American Transport Alliance's (Amtrans) new workhorse, the powerful C-4 "Titan" turboprop freighter. This is the civil variant of an aircraft that can be used militarily as well.BTW: This is what I have interrruptedly been working on for the past 8 or 9 months... the hugest aircraft I have ever built and finished. I´m pretty proud of this thing... :)
About this creation


The exact dimensions havn´t been thoroughly measured yet, but just by holding a measuring device approximately over the plane, I can already tell you the following numbers:
Length: 114 cm
Wingspan: 121 cm
Weight (estimated): 4-5 kg (you can´t hold it up very long without your arms starting to hurt:)...
Frontal perspective, with fully deployed airbrakes:




Frontal (complete):

Mighty T-tail & rear perspective:

Engine details / A maintenance engineer checking the huge turboprop engines




This semi truck perfectly fits in the cargo hold...


The empty cargo hold: 44 studs long, 8-wide on the lowest level, 10-wide only one brick higher (for the loading of tanks, etc.)...


"Tail cab" inspired by the one of an Il-76. The military version of the C-4 would have a machine gun pod mounted right where the tail cab converges into its pointy top. And there´s enough space for a minifig in there:


Lateral view, with all doors and cargo doors opened:

A little airport scene, just because I can´t wait to have space to create an entire airport layout... :):

Comparison of aircraft sizes: The C-4 "Titan" freighter next to the P-1 "Falcon" and...

... the P-2 "Sojourner" airliners...

Cockpit interior: space for pilot & co-pilot (+ a flight engineer/ramp agent further in the back...):


Construction pictures
Here, I was still building / finishing the large wing structure:

A look inside the still loose main landing gear containment:

Experimenting with brick lettering... just to see what could be done, and what not... :)

And, last but not least, stocking up my Lego supply for the construction of the C-4 and future models. The following, last picture shows the content of a very well packed large cup which one can fill up at the Lego store - from a pick-a-brick wall:):):) Needless to say, I am super happy that there are two stores in the Rhein-Main area (Germany) in which I currently live...

