Brick Miner

Welcome to the Eurobricks Wild West topic discussion index !!! this thread serves as a reference link to all Wild West related Eurobricks topics. first, i'd suggest checking out TheBrickster's official set and minifigure reviews (1)... the index is then followed by Wild West MOCs (2), Wild West Custom Decals (3), Wild West Discussion (4), Movies (5), Polls (6), Quizzes (7), and Contests (8). enjoy !!! 1) TheBrickster's Set and Minifigure Reviews Portal Page -------------------------------------------------- 2) Wild West MOCs by Eurobricks Members 007: Conestoga Wagon El Pueblo Bandolero Apache: Bandit Ambush Custom West Point figs Custom Mexican Bandits Cavalry on the trail of Bandits Battle of Granite Ridge ApophisV: Galting's Stronghold Athos: Brick Junction Bonaparte: US civil war uniforms BrickMiner: Gunslingers Saloon #6758 Ghost Town's Haunted Pass #6776 Stage Coach Hold-Up #6722 LEGOREDO Station #6785 Gunslingers Saloon #6758 (Redesign) TheBrickster: Union Troops Confederate Troops Stagecoach Church Mexican Fort Snake Oil Wagon Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Spring Valley Ranch Wild West Outlaws (Mixing and Matching Wild West and Adventurer Minifigs) Ghost Town MOCs (Pre-Grave Stone) TheBrickster: Grave Stone Collection I Haunted Mill Ghostly Hay Wagon Spooky Shack Whispering Windmill Shadow Chapel Dead Man's Bridge TheBrickster: Grave Stone Collection II Shady Inn Hotel and Saloon Prospector Tex Grimwell and Mining Cart Sinister Stable Nightmare Stage Coach Putrid Creek Mill Barn House of Barnabas Higgens Grave Stone Cemetary Haunted Mine Exo-Attack: Miner's Camp Hussar: Western Minifig Army, With MOC mountain fort Klaus Dieter: Hold-Up On The Governor Legocastlegirl: Western House Norrington: Two women of questionable repute Norro: Western Fort SavaTheAggie: Old West Stock Car SirNadroj: The "Broken Spoke" Gold Mine Stage Coach Ambush Medicine Man's Totem Pole -------------------------------------------------- 3) Wild West Custom Decals by Eurobricks Members Tyger: WW Saloon Keeper, Doc Holiday and a couple Gunfighter Torso Designs -------------------------------------------------- 4) Wild West Discussion Anyone Interested in Civil War Sets? (SWMAN) Custom Wild West sticker ideas wanted !!! (BrickMiner) Flatfoot Thompson, who is he really ??? (BrickMiner) Inspirations for Ghost Town MOCs (BrickMiner) Looking for Western decorated tiles for Ldraw (BrickMiner) TheBrickster's Grave Stone Official Web Page Discussion (TheBrickster) Which is better Western or Pirates? (Joey Lock) Wild West, What happened? (Sting) <== great discussion in here !!! BrickShelf / MOC Pages Gallery Discussions: The Battle of Gettysburg Gallery on Brickshelf (Hobbes) Civil War Gallery on Brickshelf (Hobbes) Civil War Gun Crew Gallery on Brickshelf (Hobbes) Confederate Decals on Brickshelf (Brickadier General) Deadwood MOCs on Brickshelf (Brickster) Fort LEGOREDO, Midnight Inversion on Ebay/Bricklink (BrickMiner) New Ghost Town Builder - Miles Finlay Gallery on MOC Pages (TheBrickster) Western Town Gallery by Fred Moulder on Brickshelf (007) Wild West / Sci-fi (Cowbots) Gallery on Brickshelf (BrickMiner) Wild West Town Gallery on Brickshelf (Athos) New Set Idea Discussions: Help Dusty Miller: What sets would you add to the WW theme? (TheBrickster) New Ideas for Wild West Sets (Piranha) <== great discussion in here !!! Non-Wild West LEGO theme Discussion: 12 Great Non-Wild West Sets for the Wild West Theme (TheBrickster) What non-Wild West minifigs make great additions to the Wild West theme? (TheBrickster) Non-LEGO Wild West Building Toy Discussions: Best Lock Old West Sets and Discussion of the Discontinuation of the LEGO Wild West Theme (TheBrickster) Lego WW Theme and Playmobil: Playmobil re-releases retired themes, why not Lego? (TheBrickster) Schleich American Frontier, Why Not Lego? (TheBrickster) -------------------------------------------------- 5) Wild West LEGO Movies America Outlawed by Doug Vandegrift (ImperialScouts) <== this is very cool !!! Wild West Town & Train Video (TheBrickster) 6) Wild West Polls What is your favorite Wild West Set? 7) TheBrickster's Wild West Quiz The Wild West Shoot-Out -------------------------------------------------- 8) Wild West Contests SirNadroy's Wild, Wild West Building Contest: Contest Discussion Contest Entries Contest Poll 9) Wild West Mysteries TheBrickster's Ghost Town Mystery Challenge: Ghost Town Mystery Sneak Peek Ghost Town Mystery Challenge 10) Wild West Role Playing Games (RPG) TinyPiesRUs's Western Mafia: Western Mafia - Day 1 Western Mafia - Day 2 Western Mafia - Day 3 -------------------------------------------------- Finally, remember this index is not a discussion based thread, if you have any content that you wish to add, subtract, or modify from the Wild West Index just contact BrickMiner via PM !!! consequently, this index is WIP and will be ever-evolving !!! thanks and enjoy !!!

