MOC: Rail (+Road) Maintenance Vehicle

[JopieK]

Inspired by the good old 4546 and 4525:

The wheels are retractable of course like the originals.

I have included enough accessories to keep the maintenance guy busy for a while ;)

The front has a classic Unimog style with chevrons and the famous <-O-> logo. Plenty of room in the back to hold all the tools. Also some room on top for the wrench. It actually also has flashlights at the back to be able to let the vehicle work at night. I'm still thinking about powering one and make the flashing light above the cabin actually really flash.

Hope you like it. Like always I also made a LDD model for it:

LEGO LDD Lxf File

(B.t.w. it has been done before by Sinner and others: EB Link)

[MusicaRibelle]

That is really nice!

The orange and white color scheme looks pretty good, I think it's a nice update of those classic sets.

[dr_spock]

Nice stickers.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice work JopieK!

I've always loved the 4546 and your new MOC inspired from this set fascinate me!

I like also the background of your pictures ...from where does it come from?

Edited May 4, 2014 by LEGO Train 12 Volts

[zephyr1934]

That is a great little MOC and the color scheme looks sharp. Aside from the updated parts that looks like it could have been a set from 1992 (though your selection of hand tools is nicer). LT12V beat me to the punch, but I'll say it anyway, that that background is fantastic too.

Did you use the spring suspension too?

[Jorrith]

It could use some white rims on the wheels, but other than that, it looks awesome! Hmm... Maybe i'll mod the vehicle that came with the 3677 red cargo train set to match this one. And also love the background!

[JopieK]

Thanks for all your kind comments!

I did not use the spring suspension zephyr, that would be even better of course indeed, it is now a little low on the road and. I also agree white rims maybe look better, in fact my original version also used white rims, but I changed it to yellow to match the originals a bit more. I also should have changed the flashing light to one with a round tile, makes it a bit more modern I think.

The background is custom made (just some adobe illustrator work, quite simple to do actually). Hard to see, but the printer did a lousy job (probably the material is too greasy, I'll ask my supplier what I could do about that), I used static adhesive material (without the normal sticker adhesive).

[monsinjor]

Very nice vehicle, I like it.

[Man with a hat]

Nice classic look. A pity those wheels don't come in orange.