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True, bigger tyres on truck MOCs are nicer, but as you said you always have to make compromises. I use the round mudguard piece (part ID 1846) for my trucks which limits tyre sizes to 24mm in diameter, but at least I get to have my classic truck mudguard to look pretty much perfect for me! Oh wow, yeah and speaking of compromises that's pretty awesome that you managed to make two playable builds with a restricted parts list. I didn't even know this was a thing (just checked and it's a built-in feature in Studio, which is neat), but it looks like a fun challenge! I'll have to try it myself some day. Yeah, Studio renders have a sterile look to them (even the scratches/discoloration options are lacking). I find I even have to tweak the colour curves of the renders in Photoshop/Krita/Gimp and boost the saturation/contrast values a bit because the renderer's "sensor" gets blown out with light strength above a value of 3, but then makes the colours lose all energy and become drab and grey with lower light strength values. And no worries! I'm a big fan of this community too. (And of course LEGO has already used the frog piece for a hood ornament, haha!)

It's pretty great that it seems LEGO truck MOC designers all agreed upon using the frog for the hood ornament. I mean, it's perfectly fitting (something even LEGO would probably do), so I can see why it's a thing! Overall a fun truck build with good play functions! The loader having working engine pistons on top of its Hand-Of-God control features is just the icing on the cake. Fantastic stuff! I've been using wheel 11208 with tyre 5033 for my truck MOCs which seems to work quite well for 6 (and even 8, to an extent) wide scales. The high profile tyres would be a bit of a tight squeeze with that mudguard 49097, though. So I think the smaller wheels/tyres were a decent intentional choice. Oh and one more thing while we're talking about tyres, I noticed that the render preview for the truck and loader on the Bricklink Designer Program page uses the black shiny plastic material which makes it look like LEGO plastic instead of rubber. Bricklink Studio, for some reason, won't let you pick the Rubber Black material for rubber tyres unless you disable the blue funnel icon in the top right when you click the colour droplist... Which is weird because you can upload Studio files with the Rubber Black material perfectly fine. Just as a tip to anyone reading this who also might not know this quirk of Studio!

Cheers @JopieK! Glad to hear that I'm providing all the info I can! Also, I have to say a mate of mine who's made an even bigger collection of MOC trucks (based off my 6 wide design, haha) really warmed up to the custom hubcaps, so you'll be sure to see more of them! It's honestly just really cool seeing them in reality and making a LEGO build look that little bit more special. (Interesting to note though that LEGO sort of beat me to the punch with the Tow Truck set 60467, and in it there's part 98138pb459 which is a 1x1 round tile with bolt decals - useful for LEGO wheels that have pin connectors, but unfortunately there's nothing officially compatible with wheel 11208 that I made my hubcap for other than the wheel holders and debatably some LEGO bar pieces if you want to make a DIY wheel holder with no clutch power),

G'day everyone, I hope that despite the subject of 3D printing that this is alright to post here! I've been wanting to (non-destructively) modify my LEGO trucks with a little bit of extra visual detail, so I learned how to do a bit of modelling in FreeCAD and had a local maker friend 3D print the files for me so I can paint and varnish them for my trucks. I'm also releasing the files for free for anyone to download and try it out in Bricklink Studio! Photo showing my painted and gloss varnished hubcaps on the Burger Truck (a rather excellent set with, gasp, no stickers! Set ID is 60404): Thingiverse link so you can download the Bricklink Studio file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7116321

Yup! It's a nice small scale that works perfectly with LEGO City roads/buildings/etc, and your Subie works well as a result, too! And oh yeah, I'm definitely going to have to make a trailer for this! Cheers for the suggestion @Daiman!

Haha, glad you notice all the details, @Daiman! Thanks mate!

G'day, I present you the crowning glory of Australian urban engineering... The humble traffic light and PB/5 pedestrian button! There's a lot of history behind the PB/5 button that I didn't have the time to talk about in my video about my LEGO version of it, but I hope you learn something cool at the very least! It's just a small build from me this time - I've been quite busy! Some photos from my Flickr page for those who don't want to watch the video:

Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts! And yeah, I've got more 4/5 stud wide vehicles planned! I must admit though that it's a bit maddening making designs and finding some old parts that LEGO don't make anymore that would otherwise be perfect.

You are now obligated to take "in the field" photos! I want to see your MOCs in the snow, for sure! It's completely understandable why you won't do stickers, haha. Glad you like the name idea, though! Also, sweet trailer there. Love the microbuilds of the various power tools and even the hidden detailing of the ventilation pipes.