i thought this might be a fun thread for those of you who have interesting screen names ;-) BRICKMINER: in my land, bricks are a precious commodity. some say as precious as gold 8-

Hi EBer's - I need some colleagues to join me in Billund :) http://jobsatlego.com/dk/billund/product-design_-development/jobid2480438-graphic-designer-product-graphics-jobs

Hi guys :) I'd like to see some Eurobricks members apply. Who wants to design minifigures, decorations, and labels in Billund with me? http://jobsatlego.com/dk/billund/product-design_-development/graphic-designer-%E2%80%94-product-graphics-jobs

Hello starpuke, this is an old post. We were, however, looking for graphic designers on my team this year. You can find that post here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70586 Since we have already invited participants for the recruitment workshop this fall, I believe the submission window is now passed. Though, I happen to be on summer break now, so I'm not certain. In any case, if you have a portfolio I would like to see it :)

The department Liscensing/Extended line does contract external illustrators. They manage non-core line products: Club Magazine comics, books, keychains, clothing, foam weapons, etc. Though, I have no idea how to approach them regarding this :)

Most portfolios are not LEGO-centric. Though mine was. Maybe you should look through mine: http://www.justinbleep.com/dropbox/LEGO_app/justin_carmien_PORTFOLIO_01.pdf http://www.justinbleep.com/dropbox/LEGO_app/justin_carmien_PORTFOLIO_02.pdf One thing. I know a few here who would enjoy seeing the process of a design - from concepts (sketches, whatever) to finished artwork (vector / print ready). Maybe a team logo design would be nice to see (think along the lines of the Dinos "D" in barbed wire or the new forest firefighters logo.) Another. Those same few would really enjoy seeing drawings of minifigures. We really love the LEGO minifigure in the graphic design team. They are our babies

ok EBers... this is it, the "must have" of all unofficial Wild West sets... LEGOREDO STATION #6785 All Aboard... Next Stop, LEGOREDO !!! The fun and excitement of the Wild West awaits you... only you need to get there first !!! Cross the frontier with this Western themed 6 car train, then arrive at the most happen'n joint in all the west, LEGOREDO !!! At the train station you will find all kinds, gamblers, gunslingers, and outlaws, so watch your step !!! Features: - Buy the tickets and plan your trip in the station's lower level. - Plan the future of the Western rails with the LEGOREDO territory map in the station's upper level... but don't let the thieves find the hidden gold under the removable table !!! - Burn the fuel on the open flames in the locomotive's cabin !!! - Deal the cards to pass the time in the passenger car card-table, but don't get caught cheating !!! - Deliver the US mail and Calvary payroll with storage crates and safe in the caboose !!! - Chart the frontier territories with 23 pieces to build rocks and foliage for the train to pass by. - Includes 8 minifigures, with train conductor, train engineer, sheriff, 2 gamblers, 2 cowboys, and 1 cowgirl! - 6 car train includes engine with tender, passenger car with removable roof, livestock car, freight car, and caboose with removable roof! - Complete train measures 42 inch long (135 studs). - Train Station measures 6 inch high (15 2/3 bricks). - includes 9V motor, Speed Regulator, and Oval Track for 9V trains. - Complete track includes 16 curve and 4 straight rails. -------------------------------------------------- also, i hope you enjoyed my new format for posting MOCs... i've borrowed the introduction and "features" framework from LEGO shop@home. it's not so wordy and lets the pictures do the talking ;-) - BrickMiner

