Peterbilt 379 & MAC endump, in Lego 1:16
Many people know me as a truckbuilder, but it has been well over two years since I built my last one. Time to go oldschool again.
On events our Dutch ensemble of Lego scale modelers always bring some remote controllable vehicles with us for demonstrations. My models have been mostly static, so I decided to built some RC stuff myself. I started with the trains, and at last this truck
After such a long time I had to built my favorite truck: a Peterbilt 379. I choose to combine it with a MAC tri-axle enddump trailer.
The scale is 1:16. The tractor has a lot of retro-chromed bricks, but other than that all parts are standard Lego. The steering is achieved by the Power Functions Servo motor, and the rear axles are powered by two slightly geared-down Power Functions XL engines.
The trailer is heavily chromed and clocks over 500 chromed tiles to get the polished look some custom dumptrailers in reality have. It has a liftaxle and tarp system with mesh. The trailer can be lifted as well. The total combination is 112 cm in length and weighs around 6 kg. The brickcount should be around 5000.
Peterbilt 379 & MAC endump, in Lego 1:16
Many people know me as a truckbuilder, but it has been well over two years since I built my last one. Time to go oldschool again.
On events our Dutch ensemble of Lego scale modelers always bring some remote controllable vehicles with us for demonstrations. My models have been mostly static, so I decided to built some RC stuff myself. I started with the trains, and at last this truck
After such a long time I had to built my favorite truck: a Peterbilt 379. I choose to combine it with a MAC tri-axle enddump trailer.
The scale is 1:16. The tractor has a lot of retro-chromed bricks, but other than that all parts are standard Lego. The steering is achieved by the Power Functions Servo motor, and the rear axles are powered by two slightly geared-down Power Functions XL engines.
The trailer is heavily chromed and clocks over 500 chromed tiles to get the polished look some custom dumptrailers in reality have. It has a liftaxle and tarp system with mesh. The trailer can be lifted as well. The total combination is 112 cm in length and weighs around 6 kg. The brickcount should be around 5000.