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Lunar Dune Crawler For Two - Febrovery
Features:
- Fully Independent suspension, ride-height, and drive.
- Active four-wheel steering.
- Cockpit equipped for driver and navigator.
- Loud horn for clearing out alien critters.
- Utility box for storing tools, snacks, etc.
This was a really fun build. At its heart, it is the fruit of experimenting with various bubble canopies and arches. The 8x8 size canopy ended up working nicely for a 2 minifig cockpit. Though there may have been a way to hide the hinge assembly while maintaining an opening cockpit feature, I opted for a fixed canopy (and what I believe allowed for a more stable build). The cockpit module drops out the bottom for changing interior details.
The suspension arms started out as Part 2508 (Plate, Modified 1x2 with Long Towball), but they made the vehicle obscenely wide, so I opted for Part 3731 (Plate, Modified 2x2 with Towball). The "Y" hub in the wheels is stationary and the gears and outer wheel spin. The dune-buggy-ish look wasn't intentional, that's just sorta what it evolved into.
Lunar Dune Crawler For Two - Febrovery
Features:
- Fully Independent suspension, ride-height, and drive.
- Active four-wheel steering.
- Cockpit equipped for driver and navigator.
- Loud horn for clearing out alien critters.
- Utility box for storing tools, snacks, etc.
This was a really fun build. At its heart, it is the fruit of experimenting with various bubble canopies and arches. The 8x8 size canopy ended up working nicely for a 2 minifig cockpit. Though there may have been a way to hide the hinge assembly while maintaining an opening cockpit feature, I opted for a fixed canopy (and what I believe allowed for a more stable build). The cockpit module drops out the bottom for changing interior details.
The suspension arms started out as Part 2508 (Plate, Modified 1x2 with Long Towball), but they made the vehicle obscenely wide, so I opted for Part 3731 (Plate, Modified 2x2 with Towball). The "Y" hub in the wheels is stationary and the gears and outer wheel spin. The dune-buggy-ish look wasn't intentional, that's just sorta what it evolved into.