I have been told that LEGO is currently scouting for model buildings also. However, I have no further information on this. This position is for location in Billund Denmark.

2012

Brickminer's LEGOPOLIS Featured Model: Metropolitan Park Tower 16082 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone! The last you heard from me I had just received word that I'd be starting as a graphic designer in the Graphics Lab at LEGO Systems in Billund. If you have not already, please read about the great news! http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45115 In that thread EuroBricks member Klaus Dieter had suggested that I share some of my later Wild West creations which are featured on BrickShelf, since we had not formally discussed them on Eurobricks. However, I thought that I would instead present something much more recent. I have not published my LEGO City work before, so putting together the images for this thread has been more exciting for me than sharing my older Wild West creations. However, for those wanting to see my Wild West work, here is the BrickShelf folder: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=BrickMiner ---------------------------------------------------------------- Once I had the idea for this thread, I decided to take some photographs of my home layout from different angles and perspectives. Now, I tried very hard, but despite having three large windows in the room in which the layout is built, the photos which captured the layout entirely were too dark - I just couldn't seem to get enough light into the room. I was very unhappy with the images, and generally I didn’t feel as though they captured the magnitude which my layout provokes when viewed in person. So, instead of tackling the project as a whole, I have chosen to reveal the layout building-by-building. And in doing so, I will accompany each individually photographed building with MLCad rendered images, presenting the modular buildings section-by-section. This will allow for greater appreciation of the exterior detail and interior infrastructure of the models. Unfortunately, none of my creations will be presented with an interior detailing, since this has been neither conceived nor executed. For my first presentation I have chosen one of the more easily impressive buildings. Because of its large size it has become a central focus of my layout and because of this it is easily admirable to those who have just been introduced to the layout. Finally, I present the Metropolitan Park Tower 16082, with 3471 pieces: This project cost around $625.00 USD to build. It was first completed in winter of 2007 and was based on the gothic-revival Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago; however, late in 2008 the model was demolished and then re-designed earlier this year in MLCad. The finished result of that endeavor is what you see here. The last bricks were laid this past June on the current model. Some may recognize the current design's silhouette, which was inspired by New York City's Woolworth building. For those who are unfamiliar with this gothic-revival skyscraper, I suggest looking at some of the brilliant photography of it online. For quick reference see the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworth_Building ---------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the Metropolitan Park Tower section-by-section. The building is composed of five modular layers, as well as accompanying accessories (Park and Hotdog Stand). ---------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, I present photos of the finished model taken from my home display. Please note: I will be offering similar presentations for the other buildings in these photos. These presentations are to follow soon, and will be issued in this same thread. These buildings were primarily my answer to the Modular Series buildings: Café Corner, Green Grocer, Grand Emporium, etc. Because, while I enjoyed the grandeur of these buildings, I felt building in this scale would actually prohibit the projects which I wished to pursue. In the end, I decided for scope over scale - this is to say I was able to accomodate a larger scope (for example, taller buildings) by choosing a smaller scale (for example, smaller building footprint than the Modular Series buildings.) This smaller scale would allow me to pursue a larger diversity of buildings with less bricks, and less table space (and ultimately less cash)! I hope you look forward to my next installment! - BrickMiner

