Maufol

Incredible model! Such a difficult to design the very special apearence of our S102 series aka "Pato".

What an amazing model! So challenging design , even the special Talgo rodal that is so unique and difficult to "simulate" in Lego...!

Oh! you mind that set? Not at all! Neither I am never interested in LEGO Friends line and really don´t know their designs. Pure coincidence, but really has a look in the ramp and configuration The inspiration was this bus that operate in one of the city line buses that serve in Madrid city, specialy designed for narrow strets of the historic city center:

Let's see, the cornerstone of the entire City set, the key, is the main objective they're focused on: children and (children's) playability, and therefore also the final price that parents must face. Therefore, they've always been less detailed than those intended for AFOLs, but no less fun. Why are there more vehicles than buildings lately? Clearly, it's for something that eludes us, because perhaps we don't know a lot of the data they do handle (and I think they do very well), and perhaps that data indicates that today's children prefer vehicles more than buildings. And despite everything, I, for example, as an AFOL, have sometimes bought City sets because I've seen that they fit very well and almost unchanged with my collection of modular sets (because the modular sets are our "City" sets, although they are considerably more expensive), like the "Picnic in the Park" (60326), or the wonderful "Grocery Store" (60347), perfect for modding and creating a complete building. What I really miss is a new line in line with the modular: vehicles (not only speed cars...) and trains for us, the AFOLs, or other urban structures, but well detailed to put in our modular cities... basically, the MOCs that many people make, who by the way, may have seen that since we're already managing with our MOCs, why bring out a new line...

Thanks! That windshield, I think it gives "personality".

Hello everyone! I'd like to introduce you to my first MOC, which has reached the final stage, which is construction with physical parts. It's also the first fully tested and finished model. The truth is, I'm a perfectionist, and getting this model to its final stage without any further changes has been a very long road, first through pure design with Stud.io, and then perfected with real parts. So, whenever I design a MOC, I set some basic goals, and generally they are: Minifigs: They are the absolute protagonists. All my MOCs are always at their most suitable scale, and my designs always have to be usable by Minifigs. Maximum possible interior and exterior detail. Solid and viable construction. Use of the cheapest and most common parts possible and a wide range of colors. Always, always, always, official parts, without exception. And of course, no glue, destructive modifications, etc. I'm a purist in this regard. The only thing I'm open to (at the moment) is the use of unofficial train tracks (although my trains will always be able to run perfectly on official tracks). I already told you, I'm a perfectionist hahaha! It's my obsession, and I can't help it. It's also the way I'm most interested (and enjoy) in building and designing, so what can I do? Well, my little bus is 8 studs, as it's my favorite size, especially for heavy vehicles and trains. It's the one I get the most play with, to be honest. This bus can accommodate 5 seated minifigs, plus a few standing ones, and a driver. It has a side-opening passenger door, and its mechanism works incredibly well (much better than I thought!); in fact, I use this system in other MOCs I'm currently developing. It also has a retractable roof to view the entire interior, and of course, both the exterior and interior are detailed. Although the bus is entirely invented, both the color and model are based on some buses owned by the municipal company of the city of Madrid (Spain). It consists of 614 parts, weighs approximately 450 grams, and is 30.8 studs long. For those interested, the instructions and .io model are free to download: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=523182&ref=my_studio https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-174970/Maufol/city-liner-bus/#details And now, the pics: That´s all! I hope you enjoy it!

finaly!

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Hello everyone! I´m new in this so big LEGO forum! I am an AFOL living in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. I like collecting sets (specially Star Wars, modular buildings and some curious sets of LEGO City )and also designing MOCs, at the moment some kinds of vehicles like buses and trains. in wich I will show you some of them. One of my little dreams are visiting Billund and Legoland, and also in any of some bigs convention about trains, like https://noppenbahner.de/ and of course to participate in! Greetings and have a nice buildings!