Unimog U1700 With Hiab - a photo on Flickriver

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This one started off as a colour, namely Dark Turquoise, I had a few bricks from a set I bought to part out and had a vague recollection that Mercedes-Benz made some Unimogs in a similar colour - yes! Another Unimog.

Next up, I was chatting with a friend about what I could build next and we agreed it would be cool to do something with machinery and details. I love building shiny cars, but fiddly details are always fun and look great.

So, a Unimog build with machinery and some other fun details. As soon as I had decided on a Hiab crane I turned my attention to what a Unimog could be picking up with it. My thoughts drifted to some nearby woodland I walk through where some light logging has recently been done and there are stacks of logs waiting to be collected.

The finished build uses Lego’s very nice log system plus a Dark Turquoise ‘80s Unimog with a custom logging bed, mid-mounted Hiab crane (complete with log-grabber) and the necessary outriggers to keep it stable when lifting. Up front I added some winching and lifting gear to reinforce the industrial chic.

Taken on: September 11, 2020

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/9.0, 0.8 sec, 29mm (=43mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.8
Focal Length:	29mm (35mm equivalent: 43mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.1 (Macintosh)
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