No worries @Daiman! Glad you like the frog hood ornament (I'm really glad that I managed to add it after nearly abandoning it through the iterative design process)! It felt only fitting for a LEGO build.

I love this. It just reminds me of classic space with all the usage of blue LEGO elements, but for such a detailed and chunky off-roader. Interestingly I actually really liked how you had the exhaust pipes on the first one lay flat - it's unique, but it's also not too uncommon in real lifted/truck-type off-roaders (they often opt for side exhausts, but that's fine). Also, wow! All that writing. So much to get into after I check out all the photos you've been taking. It's good to see someone putting in the effort to not just make some really cohesive and strong models (the front bull bars look really sturdy being clipped in like that, fantastic stuff), but also chronicling your journey with the project and describing in great detail all the things that you've been doing with it. Top tier work! I can imagine a white upwards-pointing triangular logo with a black compass and the words "Overlander" and "Search and Rescue" as a custom sticker on the various hoods/sides to finish it off nicely... Which I could throw together for you, if you like the idea - yours to keep!

Oh yeah, this brings me back to a couple of years ago when I visited a friend in a big city! These little not-quite-petrol-station stores are quite common in large metropolises. The sights. The sounds. The smells! If you've ever been in a bustling capital, you would know how packed these places are with blinking/flashing LED advertisements, how that one exhaust fan that is hidden in some corner of the side of the building is constantly rattling (and has been rattling for the past decade), and a mixture of fresh food being cooked - and something that doesn't smell that good at all - wafts through the air. Good memories, haha. You've got that corner store look done well!

My favourite detail is using the 1x2 hinge piece as the hood ornament. It's such a small thing, but it works so well! Big fan of adapting people's designs. Thanks for crediting Leewan! I hope they also enjoy the various tweaks to the design you've done if/when they see this. Maybe you can make Cruella De Vil's long-hooded red and black roadster, next?

G'day! I created a 6 wide semi truck that has a tilting front hood, simulated engine detailing (I thought I was original using roller skates for the engine block - but LEGO had already beat me to it), interchangeable front axles so you can swap the "wheels holder" part with a custom assembly for simulated steering, and even uses 3D printed (gasp!) hubcaps that I designed and painted/varnished. The whole build is quite solid and child play friendly! It uses 196 parts - or 198 parts with the simulated steering assembly - assuming you include the 3D printed hubcaps (otherwise it'd be 194 and 196 parts, respectively). You can watch the video that showcases the build history and other things, too: Some photos from my Flickr page for those who don't want to watch the video:

I really have to share Kivi's sentiment and expand upon it - there are lots of clever build-strengthening decisions, such as the 1x2 modified plates with clip doing doable duty as both the headlight mounts and as front mudguard supports! And that's all you! I can really see this being part of a real modern LEGO set that went through LEGO's strict R&D process. What Calin did was great, but you made a brick-built chassis using currently-available parts. Good stuff!

Thank you Murdoch17 and idlemarvel! I hope to keep myself to a high standard! And yeah, I had to make it a little fancy with those rims - it's part of the trim level on the real ute that inspired the build! I have also finished making the premium instructions for the ute which you can find here: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-210278/M.O.Brix/classic-city-scale-aussie-ute/#details Please let me know what you think if you feel so inclined to help support me... And my poor financial decisions, haha!

Between this and the PUSER Truck Mid, I just love the running boards on your designs. Is it load bearing and resting upon a 2-by-something plate chassis? If so, fantastic designing! If not, still a lovely display piece! Good attention to detail - even making sure the Technic pins are aligned in the same direction. If only LEGO did a historical pre-1940s Speed Champions set so that they could give us updated skinny wheels and tyres... One can dream.

Such a handsome vintage truck! Dark "British racing green" green is such a fantastic period-correct colour for this (also a big fan of the stack of rounded 1x2 jumper plates for the grill which even creates the incidental detail of the radiator cap!). Looks like a solid kid-friendly playable build, too! Now if only those mudguards (part ID 1846 for those who are curious) also becomes available in both dark red and bright red... And tan/sand yellow/brick yellow (all these names for the same colour, haha).

G'day! I created a small 4 wide ute (technically 5 wide due to the wheels sticking out - it ended up looking too skinny, otherwise) that uses 77 parts. I hope you enjoy watching my video about it (and other things)! I've also made instructions that you can find linked at the bottom of this post. Some photos from my Flickr page for those who don't want to watch the video: PREMIUM REBRICKABLE INSTRUCTIONS: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-210278/M.O.Brix/classic-city-scale-aussie-ute/#details