MOC: 'thirties luxury car

[Ralph_S]

I really like the oldtimer cars in the LEGO Shanghai Chase set, but unfortunately they are far too big to fit with my minifig scale cars. Time to build something a little bit smaller. This is one of those models that may look straightforward, but that cost hours of fiddling and trial-and-error to get right. It's five studs wide, like many of my minifig cars.

I know his is probably smaller than what many people people would consider minifig scale, but it works very well as part of city scenes involving pedestrians, buildings and other vehicles.

This is the car together with one of my older more modern cars to show how they fit together.

Cheers,

Ralph

[prateek]

Hmm. It looks good overall, but the details over the front wheels should be fixed, if possible, it looks kinda messy. But overall good job I love the SNOT techniques and the back of the car.

Edited August 23, 2009 by prateek

[Ricecracker]

Ralph, please stop doing these two things:

1) Building everything I plan on building before I get around to it

2) Building it better than I ever will.

I really love this, and I think you've got it almost perfect. One suggestion would be to, if possible, switch the rown tiles at the front to plates, flip them over, and put brown cheese on them. another suggestion would be instead of using the 1x4 trans-clear brick, try this piece.

This is one of those models that may look straightforward, but that cost hours of fiddling and trial-and-error to get right.

Aren't those the most fun, though?

[Ralph_S]

Hmm. It looks good overall, but the details over the front wheels should be fixed, if possible, it looks kinda messy. But overall good job I love the SNOT techniques and the back of the car.

If am open to suggestions. I agree it's not perfect, but I fear it is as good as it is going to get.

Ralph, please stop doing these two things:

1) Building everything I plan on building before I get around to it

2) Building it better than I ever will.

I really love this, and I think you've got it almost perfect. One suggestion would be to, if possible, switch the rown tiles at the front to plates, flip them over, and put brown cheese on them. another suggestion would be instead of using the 1x4 trans-clear brick, try this piece.

Aren't those the most fun, though?

I considered using that window piece, but ran into trouble (apart from the fact that I haven't got a matching tan brick to connect it). For various reasons the 1x4 brick is what attaches the front of the roof to the rest of the car. I could probably connect it in the back, but I'd need 1 x 2 x 1 panels in tan, of which I currently have none that aren't already in use. thanks for your suggestion for the front mudguards. It is something that I considered doing, but I was unsure whether I could get it to work. The construction of the front is quite complicated, with various bits being mounted upside down. However, after reading byour comment I decided to have a go and I managed to get it to work. Thanks!

Indeed, sometimes the harder a build gets, the more fun it is. My main reason for my remark about hours of fiddling was that I often get comments about how simple my MOCs supposedly are. This can be a bit frustrating, because people apparently don't always realise how much effort goes into making them look simple.

Cheers,

Ralph

[Ricecracker]

My main reason for my remark about hours of fiddling was that I often get comments about how simple my MOCs supposedly are. This can be a bit frustrating, because people apparently don't always realise how much effort goes into making them look simple.

I fully understand. Whenever I look at your new vehicles on flickr, I can't believe people say that. I guess the it's often better for it to look simpler, even when the simpler you make it, the harder it turns out to build.

[Big Cam]

Looks good, reminds me of the Indie sets

[samthelegoman1]

It's good, but looks kinda blocky. Get curvy!

[Ralph_S]

I fully understand. Whenever I look at your new vehicles on flickr, I can't believe people say that. I guess the it's often better for it to look simpler, even when the simpler you make it, the harder it turns out to build.

Thanks man.

Looks good, reminds me of the Indie sets

Those were my main inspiration.

It's good, but looks kinda blocky. Get curvy!

That's a very simple comment to make. What's far harder is actually using curved elements to make something this small and in tan.

Cheers,

Ralph