JLW Bricks

Amazing work as usual Jaap! Your attention to detail really shows in the design. The yellow color scheme looks very good so I think it will be my next project once my current one is finished. I've already got my dark grey arches ordered since they are getting a bit rare on Bricklink!

Thanks for the positive comments. Unfortunately there probably won't be any instructions made, I wouldn't really know where to begin!

Yes the grill is one area I still might work on improving. It would be nice to try and replicate the real thing more accurately.

Thanks for all the positive comments, much appreciated! Thought I would post a few more pictures. In response to the comments about needing a load for the trailer my current work in progress is a 1:16 scale Volvo A35G articulated hauler (with some very large and very cool custom pneumatic cylinders...). I've got all my scale measurements worked out and the project is turning out to be fairly large so I think it will look pretty good on the trailer!

Hello, First time posting here on Eurobricks and I would like to present my Mercedes Benz Arocs SLT. The idea for this project came from the release of 42043, and I began looking at some of the other Mercedes Benz truck models. I was also beginning to build Jaap's amazing Nooteboom trailer and was going to need something to connect it to! The project began with the purchase of a second 42043 as that provided a good starting point. As you will see many design elements have been taken from 42043 but once you look closely pretty much every aspect of the original truck has been changed.. My model features suspension on all axles which is pretty much identical to that of the official Lego model except for the second steered axle which had to be modified to allow for the driveshaft to pass through it and connect to the rear axles. I originally built the truck with power functions but I didn't like the fact that the 2 XL motors made it impossible to still incorporate a working inline 6 cylinder engine. I was also having problems transferring all that power from the 2 XL's through all the universal joints needed to make it through the second front steered/suspended axle! So the power functions were removed and the truck now has good old fashion HOG steering. The other main compromise is the front grill that only has 4 rows instead for 5 like on the real truck. I also need to give credit to Jaap Technic for creating the custom decals and for the excellent design of the Nooteboom trailer. Overall I am pretty happy with this project but I am always making little changes! Scale: 1:16 Length: 45.5 cm Width: 15.1 cm Height to top of cab: 23.5 First the real thing... Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks!