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    Glad you like it! Thanks :) :thumbup: Thanks Matt
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    Many thanks Jim for your kind words! I'm so glad you like my work, thanks again :sweet: Thanks a lot for your kind words lightnintiger, very appreciated :thumbup: I'm glad you like my work, and thank for your suggestion about Ideas... Stay tuned
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    Thanks :classic:
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    Thanks Sylvian, gald you like This Gas Statuion is like a time capsule... Thanks Right! There's one surviving in Groeningen, not ESSO but Gulf if I'm not mistaken... Thanks, the story is great, and also the story of the Volkswagen T1. ah ah ah...I hope too
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    Thanks! For sure I'll continue to post my MOCs in this Forum The two red roofs are probably one of the most important feature in this MOCs, I'm really satisfied with the outcome. Glad you like it :sweet: Glad you like Your ARAL gas station is really outstanding, thanks for notifying it, top notch
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    Thanks Victor for your kind words, glad you like the classic radio... Glad you like it... :wink: Thanks for your kind words, very appreciated :thumbup: Thanks Edwin, glad you like my workshops Yes, our models have the same problem, indeed this morning my Esso Gas Station has been moved in this Forum. Thanks to the moderator for this change Many many thanks for your request! It has been heard. What a great surprise this morning looking at my MOC on frontpage!!! Thanks Eurobricks for this chance! No worries mate and thanks for your words Glad your whole family loves my build Thanks dr Spock, stickers work good in this MOC Thanks a lot for your support! if you like this kind of MOCs, take a look at my flickr photostream Thanks a lot
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    Thanks LvdH About the right place for this MOC (and also for the other scale models) is really a good point. In fact I've always posted my mocs in this forum because it's for Technic, Mindstorms & MODEL TEAM, and we consider the scale models as Model Team MOCs. There are probably many more Technic fans than Model Team in this Forum...The matter is open...
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    Put a tiger in your tank!* - Part 2 Few days ago I presented the Volkswagen T1 Esso Service that was the first part of my latest MOC. Today I'm happy and proud to show you the second part: a classic Esso gas Station designed in 1953 by Dutch modernist architect Willem Marinus Dudok. My LEGO Dudok Esso gas station has the same features of the real one: an elegant design, a v-shaped roof on both sides, two gas pumps on a dark grey platform, different advertising signs and other stuff. The shop is on the front of the station; a detailed service garage is located at the back. There are a lot of details both outside and inside the building, let's take a look. In the shop you can find a big desk with a vintage phone, a cash register and a architect lamp. A big clock is positioned on the wall close to the shelves where you can see the oil cans and an old radio. Two neon lights and a fan are hung on the ceiling support. The garage at the back features a lot of utensils, advertising signs and other stuff. My VW Type 2 T1 decked up in Esso livery fits perfectly in this scene. Take a look at the Michelin Man (Bibendum)...I love it! The design of Dudok was simple and brilliant simultaneously. According to the mission he received from ESSO Netherlands, the station had to be functional and inexpensive to produce. It was just after World War II and raw materials were scarce. At the same time the road network grew and pumping stations had to be placed anywhere. 112 Dudok Esso stations were placed along the Dutch highways. Below an overview. Below you can see the real Esso station photographed at the National Automobile Museum Collection Louwman (The Netherlands) where was placed in 2004. I built this brand new MOC last winter and I’m particularly fond of it. More pics and info on my flickr photostream. *Put a tiger in your tank! was the Esso slogan during the sixties and seventies. All the best and happy building! Andrea - Norton74
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    Thanks Rom, glad you appreciate the details of this MOC
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    Thanks a lot Thanks Paddy
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    Thanks Buster, the real T1 Esso Service is really appealing! Many thanks for your feedback Hi Edwin, thanks for your kind words, very apprecciated Yes I know the story of Ben Pon and the famous sketch of the Type 1, really a great story! Thanks Max, glad you like it Thanks Ingmar, very appreciated your kind words, and it's Dutch... Thanks ZbLj, when I built a scale model using LEGO bricks I look for this effect... :sweet:
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    Put a tiger in your tank!* - Part 1 This VW Type 2 T1 “canvas” pick-up is the LEGO replica of a real T1 registered in 1956 in The Netherlands. It was used by the M.v. Noord, a little company based in Amstelveen (close to Amsterdam) that sold and delivered petroleum for domestic heating. Pieter Grabijn, son in law of the son of the first owner, found it in a barn few years ago. It was totally rusty. Peter restored the red pick entirely and now the machine looks really appealing. Below the T1 pictured at the circuit of Zandvoort (NL). This LEGO T1 is based on my previous Road Service T1 but with a different livery. Canvas stitching technique is the same I've used before but this T1 has both the right side and the back side of the canvas rolled up. The tarpaulin is also a little bit lower. Ready to be delivered petroleum jerry cans are located on the load compartment. The license plate is an old Dutch one: PV 88 17. The writing on the load compartment sides means "Esso petroleum for your domestic heating" (It's written in Dutch). Few days ago I posted the T1 on my Facebook page and when the owner saw the post he couldn't believe, he was incredibly happy for this LEGO replica. He showed the T1 to his father in law (the son of the first owner) who cried for the happiness and for the good old memories the T1 reminded him. He still lives in the same address you can see on the doors and even the phone number is the same...This is really incredible! *If you were born in the seventies, then you remember the famous slogan of the Tiger...
