Behind the Build!

  Modern Jet Built entirely from the LEGO Technic set 42097, the Compact Crawler Crane. My second Technic MOC Build/design time: 7 Hours          Watch the review on  YouTube:          Link on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/REumEdsGObE Dimensions         Length: 52 cm, or 21.5 in          Width: 37 cm, or 14.25 in          Height from ground to body (with landing gear down): 7 cm, or 2.75 in          Height from ground to top of tail fins (with landing gear down): 16.5 cm, or 6.5 in Design         I like to start by deciding on the functions. Things that I knew were a must were: (1) movable flaps, (2) landing gear with rolling wheels, and (3) an air brake. Originally, I wanted the flaps to move together, with one moving up and the other down or both in unison (up together, down together). I made sev...

WWII German Tiger 1 Tank Built entirely from the LEGO Technic set 42097, the Compact Crawler Crane. Watch the video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IckwR9mZMgc&t=6s This post is not showing the instructions of how to build the tank, rather, this is a design breakdown, showing techniques and new ideas for creating your own builds. With that being said, feel free to look at the pictures and to create something very similar to this. I will try to take ampul amounts of pictures so you can, but know that the purpose of this blog and this post is to enlarge your understanding of LEGO techniques. PRELIMINARY DESIGN I always start with the end in mind- thinking about what I want the creation to do and to look like. The main functions of a tank are, of course, (1) rolling treads, (2) a rotating turret, and (3) a barrel that can rotate up or down. The rolling treads were easy enough. But then I thought about how to move the turret and the cannon. ...