MariusL Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Hello Ladies and Gentlemen! I like to present my Oilfield Rig Up Truck. My main goals were to achieve the function of the gin pole and off-road capabilities (pendulum axles). As ever, I focused on playability for children’s Hands. Therefor I had to accept some compromises: The gin pole is too long to be stowed away on the bed – it has to be dismantled partly. Furthermore the winches are too large because of the necessary gearbox. Unloading of some skid mounted equipment Erection of a skid mounted pressure vessel The bed To get a touch of the American stye I used some chrome parts. Configuration as Bed Truck – the gin pole is stowed away ( (all components are stowed on the truck) Loading of a Skid Tank Transport position for short moves Erecting the skid tank The proud driver and her signaller in front of the truck with lowered gin pole The gin pole is rigid enough to allow a wheely of the truck Intergalactic interest during the presentation of the kernoilogy reactor. Comparing the size with a standard European highway truck Assembling my cable crane (blondin) That’s it – interested what you think about it. Kind regards Mario Quote
deraven Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 The truck and the functions are really nice. It may not be the most accurate representation overall as you noted, but given your aim for playability I think it's great. Also, nice use of that old battery box! Quote
koalayummies Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 This is really cool. Its more realistic looking than a lot of official Lego sets and the functionality ("playability") looks awesome. I would love to try and build this. Fantastic MOC truck! Quote
gotoAndLego Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Do those trucks normally have that much space between the front tires and their wheel wells? Quote
snappers Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Extremely impressive. I can envision several oilfield service companies wanting to display your creation in their reception area. Edited January 24, 2017 by snappers Quote
MariusL Posted January 25, 2017 Author Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks for your replies! I know there are much better MOCs of American trucks than mine ;-) My main aim were the functions AND playability - the truck is not built to be displayed in an office, even I would be proud if someone likes to display it ;-) I need the space between wheel well and front tire because of the pendulum axles. Battery box - nothing of my 4,5V components is working anymore, so this is a good use for it :-) Kind regards from AUT Mario Quote
OctanTrucker Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 That is awesome! It's amazing how useful those trucks are. Quote
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