badchriss Posted August 20, 2016 Lego City Future - Vintage Hovercab A while ago i presented you a sleek and modern Hovercab.This aerodynamic Vehicle was build from Day 1 as a Hovercar and was build for Speed and even for flying in higher Altitutes,so you could even call a Cab in the 200th Floor of your Apartmentcomplex. Compared to this,my newest MOC rather depicts a sluggish and old Vehicle from the so called "Rubber-Era" which was the Time when all Vehicles were still earthbound and moved on Rubbertyres. As you may know by now,converting an existing 4 wheeled Car into a Hovercar by replacing most of the Drivetrain and the Chassis by some Aftermarket Hover-Engines is cheaper than bying a new Hovercar.Taxes and Insurance are also way lower because they cause less Accidents and they preserve historic Vehicles. When this Yellow Cab was still new,it was a large,almost enormous and elegant Car with a powerfull Engine and a Suspension you might think the Car was floating on Clouds.Not much has changed since then.Still big,still comfortable and under the Hood a huge and powerful Engine.Sure,nowadays,it`s an electric Plasma-Turbine but it`s the Idea that Counts. The only Downside:Better don`t try to float over Structures taller than 3 Meters.The Hoverpads can defeat Gravity up to a certain Point.but try to get higher and you will hit the Ground like a Rock. I also added some Pictures with my earlier build Hovercab,which depicts the modern Hovercar. Hope you like my newest MOC and enjoyed a bit my little history about Hovercars in Lego World... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-zenn Posted August 22, 2016 I'm liking the overall design, those front cilinders (where the headlights connect) really give the body some nice round curves, and the turbines look, well like turbines. Though I wonder how it would look if you build the back similar. Colorwise I would go with one uniform body panel color, and highlight the metal parts with one color as well. The checkered pattern is a nice touch btw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ST3AG Posted August 24, 2016 Nice car, I really like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted August 25, 2016 Very retrò and beautiful shapes and stickers! Lovely propulsion system! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickJagger Posted August 25, 2016 Nice! Very sleek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laura Beinbrech Posted August 28, 2016 I really like this design and concept! Then again, I always did like the idea of retro sci-fi and re-purposing obsolete equipment so it still had a use (like that project I did where I converted an antique crank phone to work on a regular phone line). This cab project, likewise, perfectly captures the feel of a 1950-ish cab being converted into a hover car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
