Road Rail Vehicle - Lego 8020 Van Reloaded

[Paperinik77pk]

 

Hi all,

sometimes things are called for a second life.

Having recently bought the Technic  8020 set (which I had back in the 80s), I had the opportunity to rebuild the  little van, which is really cute. This little thing has always reminded me all those little egg-shaped Japanese vans , like the Bedford Rascal (rebadged Suzuki Carry), or Subaru Libero, or lately - the Piaggio Porter (rebadged Daihatsu Hijet).

Yesterday I had an idea to reload it in a modern way - and convert it into something else: a small, economic , light van operating on a narrow-gauge railroad.

No more Technic, basic bricks, some SNOT to emulate Technic. It lost the steering, but it gained 2 retractable rail axles. It works both on Lego track as well on G-gauge track (45mm).

It is simple and straight, not in scale, but it's always cute and it's again nice to see it around!

 

Ciao!

Davide

Edited July 7, 2019 by Paperinik77pk

[sed6]

I like it!

[Sérgio]

I love Hybrid Stuff, Nice job!