Yes, seeing the custom animals in the Wild West display really 'dates' this layout, doesn't it?As for the stagecoach, I never felt like it was finished after I started revisions on it. So, I never edited photos for a boxart-style presentation. -------------------------------- To all: I have now been at LEGO for nearly five months now. I hope that you can understand my apprehension of participating in the community. The fear of becoming the cause for speculation looms over me! I will say that I am still MOCing, though much less, and have not abandoned the projects I had begun before I was hired. I’m still pursuing MOCs based on tales from the 1001 Arabian Nights. If I can manage to get my LEGOpolis over here to Denmark, I would love to recreate my layout given the space. In fact, like some of you, I would love to take those Alien Conquest sets and create a full scale invasion! Though, I will say that most of my desire to create within the LEGO platform is being satisfied in my work, so most of my free time, outside of the office, has been spent pursuing non-LEGO projects. As well, I would add that I am not the only designer who reads Eurobricks. And I have found that many of us do. So remember, when being critical of LEGO products, know that we are listening! And further, remember that it is of benefit to you, as a buyer of LEGO products, to approach criticism constructively. I’m sure you can imagine that we are able to digest and work-with this type of feedback more successfully. I am, of course, really proud of the work we are doing here, and I will be sure to participate in discussion once some of the products which I have worked on are released. I hope that you will be happy with my work too! Talk to you later - BrickMiner

My name is Justin Carmien. Many of the long-time members here will remember my contributions to Eurobricks between 2006 and 2008. However, several years have passed now since I have made even a single post; though, that does not mean that I do not read these boards daily—because that is actually the case! Also, between 2006 and 2007 I held a Graphic Administrator position and produced a number of graphics for the site, most of which have now been replaced with more timely images—however, a few “skins” are still in use. My most prize work for the site was the Town and Trains Forum skin and banner, developed in collaboration with active member Alex54, and former Town and Train Forum moderator, Hobbes (all prior to the split between forums ClassicTown.net and Train Tech). As well, many AFOL may be familiar with my BrickShelf Folder or RailBricks Feature: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=BrickMiner In 2008 I ended my relationship with the Eurobricks community to pursue employment with the LEGO Group as a Graphic Designer. With the help of Ben Ellermann (classic castle, classic pirates, GatewayLUG), and then Mikael Sjöstedt (Cop Mike) I was encouraged to reply to job postings throughout those two years, but each time was not asked to come to Denmark to further the process. However, in response to the job postings here ( http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42408 ) and here ( http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42407 ) I have been asked to come to Denmark to participate in a team workshop with other potential candidates later this August. For those who are interested in seeing my portfolio, I have made it available here: http://justinbleep.com/dropbox/LEGO_app/justin_carmien_PORTFOLIO_01.pdf http://justinbleep.com/dropbox/LEGO_app/justin_carmien_PORTFOLIO_02.pdf As homework for the workshop, participants were asked to produce three pieces, which I have now completed, but will not post here until I return from Denmark (we were asked also to create a presentation with the homework, and I do not wish to spoil that event by publishing the information early). I am participating in a workshop with 6 other candidates. Living in the Unites States, I am traveling the farthest. I have made sure to email all of the participants, and have heard back from most. And in fact, I feel a growing friendship with some already! We have not been made aware how many positions there are to fill, or even if this workshop is regarding specifically the call for Graphic Designers, or both Graphic and Product Designers (front end development). A few of the participants have suggested they had applied for both, as I had. In conclusion, I would like to say thank you to those members who help to shape my early AFOL years; because for sure, I am in debt to those who have made it possible that I have advanced this far in the process. The list includes Eurobricks members, The Brickster, Mister Phes, Norro and others whose names are escaping me currently. I have posted this thread in the General Discussion and News Forum, so that we may use this topic as a venue for Q&A regarding the workshop, or more generally, as a venue for discussion of any design workshop which an AFOL attends. However, be aware that I was asked to sign a confidentiality form in able to be able to participate in the workshop. At this point, I have not seen the form myself; however, it is very possible that the amount of information which I can give about the workshop might be limited by stipulations on that form. - BrickMiner

this is kind of a fun thought i had while checking out this thread about the color purple... http://eurobricks.hosting.ipsyn.com/eurofo...?showtopic=9142 your favorite color could be one that you use a lot of,... or it could be one that you would like to incorporate more of in your MOCs or LEGO set-ups... or it could be more of an abstract question, and just refer to which color suites your liking, i.e. makes you feel happy or moves you in some other way. for me the answer is a little more aesthetic,... i like the color BL refers to as "dark orange" it's rich on full and has a good amount of saturation to it. though its use doesn't come up as much as i would like. though, it's going to make an appearance in my train station MOC for sure. - BrickMiner

