Holden Ute

[Xyver]

I thought I'd try and build something not to minifig scale.

This is based on the Holden Ute

[lightningtiger]

Well, it's more model team than town forum stuff and which model is it ? The headlights have my head scratching, not a HQ is it ?

Anyway it's not bad design 'Xyver' and keep singing.....Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroo's and Holden Cars !

[bootz]

That's one massive hood and front overhang. It gives the impression of front wheel drive and something like a v12 under the hood. Good attempt, but the proportions are a bit off.

[Xyver]

LT - I'm not sure which model it is, I just did a google image search and that's what came up. It's a HSV Maloo ute and I'm guessing its the current one (I like them, but don't know the series names). The lights probably should be plates rather than round though.

Bootz - I was just using the parts I had from the Cool Cruiser set, so with their curved sections and archs for the wheels it put my proportions off a bit. Its about 4-6 bricks too long for the width, most of it in the front end.

That's also the difficulty I had doing to windscreen, I'm not happy with it but don't have the know-how to fix it up, was running short of yellow by this stage too.

[lightningtiger]

I feel your windscreen issue could be solved by using tiles instead of plates, plus mounting the wing mirrors lower too.

The body work seems to lack that modern feel, I would if I was you look closely at the streamlining of this ute and try and follow it as best as possible in a way that Lego allows. Trust me, building even minifig scale ute's is very hard.

Keep going 'Xyver' and Drive On !

[Xyver]

Thank you for the feedback, that's what I post on here for.

Due to the way the windscreen is built, and the angle pieces I used for the mirrors, they can't be attached lower, though I agree it would look better.

I also don't have any more yellow tiles, all the ones I have are under the doors (seriously lacking in pieces I know)

It doesn't look as square in the brick as it does in the pictures, obviously proof that my photography skills are seriously lacking, but it does require more rounded pieces than I have to use.