MOC: 7777 Style Octan

[JopieK]

If you take a look at the 7777 book, you notice a shell station and a kind of refinery idea.

Note: original images at back cover and page 48 / 49.

Well I rebuilt it, first in LDD and hopefully from now on IRL. With two cars and an end buffer.

I have used the sort of ying and yang idea from the logo in the sidings of the large tanks (so the red and green rises a bit). Of course since we have a sticker business, the real life model will be also fitted with the proper stickers of the Octan logo's.

Enjoy.

I also hope to remake a 7760 as a shunter loc for the refinery.

[roamingstop]

Very nice. I would also be happy to see these parked there.

[JopieK]

These are very nice indeed! Very nice moc. Do they have original stickers? I don't recognize the "Energy".

I think I will however prefer a bit smaller tankers, the only reason is that I want them to match our general era more precisely (around or just after ww2).

[jonwil]

The stickers and tank parts in those photos come from the 3180 Tank Truck.

[roamingstop]

The stickers and tank parts in those photos come from the 3180 Tank Truck.

Correct. Sometimes a good looking MOC does not need massive SNOT techniques, just the right idea. I do like the refinery - and was also working on a similar one; but time is not on my side. So I let you run with the idea... (actually I have most of the chrome elements for pipes).

Link to original models

Edited November 6, 2011 by roamingstudio

[JopieK]

I just wanted to redo a 7777 set that I can fit in with my LEGO city that I usually take with me to events and just add some modern components to the old 7777 idea.

That refinery looks very nice indeed. B.t.w. in holland (and most of europe) there used to be "city gas" for lighting street lanterns. That was before they discovered gas fields. They made gas from coal. That is why such a structures are quite accurate.

[1974]

I just wanted to redo a 7777 set that I can fit in with my LEGO city that I usually take with me to events and just add some modern components to the old 7777 idea.

That refinery looks very nice indeed. B.t.w. in holland (and most of europe) there used to be "city gas" for lighting street lanterns. That was before they discovered gas fields. They made gas from coal. That is why such a structures are quite accurate.

The pics from 7777 are quite obscure (my pdf does not have backend pics). I like your MOC, but the base should not be green. In real life it's a dirty enviroment and dark (bluish) grey might be better. I'm taking about the first bricklayer on the silos (and the small ones in front) and the baseplates). More tubes and pipes might also be in place. And a small shed/hut for the workers

Brick on! I'd luv to se the final result