Hey, I do stuff like this all the time, except in Technic.
(not very good with Space) I'm still working on that "ATCR: Second Generation" model; I have not gotten much time to work on it recently, but the last exam is tomorrow, so I should then be able to complete it quickly.
Anyone seen Dennis Bosman's mobile crane model? At a length of two meters and a crane than can extend to four meters, this thing is simply
GIGANTIC. (no kidding here
) I would have posted a link but I can't remember the site address right now.
Even with my big Technic collection, I definitely would not have the pieces to do something like that. How he was able to stabilize the weight properly for such an enormous model or use only two motors (and these are the old weak 12V ones) to move the turntable and crane boom, which in total must weigh as much my 21-inch monitor, is well beyond me.
However, there is one trend that I have been seeing in most Technic models that annoys me a bit: this kind of stud-mania that seems to abound in most models, where people simply use stacks upon stacks of conventional bricks and plates. This is perfectly fine for standard Lego Space/Town/Train/ModelTeam/etc. models, but it just does not work for Technic; you need added stability by using perpendicular beam/friction peg networks, or even better, the use the newer specialized pieces for stability. John Barnes made a really nice tractor model that did not have this problem, as it made great use of the new pieces; it looked good, was very strong while still fairly lightweight, and of course, had good functionality.
My own project is not nearly as good as that, but I'm trying to put in lots of functions (12 so far
) while still avoiding the stud-madness syndrome.
