MOC: 1951 Custom Mercury

[Ralph_S]

Over on LUGNuts, the Flickr group for Lego car nuts we have monthly challenges. This month the challenge was to build something in a style of another member. Lino Martins, one of LUGNuts' founders is very fond of American hot rods and custom cars. I decided to honour him by having a go at building something in that direction: a customised 1951 Mercury.

It has lowered suspecsion, a chopped roof and an outrageous paint job. What more can you want?

As usual with my car, doors, boot (trunk) and bonnet (hood) can open and it has poseable front wheels.

It's very different from cars I'd normally build, but I had great fun building this thing.

Cheers,

Ralph

[Commodore Hornbricker]

That's pretty sweet. I am not sure that I have ever seen brick built flames. It turned out very nice.

[Zerobricks]

Cool flames! Rims look cool too!

[Jetro]

Really like the flames and the grille.. Not sure about the windscreen though...

[Ralph_S]

That's pretty sweet. I am not sure that I have ever seen brick built flames. It turned out very nice.

Thank you. I have built flames a few times previously, albeit never in colours quite this wild. We had a Hotrod competition on Eurobricks about two years ago for which I built a hot rod and ever since I figured out how to build its flame job doing it again was comparatively easy.

Cool flames! Rims look cool too!

Thanks. I only have tow of those chrome pieces, so if there ever was a car for which I was going to use them, this was it!

Really like the flames and the grille.. Not sure about the windscreen though...

Thanks. The grille was very tricky. I struggled with the windscreen. It should have a little kink in the middle and that was terribly difficult to get right. I'm not 100% happy with it, but am unsure how to improve it.

Cheers,

Ralph

[Badsneaker]

I think it looks great Ralph. Looks like a difficult build from scratch but came out great!

[Ralph_S]

I think it looks great Ralph. Looks like a difficult build from scratch but came out great!

Thanks. It certainly is one of the more difficult cars I've built in a while, but great fun.

Cheers,

Ralph