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Thanks sens mate :) Here's just a quick shot showing the main chunks of the Daytona and how they connect together. I hope this helps all of you guys who've requested it. Sorry, I didn't have the time for more detailed assembly photos, but I do think this one is pretty self-explanatory:

V-LV-24E My recent bike frenzy continues with my this one; the primary aim here was to construct a minifig-scale bike with a really FAT rear tire, which is one of the most prominent features of nowadays' powerful cruisers. I do believe this has not been done in minifig-scale before, so this one in particular is a bike I'm pretty happy with - even though it is not a replica of any real-life motorcycle and hence does not feature that many recognizable details. "Man, can you imagine how much rubber this one will burn..." The engine is obviously an inline four and not a V-twin. I might build one of those later on, but for now I was a going for a "cleaner" look. Due to the angle and look of its headlight, the front of the bike slightly resembles the Suzuki Intruder M1800R (a.k.a. Boulevard M109R). This, however, was not on purpose and is rather just a nice side-effect. An effect I was going for was the transformation from a big tank in the front to a thin rear mudguard, which then nicely lets the viewer's attention focus on the fat rear wheel. For those of you who might ask whether using this hinge brick doesn't make the bike unstable - no, it's actually absolutely OK. The correct angle is ensured by the use of the exhaust pipes and the 2x1 plate with bumper. Father Torque here demonstrates just how sturdy & comfy the construction is. There it is, my big rear wheel design. It is a really solid build and the tire does not wiggle at all. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. P.S.: I've posted more smaller-res pictures instead of uploading just a few high-res images. If you'd want to see some more photos, go see the Cruiser's MOCpages presentation. I will add higher-res photos to Brickshelf later on.

Lovely trains there! The TSR engines are awesome ;]

First ride was a metallic green LADA 1500S... 1 year younger than me, so you can imagine it was not the coolest car in the world. But I loved it to bits nevertheless. Did a select few modifications and tampered with the paintjob (spray-painted all black or neutral-coloured elements in silver... loved the green / silver combination). The 1.5 engine was only capable of 75bhp, but it was a really light car, so the accelleration was fine. Top achievable speed @ 120kmh (only 4 gears), altho it could do 160 when I was much, much younger... So I made sure that I didn't drive it out of town too often. Brakes were practically useless, but that's how I learned to make the most of manual gears and engine braking ;) Next I drove one of these, in metallic blue. 2.0 Turbodiesel engine, loved it. I've been a huge fan of diesel engines ever since. As to the ride, you would never believe it, but this Pug offered one of the smoothest rides ever! I've sat in or driven quite a few cars, but as far as comfort while driving goes, the 406 was on equal terms with the Merc E and S-Classes of those days, and that did mean something to me. After that I've driven around a 2007 BMW 520i, which however was not mine, so I'm not driving anything currently. Regarding the Beamer - I was hardly impressed by anything this car had to offer, not even the 170bhp. It's fast, but not quick - I preferred the Pug's huge torque in lower RPMs to the Beamer's capability of properly accelerating after 140kmh. All in all, this one was definitely a MAJOR disappointment to me, especially with the brand's reputation in mind. Next I'm thinking of either getting a second-hand Peugeot 406 Coupe 2.2 HDi or saving up for a VW Scirocco 2.0 TSI, which might however take a while. So I think I'd rather save up for one of these babies... Which reminds me: Any other bikers or bike lovers around here?

Lovely design and the slide-out compartments are such a brilliant idea! This one would look PERFECT in simonwillems' Riot scene...

I've got the solution: Railplane!!! Next up: Bananaphone!

Thanks for that link mate! Here are the pics we used as a reference for the kiosk: http://www.empireexhibition1938.co.uk/imag...OrangeKiosk.jpg http://www.jamd.com/image/g/2696727 Both seem to have been taken quite a while back, but we liked that retro-curvy-feel. So 60s! Will have to work on bringing that to our kiosk next...

Just make sure you order more of those bike-specific parts. I bet you'll be hooked once you build this one ;)

I guess it's got something to do with my perception of art in general, since I define art not as something which is supposed to make me think, instead I like art to make me feel. So I'm really not too much of a fan of stuff that depicts violence just for the sheer sake of it. The way I see it, "L'art pour l'art" just ain't art when its sole message is "Look at me and reflect on how bad bad bad this is". Of course, that's the way I feel about it and I appreciate you and simonwillems here accepting my point of view, but then again - everyone's entitled to their own way of seeing things and that's kind of the beauty of it all, right? All of the above has nothing to do with this MOC and I apologise once again for flooding the thread with my personal views. Once again - the scene is REALLY well executed and very thought out, which I like a lot.

Fitting a minifig on a bike which still looks cool is near impossible... or at least it can only be done for a select few types of motorcycles. That is the conclusion I've come to so far, after having built three minifig-scale motorcycles. One of those was made especially with the "minifig rideability" in mind and it features a gap in the middle which I'm definitely not too happy with... So you have to sacrifice some level of realism with a minifig-scale bike in other to have a minifig actually ride it and at the end of the day it's really a matter of priorities. I for one build all my vehicles with the town folk in mind and the same applies to our buildings and town structures... However, as far as bikes go, I'd rather have a beautiful bike which looks just right for a minifig yet cannot be actually ridden by it than sacrifice the bike's looks. My two cents.

Then the airplane would end up spilt all over the buildings & people of my town... messy! Nah, thanks. I need to think of a clean solution which would still be destructive enough to impress... (am I beginning to sound like a terrorist yet?!)

