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Looks like a modern retro styled roadster very nice! One suggestion, you should offset the wheels flush with the fender and go for a smaller but wider wheels so the car looks more muscular, sits lower and can carve corners at speed Some crazier spec for the "homologated" 'RS'version Displacement : 4.6L (think small but packs a HUGE punch for lighter weight) Configuration : all aluminum V8 Induction system : Stratopheric high pressure injection, variable valve timing,Twin turbocharged Output : 580hp@6000rpm (RON 98 unleaded) Torque : 600Nm (430lb/ft)@ 2000-5000rpm (430lb/ft) Transmission :Automatic 7-speed w/manual mode, dual clutch Performance (Track Mode,traction control off) 0-100 kmh (0-62mph) : 3.1 402m (1/4 mile): 10.7 sec @ 220km/h top speed : rev limited 205 mph

I'm more into City theme than Sci-Fi, but I'm heavily considering to buy all the AC lineup for few reasons: - The design is a reminiscent of classic 50's sci-fi alien invasion type movies - Green...nothing better than a green alien humanoid terrorizing our homeland, the cartoonish expression on these guys reminds me of the "Mars Attack" sci-fi comedy - It's not a licensed theme, so basically it's 'neutral'.I can integrate them into my City sets for a unique invasion theme to spice things up or display them anyway I want them Few question on this set, how/where do we install the batteries? What size are they? I'm thinking off adding more lights and perhaps find a way to integrate a PF motor to rotate the disc continuously

Very nice 'Lasse D', I too love economical cars, I'm currently driving its competitor, ' 06 Honda Jazz/Fit GD3 I would love to see my Jazz being brick-built! Did you build the engine bay for this Yaris? Ow, may I add the 4th fun fact? Fun fact 4: the early Yaris was also sold under the name Toyota 'Echo' in some part of the world I completely agree on that! I love models of regular/average cars, they give much better sense of 'social realism', since we could spot them in our own garage, our neighbours driveway or maybe the one that made into the news for crashing into a mini market store because the driver (a drunken old man) had stepped on the accelerator instead of brake. :laugh:

WOW! Highly accurate model of an actual sprint car! :thumbup: Will you be making the Late-model class type pictured on the second actual photo? I like your pickup truck design, looks like the current model F-series Ford. An American pickup truck is on my next MOC list, yours sparks some new ideas, I plan to make a duallie,such as the Silverado 3500HD.

It's available through most Japanese based hobby online store, I bought it here: brush Pricewise, it's very expensive for a mere cleaning brush. I was highly sceptical at first, but having owned many Tamiya hobby products, I decided to give it a shot. The brush actually consists of several differing types of strain, and reflects the way it works: Tranfers the static charge of the plastic bricks to the brush so the dust loosens up and 'clings' on the brush. A great way to keep a new set looking spankin' new for years. However for old sets that are already heavily layered with years of dust,it won't work.

I'm into 1/10 scale 4x4 radio control and rock crawling... seeing a properly built Technic MOC which can perform just as good left my lower jaw stuck to the floor. Very nice, great suspension articulation, combined with good center of gravity and wheelbase make this an excellent rock crawler, or should I say 'brick crawler' That LR Defender 90 series body is a real eye candy too!

I use these... -Tamiya Scale Model cleaning brush...it IS designed for tiny scale models, so it will get into nooks and crannies with ease I use it to loosen up the dust then.... ...suck out any leftover with USB 'keyboard' vacum cleaner If you blow the dust with compressed air, it will just move from one place to another or worst,,much deeper inside! You need to suck it out.

Hi, did someone mention my username?? In theory aligning the u-joints should minimize vibrations, but will not eliminate vibrations, since u-joints aren't constant velocity joints. Make sure that all axles are FULLY also inserted. This will ensure that the axles are not binding against anything,apply more friction on the u-joints themselves and spin true to their axis. A video of your problem is helpful, so we all can analyze your problem further. As for the bucket,I stayed with the huge stocker, it proves as a good counterweight somehow, since i'm using heavier rechargeable nimh battery. But I did a slight mod to it..by moving the rotation points and increasing the leverage, I can tilt my bucket much much more than the stock, even more than Jurgens 8x10 bucket mod To prove my point: I can lift higher than the huge 8265 loader without spilling the load (keeping bucket horizontal)..I also lengthen the boom by 4 holes to get better 'outreach'. Simple 5 minutes mod, more importantly it looks 'stock' and official but with a bonus capability. I've always wondered why Anders Gassedal didn't design it this way in the first place.

