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Mercedes Benz Arocs 3245 (LEGO)

10.2k FearlessFabEngineering  8.4 years ago
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Warning: Wall of text incoming!!! Read at own risk!!!
Note: Sorry for being inactive, but I should be posting more very soon.

So this is what I've been working on for the last three weeks or so. This is based off a LEGO set which is based off the Mercedes Benz Arocs 3245, which is a huge truck used in the construction sector. I know it doesn't look like a three-week-in-the-making build, but I faced loads of difficult challenges and I was kinda tinkering with the new parts a bit too. Anyway let's get to the controls.

Group 1:
Pitch- accelerate/reverse
Yaw- steering
VTOL- outrigger extension
Trim- outrigger deployment

Group 2:
VTOL- boom elevation (joint 1)
Trim- boom elevation (joint 2)
Throttle- boom extension
Pitch- clamp opening/closing

Group 3:
VTOL- dump da dump bed
Trim- crane rotation
Throttle- unlock floppy thingymajig at the back

Group 5:
VTOL- cabin tilting
Trim- open doors
Note: cabin has full interior + working pedals lights and steering wheel.
Note 2: tilting the cabin exposes the engine, which is a mini replica of that of the real thing. It's a bit difficult to see, so there's a camera next to it. Also, the fan on the front spins when you accelerate.

Group 5: night mode/sirens (secondary lights turn on/more lights in the cabin)

Group 6: indicate left

Group 7: indicate right

Group 8: primary headlights/brake lights

There's a few people I would like to thank that made this build possible:

-Warscheinlichich (Mercedes Benz logo)
-ElgatoVolador (infinitely spinning small rotator)
-Komuhachi (pretty much all the scaled parts)

Phew, finally I can have a rest from typing this....

I hope you enjoy this build because I put a lot of thought and effort into this beast. I know it's not perfect, ( it should have more ground clearance, for example) but I'm still very proud of it.Feedback and upvotes would be highly appreciated.

FearlessFab out

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 13.9ft (4.2m)
  • Length 40.4ft (12.3m)
  • Height 17.6ft (5.4m)
  • Empty Weight 21,773lbs (9,876kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,237lbs (11,447kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 194.5lbs/ft2 (949.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 129.7ft2 (12.1m2)
  • Drag Points 20849

Parts

  • Number of Parts 533
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,632