Well, it seems I missed everyone. I was so tired from building with the kids on Saturday, its probably a good thing. I was exhausted! So exhausted, in fact, that now I'm sick and had to miss work today - BM

I will be at the Danish Design Center on Saturday setting up tables and helping kids build their "Dream City" - then taking photos and awarding a few prizes for the best build. I guess it should be pretty entertaining I know that there will be a few LEGO designers there with me, however I have to admit I'm a little uneasy. Since I don't speak Danish I'm not sure how things will go in interacting with the kids. Maybe we will just be there to speak to the parents. I know a few of the designers going aren't fluent in Danish. Unless I am completely mistaken and Danish children learn English very early in school. I guess I'm not sure about these type of things (I come from a country where only one language is ever spoken ) - Justin

I will be in Copenhagen Saturday and Sunday. Though, LEGO needs me at the DDC event on Saturady, so the only day which I will actually be on site at the Bella Center will be on Sunday. I will not be working the event that day, so if anyone would like to meet up please let me know :) I'll stay posted to this thread until the event! - BrickMiner

Thanks Christopher, though, I wish I could have done more. I'm glad a few readers kept up with me. Again, I appologize for the inconvenient presentation method - for example, page 3 of this thread has just too many images to load for a single page. However, in hopes to remedy this, the Brickshelf folder is now public, and all of the photos are collected there:http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=454795 ---------------------------------------------------------------- It is now very close to my departure date (January 1st), and I am of course anxious! (Nearly 2 weeks away ) - BrickMiner

Yes Exon, those symbols might have been more appropriate for realism, only, they are less iconic. I think now that Minifigure Series 4 images are out, I should begin thinking about replacing most of my figures at the Grimwald Chemicals Plant with the new HazMat Guy. He is even in the right colors: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48475 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ok EBers, I hope you have enjoyed each segment of my LEGO City thread. I realize now, in hindsight, that perhaps there are far too many images for one single thread, and that I might have done better to make a separate post for each building. However what's done is done. Though, I will try to upload all of these images to BrickShelf, so that each can be viewed more easily in one gallery (with folders for each building.) Finally, I leave you with one final image from my LEGOPOLIS. This MOC does not get a full write up and presentation, because neither am I completely sure it is finished, nor is it integrated into the table top layout. However, I leave you with Vernon's Junkyard 16027, presently with around 800-900 pieces: - BrickMiner

Hello, Cinderbike. My background is in hand illustration first, and Adobe software (Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign) second. For the past few years I had been promoting myself as a comic book illustrator. The importance of free hand drawing was stressed at the recruitment workshop in Billund. Because of my experience, I believe I was chosen for the position. You can see some of my comic book work in the first portion of my portfolio: http://justinbleep.com/dropbox/LEGO_app/justin_carmien_PORTFOLIO_01.pdf My advice comes in the form of a recommendation only, which would be a highly developed illustration ability and style - as well as persistence. I applied 3 or 4 times (over a 2 year period) before being asked to attend a recruitment workshop. ---------------------------------------------------------------- As well, I promised all of EB that I would share the homework which I produced for the recruitment workshop. However, since I interpreted the assignments as a conceptual presentation, first I feel a little explanation is required. For each of the three homework assignments, I choose to interpret one of my comic books projects into the LEGO medium. The comic book series Brick City Bunch was my first realized comic book publication with national distribution within the United States. This series was a personal project in which I hired and managed the entire creative team, while I produced the illustrations and branding imagery. My creative name is Justin Bleep (a signature name acquired first from the "bleepy" sounds of techno music which I had played as a DJ, until 2003.) Since the aim of the comic book Brick City Bunch was to combined my two interests at the time (comic books and electronic music) I saw it fit that I appeared in the series. So, I had the writers work into the story a personal avatar for me, and his name was "Eddy Boom." I say all of this because when I received information that the very first homework assignment for the recruitment workshop was to create yourself as a minifigure, I thought it an obvious choice to interpret the archetypal Eddy Boom (an electronic music DJ) as my minifigure. From there on, during my presentation for LEGO I had to explain that the "Brick" in Brick City Bunch was not inspired from LEGO Bricks, but was instead inspired by the actual "brick and mortar" building material. The Brick City Bunch was a tribute to the inner cities of the American Midwest, where creative individuals have turned a negative dilapidation into a positive identification (as seen in Hip Hope and US Rave culture). Finally, here is my work on the three assignments which won me the job at LEGO: Here is the original page from the Brick City Bunch comic book which was used in the second assignment (I reinterpreted the characters and story into the LEGO medium.) - BrickMiner

