i love surprises !! 😀

@RjbsNXT
Well, I’m working on a larger, wider one, with multiple rollers around. It is possible that it will be ready this week. And it is very likely there will be a surprise for you this week 🙂

@Sariel
what ideas do you have to make a more stable turntable? , and i cant wait to see it 🙂

@RjbsNXT
I didn’t think about elevators. I suppose it can be finished in like 3 or 4 weeks, no less. I need some time to develop a stable turntable for it, and I’ve ordered some extra parts that I have to wait for to be delivered.

when do you think the bucket wheel will be finished?
and are there going to be elevators throughout?

@Isaac
Torque is not a problem – stability is.

I have an idea for your turntable. Use two worm gears with two XL motors to move the big turntable gear. It will make a good amount of torque for a big model, and maybe it will work.

Looks great!Sadly mr fluffy can’t test the crane 🙁

@Lasse
He was old as for a hamster. I need some time to redesign the turntable and the central structure, right now the excavator is divided into modules. I’ll probably post new pics this week.

when are you gonna post more pictures of the excavator…

im still sorry for your lost… he was so young…

@Sariel
photos are ok.. but i only had a like 30 seconds video in mind..
not anything fancy like you usually do… =)

@darksheep
Yes, I have seen it but thanks anyway.

Hay found this though you might be interested in it .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGtAeOzZGsQ&NR=1

@lasse
I don’t think so, I’d rather use the time to build and finish the excavator, and then to film it. But I added a new photo if it helps.

hey can you make a video with un finished excavator… it would be cool

@sverre
Yes, I got it stiff enough and I lifted the front jib up and drove the excavator a little bit. It works fine, but the turntable is clearly overloaded. I have to make it stronger somehow.

Any progress on the build? Would be cool to see more pics.
Got that rear mast any stiffer?

@Alex
Thanks, but I’m sure it would quickly become boring if I did it for every single thing I build.

Excellent work with you work-in-progress reporting pictures. Would be great if you could do this for all models in the future 😉

Awesome work so far! Looking forward to see more pics.

@lasse
I think it will last. If not, well, I’ll rebuild it 🙂

know when i see the size of the superstructure i gét a bad feeling about the turntanble not being strong enough

wow that’s nice!

Hi. Could you post a picture of the “work in progress” superstructure? I am really curious to follow you during the building process ..

@legobuilder
Yes, I will add some this weekend.

could you please make more pictures for the exavator building log?

@icanhaslego
Thank you, I have been suggested to build that vehicle already.

i recently came across a tracked vehicle that you might find interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlcenWPzsUU&feature=related it’s a us military vehicle in development known as the ripsaw, and it’s one of the most capable offroad vehicles i’ve ever seen. take a look…

@owen
Here: http://service.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx

i have aproblem with my pf motors i have 8 and 5 dont work what should i do? anyway great modle

@Alex
Less than 5 kg, I suppose. The superstructure will be made mainly of truss. I’m going to test-drive the chassis with a load up to 4 kg.

How much do yuo think could weight the Excavator when completed? How much weight do you recognize this chassis structure with this gear ratio and 1 PF XL motor could handle max? Thanks for your opinion

@Lasse
Thank you, I appreciate your interest. I don’t know for sure but my best guess is that it will be complete sometime in October.

how long time wil it take before you finish the bucket wheel excavator.. i cant wait.. keep posting photos in the building log…

PS: i love the alwis

@Alex
Hmm, I wonder how much they pay 😉

I am amazed by how quick you are in developing projects. I personally find hard during the construction process leaving an idea when I see it doesn’t work for another .. you know what I mean? I think you are very good and quick in that. You should apply for a management position in TLG 🙂

@Julian
What for? Every LUG has its own forum, so there are plenty to choose from. And running my own would require a good deal of time that I now spend building.

i no this isnt lego realated but mabye as a furture project you could make a forum 😀

good luck in the race today… can’t wait to see the finished model….

@Alex
You are right – I won’t. To attempt to build an amphibious TT vehicle would be to ask for insanity to come 🙂

How are you going to make the Alvis TT “amphibious”? I can’t believe you will make a floating TT that can actually float and make a TT race ?!

@legobuilder
No, unfortunately absolutely not. It would be rally hard to make a relatively small model at weight between 1.5 and 2 kilograms float with all these wheels and stuff.

@Sariel
ok I can’t wait to see it but can it float?

@legobuilder
I will probably finish Alvis this week, it’s supposed to participate in a race on Saturday. So I will most likely publish it shortly after.

could you make pictures of the alvis ?

@NobodyBeatsSariel
It’s done. Pics taken, video underway.

I’m looking forward to your next model. Did that one go off the list because you won’t finish it or is it done and there is probally a vid soon?

@Boris
Exactly. I will build a turntable similar to the one I used in a tower crane.

I would suggest using the Hailfire Droid wheels as the turntable, but I assume that you have only 2, and they’re already in use?

@Sebastian
The airtank, of course. It’s made specifically to store compressed air. Anyway, keep in mind that Lego pneumatics can compress air to 4 psi and no more. And I don’t think vaseline is good for bricks, perhaps a sealing foil + a Scotch tape would work better.

