MOCs: Various police vehcles

[jonwil]

Here are some police items I produced:

A CSI car (with crime scene)

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/crime.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/csi1.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/csi2.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/csi3.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/csi4.jpg

A dog squad van

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/dog1.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/dog2.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/dog3.jpg

A Holden Colorado based prisoner transport vehicle (modeled after the ones the Western Australian police service uses)

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/ptv1.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/ptv2.jpg

An Holden Commodore undercover cop car

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/undercover1.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/undercover2.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/mocs/undercover3.jpg

[lightningtiger]

Nice try 'jonwil' but the CSI vehicle is just the 4WD from 7635 horse float set.

The last, I'm trying to see it's a Holden, but the prisoner transport is very good.

Keep on MOCing and I'm a conformist! 'jonwil' I'm a conformist! !

[jonwil]

The CSI 4 x 4 is based on the Horse Trailer 4 x 4 but its several studs longer and has all that cool CSI gear in the back (rolls of yellow crime scene tape, magnifying glass, shovel, flashlight & UV light for detecting all the stuff you dont see with normal light. There is also space where the equipment (camera etc) being used by the CSI guy at the crime scene goes.

I modified the existing 4 x 4 because I thought it looked just like the typical American SUV (the kind I see the CSI guys driving) :)

Oh and if anyone has any tips on how to make the undercover cop car look more like a Holden Commodore, please do say so (as I will be building something similar for my Holden Dealer MOC that I am planning to work on)

Edited July 2, 2010 by jonwil

[lightningtiger]

Oh and if anyone has any tips on how to make the undercover cop car look more like a Holden Commodore, please do say so (as I will be building something similar for my Holden Dealer MOC that I am planning to work on)

That's why I haven't done a police car yet for New Mannum !

Maybe work in 6 wide we might have a better chance than in 4 wide eh ?

I might just start playing around with LDD to see what front end, rear and roof combos wil work.

I'm a conformist! !

[TheWarden]

I like them. Keep building.

Oh, you might try a soft toothbrush or something, your cars are extremely dusty! Layers and layers I see!

[XimenaPaulina]

I like the crime scene the best among this batch of MOCs. The vehicles are ok but not that 'flashy', maybe a little bit of smoothness/sleekness might improve them.

[Ralph_S]

You've been building a lot of cars and vans etc in the last few weeks. Perhaps a picture of the whole lot together might be a nice idea.

Many of them are quite nice when seen on their own, but I cannot help but feel that they're not always as nicely proportioned as they could be. Your Holden doesn't seem to be all that much lower than the SUV, for instance, or the TV van you posted a while ago. Almost all of the cars have the same size wheels, including the much wider bus. One thing I also don't really like is how short the wheelbase is compared to the length of the cars. It's mostly visible on the Holden. I realise that this is because you've used 45 degree inverted slopes to fill the gaps around the mudguards, but it looks odd and I'm sure there are alternatives that look nicer. I like these vehicles, but I think they could be a better if you'd put a bit more thought into the proportions and their respective sizes.

I wrote a post about building minifig vehicles a few months ago that might be of use to you.

Cheers,

Ralph