Custom 3D printable hubcaps for your LEGO City Trucks (free Bricklink Studio file download included!)

[OddyBuilds]

G'day everyone, I hope that despite the subject of 3D printing that this is alright to post here! I've been wanting to (non-destructively) modify my LEGO trucks with a little bit of extra visual detail, so I learned how to do a bit of modelling in FreeCAD and had a local maker friend 3D print the files for me so I can paint and varnish them for my trucks. I'm also releasing the files for free for anyone to download and try it out in Bricklink Studio!

Photo showing my painted and gloss varnished hubcaps on the Burger Truck (a rather excellent set with, gasp, no stickers! Set ID is 60404):

Thingiverse link so you can download the Bricklink Studio file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7116321

[JopieK]

Nice one @OddyBuilds. Very comprehensive tutorial I would say.

[OddyBuilds]

Cheers @JopieK! Glad to hear that I'm providing all the info I can!

Also, I have to say a mate of mine who's made an even bigger collection of MOC trucks (based off my 6 wide design, haha) really warmed up to the custom hubcaps, so you'll be sure to see more of them! It's honestly just really cool seeing them in reality and making a LEGO build look that little bit more special. 

(Interesting to note though that LEGO sort of beat me to the punch with the Tow Truck set 60467, and in it there's part 98138pb459 which is a 1x1 round tile with bolt decals - useful for LEGO wheels that have pin connectors, but unfortunately there's nothing officially compatible with wheel 11208 that I made my hubcap for other than the wheel holders and debatably some LEGO bar pieces if you want to make a DIY wheel holder with no clutch power),