A different sort of moggie!

[Peetee]

A Lego one.
Taken me ages this has. The suspension and diff work, it's all a bit disproportionate but technically speaking it's accurate. The swivel pins were a struggle and the steering doesn't allow for much vertical movement but it's early days.
Now that I know it's feasible I will mess about with the proportions and try to create space for an engine. A gearbox would be great but I don't think it will fit in even with a re-work.
I could add a very basic body structure- bulkheads, door frames, windscreen aperture etc, but panels to create the classic moggie curves will be ugly at best and may well be unachievable.
I'll keep you posted.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

[simmitc]

Impressive, but you'll lose points in concours with those tyres

[Peetee]

Hmmm. 145/200x14's are not standard then?

[chrisryder]

it's fine, they're town and country

very impressive stuff. i've often wanted to make a minor out of lego, but as you say, the curvy body shape does not lend itself to square bricks without going for a massive model to blend the shapes.

presumably it has torsion bars running underneath as per original?

[bmcecosse]

It's brilliant - well done !

[chrisd87]

Love it

[simmitc]

How about applying a hot air gun to the blocks in order to get the curves?

[Peetee]

I've always been a huge fan of Lego. When I was 12 I had a bit of first generation technic. It was just rods and cogs then. I was fascinated by some of the componant parts in the beautifully illustrated AA Book of the Car. The diff was particularly intriging but I couldn't quite get to grips with the mechanics - until I made one with technic. Then it all made sense. Now you can get a fully enclosed technic diff - I've used one on the mog.
As a child I dreamed of working with lego. Sometime along the way reality kicked in and such imaginings were put to bed. Nevertheless, sometime after I found myself working for rival K'NEX building and designing models for exhibitions. There wasn't a single day when I didn't pinch myself with disbelief! History repeated itself too. The K'NEX 'masters' were looking into the possibility of powering large models with two motors but were convinced that the failure of one would jam the other until, that is, muggins here popped up and suggested a 'reverse' diff arangement. So I built them one!

[IaininTenbury]

Thats well impressive what you can do with modern Lego! My old Lego collection couldn't have produced that
But for curves, Meccano still has it [frame][/frame]
Not built by me I hasten to add - by a guy called Bob Brooker back in 1988. Body built out of tatty parts then sprayed Smoke Grey.

[Peetee]

presumably it has torsion bars running underneath as per original?

Sorry, missed that question.
Yes it does. The purpose of the model was to reproduce the physical layout and function of the suspension, steering and drive. It has tie bars, lower arms, swivel pins, upper links (dampers are impossible, unfortunately) working torsion bars and parabolic springs that all function as they do on a Minor. I've re-built the steering now so it allows vertical movement at the swivel pins. It has a crude tipping drivers seat (going to have to raid the boys lego to make it look passable though ). Working on getting the steering in front of the driver now.
Speaking of driver, any volunteers?

[bmcecosse]

The Meccano model is excellent - Lego is for sissies.........

[Peetee]

Lego is for sissies