Out of Sight

Great, from all the inputs so far: 1. a new toilet 2. A different color..(I admit, I was too lazy to pick the color combo, so I just used the color picker from one brick to the next)I had champagne silver in mind..but it doesn't look right on a brick obviously 3. Different doors 4. Stairs to reach the upper deck..I'll see what I can do. Thanks guys, keep those suggestions coming!

@Lightningtiger Ah yes I cannot figure out where to build the stairs...any ideas? The bus is only six wide, it's pretty hard to squeeze any form of steps..except a ladder,,a firemens ladder @RubeusHagrid That's a brilliant idea, thank you. What part is the brown colored one?

Guys, sorry for making another thread, but I think this bus deserves a seperate thread. Based on my previous intercity coach, and some suggestions, I modified it to become a double decker tour bus, a 5 star luxury coach with features to keep AFOLs and kids amused. The coach is inspired by this typical HUGE double decker. So here's the brick version... I lowered the base floor by few plates, and added an upper floor. The bus length remains. I added another door in the mid section, and removed the driver side door, since on some coaches, the driver enters through the passenger door too. The upper floor, with the top removed to get a better view. I added a flatscreen TV,so passengers won't get bored during long trips :laugh: and the seats are arranged in a 'theatrical' configuration, meaning the seats gets higher towards the back. This ensures a good forward visibility, usually found on some luxury coaches. I simply added 1-2 more plates to achieve the desired height. The base floor also has flatscreen, but with normal height seating configuration. Now you're probably wondering what I did with that huge area in the back of the bus. It's not a pile of bricks stacked up to make a cube shape. No sir..As you can see there are 2 dark gray colored bulkhead, seperating 3 different functional compartments, the engine bay, the luggage compartment....and..a LAVATORY! These bulkheads also serve as structural support, so my 2.5 y.o daughter can play with this MOC without turning it into a pile. Yep, they don't call a luxury liner if you cannot take a pee or a dump in the bus, or while it's moving! Here's the lavatory section..I couldn't find a loo in the parts list, so I made it using these parts instead to resemble a loo. If you know a loo in LDD please do tell me. The lavatory of course has a door. You certainly don't want people to see you doin' ur thang.. There are also grilled 1x2 bricks strategically placed to serve as an air vent..to avoid nasty smell containment. And yes, a functional luggage compartment with access doors on both left and right side. These huge coach is typically rear engined. So I made an openable rear engine hatch using hinge, so our minifig mechanic can inspect that mysterious squeeking noise inside the engine. 'Oh no...A cat got sucked inside the air intakes..AGAIN!' . Since there's barely enough space to construct an engine bay area, I placed a 1x2 sloped tiles to mimic the upper part of v-engine heads in an opposing direction ( I had Scania 14L v8 in mind). I then added a 1x1 round plate with holes (I found this by accident on LDD). It mimics those HUGE turbo housing, found in these turbocharged diesel engines. This bus is HUGE..even a great white shark looks small in comparison. I definitely plan on making this in real bricks..but I'd love to hear comments and suggestions from you guys, to spark some new ideas. Thanks for looking.

I've also been seeing Firas's creations on his profile..he's gifted beyond believe. This Tahoe oozes typical US mini truckin' cutomization flares. You either get stopped by the police from scrapping the ground with the 'bagged' suspension system, or from suspected drug/firearm possesion..since this is also a typical drug dealers/gang banger's whip :thumbup:

Yeah, I hadn't thought about that...probably because all my vehicles are displayed on a shelf instead of Lego road plates. I suspect it'll cause a serious traffic jam, not to mention the occasional curb hopping while clipping by-standers But I made the bus this long because I had a real life 40" long bus in mind, while comparing it with the size of the minifig, assuming that it's 5'7"- 6' tall You should see the length of my '150 tonnes' heavy haulage MOC that I'm currently building with real bricks on my bench. That ought to give the local "Lego City traffic authority" some real bangin' on the noggin, around 60 stud long, extendable up to 70 to cater different load lengths. It's accompanied by a classic 4-wide escort vehicles, which I designed in LDD Universe too.