+1!! This is the best looking Lego brick rendition of Cars character that looks closest to the movie! I like the use of those wide slicks too..which suggest rear duallie and that slightly tilted forward stance of the truck,which gives Mater a "gesture". Love it!

Thanks for the great review LT! I personally think the whole car is let down by having the wheels sticking out. Kinda ruin the overall shape and detract the distinctive design similarities to the "actual" car in the movie I'm actually,..well WE (my 3 y.o. daughter and I) are big fans of Cars. BUT..,we consider buying this set..because it's of Lego I wish Lego made a better front cowl to go with it. However Mater on the other hand is REALLY good.

Very nice. It does look like typical North American ambulance. Since you did a 4 wide cab with a 6 wide rear box, I would suggest a shorter nose so the truck doesn't look too 'elongated' at the front (combination of narrow width and long nose ). You could try to replicate the shorter nosed Ford E-series.

Simple mod, yet so faithful of the real thing. That lifted third axle is a brilliant idea very common setup seen on many 6x2 rigid trucks in Europe. I read that the setup has two main purpose, to reduce tire wear when the truck is light (not loaded), and to comply with the road regulation for maximum axle tonnage when the truck is at its maximum gross combined weight (third axle in lowered position). Anyway one question remains..can the third axle be lowered and raised on your MOC ? I might need to get me another 3180 to make a rigid version after seeing this

That loading platform is pure genius!! :thumbup: I didn't know that the small robot arms have THAT much friction it could bear the weight of the platform. That's good to know..

Aha..'Teazza'..of course,I remember that name! I always love nice long specialized transport trucks. Very nice!! :thumbup: Believe it or not your MOCs are inspirational to mine. The first time I looked at your wonderful creations, I just knew that I'll be focusing my MOCs on six wide specialized transport trucks, they just look official somehow. Here's my latest brick-built : Heavy haulage It's being further modified to carry even heavier loads, now with an added inter-dolly. I had one load in mind..the humongous 7685 bulldozer.

The details on this MOC are just plain amazing! I'm still a total noob when it comes to identifying parts..especially minifig scale parts/item..err such those wonderful scooters. I didn't know they even existed What set did they originally come from?

You've got a keen eye! Yes I've always thought an elephant fits the bill as a heavy duty puller, I guess Mammoet had the same idea. I took, well actually stole some characteristics of many famous European heavy haulage companies. The red white scheme of this MOC is taken from West of Scotland haulage company. I thought red would make a nice contrast to the yellow construction machinery..and it's a standard brick color so obtainability and price can be kept to a minimum

Now this is what I call 'official MOC' :thumbup: ..MOC which is so well executed it looks like Lego made it! Great job on the stickers too...some purists might hate them to death, but as for me I like them, stickers actually push the detail boundaries of a creation and emphasizes it's role even further. Yours is a great example of my point! Is there an interior shot of this truck? I'd love to see where all these gears, crews and that wonderful robot are put once the truck moves to and from the hazardous location.

@Legoless Sorry, don't mean to dis any Fiesta owners here. Nothing is wrong with a Fiesta at all..I only said that because LT's MOC town here is styled more towards small Aussie town (I think), therefore I suggested a more common full-size Aussie built Ford. Yes, your statement is valid, but the legendary (desirable and collectible)Fords are usually the big ones too , but I could be wrong. However one small Ford that has legendary status/desirable/collectible is the Escort RS Cosworth imo.

Anytime man! Animation makes for a great presentation of any MOC, especially when it comes to flashing lights. Speaking of flashing lights, I 've watched some vid on the 'Tube on actual European heavy haulage services in action. I made slight alterations on the sequences, now with a faster, brighter flashes and additional flashes on the headlights. You can scroll up to my edited first post..or don't bother, here it is

Nice one LT, as always!! A Fiesta?? C'mon mate...you need a 'real'Ford..how about a true OZ legend..as some had said a Falcon! Oww forgot to add, while you're at it how about MOC-ing specialist offroad/outback outfitters for your town. I've seen many of these during my stay in OZ back then, carrying popular brand such as ARB and Old Man Emu. Being a real life 4x4 aficionado (I used to own a 75 series Toyota "Troopy" Landcruiser), I say OZ has some of the best 4x4 equipment in the world.

