MAN TGA expedition vehicle

[DasWiesel]

Very good progress since i visited you!

[mbwoods]

usually when the cab and i believe the engine as well is raised higher is to facillate the driveshaft to the front wheels to make it an all wheel drive truck for extra grip and traction

so the picture u have of the real truck with the raised cab maybe have 6 wheel drive

so if u want to build similar, i suggest raise the engine up the same height as u raised the cab and scratchbiuld the forward drive shafe and axle

[bigfrit]

This is a nice wip to follow! Finally I can make me some visual idea of how it will look like!

It's like the mammoth of mobil-homes, I like!

Oli

[Enzoenvy1]

This is so cool Sebastian!!! I love things like this. Makes it so much more fun than OOB! Keep it comin.

[SCORPIONFB]

This is a very cool and interesting project. Everything looks perfect!!.

[voyageur]

Thanks for the kind replies....really keeps me going.

I accomplished some more in terms of "body-building" (the side garage doors might not be realized on the real truck).

The basic "box" is almost completed, just missing the front wall actually.









The rear opening was supposed to be a standard hydraulic lift like this one:



But as I had to change the design to a longer overhang in the rear (with less ground clearance and departure angle) it became clear that there would be no chance fitting it. I played around a bit and came up with an idea that can be easily realized. Just look at the pics and you'll know how it works. There are still some parts missing, though.







The interior will, naturally, incorporate the garage as a basic element of the layout. It takes up nearly a third of the interior's length.



The bed and various cabinets will be on top of the garage...



Here you can see it compared with a Volkswagen Samba bus (yeah....that's my surfin' bus. No WIP yet opcorn: ).



Well....you could also look at it this way



I will work on it some more this weekend.

As always, thanks for watching and keep the comments coming.

Cheers
Sebastian

[Enzoenvy1]

Diorama looks perfect!!!! Oh wait, this is not completed, lol. Looks awesome, great work my friend! opcorn:

[sportracer02]

Great Sebastian,

nealy unbelievable, how much space ther is inside.

Nice idea concerning the lift and ramp

[deedlit]

Lots of good ideas in there
I'm sure the final result will be terrific

[6igeeestimees]

very nice bulid. where did you get this ATV?

[cyberkid]

Awesome work, I wish I had the paitience and time to build full scratch builds.
Was wondering, where did you get that fork lift? Or did you make it yourself?
Steve

[voyageur]

FYI:

- The ATV is a 1:32scale item, I just can't recall the brand
- The forklift is from Wiking (a company known for 1:87 cars and trucks). I'll try to get more info.

I did some work on the rear ramp / garage door (sorry, pics are a bit blurry):





More later....

Cheers
Sebastian

[sportracer02]

Hi Seb,

the more detailed rear ramp replaces the plastic sheet, where the fork lift is standing on, right?

Isn´t Revell offering such a ramp in a truck parts-pack?

[voyageur]

Originally Posted by sportracer02

Hi Seb,

the more detailed rear ramp replaces the plastic sheet, where the fork lift is standing on, right?

Isn´t Revell offering such a ramp in a truck parts-pack?

Yeah.....it will replace exactly that part. Italeri offers a ramp similar to that, it's pictured somewhere above. The problem with the kit part is that it mounts too low. That would reduce the departure angle to none
It's not going to be a hard-core offroad motorhome, but it needs some height

Cheers
Sebastian

[Corradog60]

very nice work....by the way, would you tell me how did you make the wood pattern of the dash board??? Thanks....keep it up....