Yes, I plan on building this in real bricks But since I'm relatively 'new' to Lego, I've just got back within 4 months after almost 20 years of Lego absensce, I need your opinions on this model. The biggest problem with this model is, I don't know whether I could acquire the bricks with specific colors. This blue and light blue scheme are only available on certain types of bricks. I might need to alter the color scheme for a more common, white, blue red,green, yellow, etc. I'll do that a little later.

While waiting for parts from Bricklink for my previous MOC that I constructd on LDD Universe mode, I decided to make a bus..a huge one, a modern Euro-style 6 x 2 intercity coach. Design was inspired by the Scania Irizar bus, with that hump on the front. It aids aerodynamic efficiency as I had read earlier, much like a whale, despite its huge frontal shape, it can carve underwater with ease. I guess hydrodynamic and aerodynamic works almost within the same principle. To make the hump more useful, I added grilled 1x2 bricks to suggest the condensor air inlets for the overhead air-con system. I also utilized these for the engine compartment in the rear of the bus. Here goes nothing..comments and suggestions are welcome!

I actually like the yellow Lego truck It's like a European cabover version of the 3221. You should add few more European characteristics such as a tri-axle trailer, and if you observe trucks on British roads, the prime movers also have twin rear axles to comply with the axle weight regulation for this type of truck. I've been experimenting building my moc vehicles on LDD, now that the Universe mode is accessible, it's much more 'useful'. I'm building a Scania T series inspired prime mover, a 8x4, pulling a STGO category 3 payload..it'll make the Wind Turbine Transport a 'lightweight' in comparison

You need to lenghten the rear overhang of the bus to make a proportional looking bus. (distance from the rear bumper to the rear wheel). The original bus design that came with the set is kinda weird having an unusually longer front than rear overhang. For details you could replicate the air condtioner unit usually seen on some city buses and lower the whole ground clearance of the bus by one plate, and add plates around around the sides and under each door, to give an impression of a modern low-floored city bus.

Just wondering if the Technic compressor comes with pressure valve? I mean how will you know how much pressure is in the tank, and to not overpressure it sorry guys I'm a total noob when it comes to pneumatics...which is why I need the upcoming Mog, just to get some know-how on pneumatics. However I agree that some people manage to operate their pneumatics pretty smoothly due more to the fact that they have a good 'feel', I guess it takes practice huh?

I was considering to buy the Bricklights from Artifex Creation for my 8043. It's very compact as opposed to the PF leds, but something kinda threw me off, as they only come with those horrendous grey wires. They become too apparent when installed. I wish the Bricklights come with a black wire, for a more subtle appearance. One more thing, since these non Lego LEDs have their own power supply, a 3-4.5v battery, won't it make the LEDs dimmer compared to the PF ones which are powered by 9v battery box? any opinion on that?

A great minifig scale of the Renault Magnum truck! You could add another pair of wheels on the trailer to make it a tri-axle trailers found on most European trucks, and add a deep aerodynamic side skirting on the trailer for that typical modern European box trailer I found the real truck in white too that side skirting I was talking about

I agree with the other post...IKEA shelves is a good idea! If you want to display Lego sets or anything else for that matter, make sure to utilize a 'minimalist' designed shelves like IKEA, so the set will stand out, instead of the shelves. As for me, I made this customized glass cabinet to display my non Lego stuffs (diecast model cars). But they will soon be replaced by my Technic sets. The cabinets are placed between the window panes. I like my cabinets to be integrated with the interior design of my room, instead of a stand alone design which sometimes makes the room feel cluttered.

I'm particularly fond of the blue SUV, because it resembles a toyota FJ Cruiser. White roof, blue body.

Just been snooping around the Sci-Fi forums, because of this Alien Conquest theme, I like it. Since I'm totally new and have never owned any Lego sci-fi themes, are those aliens hostile to human (minifigs). If so than this sci-fi theme pits the aliens as the antagonist, which is good, because Lego City alien invasion diorama would look neat with these guys.

