Criga88

It looks like you've got the length to width ratio of your vehicles spot on. I personally think 4 wide would be better for a Mini or 2CV but trying to cram all of their signature details into such a small space is a big ask. I look forward to your take on them though and good luck

I like the corrugation on the walls, but I think that throne and sink out the back is brilliant. I can't wait to see what you do with your signage, you have a knack for it.

Looking better and better mate, have you put an engine in or is it still hollow up front?

If you have a bit of free wall space you can use this technique:

That looks great, a nice open space for the public and I like the fountain as a centerpiece. May I recommend that the newspaper shop gets some shelves of candy and refreshments to give it a little bit more colour. Also, maybe add a single lane road at the back for the fire truck to drive on when it leaves the station.

No worries Jfbat. I built it as well but was missing a dozen pieces in the right colours, and yes, that is the ghostbusters 2x2x2/3 as the doors, I ran out of plain ones. I also added a bull bar which still allows the bonnet to be opened.

That looks great Jfbat. A lot of mine is small sections of SNOT so I'm not surprised that it was tricky to replicate. If you use 1x2x2 panels as the walls of the sleeper cab, you'll buy yourself a bit more room. It also looks like the cheese slopes on the front of your sleeper cab point outwards, if you point them forward you'll clear a little bit more space in there, but that's if you wanna give a functional sleeper a go. Good luck with an engine block too

Thanks Kayaderosseras, there's still a fair few of those trucks out and about down under, the newer ones are slightly more streamlined though.

Thanks Mrlegoman, a Falcon/Commodore stationwagon or ute with a canopy may still pop up but as a general purpose vehicle. Dunno when I'll get around to that though.

Thanks Droomangroup and LEGO Train 12 Volts. Droomangroup, they tend to not have them for main roads, but if it they go through the outback it's kinda essential.

Thanks Mkeller234, Jamesn and Eurotrash. Jamesn, I'll give dark bley a try but it is still intended to be anti-glare paint. Also, if you think that's distracting you won't like the chrome front end and accessories that I plan to trick the truck out with when I do build it . Eurotrash, where's the fun in cramming details into a huge 8 wide build?

Thanks Grum64, Jfbat and Lightningtiger.

Hi all, after a bit of a road trip I had a pretty good idea on how to construct the trucks that are commonly seen driving between cities in Australia. I decided to go with a general long nose truck with a sleeper cab and not a specific make or model to allow a bit of freedom with the design, but with minor bodywork or accessory changes it could be changed. I based the dimensions on the 3221 LEGO truck set from 2010. As it stands now, the truck is 6 wide (with nothing but the side mirrors and wheels protruding out past the fenders), 22 studs long and just over 10 bricks high. The entire truck is built on a 2x16 plate for a sturdy chassis with a fair bit of weight down low for stability. I borrowed most of the rear axle and tail light area from 3221 for commonality between the two but will be tweaking it as it is pretty boring back there right now. The sleeper cab can accommodate a minifig on the bed but it is a bit of a tight squeeze and I haven't built in any luxuries back there yet. Up in the cabin the driver is a bit confined too and I still have to get a steering wheel in there somehow. Moving forward to the bonnet and a couple of the parts are still floating, I'll fix this up when I figure out how to build a hinged bonnet and add an engine to the mostly empty space in there. I left the two studs on the nose to use as an attachment point for a bull bar when I can think up a beefy enough design and the jumper plate below represents the hitch where multiple trucks connect up. For access to the cabin, both doors are hinged but the side mirrors limit how far they swing out. The roof is made of two sections with the front consisting of the windshield and cabin roof floating but secured in place by several key points. The rear section is the sleeper cab roof which rest on the cabin roof and the back wall of the sleeper cab. Two studs secure this in pace but should allow for easy removal. I'll keep fine tuning this for a little bit longer, it only took a couple of hours to knock this first version out so it shouldn't take too much longer to get it finished. In the mean time let me know what you think. Update: I ended up tweaking the bonnet so now it's attached by a 1x2 plate with stick to 2 1x1 plates with upright holders on the frame. There's also a simple engine block underneath but it's main purpose is to hold the air filters and doors in place as they are still floating. A steering wheel wedges the air filters and door assembly in place nicely and I think the nose is done now. I still have to do a bull bar but for now I'm trying to build this with what I have on hand.

Thanks Monsinjor.

Thanks Eurotrash and Lightningtiger. I've done a quick build and I'm short half a dozen or so bricks, including the train windows. I substituted what I could and it holds together pretty well although the rear end does tend to flex up slightly but it's not too noticeable.

Hi all, for a while I had been trying to make a vehicle to use as a dog unit for my police. I was chopping and changing between a Ford Falcon and a Toyota Hilux, both of which use a flexiglass canopy to carry the dogs. I ended up going with the Hilux as trying to keep the Falcon low and still hold a LEGO dog is impossible. The Hilux worked out well as it can fit a dog in between the fender pieces, and it works out easier for me . Coming up with the canopy took a fair bit of head scratching and it might require some more when I build this, like most of my designs I think structural integrity will be iffy. Anyways, let me know what you think.

Brickset has me at almost 65k pieces, but I'd add about 10k of loose pieces that I've ordered through PAB and bricklink.

Sure thing Okiba75, here's the files: Chevrolet Camaro '10.lxf Ford Mustang GT500 '07.lxf Holden Torana SLR 5000 '77.lxf

Thanks everyone, there's still plenty more to come so keep an eye out

Thanks Lightningtiger.

Gotta love long weekends Queens Birthday long weekend

Spot on Monsinjor, the police will be on a blitz to round up the rest of the riff-raff as quick as they can.

The first paddy wagon's built now and it's already on the job. In custody

But this one's faster, I mean red + racing stripes is simply unbeatable (at least by my logic)