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Many thanks LT! I'd like to add an actual photo that shows the difference between the usual City scale and what could be called "Larger City Scale". Please keep in mind that the 7w+ rig would be considerably longer with a sleeper cab. Anyhow you may spot the difference.
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Sure, no problem. But there's no secret behind it. The complete front section of those long-nose trucks (5w hood plus mudguard section with headlights) is 7w, the cab is 6w, the section below the cab is SNOT via brackets with a variable width like in the original sets. You may just add some layers to get it wider ("keep the cab, widen the base"). All you have to do then is to connect the cab with the front section via some jumpers to get the halfstud offset. And that's it.
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Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion
ER0L replied to The Jersey Brick Guy's topic in LEGO Town
In one word: fantastic! :thumbup: Far beyond my expectations, I must say, there's nothing not to like here. Those columns ... The detective needs a car though that is parked in front of the office. -
Like already said on Flickr this looks really great, and there are quite a few nice ideas in it. I'd just put some tiles on top of the crane to hide the studs and to make it look more massive. However, I agree with eurotrash that this would work nicely as a 7-wide vehicle, too, especially when regarding the photo. Now it's a typical City model, it could even be sold as a set (and I'd surely buy it) - with all the advantages and disadvantages of a "City scale" truck. By enlarging it you'd probably get something closer to the original thing. At least I don't see any technical issues - if you don't like the hood of my version, you could think of something similar to the semi tractor I'm working at. Either way, you need this to get it working properly. Anyhow nice work, looking forward to more vehicles from you!
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Update: The prime mover is nearly finished, some detailing has been added: Still a lot of work to be done on the trailer, though. At least there is a technology to lift containers from above now: This so-called spreader, mounted to a reach stacker, is able to lift a container from above, not via the sides, so that close stacking will be - hopefully - possible. The spreader is locked to the container via two holes in the roof (see above) by turning the gear on top ("functions must be functions"). More information on the container project see here. Thanks for looking, more to come.
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You're welcome. You'll need 22 of them for a rig like this - spare tires not included ... Fortunately they're quite cheap.
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Thanks a lot LT! Many thanks Eurotrash, I guess your 76015 version aims in a similar direction. Thanks a lot! Hopefully there aren't that many vehicles yet ... Thank you! Regarding the wheels: Wrecker: http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=56902 + http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=87697 (some stretching required) together with http://www.bricklink...gItem.asp?P=x85 + http://www.bricklink...Item.asp?P=4073 (chrome silver) on a Technic axle http://www.bricklink...Item.asp?P=6587 Truck: front axle: http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=56902 + http://www.bricklink...m.asp?P=132-old (inside out), other axles: http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=55981 + http://www.bricklink...m.asp?P=132-old (inside out), Technic pins http://www.bricklink...Item.asp?P=4274 inside the rims
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#2: 60027 Custom Truck and Trailer Still a WIP right now, but since there are quite a few problems to solve and since it's connected to another project (involving containers, more on that later) it might be interesting to see how it will work out. It's based on the Monster Truck Transporter #60027, see http://brickset.com/...ck-Transporter. Although the original tractor is a bit basic I quite like its colour design plus the fact that it's a long-nose truck which makes it easier to be converted into a 7w+ vehicle. As you can see I have tried to preserve quite a few details, however the proportions are quite different, especially the front axle which in my opinion is set back too much on the original model had to be moved forward a lot. As said above wheels are most important, so designing proper wheels was crucial on a setup that probably will be used on more than just this model. For some reasons I opted for axles with spring and twin tires, made of the well-known old tires turned inside out to get some kind of profiling. In my opinion this looks much better than the usual tires with the "offroad" profile. An early version with 8w container (now 7w) and some other vehicles plus fig to get a size and scale comparison: C&c welcome as usual, more to come. Thanks for looking.
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Looks great! Proportions are much better with the lifted roof, and the rail plate above the windscreen was really missing before. Maybe larger wheels would look good on the tractor now.