The 8043 was definitely modelled after a JCB JS330...check out the similarities! Bold horizontal black lines across the side of the hull, is unmistakably JCB, also for that air vents on the side. The use of the flexible axles for the cab's pillar also mimics a typical JCB cabs, slighty rounded at the front. The 8265 was modelled after a Komatsu no doubt about it, however a WA600 to be precise...notice the shape of the walkway on the side which goes to a downward slope leading to the engine bay and the hand railings.

Ow.darn it...you beat me to it I was thinking of MOC-ing a FedEx delivery van too. For even better finish..you could try sending your file to a vinyl graphic shop, and make a vinyl transfers . This will do away with the white background on the current stickers, leaving just the FedEx logo as the stickers.

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@Bricksonwheels Ah I see, since most, if not all, Euro trucks are running side exhaust. Are smoke stacks (vertical US style) ilegal in Europe? Anyway, are you planning to make a customized trailer for this beast?

WOW sick!! the best Lego models of a typical Euro-custom styled Scania. Bricksonwheels, since most of these beauties run a straight exhaust configurations on the sides near the sideskirts to achieve that typical Scania "v8 rumble", what do those smoke stacks on the top serve as? Again, a great build! :thumbup:

Thanks for the great responses guys Surprisingly I'd found quite a few of the forementioned rare out of production sets carried by few Indonesian sellers, namely the tower crane, bulldozer,articulated dumptruck, construction site, the wind turbine transporter, and even the XXL mobile crane. All are in sealed boxes. Now it's getting really difficult to make up my mind...coz I want 'em all No wait, I NEED them all as each set 'compliments' each other. Since I'm also a Technic fan, i'm thinking the crawler crane and the bulldozer for few undeniable reasons: they're HUGE, and contain a considerable amount of Technic parts and..i'm a sucker for caterpillar tracked earthmovers. The other problem is, squeezing the huge delivery package under my wife's nose without raising 'suspicion'.

The title and description are pretty much self explanatory.. I've been into Technics for a while, especially construction vehicles, so City Construction theme is naturally my favorite, but I do also love any sub-themes which feature six stud wide trucks. The last time I actually bought a minifig scale was during the late 80's during my childhood, they were refered as Legoland. Here's a recap of my interests: - Theme : City - Sub-theme : Construction, Police, Fire, etc - Preferable vehicles : Any constructions, six wide trucks (or over), semi-trailers, etc. - Year : always love the newer City sets, preferably 2007-current, also for ease of obtainability reasons) - Budget : I'd like to keep it under US$100 for this new set. Any recommendations for my 'first' set? Please explain a little about your suggestions. Yes I know, there's a bunch of review on Brickset,but none states about a good first timer. Thanks heaps guys!

AMAZING! I'm in the process of making notes for parts needed to make your 8271 Velociraptor...very creative yet simple to construct model. I hope you don't mind. It's nice to see some organic creations made from very unorganic Technic parts I'll be ordering them on Bricklink since I don't own the 8271 nor have enough left over parts to make it. I'll be experimenting with a shades of green and darker colors though. Since I own the 8043, I wonder what kind of animal/creature you can make from it, with your creative imagination. A PF powered walking yellow dinosaur with LA actuated jaws to crush unsuspecting minifigs perhaps?

To prolong the life of any brushed motor, it's a good idea to break-in the motor, by free running it for 10 minutes on each directions without any load or gears attached to it. This will allow the carbon brush to seat and confirm properly on the armature, therefore reducing the motor life-shortening 'arching' (sparks). I did this to all my PF motors. I dream one day Lego will make a maintanance free sensored base brushless motor, which has HUGE advantage over brushed motor such as no brushes to wear out, no arching, less resistance, more efficient power delivery therefore more torque. However that'll shoot the price way above the current PF setup, since a brushless motor control module is required too,but that could be integrated within the PF battery box so size should remain the same.

Thanks for the vid, it gives a clearer information about your gun! It's real nice to see a Technic MOC other than the usual automotive and construction equipment theme. Looking forward to see your rifle