Over to Eurobricks now, where Technic builder Madoca 1977 has published this very black 4×4 pick-up truck. Powered by LEGO’s XL motor plus a M motor for steering the truck features working lights, opening doors, a V4 piston engine and of course a monster all-wheel-drive chassis. See more and join the discussion by clicking the link above.
This weird-looking off-roady-van-type-thing is called a Pinzgauer. Originally from Austria it’s been used by Europe’s militaries for years, and it can go pretty much anywhere. This Technic version was built for Truck Trial by Flickr and MOCpages‘ Nimdian, and it’s packed with Power Functions. See all the photos at either site via the links.
Ukraine might be in the news at the moment for all the wrong reasons, but they still build a mean off-road truck. KRaZ has been at it since 1946, and this one is a 6233 in Truck Trial specification. Built by blaha it was discovered on Brickshelf, and you can see more at the link.
As the icy finger of winter draws ever nearer to The Lego Car Blog Towers we’re beginning to post a little less often. Whilst the Elves, being elves, are used to Christmas working, most of the staff here will be drunk on a variety of festive beverages for the next few weeks and thus quality (never our strongpoint) is likely to take a turn for the worse.
It seems appropriate then to round off the last full week of (mostly) sobriety with a wintery model; something red, something good at ploughing through the snow, and something that’s able to carry a lot of presents in the back. No, not Santa’s sleigh, but a monster 8-wheel-drive Tatra T813 Kolos trial truck.
Built by gkurkowski, the T813 Kolos features all the usual Technic Truck Trial toys, and there’s a whole gallery to peruse on Brickshelf. Check it out at the link above.
OK, OK, if you’ve been reading all today’s posts and have spotted a theme, it’s because the guy that writes our titles is on holiday. So, in light of this we bring you our third and final ‘T is for Tuesday’ MOC; PiterX’s monster Polaris 4×4 Trial Truck!
Featuring all-wheel-drive, fully independent suspension and power functions remote control Piter’s creation sure looks like it can handle the rough stuff. See more and join in the discussion at the Eurobricks forum.
What with it being Hump Day (Wednesday is the ‘hump’ of the week) we thought we’d find a tenuous link to vehicles good over humps, and nothing is better than a rally car when things get humpy.
Both today’s rally cars use LEGO’s excellent RC components to give them drive and steering, both are legends in their own right, but they come from very different rallying eras.
First up (above) is a breathtakingly brilliant Lancia Delta Integrale by Tiago C on Brickshelf. The Delta won an astonishing 46 World Rallies, taking Lancia to six consecutive World Championships and a record which remains to this day.
Next we have one of the new stars of the World Rally and Rally-Cross Championships, Ford’s monster Fiesta, in -as it happens- Monster energy drink livery. The work of Piterx, you can see more photos and join the discussion on Eurobricks.
And finally, the only thing that gets close to a rally car over the rough stuff is a trial truck. They may be slow, but the humps they can clear are truly enormous. So as a Hump Day bonus here’s Jorge Garcia‘s Tatra Kolos 8×8, also featuring remote control, clearing two humps. You can see the full gallery of the 8×8 in action on MOCpages.
History teachers think a Centurion is a Roman soldier in command of 100 men. The Lego Car Blog staff think it’s a drinking game involving 100 shots a beer*. Lucio Switch has come up with a third option, with his beautifully engineered Centurion 8×8 off-road truck.
Inside Lucio’s Centurion chassis sit four XL Power Functions motors (yes, four!), one for each axel, as well as working remote control four-wheel steering, a W16 piston engine, pneumatic doors powered by a compressor, independent suspension… there really is too much for us to list here. Take a trip to MOCpages and see the full detail.
*Don’t try this.
We’ve not blogged a Lego event for a while, so today we put that right by linking you to the awesome Truck Trial movement, pioneered by the Lego Users Group in Poland. LUGPol recently hosted their first round of the 2013 Championship in Warsaw.
Truck Trial is a real life event in which beautifully modified trucks attempt to climb, traverse and descend around a fiendishly difficult off-road course. Like Motorbike Trials, the aim is to complete the course in the quickest time. Penalties are given for course infringements such as missing gates or getting stuck.
Lego Truck Trial follows these rules, and adds in a few brick-related ones too. These include each truck requiring a complete cabin, on-board power supply through standard AA batteries, a working piston engine, and no more than two LEGO motors for drive.
The courses in Lego Truck Trial may be considerably smaller than those used in the real events, but they are no less difficult. This leads to some epic driving skills and, when these fail, some hugely destructive crashes!
*These may vary depending on the host country.
Lego Rock Crawlin’
This tasty looking Technic off-roader was unearthed by the Elves on Brickshelf. Built by chumuhou1 it features LEGO’s excellent Power Fuctions XL motors and some truly monstrous suspension. It also looks pretty lightweight, which is rarity for Technic creations and will enhance its off-road ability compared to the usual heavyweight offerings we see. Visit chumuhou1’s Brickshelf gallery to see more of his ‘Black Fox’ MOC.
Insert mud for twice the awesome
This piece of neatly packaged genius comes from mbmc137 (‘mbmc’s 1-136 must’ve already been taken) on Brickshelf. Inside the 13-wide bodywork sits a full Power Functions remote control 8×8 drivetrain, squeezed in by witchcraft and magic. To see the full gallery click the link above, or join the Eurobricks discussion here.
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4×4 Crawler Remix
One of the stars of 2012 was LEGO’s own 9398 4×4 Crawler, in which Power Functions are put to their best use ever; Truck Trial Off-Roading. LEGO have since been running a competition to re-body their 4×4 Crawler chassis, with views to making a spin-off set. One of our Elves found this splendid example on Brickshelf. Jerryp has gone for an A-Team-ish flavour with his 4×4 Recovery Van, complete with a working remote control butterfly under-lift in addition to the standard Power Functions 4×4 drivetrain. See the full gallery at Jerry’s Brickshelf page.
Whoooeeooeoeoeah! (Ghost noises)
Halloween approacheth, and in recognition of one of the weirder annual celebrations we bring you this ghostly creation from Marin Stipkovic on MOCpages. Underneath the Flinstone-esque bones is a fully working Truck Trial chassis, powered by the blood from bats and piloted by the undead (probably). Check it out here.
To the antiques shop!
Not your usual Volvo, this monstrous all terrain truck, built by Vibor Cavor, is the Elves latest find. Fully RC via Lego Power Functions, it’s complete with pendular suspension, a two-speed gearbox, 4×4 with diff-locks, and… the sail from an old Lego Pirate ship! Check out all the details on MOCpages.
ZIL 132
We open today’s blog with an overused cultural stereotype. Yay us! But only because the best off road vehicles by far all come from the Baltics/Eastern Europe. So too, do most of the best Truck Trial MOCs, but not this one. Thirdwigg is an American with access to a world map, making him quite a rarity, and his Russian ZIL 132 is almost as awesome off-road as the real deal. It’s powered by LEGO’s Power Functions motors, and features a remote control gearbox and 6 wheel drive. Check it out on his website or see it in action below.
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Zblj’s 4×4 ‘Panther’ is one of the best Lego Off-road vehicles we’ve seen. Combining Power Functions with Lego RC, it can climb almost anything. Zblj describes it as ‘fast and black’. Like a ninja with hiking boots? View it on Brickshelf or YouTube, but if you’re under 12 don’t read the number plate.
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