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Though I think that plain 8-wide trucks are too wide for minifig scale, I really like your design. The trailer looks particularly good, but also the tractor is nicely done, especially with those new details. The cab looks a bit long, even if a sleeper cab is involved, I'd shorten it for two or even three studs. Something I'd like to know since I'm actually struggling with the size ratio between trucks and trains: Usually a loco isn't supposed to be smaller than a truck - does that mean that your trains are 8w? If so I'd be very interested to see how that looks like. My idea is that if trucks are 7w (my preferred width) trains should be at least 7w or rather 8w. Anyhow great work, looking forward to the further development of this.
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Although I like the idea of an elevated city with a subway (something I'm planning, too) I guess what you are describing here is very difficult to achieve - at least as a combination of water underneath plus a subway. You'll need lots of nonlego stuff to separate the areas. And what do you get with that? Water in such small amounts (which is very translucent) doesn't look like the water in a real harbor (which doesn't seem to be translucent at all). That was something striking me when visiting the fantastic "Miniatur-Wunderland" in Hamburg, one of the largest model railways in the world. They have a great Scandinavian section with a large fjord with moving ships, tides and whatnot. But the whole thing doesn't look realistic, you can see the sea bed from everywhere. That fountain in post #8 on the other hand, built with a boat hull, looks quite interesting. Anyhow I'm curious to see what you'll come up with.
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The shaping is quite original, but I agree with LT that it looks un-Townish. It's rather something you'd expect to go with a Classic Space scene or something. My second point is that it can't be called a semi either. Wikipedia: "A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported by a road tractor", which isn't the case here. There are quite a few semi trucks and trailers in the Town or City range: http://brickset.com/sets/3221-1 http://brickset.com/...R-Us-City-Truck http://brickset.com/...rand-Prix-Truck and some more And there are lots of mocists who actually build stuff like that, you may take a look at the truck groups on MOCpages and Flickr. Among the examples shown above there are "flat nose" and "long nose" semitrailer trucks, the latter more common in the US. If you want to build more or less realistic semi trucks my advice would be to look for photos of what you have in mind and then try to build it in Lego. Another possibility is to take an existing truck and to modify it according to your own ideas (that's what I do from time to time). Anyhow welcome to the large Lego car and truck builder community and to EB, of course. Looking forward to your next vehicle!
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Didn't know there's something like a half-track U-Haul truck, but I like the idea. There might be regions where you'd love to have such a vehicle to move your stuff. Shaping is nice, love the colour combo, too. The only thing that's missing is the typical lettering - do you know Steffen Kasteleiner's U-Haul truck? It has a brick-built lettering, but maybe there isn't enough room for that here ...
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Wonderful building, already seen on MOCpages. I especially love the colours and the shaping of the gable. I guess usually Amsterdam canal houses are a lot taller than this (at least 2 more floors) but probably that's due to the modular style. Another detail I'm very fond of are those white frames around the windows although I must admit that I don't quite understand how you have fixed them. Is there a "double wall" on the first and second floor or some kind of inner frame? Would be nice if you could tell something about that aspect. Anyhow great building, looking forward to more MOCs from you! And welcome to EB, of course.
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To be honest, I don't see a point in restarting this poll from 2010. You should keep in mind that City sets are designed for children - thus it's very nice that there's no weaponry in them, isn't it? When we as AFOLs want to have weaponry in our city all we have to do is order some guns via BrickLink (there are quite a few, see http://www.bricklink...gList.asp?q=gun) and give it to the policemen and the criminals of our cities. There's absolutely no need to change City sets in such a way. And I'm pretty sure TLG won't change anything just because of this poll among a few AFOLs.
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Great rural bus stop, I especially love the sloped roof (and the seagull, of course). Looking forward to the bus going with it ... Keep up the great work!