Thanks a lot for your kind words, guys, that does mean a lot to us. And as to blogging this one... yet once again, I can only say WOW! Thank you for this honor, Brickster!

Precisely. To be perfectly honest, I think I copied it from Noddy's bikes (you can check those out on mocpages). However, I think that slick tires such as these ones only look good on sporty bikes, so you won't see me turning that many tires inside out. Just finished another motorcycle study/project, once I get around to photographing it, I'll also take a few shots of the Daytona's assembly and post them on here. @ TenorPenny: thanks ;) The very first thing I thought when I first saw a trans yellow cheese brick was: motorcycle headlights! So there you go...

i SO regret not having any railroad tracks or a 9v right now. But there's always Bricklink... ;)

It seems that I'm not the only one who came in with a GRAND first post This one's a very nice train, I must say that I definitely enjoy the driver's laid back stance on things :D Can't help but wonder if all Class 43 drivers are like that :]

How about building an "awakening at the dumpster" vig then? Because I'm definitely going to build the Kickstand someday soon and park all my bikes in front of it @ Eilif - thanks for the tip mate! I must just do that once I'm done with our current projects (which, of course, include a few bikes as well )

This is absolutely fantastic! I just love how you've used the pistols as the bike's handlebars - it's an extremely original touch! The bike is simply lovely and you've really done a GREAT job using various SNOT techniques to create a marvellous design... Can't wait to see this one in actual bricks, please do bring it to life! Btw, the model sorta reminds of the Norton Thruxton... once again, awesome build!

I do know what you're talking about, I've done some Criminology myself (to be more precise, Asya, my girlfriend, has - as part of her curriculum in Law, but I do believe that I've also learnt a thing or two :D). What I was saying was that I like to think of LEGO as my own resort from some of the aspects of the surrounding world which I'd like to deal less often with ;]

V-LV-48D This one was inspired by one of my favourite PC games, LucasArts' 95 adventure Full Throttle. Hopefully, there will be some of you around here who are familiar with the game. To those who aren't - I hope that this can serve as a good incentive to play the game - trust me, you'll love it! Ben is the leader of a freedom-loving gang of bikers, The Polecats. There's not much to say about him since he prefers to keep his stories to himself; one thing's for sure though - Ben loves his bike and doesn't like it when anyone fiddles with it. Talking about Ben's bike, it's a heavily customized Corley. In fact, it boasts in excess of 6 (count 'em!) exhaust pipes, so you could try and imagine the sound that comes out of those babies. Quote Ben, "When I'm on the road, I'm indestructible. Noone can stop me. But they try..." A few "serious" words about this MOC: I was not going for realism with this one. The loooong wheelbase and the ridiculous amount of exhaust pipes are all features of the comic-yet-believable style of Ben's original in-game bike. That's what I was trying to achieve, PLUS I definitely wanted this one to minifig-rideable. Hence the weird-looking gap in the middle. To those of you who would want to see some more realistic minifig-scale bikes - I have one which is currently WIP, I might post it on here and ask you guys for some feedback. But for now - I hope you enjoy this.

Two words: THANK YOU. I've been trying to develop some good SNOT techniques with the older bricks & parts (90s sets) but it's really not been too easy. This sheds light on why it is precisely that TLC is on a winning course with the newer range of parts enabling builders to use various SNOT techniques.

Well, it will take some time before we're done with that design since we want to build a really good MOC, but do keep an eye out :] In the meantime, I guess I'll keep working on bikes, cars and vigs...

Hi there and welcome! I'm also a HUGE fan of Spyrius and Ice Planet, can't wait to see your creations! There have not been too many Spyrius-inspired MOCs lately - the nostalgic factor is taking most AFOLs back to the years of Blacktron, but I feel that Spyrius had so much more to offer... As to Ice Planet - well, to this day that remains one of the most original space series for me, so I can't wait to see what you come up with :)

I live in fear of Chuck Norris. I cannot say anything bad about Chuck Norris since I dread the thought of dying at the hands (or is that feet?) of his roundhouse kick. Chuck Norris has modelled the very world I live in. In that sense, Chuck Norris there has made an absolutely lovely rendition of his own truck (which he made in the first place) in LEGO scale. Needless to say, he also made the LEGO bricks for this truck himself.

This is a really well executed scene... you've obviously put a lot of thought into it and definitely brought some action to your LEGO world! I must say that it does look scarily realistic! However, I just can't help but notice that somehow the minifigs' smiles just don't go along with the theme of violence. This may be a bit off topic, but let me explain what I mean: Weird as that might sound, there never were any "baddies" in my LEGO world back when I was a kid. The criminal would relax and have a cup of coffee at the police station's lobby room along with other officers while Majisto would chat with the King's Knights and reflect on the dragon's recent exploits in helping out local population. Yes, I know it sounds naive and it pretty much ruins the sense of having a castle or a police station in the first place. I guess in hindsight I could say "how childish of me", but I have to admit that to this day I think more or less the same way when I build LEGO. It's just that the world's pretty messed up as it is and bringing violence to life in LEGO makes me feel a bit sad. Just a few personal reflections...

For someone who is working with a limited range of bricks (and believe me, I know how you feel!), you have done an exquisite job! I would love to see this next to an actual building created by you, I am absolutely sure that you'll come up with something fantastic. Congrats on the feature, by the way!!!