Hi Alex, its great to be in contact with you again! And yes, those mock-up box designs take a long time to create. I was lucky to even get photos taken of my LEGO City, as well as, the piece counts done, and the Ldraw images rendered. With planing a move overseas and my job with LEGO, creating fully rendered box art for my MOCs was not possible. I hope I have not ruined my reputation for great graphical presentations. And I hope I did not let you down! It's great to have your blessings Brickster! I am enjoying your reviews of the Pharaoh's Quest sets very much! - BrickMiner

Wow, KielDaMan! I actually have no idea about processing chemicals. The design just came to me after looking at chemical plant pictures on Google images.So, I actually have some questions for you! If you have the time, for one, I like would like to know what function or utility is achieved by building such tall vats? In many of the images that I found chemical plants look like miniature skylines. Exon, I have now post all photos I took of the canal. All of those images can be found throughout this thread. I thought that a tanker truck was a necessary accessory to the plant. However, I do not know about chemicals or the transportation of them. So I am not sure if my depiction of them (or if my use of the the hazardous material decals) are accurate. I would like to know more - BrickMiner

Brickminer's LEGOPOLIS Featured Model: Grimwald Chemicals 16039 ---------------------------------------------------------------- The second build within my industrial City sub-theme, Grimwald Chemicals 16039, with 1055 pieces: This machine is built inside of the brown structure, and is connected to the horizontal cylinders in Section 1 by varying lengths of 7mm metallic sliver tubes http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=78c02 And, as expected, photos of the model within my home layout. By this time, my photo shoot had been going on all day, and I was losing day light, so I was forced to bring in some secondary lighting. I was able to position the lamps next to the models I was shooting, thanks to a goose-neck lamp I own. This provided me with the opportunity for some drastic lighting - the end result was perhaps better then I was getting with the day light. In retrospect, I wish I had used this dramatic lighting throughout the entire shoot. Using the trans-yellow elements to represent the chemical color came to from set 7733 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=7733-1 I remember The Brickster once posed a question as to the contents of those yellow containers! You can see that topic here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14567 -Brick Miner

Thank you Teddy! I knew my comment would provoke a response and surely I would be proven wrong Of course, I had become worried, then, when my comment was lost by all of my new additions in this thread and the topic still had not been addressed. In any case, you provided a fine example of the cornering technique. And, to be honest, I might have expected this technique to feel very different when used in a larger scale, as you did. That is to say, I expected to see a difference between a decorative use (facade approach seen in the Modular Series buildings) and a structural use (my application of the technique). However, now that I have seen the technique implemented in both instances, the visual difference is not so large. - Brick Miner

Brickminer's LEGOPOLIS Featured Model: Armstrong Metals 16053 ---------------------------------------------------------------- A few years ago I had started a thread here on EB regarding the possibility of an industrial sub-theme within the LEGO City line. Here is a link to that thread: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=11228 The next buildings which I will present are a realization of some of my own ideas. First is the metal processing plant, Armstrong Metals, with 1584 pieces: Unlike my residential and commercial buildings, I have designed an interior for each of my industrial buildings. Here you see the removable assembly line within Armstrong Metals. This modular component was designed with a mechanism. The yellow handle (pin joiner) can be turned in either direction, this movement then turns a pulley (attached by a rubber band, not pictured), which then rotates the tread in the center of the machine. By placing the "sheet metal" (a 4x6 light bluish gray tile with studs on three edges) on the tread you can have it move forward and backward. The truck's bed can carry a pallet (4x6 tan plate with two 1x4 tan plates attached to on bottom). The pallet, in turn, can carry a piece of sheet metal or a spare component from the assembly line. This feature adds to playability. Finally, photos of the model within my table top city: I hope you enjoyed this segment. - Brick Miner