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CAT Construction Challenge!!

45.4k Sgtk  6.4 years ago

THIS CONTEST HAS CLOSED

Hello!!

I would like to propose a challenge to my fellow SimplePlanes builders - Construction equipment!! Its not something you usually see on the site, but after having put this mining truck together I found it fun and wanted to share.

RULES
-Must be a piece of CAT equipment (Not sponsored, but they have a huge variety of equipment to model and their website has every specification you could possibly need to model one)
-Must be at least 100 parts
-Must be a successor to this post (Delete the truck, save the cockpit - located on the cab)

Scoring
-Appearance (1-5)
-How does it compare to the real thing? Built to scale? No missing major components?
-Handling (1-5)
-Does it have realistic speed/maneuverability?
-Does the machine function? (If it's a dump truck, can it dump? Or can the loader load?)

-Total score will be out of 10.

Top 3 scores will receive 10, 7, and 5 upvotes respectively.

Entires will be due January 12, 2018 @ Midnight Pacific time.

Good Luck and happy building!!

-Side note for anyone wondering, the truck here is a CAT 797F Mining truck. Capable of hauling 400 tons worth of materials. Has believable handling/speed. Pitch for forward/reverse, Roll for turns, and VTOL Up to dump materials.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Length 47.9ft (14.6m)
  • Height 22.6ft (6.9m)
  • Empty Weight 21,051lbs (9,548kg)
  • Loaded Weight 21,450lbs (9,729kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.628
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 44034

Parts

  • Number of Parts 412
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,251