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Lego Technic MOC - Peel P50

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Having several larger builds stuck in various stages of building kind of pushed me towards smaller projects. This is one of those, the Peel P50. It is the smallest production car ever made. Starting off, it was obvious that some of the curves would not be easy to replicate. I started off trying to get the side profile right, which is a bit tricky because the bodywork gets narrower towards the rear. The curved 11x3 panel seemed to be a good fit for the top of the door as well as the bottom of the sides. I scaled the whole build based on that panel. The front and rear parts were started with system pieces. Next, I continued with the front, trying to replicate the rounded shapes. I noticed at this point that the front, as well as the doors were too high. The top of the "hood" also felt a bit flat. The next iteration improved the front and added the white "bumpers". The white parts looked far too boxy so I tried out the flex axles for the bumpers. Even though they were ...
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Lego Technic MOC - Linde P250 Tow tractor

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  Following up from the first build of my tow tractor and luggage cart, this is the second try. As I explained in that post, the build came out far too large, compared to what I had wanted to build. This time, I'm going for pretty much the same project, but in a smaller scale. This should also mean that I can build more than one luggage cart :) This is only my third project after returning to Lego Technic after 20 years, so I consider myself a beginner as I have little experience with studless building. After my last project (RC skid steer) where I had a lot of headaches fitting everything in, I wanted to build something simpler for my next project. I picked the Linde P250 as the reference for this build. The starting goal was not to have an accurate scale model, but to have a simple remote controlled model that could drive around. The real one has two versions, a short and long wheelbase. I picked the long wheelbase version to have more room for internals. According ...
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