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Great project, the GE is a very versatile building. The facade, especially the windows section, is quite stylish with its Art Deco appeal, I like it very much. Lovely interior details, too. The roof on the other hand still needs some work in my opinion. Roofs are quite important since we usually look on Lego cities from above. Maybe some glass elements would help - you'd get a better look at the interior, too. Looking forward to the further development of this!
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The camper looks nice. Obviously it is based on a - probably expired - Cuusoo/Ideas project by somebody else, but since legopirate85 (thanks for the link) doesn't provide a name it's quite difficult to find the original designer. (Btw. the complete design of the teardrop trailer combined with the camper - "a design I saw on mocpages or something a while back" - is taken from mijasper, but he doesn't name him either.) On the other hand your version isn't that close to legopirate's design. Anyhow my main point here is the following: Under no circumstances you may combine a 6w (or 6w+, as I call it due to the mudguards) VW camper with a 10w DeLorean which clearly isn't minifig scale. If you place them side by side you will see that it doesn't work. The maximum width of a DeLorean in minifig scale would be 7w. That means you should either widen the VW camper to at least 8w (which is possible) or shrink the DeLorean to 7w or 6w (which admittedly is quite difficult) to make them go well with each other.
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Hi Poisso3, welcome to Germany. There is a Legoland resort in Günzburg in Bavaria and 2 Lego Discovery Centers (Oberhausen, Berlin). Plus we have a large and vibrant Lego community in our country with lots of events (e. g." Lego Fanwelt" in Cologne in November). You may want to take a look at Doktor Brick, one of our online communities, if you understand the language. If not you'll easily get in contact with German AFOLs who are part of the international community. Another good news is that there seems to be a regional AFOL group close to you, see http://www.brick-fans-rm.de. Usually such groups are delighted with new members. Take care!
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Thanks a lot, glad you like them that much. I completely agree that there are some nice trucks and vans but no suitable passenger cars. I guess things will get a lot better next year with the 6w "Speed Champions" (see Meiko's analysis on Brickipedia) - the minifig scale car mocists seem to get some promising new parts, more elegant mudguards included. Definitely looking forward to that!
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Thanks a lot LT. Indeed the Aston Martin (which is 100% Lego btw. ) is my most successful MOC to date. Glad you like it! Many thanks! Thanks a lot!
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While I do like the frontend of your van which has some character to it, I agree with the others concerning the rest of the vehicle. Like in the alternate model contest here on EB some weeks ago ("building models a 7-10 year old could build") I don't see a point in modifying vehicles that are already restricted to the use of children instead of rather improving them in order to be used by AFOLs. Of course this requires quite a few additional parts, but who cares? At least we aren't restricted by cost aspects - in my opinion it's always better to have a few good-looking vehicles in your town than lots of not-so-good-looking ones. Anyhow, if you're interested in vehicle building I'd recommend to take a look at the car groups on Flickr and MOCpages where you can find lots of great vans, passenger cars, and trucks. Even if it might be discouraging at first view you will learn a lot from advanced builders.
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Thank you very much! Glad you like them. I agree that the chrome wheels add a lot to the look of the Charger - I had to search for alternatives after the decision not to use third party chrome any more. In fact there are enough nice Lego chrome parts to build some nice chrome wheels. #5 Aston Martin DB5 6w+, fits one fig. First there was an idea of the shaping of the typical grille of an Aston Martin, and when this was successful the whole car had to be built: With - the one and only - driver: More pics on Flickr. Thanks for looking, more to come.
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Both. This museum for instance is a widened GE: Anyhow I agree with sonicstarlight regarding the uniformity aspect. That's why I opt for unusual, even odd widths (same for the cars) - just depending on the purpose of a build, not dictated by any pattern. This modular San Francisco townhouse ("Painted Lady") is 21 studs wide:
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Wow, this is huge! Looks nice, but they seem to be out of burgers which might lead to some disappointment among customers. It's quite easy to build some proper Lego hamburgers, take a look here: http://www.brickshow.com/episode-62-hamburger