Thank you for any ratings & constructive criticism, guys!
Best regards,
Steffen
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August 29, 2016 |
Abolutely amazing. You caught the shape perfectly. |
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March 27, 2016 |
I really enjoy looking at these aircraft, and am using this as an example to build a transport aircraft. I have two questions, however. How do you build/integrate the landing gear and how are the wings structurally built? I'm having trouble with these two things. |
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May 16, 2014 |
Great work of Lego creationism! |
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November 27, 2013 |
The shape and scale of the model is nice. I love the detail on the wings. |
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September 9, 2013 |
how do you make those wings?
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October 5, 2012 |
Wow, this is absolutly HUGE! I like this colour-combination, and the lettering. Thanks for sharing the WIP-photos also; you seem to have a nice and systematic approach to the construction. |
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July 8, 2012 |
You are practcally god-like in terms of your skills.I don't think LEGO could make anything close to this. |
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June 28, 2012 |
Astonishing. You have just crushed my dream of making a plane myself. |
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June 19, 2012 |
cool!!!! great job! |
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June 19, 2012 |
cool!!!! great job! |
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February 11, 2012 |
One word - HOW?! |
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January 28, 2012 |
Very cool! The wings are amazing and the props. I love it that the semi fits in there. Great creation :-) |
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September 19, 2011 |
@Steffen Rau:
Hey, danke dir! Zu deiner Frage: Ich würde gerne meine Flugzeuge auf einer Ausstellung vorstellen, wir kaufen uns allerdings erst nächstes Jahr ein Auto, welches für solche Transporte auch zu klein wäre (Peugeot 107:)...). Das größte Problem ist nämlich der sichere Transport. Werde aber mal ein Fotoalbum im Lego Store ziegen - vielleicht sind die ja interessiert. Dachte auch daran, meinem Arbeitgeber (DFS) etwas zur Ausstellung anzubieten, oder vielleicht Fraport... Falls da jemand interessen haben sollte... Kurzum: Sehr gerne, die Frage ist nur "wo" und "wie/womit":)...
Beste Grüße, Steffen |
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September 18, 2011 |
That is so awesome, Steffen! Absolutely the best LEGO cargo aircraft ever! |
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September 3, 2011 |
Das ist großartig! Ich bin auch von Deinen anderen Flugzeugen sehr beeindruckt. Ganz große Klasse!
Wirst Du deine Bauten irgendwann in einer Ausstellung präsentieren? |
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August 28, 2011 |
Ok, being a plane guy I've seen alot of lego planes but this takes the cake! It's so cool that you can fit a truck in the thing! |
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August 26, 2011 |
Junge, ist das Ding ist groß! Wow! Ich muss sagen ich bin begeistert. Form, Farbe und Funktionen - keine Ahnung was ich mehr mag. Muss wohl das Gesamtbild sein. Aber, ich glaube, dass die Triebwerke und die riesen Laderampe meine favoriten sind. Und die kleine Kabine hinten und, und, und,...! ~Gruß Marc |
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August 26, 2011 |
wicked. your an inspiration to all that enjoy building lego aircraft, can you get a tank in it
best regards
george harry turner
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August 26, 2011 |
i knew it, you re still improving! this is another feat! and now, for once, i can talk about planes, because i bought 2 airports! i had fun customizing the planes, although, the re more the size of a bombardier challenger than a boeing, it does fit my purpose for it, as i aim at air-space travel! yours is still...beyond! it looks just fabulous!!! bravo stephen!!! |
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August 26, 2011 |
Steffen, this is simply breath taking. It looks impressive from the first couple of photos but when I saw the one with the truck in it WOW! This is huge and looks beautiful. I think I would struggle with space to build anything this big. Your building techniques are fantastic and you certainly pulled it off with the lettering. Great work as always, mate. Kindest Regards Andy |
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tony hafner August 25, 2011 |
Been waiting for one of your brilliant mocs to pop up, very good think you really pushed the boat out on this one
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August 25, 2011 |
@Manthan Dutta:
The cargo jet is just an old WIP; I won´t continue it. At the time, I didn´t have enough pieces and now, I don´t like many of the building techniques and features anymore that I went for at the time. The tail of my new C-4 "Titan", BTW, is actually very stable. Doesn´t fall off in flight, either:)... I made it pretty sturdy, and 2-wide (just like the plane´s fuselage wall). |
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August 25, 2011 |
Hey, thank you everybody! I´m glad you like it!:)
@Marty Fields: Taking pictures actually really was difficult this time. I had to move everything out of my Lego corner (we have a small appartment) and hung up some light blue wallpapers as a backround... I had to sweat for the pics...:) |
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August 25, 2011 |
That is the hugest most awesome airplane i have seen till now on mocpages!!!!! I think the tail looks like it would fall off in mid flight if you open the cargo doors - if it s built to do that. BTW When is you jet cargo plane coming? |
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Austin Durick August 24, 2011 |
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C H August 24, 2011 |
that is awesome!!!! |
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August 24, 2011 |
It's Great! I love it! |
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August 24, 2011 |
Wow! That thing is gianormous! Awesome work! |
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A mighty impressive beast! Particularly like the turbo-props and the lettering. Well done. How do you manage to find room to display something that big? |
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August 24, 2011 |
Very nice! I like the shape of it. Well done. |
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August 24, 2011 |
The next plane you sould make is a C-130, the main landing gear is perfect for that. :) |
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August 24, 2011 |
Beautiful behemoth of a plane! |
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August 24, 2011 |
Amazing work - great shaping of the fuselage and wings, and cool to see some LEGO letters in there too. 5 stars |
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August 24, 2011 |
Wow, excellent work. |
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August 24, 2011 |
Wow, this build is stunning! Love the shape and overall design. Excellent build my friend! |
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August 24, 2011 |
Stunning! |
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August 24, 2011 |
Wow! Very impressive. Even more when you compare this to your other aircrafts which are already huge!!! Keep up the good work :D |
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August 24, 2011 |
Thanks guys! :) |
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August 24, 2011 |
Great stuff like always. I really like the engines and the rotors. |
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August 24, 2011 |
Wow...
That's excellent! It looks like a perfect mix a c-17 and a c-130! |
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