[TC19] Recreation of promotional Shell 2544 Motorcycle

[brolansys BLS 21]

For this contest, I decided to recreate the first Technic motorcycle I owned, the small 2544 Shell promotional motorcycle but at a 3.4 times larger scale

Features

- Front suspension (through rubber bands and a yellow foam ball . . . )

- Rear suspension (through rubber bands)

- Steering

- 2 piston fake engine

- Adjustable rear swing arm via worm gear (through a Roborider chassis piece)

- Adjustable front fork via worm gear (normal worm gear box

- Glow in the dark rear light via Onyx Roborider glow in the dark wheel

There is also 4 Shell stickers with one located on each side

Showing rear arm at high angle

(Front fork and rear folded up)

 

White sticker has seen better days . . .

Not much "bodywork" to take off to show off the chassis.  Power Roborider wheels are Toxic and Scout if your wondering.

 

EDIT: And for comparison, here the box for 2544.  I tried to incorporate most of the colours, structures and shape at roughly triple-ish the scale.  I even considered using black pnumatic tubing to represent a giant black rubber band but couldn't get it to work or look good with it.

 

 

Edited February 8, 2021 by brolansys BLS 21

[2GodBDGlory]

You used a foam ball as suspension! Now that's a new one!

[Jurss]

Interesting thing. But then You should try to replicate more those technic elements also in the middle.

Is that foam ball made by lego? Anyway, I don't see an issue using it in this case.

 

[Seasider]

@Jurss I just checked bricklink out of curiosity and it’s from a 1998/9 set with a robot