Hello!
yesterday, while on the loo, did I begin to think about how to build a submarine entirely in lego…
The main issue is the water. But I’am going to solve that problem with plastic bags and vaseline 😀
but then i started to think about the “submerge” systems. And I realize that I will need some place to store the compressed air…
Any suggestions?

@Sariel
OK

@manne
Then why don’t you just go to Brickshelf and search for trial trucks? There are dozens of them there, many shown in detail, and it’s probably the best place to search in, much better than anything I could provide.

@Sariel
Ok but still,so i get a start in trtr.

@manne
I’ve been trying to make a really good TrTr suspension for the last whole year. There is no point in making instructions, because there is no single type of suspension good for all sorts of obstacles, and besides you never really stop building in TrTr – you just keep improving. That’s the problem, there are no ultimate TrTr vehicles, and the truck that was good a year ago would stand no chance today.

it in

Can u build the front and back suspention of a trtr and make instructions, and put itin ideas? That woud realy help me and other folks out.

@crawlerdude
I think Enzo looks somewhat similiar to Reventon, but who knows, maybe next year?

you should make a ferrari enzo

@Sariel

i can imagine how a module with drive, steering, and live axle suspension would be difficult to even build, and much more difficult to make reliable. oh well 🙂

btw: i got the off roader, and how understand the drive/steering/independent suspension unit works. thanks for the pointers…

@icanhaslego
I dropped it for now. I focused on the Alvis instead.

did you drop the kerax project, or is it just being published?

@Haz
Doesn’t look so interesting to me.

Lots of impressive ideas on your list. I would like to see a lego version of the TROJAN ARMOURED VEHICLE ROYAL ENGINEERS (AVRE) part of the british armys invetory.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16548&d=1162733632

@jgarcia
Read FAQ.

do you sell or trade your creatrions

@manne
Not at the moment, I think.

Cant u build a http://www.sisua.net/gallery/d/2810-1/54_sivu.JPG trtr?

@sergio
It’s because I’ve been busy with some extra projects for job lately, and moreover my building projects are getting more and more complex. But rest assured, the Kenworth should be completed in about one week 🙂

I’d like to see that Prowler.

By the way, i haven’t seen not much models the last time, why?

Ok:)Right now im building a tucker sno-cat like this one http://www.sethwhite.org/images/mcmurdo/mcmurdo%20station/tucker%20sno%20cat.jpg.

@manne
Basically one: try not to get stuck in the snow 🙂

@Sariel
Ok but tell me a little abaut it. Any tips and tricks? 🙂

@manne
No, we’ve given that idea up because snowfalls are completely unpredictable here.

Do you organize snowtrials? If so, tell me a little abaut it cus am building very much snowcats. Have u built a snowtrial vehicle?

PLIZZZ finish the renualt kerax fast….. wanna see it

@Sariel
🙂 True.

@OlSom
I does look challenging, no doubt about it, I’m just afraid that a lot of people would mistake it for the 8264 set. You know, I still have to tell people that my Tow Truck has nothing to do with the 8285 set.

If you are looking for some new construction equipment to build, i’d really love a 6×6 articulated dump truck, like

http://img.directindustry.com/images_di/photo-g/articulated-dump-truck-42116.jpg

That would be challenging enough to you to build (i guess) with full funcionality.
I hope you like the idea!

@manne
I’m happy with the one I’ve built.

cant u build a LMC snowcat like this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/LMC-1200.jpg that woud be cool. Gear it down so it is realy strong and can handle hard train or how its spelled:) put some connectorpins in the holes in the treads so it gets more grip. Thanks

Great works,gratulations. For the parts you are lucky cause you have Allegro under your hands. Maybe you don’t want used parts but from my respect Allegro is a big treasure.

@Murcielago53
You’re right, they’re cheaper, approx. $120 for a brand new one both at Bricklink and eBay. But this is still more $ than just the wheels and the wishbones would take. And one more thing – I don’t like the idea of buying 1246 parts just to get the 20 parts I need. It may sound choosy of me, but it means 1226 needless parts cluttering up my workbench. And I don’t really have much space left to build (plus shipping the entire set in the original box would be several times more expensive).

@Sariel
wouldn’t a 8674 set work best? They are easier to come by so they must be cheaper and it is based of the 8458 set.

@Dornbi
Good for you, but at Bricklink it currently takes $125, and even more at eBay. This is more than the wishbones and wheels would take, and the set is really rare, making it hard to buy a second-hand one somewhere else.

Sariel, why don’t you buy a second hand 8458 set? That would get you the F1 wheels and the wishbones. I bought mine for less than the sum of your estimates.

can’t wait to see your crusader project! Whew you have a lot planned for 2009, i’m especially intrigued to see how the Koenigsegg project will turn out.

@Jozza
Sorry, I’ve been away skiing for the last week, will do 🙂 The same applies for the suspension idea.

Hi.
I wanted to know if it is possible to make a sheet on a compact steered suspension with shocks to put on a 4×4, in the idea section.

Tanks.

Could you please state the ECT of models in the “Currently Building” section, the suspense is killing me 🙂

@skinke5000
If it was in the “Currently building” and now it’s gone, it means it’s in the publication stage. Have patience 🙂

were is your tower crane???

@Dornbi
More like a fan of tracked vehicles in general, I think 🙂

Btw. Are you a fan of tanks? I see quite many on the list.

Wow, that’s quite an impressive list! I hope you will find time for all this soon 🙂