MOC: Recycling Truck

[Farnheim]

Hello everybody,

may I introduce you another one? This time nothing with a flashing blue light. It's a special interpretation of the new Recycling Truck (#4206)? The city novelty inspired me to build one of my own - in 4wide.

This Truck is basically built on a typical 80s chassis with several attached parts, e.g. a gas tank or a spare tire. The retro look continuous with the classic yellow-red-yellow paintscheme. It is also equipped with a full functional crane, which can lift the recyling containers onto its loading bed. These two recycling containers will complete the "set".

But I decided to renew them in complete different colors, to make the different ways of waste separations much more recognizable (for the Minifigs).

Hope you like that oldschool moccing it a bit...

Any comments are welcome.

Kind regards,

Maik

[JopieK]

well, what can we say,it is just really great!!!! I love the ninetieth flavor to your town and the modern recycle touch of today!

[lightningtiger]

That is so classic town, it's so believable that to the uneducated people would think Lego actually released in the 80's !

Dam, excellent designing 'Farnheim'....how about doing your own take on every vehicle release this year....it would be interesting to see.

Brick On Truck On 'Farnheim' !

[LEGO Guy Bri]

Another great MOC 'Farnheim'. This one reminds me of a classic take on the new recycle truck, with a bonus feature of the lift arm. What kind of trucks do you use for inspiration? Keep up the great builds

[brickbuilder711]

Very nice MOC! I really like the crane as a unique touch on the mechanics of the recycle truck. The classic design is very nice as well.

[L@go]

I personally think that the design evolution of Town sets into the City sets we have today has been a step in the right direction, so I prefer the modern ones. But I did grow up with a lot of the classic sets of the 80s and the early 90s, and your designs are spot-on as companions to those - so well done!

That said, what I'm even more impressed with is your photography. Crisp and clear and with wonderful true colours. Superb.

[dr_spock]

Very nice classic MOC. A little more depth of field in your first 3 photos would be good.

[Farnheim]

Thank you guys a lot! Glad to see, that you like the smaller models, and of course the photos. Well, I grew up with Classic Town in the early 80s and since 2009, where I rediscovered my LEGO-passion, I started building in that old 4-studs-width again. None of the old sets have survived from my childhood days, because I sold them one day (roundabout at the age of 16) on a flea market. I'm annoyed about it - until now!

@ lightningtiger: I have lots of cars finished, all in the same "look and feel". I guess, you haven't noticed my webpage (kinda blog): farnheim.wordpress.com - cause it's all still in german. I am going to present a few more in the next couple of days.

@ Leg Godt Gud: It's pretty simple: My main source is the traffic in the area where I live. But I'm also surfing to a few websites from to time or simply type "LKW" in Google. The result is a flood of pics about European-style Trucks.

@ L@po: You're right, the way of enlarging the Trucks over the decades are the one and only logical and realistic step to get them optical much more seperated from the cars. And, of course, you have much more new possibilites getting them even more detailed. Thank you for compliment on my photos.

@ dr_spock: Thank you. Well, I personally like to play with the depth of focus.

Edited January 13, 2012 by Farnheim

[bootz]

Wonderful looking little truck. I love the front end of this vehicle. Great photography as well.

Edited January 13, 2012 by bootz