Farnheim

Thank you very much. Yeah, lightningtiger, I really love that old classic town with I grew up with. @ booth: Well, I was moccing around basically for a new small fire truck. When I finished the front end (I wanted something that should have been different and modern to the other cars) I thought to myself: "Hey, that looks like a Porsche!" Nothing what really fits to a fire brigade. So I created that sportscar. I hadn't any real life example for that.

V-LV-54B Ladies and gentlemen, the next one, I want to present is a sporty one. A racecar for the city. The "Studsport CC" is a Cabrio/Coupé and shown here in the fully pimped and limited "Riceburner"-Edition. It comes with black painted alloy rims, track extension, four exhausts, a tricolor paint scheme, a spoiler package, a rear end diffuser and finally a premium alcantara leather interieur in combination with an high-performance audio system. The V6-engine produces 355 PS and 420 Nm (309 lb-ft). The Vmax is 280 km/h (electronically regulated). The pics show both variants of the car. Enjoy! Any comments are welcome as usual. Thanks for viewing! Best regards, Farnheim

@ Leg Godt Gud and bootz: That would be a really cool idea. The "2012 Eurobricks Grand Prix" or for NASCAR-Fans the "Stud @ the Brick 500" in Studkins Glen. Oh, or (OF COURSE) at The Brickyard Nice car, bootz! Looks very powerful and sleek... I'll post my car later in a new topic.

Those Porsches are really nice. You used some great color combos and the rims from the "Cars"-Sets fit great. And a really nice detail on the exhaust. I am ready. We could go racing... Keep up the great work, Farnheim

First of all, thank you guys for all the kind comments. I really appreciate it. For future projects I'll work on the photos with the white background to get them a better overall sharpness. But please be patient, because the projects I'm going post are already done. @ Leg Godt Gud: I have plans to create a complete and detailed main street diorama with a lowered water/river/harbor scene in the foreground, mainly based on some old roadplates. Just a few are ready, that I used for all the enviromental photos. Well, it's nothing special yet... This is what I have so far. And this is waiting to be done. The "Petshop" will undergo some modifications that these houses are going to fit much better to the scenario. I have plans to create a historical town gate, a little fire brigade, and some more commercial buildings. @ JackJonespaw: I simply used two of these 3-finger-hinges and two of these as a counterpart clipped on the frame. Hope that helps... @ Dakar: Absolutely, please convert it into 6wide. Can't wait to see your creation! Once again, thanks a lot!

Thx. That could work, I should give it try.

V-LC-17A Hi everybody! To get the road traffic in my town much more busier, I've made another one a while back: a side-dump-truck. A typical truck which can be found at some regular small construction sides here in germany, and of course all over the world. This retro-conversion features a bicolor paintscheme with a short-hooded cabin, a full load of ground soil and a few more details. The building technique is quite simple, but for those who want to build that that tipper truck yourself, a selfmade instruction can be found here. Happy bricking! Oops! The 4-wide-guy did it again. Hope you like it. Any comments, critics and/or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks in advance + for looking, Farnheim

Hi LT, I like your street-diorama very much. It has pretty cool looking and useful details. Especially the bank has some nice addictions, like the cash-machine (you did in LDD) or the interieur. The safe looks cool and cleaner than in #3661 (Bank and Money transfer). It fits well to the scene. As for the citycars, you could maybe put a typical Ford Focus, an Opel/Holden Astra or any other compactcar to the scene. Way to go! Farnheim

Hi ER0L, this is a real beauty (like I said before)! Great looking and bolt Vette! The new bicolor-trim makes it much more aggressively and faster! I like the silouette very much and I guess, your MOC shall be the one before the facelift with die new sloped rear end and its different rear lights, right? Keep up the great work! Maik aka Farnheim

Thank you guys very much. I really appreciate it. @ lego envy: Good point. I'll give it try, but I actually don't have enough cheese slopes for it. @ leela: Feel free to build it our way. @ LT: *lol* Yeah, this could be so. I remember this "The Simpons" episode. @ ER0L: Thx, the same to you! Well, honestly there could be even room for more. If you take a look at the official TLC product images - they are simply all crisp, sharp and absolutely perfect illuminated. Mine are just some ambitioned amateur shots.

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I guess there are quite a few 1000steine-Members active here on EB as well?

V-LC-16E Hi everyone! I got another one for you. This time it's a snow plow I created last winter (when we had one with all its loads of snow). During the main buiding phase the MOC got a plow on the front end, but I've added an extra one on the passenger site at the 2nd row. So now it's also able to rid (is that the correct meaning? ) the Autobahns from the snow white. The Plow Truck is fully equipped with a salt-silo and -spreader on the bed, high mounted headlights (if a plow is installed) and some extra features and details like warning signs, side markers and a spare tire. For the rest of the year this Machine is going to a simple Tipper Truck. Random views. Lots of stuff to get the plow mounted on the plate. The salt spreader. A view underneath with all the chassis parts. The Truck without a plow on the way back to the maintenance depot. Fully equipped and ready for service. The second plow gets simply clipped on the frame. The Classic-Town-Truck is able to rid the snow from both Classic-Town-Lanes. Wintertime can be lonesome. So the driver is happy about a little something. And that is what it's going to be during summertime. Maybe I still could put on a movable flap at rear... Well, that shall be all for now. Hope you have fun with the pics. Any comments are welcome as usual. Thanks in advance, Maik