@All Thanks for the comments guys! I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to MOC-ing a minifig scale model (been into Technic previously), it took me few official sets and countless instruction downloads to understand how an official sets are constructed. I'm very honored that you guys like this creation. Thanks again! Idk the exact brand of the paper. I had it laser printed at a local specialized printing service. It's called a 'Cromo'..it could be of Cannon. I selected this as it's very thin. It's basically a 180dpi sticker photo paper, with adhesive on the back. I had it clear film coated after that to protect the print before cutting the designs out. It's actually very cheap, costs IDR 20.000 (USD 2.25) for a huge A4 size. I used Adobe photoshop and ImageReady. You simply make the background (main photo),and create seperate layers for each lights. Add each sequence of flashing lights to the animation 'reel', then edit/export the file to ImageReady. You can adjust the delay time of each sequence so you get the right intermitent timing. Once you're happy with it, simply "save optimized as" > select .gif format. Voila! Just google it up, there are loads of infos on making simple animated .gif files!

I should've used a BIGGER load!

Ah yes..on the real trailer, it has a detachable gooseneck, so the trailer can be disconnected right behind the fifth wheel, forming a nice ramp for the load to drive on to. please click this link: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7156591-0-large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7156591.html&usg=__JWjU8cD1_wWTG7OfKHOiMkZ6hQ4=&h=722&w=2769&sz=253&hl=en&start=17&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=fSmTlG2MTIzOvM:&tbnh=39&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddetachable%2Bgooseneck%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sout%3D1%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D834%26tbm%3Disch&ei=pCy5Ta3zNoH5rQf7raTdBA

I finally present you my heavy haulage transport MOC in real bricks. After a month of LDD-in’, Bricklinkin’, smokin’, drinkin’, cursin’ and f--- no wait, shouldn’t say it, kids might be reading this too LOL.. :laugh: Mission: Make something really long, that looks like an official Lego set, such as the 7747 (since I couldn’t get my hands on it)..while keeping everything simple. Seeing Mega Moves episodes on Discovery urged me even more to do this MOC The prime mover: Some of you had probably seen my previous MOC, the Scania T-series inspired prime mover.. I did a slight mod to it. Here it is again now. I converted it to typical heavier duty 8x4 prime mover. Retrofitted with additional axle in the back, shortened wheelbase. Shortened cab to make space for the heavy haulage ‘tower’, which is a direct copy of the 7747. This ‘tower’ houses a cooling system, additional diesel tanks, air tanks, and tool boxes on the real thing. My reference, the 8x4 Scania T series. I applied small amount of stickers, with large visible non-stylized fonts and logo..so it looks like an official Lego set. No tiny unreadable fonts that 6 y/o kids can’t read or understand. I made stickers of a fictious company called “Brick Transports” (clearly I’m running out of ideas for names). The logo is typical road service chevron and “Brick” letterings encased inside a black 3 stud brick. Horsepower?? That’s an understatement. This thing is packing Elephant Power under the bonnet!! In a typical Lego manner, the 1x2x1 bricks is usually stickered indicating the role of the vehicle. A very famous Dutch heavy haulage company Mammoet, also uses a mammoth as their logo. Elephants define pulling strength, hence their utilization in Ancient Times to haul heavy loads. Now they’re replaced by huge V8 turbo-diesels running Allison auto-transmission..I made a cutesy version of the elephant for a more childish appeal.. My daughter doesn’t know what a heavy haulage truck is..but seeing Jumbo the elephant there, she knows it’s something big, powerful, and can momentarily halt planet Earth’s rotation and in Lego’s perspective, the role of this vehicle is clear: haulin’ butt with brute force ahahaha... To top it off an “insignia” of a set’s designer. I decided to go with my daughter’s initial, and her birthdate for the numbering.. The trailer : Inspired by Nooteboom Euro low loaders ,with 4 axle bogie. I designed an extendable feature so it could cater different load lengths. By utilizing some Technic parts and bricks the loader can be shortened or lengthened. Fully extended, 3221 next to it for comparo... The loader is 8 wide, currently the load is an official 7631 Dumptrucks. I finally found a real use of the wheelchokes from the 3180. I decided to keep the floor studded (as opposed to the almost studless prime mover), to give me liberty when attaching anchor points for differing loads. Tires are wide small slicks to give an impression of a duallie, but the spares are narrow, indicating singles. So have I accomplished my mission yet? Err Idk, you guys are my panel judges of honor. Comments are welcome. I’ll leave you with a short comic..thanks for looking guys! Cheers...