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ukaskew

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  1. Good suggestion thanks, now I look it is very high for a minifig to reach the counter, I will see how it looks one brick lower. Thanks for your comments, only the rear roof panel needs to lift off to access the kitchen, I was going for a 'cut-away' style photo so removed a lot more for the shot. I agree that Burger Van B doesn't feel quite right, they are odd blocky looking things in real life but I think lowering it a little and fleshing out the interior might help. Good suggestion, I will try that this weekend as it would make sense to take that down a level, I also need a till! Thanks everyone for the fantastic suggestions and comments, what a great community. An ambulance is on the list, as well as a low loader truck, a few race car trailers and then lots of race cars. I'm torn on custom stickers at the moment, on the one hand it would add a huge amount of detail, but I also like the purity of leaving those bits to the imagination, tough one.
  2. It's supposed to be a menu, until I find something better..!
  3. About two months ago I was tidying the folks attic and found some of my Lego from when I was a little'un (stuff from approx 1988-1994), this pretty much instantly gave me the bug so I decided I wanted to work on a long term project with 'new' Lego. As I'm a motorsport photographer I decided my local circuit would be good inspiration, the main paddock complex is still in the planning/brick collecting stage, but I've been working on a few vehicles to populate my build with. The concept is to build it in as near to current City style as possible, so wherever practical I'm modifying current sets rather than building from scratch. Thoughts/improvements/suggestions very much welcome, these are literally my first ever MOCs and the first Lego I've touched for about 16 years, and I'm mainly using parts from the sets I've bought, so I'm sure there are many things to improve upon... Burger Van A Based on the Ford Transit style Burger Van, this is a modified Prisoner Transport with parts from the BBQ Stand. It needs a clear windscreen at some point. Race Transporter At first glance just a Lego Truck, but this was the most challenging of the three as it required a wider floorplan to hold a standard car. This - oddly, was a combination of Lego Truck (3221) and the Train Station (7937). You don't see many trucks like this in the UK, so I may use a Tank Truck style cab in the future. Burger Van B Based on the trailer Burger Vans seen frequently at events, this is a modified 4WD Horse Trailer (7635), again with BBQ Stand interior (just added, so no pics yet) I've just also finished my first two race cars and will be building an Ice Cream Van this weekend, so it's moving faster than expected. So much fun!
  4. Hi all. I'm currently working on my first City based MOC and it's going to require lots of white one stud wide bricks (of varying lengths), it's a large, modern, predominantly white building. I have the Creator Apple Tree House, which has given me a good selection of parts to get me started, but I still need quite a few more. I would rather not buy precise parts from Pick-a-Brick as it would be nice to have a collection of sets to build with the kids in future. With that in mind, are there any good sets out there (present or recent past) that might give me a good supply of white bricks? I've had a good look around but am still not sure, another Apple Tree House is a possibility, but I guess there may be something from leftfield like a Star Wars set with lots of white...?
  5. Tesco Trowbridge has Lego City Repair Trucks for £4.48 each, running out fast though.
  6. Popped into my local Tesco Extra (Trowbridge, Wiltshire) to pick up the Fire Pick Up Truck today, they were literally just changing over to 2011 stock (the new space stuff amongst lots of others) so were taking all the 'old' stuff away, sadly no Fire Truck for me. What happens to the old stock? They had loads yesterday which has now vanished.
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