Thank you guys a lot! Glad to see, that you like the smaller models, and of course the photos. Well, I grew up with Classic Town in the early 80s and since 2009, where I rediscovered my LEGO-passion, I started building in that old 4-studs-width again. None of the old sets have survived from my childhood days, because I sold them one day (roundabout at the age of 16) on a flea market. I'm annoyed about it - until now! @ lightningtiger: I have lots of cars finished, all in the same "look and feel". I guess, you haven't noticed my webpage (kinda blog): farnheim.wordpress.com - cause it's all still in german. I am going to present a few more in the next couple of days. @ Leg Godt Gud: It's pretty simple: My main source is the traffic in the area where I live. But I'm also surfing to a few websites from to time or simply type "LKW" in Google. The result is a flood of pics about European-style Trucks. @ L@po: You're right, the way of enlarging the Trucks over the decades are the one and only logical and realistic step to get them optical much more seperated from the cars. And, of course, you have much more new possibilites getting them even more detailed. Thank you for compliment on my photos. @ dr_spock: Thank you. Well, I personally like to play with the depth of focus.

Hello everybody, may I introduce you another one? This time nothing with a flashing blue light. It's a special interpretation of the new Recycling Truck (#4206)? The city novelty inspired me to build one of my own - in 4wide. This Truck is basically built on a typical 80s chassis with several attached parts, e.g. a gas tank or a spare tire. The retro look continuous with the classic yellow-red-yellow paintscheme. It is also equipped with a full functional crane, which can lift the recyling containers onto its loading bed. These two recycling containers will complete the "set". But I decided to renew them in complete different colors, to make the different ways of waste separations much more recognizable (for the Minifigs). Hope you like that oldschool moccing it a bit... Any comments are welcome. Kind regards, Maik

Thank you all for the kind comments. I really appreciate it!

I like your cars and trucks very much, especially the Offroad Fire Truck. The combination of the standard city-wheel-arches and the big tires with that clearance height looks good. That gives your MOCs a unique look.

Superb review, LT. No doubt, the Minifig is the star in that set. I like the new Uniform, the color of the helmet, and of course the resolute facial expression. Try to get one or two for myself.

Nice Review, Lightningtiger. Thanks for sharing. I like the Pickup a lot with its really nice color-combo. For me it reminds me of a japanese one. Thes functional trunklid is a neat detail. The Cop with that 80s-style-sunglasses should be the coolest Cop in town, ehm..., county. Hmm, what could be your next review? Maybe #4438 - Robbers' Hideout with the other (Police)Pickup. Regards, Maik

Hello TFOLs and AFOLs and all other LEGO-enthusiasts, please let me introduce myself for a few lines: My name is Maik and I'm a 41-year-old-AFOL. I rediscovered my "new" old hobby three years ago after decades of darkness. My big favorite is the town/city-theme and I'm planning a little streetlife diorama of my fictional city called Farnheim, where all of the fire engines have their origin. I love creating a fictional urban microcosm, especially layouting a citymap. I mostly build fire engines (as of german standards) in yesterday's (for me well-beloved) 4-studs-width. But I combine them with actual parts and accessoires to give them a modern touch, same obtains to the city and its houses, stores, all other civilian vehicles, town equipments and such. Sorry for my bad english... ;-)

Hello TFOLs and AFOLs and all other LEGO-enthusiasts, I'm new to this board and from now on I want to present you (from time to time) some of my MOCs (if someone hadn't noticed the models on my website yet). I mostly build fire engines (as of german standards) in yesterday's 4-studs-width. But I combine them with actual parts and accessoires to give them a modern touch. The first two MOCs are part of a trio, which are based on the first real existing new era-crash tenders on a german airport. The fire department of the International airport in Frankfurt/Main developed in cooperation with FAUN, Metz in Karlsruhe and Total in the late 60s these huge fire trucks, which were introduced to public at the "Interschutz" 1972 in Hannover. The reason for the development was the step of the aviation into the jet-era. The one with the big watercannon (the GTLF 6/18) had a capacity of 18,000 L of water and 2,000 L of foam. The other one (GPLF 12.000), a powder fire-fighting vehicle stored 6,000 kg dry powder in each of both caldrons. The engines provided 1,000 PS car for each truck. It was on duty till 1996, when the next generation of crash tenders were put into service. Both trucks in action. The powder crash tender with a rendering of its authentical letterings and markings. A closer look inside the truck with the engine and its pressure tanks for the powder. Diffenrent angels of the water truck with its huge cannon A another rendering of the typical lettering of the GTLF 6/18 The next model is an older container vehicle that can be equipped with a trailer that can also carry a different container. All Farnheims firefighters are learning with this semi to move a huge thing like that to get their special driving licence. How it works to get the trailer loaded... And last but not least a truck of the Red Cross society, that is built for humanitarian aid abroad. It's equipped with the taillift that was part of the old "Arla Milk Delivery Truck" #1581 and uniquely used in that set. I love that realistic touch and had put that to my truck. With the Minifig it gets a little set-ish. Hope you like them bit. Any critics and suggestions are very welcome. Thanks for watching, Farnheim