[TC5] Yet another Dune Buggy

[veryrusty]

So this is my MOC for the TC5 contest. It is only my second ever MOC, so I wanted to do this mainly for the experience.

To make it more interesting, I added a few more rules for myself:

- I must use two different sets, not just one.

- The two sets should have a different colour

- I must make something that was not similar to one of the original models. e.g. I couldn't make another motorbike from a motorbike model.

So I combined 42021 (snowmobile) and 42022 (hotrod) into a dune buggy. Total part count is exactly 600.

Features are:

• Transversely mounted v6 engine.
  
• Front and rear suspension
  
• Steering wheel and HOG steering.
  

And here are the photos:

Tc5 contest by veryrusty82, on Flickr

Tc5 contest by veryrusty82, on Flickr

And the leftover bits - enough to make a d model of some kind:

Tc5 contest by veryrusty82, on Flickr

[MajklSpajkl]

Hi,

Looks like a very interesting vehicle, but it is a little hard to see it with all that grass covering it. Can you provide some photos with less invasive background? It would be also nice to see thwt transversally mounted engine...

[Jim]

Hi,

Looks like a very interesting vehicle, but it is a little hard to see it with all that grass covering it. Can you provide some photos with less invasive background? It would be also nice to see thwt transversally mounted engine...

Agreed! I recommend shooting some pictures where you can clearly see the model.

[veryrusty]

I'll try to take some more photos this week. My photography skills are not great

[Jim]

I'll try to take some more photos this week. My photography skills are not great

I this case it has nothing to do with your photography skills. Just make sure the model is clearly visible. Put it on a table, work bench or something like that.

[miguev]

I this case it has nothing to do with your photography skills. Just make sure the model is clearly visible. Put it on a table, work bench or something like that.

Any hard, flat of slightly convex surface should work fine, but make sure to get really, really down. If the model is on the ground, your camera should be nearly on the ground too. Also, if you can, take the pics on a slightly sunny day when the Sun is low (early morning or late afternoon). Those phew tricks should help getting better pics

[veryrusty]

Ok, so here are some new photo's. I'm sure I'll get better with lighting and things, but at least I think these are much improved. I've looked at some others, and there are some really professional lego photographers out there.

IMG_2150 by veryrusty82, on Flickr

IMG_2156 by veryrusty82, on Flickr

IMG_2155 by veryrusty82, on Flickr

IMG_2154 by veryrusty82, on Flickr

IMG_2153 by veryrusty82, on Flickr

IMG_2152 by veryrusty82, on Flickr

IMG_2151 by veryrusty82, on Flickr