Arquivo de 31 Mar 08

Technic March

I’m usually reluctant to describe my own MOCs, but some of my recent ones have already appeared on blogs abroad, which means I probably should. Since the beginning of March I’ve published 4 MOCs, and now I’m suspected of having a twin brother-builder :)

It started with HotRed - a Technic variation on the hotrod-mania that visited LugPol community. A delicate, lightweight model features PF XL drive and PF steering with a working steering wheel, plus a full independent suspension, 4-speed gearbox and a V14 piston engine.

HotRed

 

HotRed HotRed HotRed

One week later I had an S Tank ready - a model of Swedish Stridsvagn 103 tank, famous for its vanguard solutions, and particularly for the lack of turret and for suspension that allows to tilt the hull.

STank

 

STank Stank STank

The model is driven by PF motors with a subtractor, which makes for easier, car-like steering, and makes it possible to turn not only in place (like e.g 8275 set does), but also in an arch. The suspension is pneumatically stabilized and allows to remotely tilt the hull forwards and backwards, but there is also a pneumatically operated blade underneath the hull’s front. You can watch it work all together on this movie:

 

Another week resulted in a Killough platform - a holomonic drive device, that is a vehicle capable of moving in any direction. Because of the complicated steering that requires at least two of three motors to be operated simultaneously, this kind of vehicles is preferred mainly by Mindstorms builders - but you can see on the movie that the manual steering is also possible.

Killough Platform

KilloughPlatform omniwheel KilloughPlatform

 

Since the month was still not over, another MOC has appeared - model of Faun SLT, a German tank transporter. Built in a scale slightly smaller than the one used for Truck trial races, it was fixed with full suspension and all-wheel drive. Its most highlighted feature, however, turned out to be the ramp at the end of its carriage, deployed remotely with a motor inside the tractor.

FaunSLT

 

FaunSLT FaunSLT Faun SLT

 

Meanwhile, another MOC is in the WIP stage :)

Policemen and Thieves part 2

One of great thing about LugPol is that we have some pretty cool contests. This one, Policemen and Thieves is as much contest as a role playing game. In second part of the contest we asked participants playing as Policemen to raid a criminals hideout and participants playing as Thieves to present their gang “at work”. Here are some of entries.

Legal Eagles raid a hideout, by crises. GALLERY

Daring heist, Nadwolzanskie Gieroje decided to steal … tank! by TruckeR. Voted the winner of the second challenge. GALLERY

Another one for crooks, by V1. Voted the winner of the second challenge. GALLERY

Raid on old Cafe, by pit. GALLERY

The story continues in third challenge, coming soon …

Monitor by Smod

Jeremy, also known as Smod, posted a nice little monitor. No, no - monitor is not only this thing in front of you, it is also the name of warship class.

 

Monitor

Monitor with crewMonitor sails the blue waters

Ship looks like a tiny tank, but the most cool thing about it is the ability to detach the deck and place it on the water made from blue bricks. In fact, this should be a standard among boat builders.

Tumbler by Brent Waller

Brent Waller is a 3D artist and game designer from Brisbane, Australia. He have just came out of his Dark Age and built this cool minifig-scale Tumbler:

Tumbler

Pics below show how the roof opens to let the Dark Knight in:

Tumbler

Brent, thanks for the heads-up! What next?

For readers new to Klocki: you can check out the Technic Tumbler we featured last year.

Grey cornerhouse by ImpreSariO

LUGPOL member ImpreSariO presents a nice grey cornerhouse:

ImpreSariO's cornerhouse

I especially like the brick-built windows. I remember the similar technique from Jerac’s Volvo Amazon - nice idea when standard windows do not fit or you don’t have enoughof them.

Next to the entrance, you can see famous ImpreSariO’s bike, known from his Road to School.

Things

Few things, ordinary objects built by japanese AFOL sugegasa. Also nice little vignette.

śrubki

Sleighride with goblins

Rocko (Rebel Rock) created a cute little diorama featuring goblins chasing dwarfs - on sleds:

Sledride with goblins

Lime Nnenn

This time, Nnenn builds a microscale lime starfighter. If he placed red and white in the other order, it would make a Polish ship, and now it’s like… Indonesian?

I think this is second time I see this strange part used in a MOC (first one was in Mark Stafford’s Crysilon Screamer). I wish we could get these in more standard colors.

Lime Nnenn

Anyone knows how Nnenn did the windshield? Is it a brick cut in half or are there lime stickers applied somehow?

EDIT: Well, after giving it a second thought, I must say that when looked from the other side, the ship is definitely Polish ;-) I need more coffee…

More photos of LEGO Agents

Brickshelfer whung publishes a set photos of upcoming LEGO Agents line I have not seen before. Click the picture to see the whole gallery.

LEGO Agents

Dunamis reviews Skulls

Shortly after reviewing Star Justice, Eurobricker Dunamis analyses  the second LEGO Factory set - 10192 Space Skulls.

Skulls

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