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    Thanks for your feedback, very appreciated Thanks Steve. I'm thinking to build other versions of the tank even without the gun. At the moment I'm engaged in photographing my latest big MOC (very hard-working) but as soon as I finish the shooting I'll build new Classic Space stuff
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    Many thanks for your feedback! Thanks Thanks a lot ah ah...you're right Thanks! Thanks for your suggestion, very appreciated
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    Many thanks Igerard
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    Glad you like the "retro" style, I love classic space Thanks Paddy
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    I built different hot rods and T-buckets in the past few months: a Green T-bucket, a Tow Rod, a classic black Roadster, Show Rods... ...but this time I built a unexpected machine... a '23 Ford T-bucket in pure Steampunk-ish style. This little machine features classic T-Bucket elements - an oversize small-block V-8, a short and reinforced chassis, drag slicks, "T" style radiator - mixed with Steampunk characteristics. Black, gold and brown colors are really a great combo and they seem looking tasteful on this little strange vehicle. Even if there are two pipes above the engine, necessary to exhaust the steam, this "T" can also use petrol, it's a sort of hibrid car...in fact on the back you can see the gas tank. Here the Steampunk "T" is photographed on my Garage. All the best and happy building! Andrea - Norton74
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    Thanks Paul
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    Many thanks ;) Thanks! Oh yes! Thanks :) Bee's knees...great! I didn't know this saying...funny! Thanks for your words :) thanks ;) Leman Russ...I didn't know it, I've looked at it now and yes it's quite similar :) Thanks :) Thanks! ;) Thanks :)
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    Hello Ingmar, sorry for my delay...thanks for your kind words, your kindness is very appreciated :classic: Hey man, no problem at all thanks for your suggestions Thanks Paul, "God is in the details"
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    Hello, this Space Tank is a "small class" unit inspired by WWI English tank Mark I. Colors and style are clearly based on LEGO Classic Space series. Named "Blue Bull" due to the stocky shape, it's equipped with a huge long-range gun and with a little gun machine right below the rotating turret. I particularly like the loader's hatch and the details featured both on the turret and the side. The crew is composed by 3 crewmen: the commander, the driver and the gunner. Here the Tank is at the maintenance hangar where the staff is taking care of it after a moon mission. Below the Space Tank in plain sight Even if Classic Space is not my comfort zone of building, and some friends of mine were surprised seeing this new build, I like this theme since I was a little boy. Moreover having in stock a lot of CS pieces pushed me to build the tank and the space hangar. It has been really funny building this MOC and for sure won't be alone for a long time. The forklift is based on Alban Nanty one. More pics and info on my flickr photostream. All the best and happy building! Andrea - Norton74
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    Absolutely impressive! Great work man, congratulations! :thumbup:
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    Many thanks Pat, you are really a loyal fan of my work Thanks nerdsforprez Hi Ludo, thanks for stopping by. About your feedback I think you're right. The first version I built was actually a little lower, but the aesthetic result I did not convince me. I looked for a compromise that could be well balanced. When I build my models I always try to get the best aesthetic result and sometimes the proportions may be slightly different from the real model ones.
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    Constructive criticism and suggestions are always welcome
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    Thanks Edwin! Thanks Sylvian. About the headers, I am currently working on improving that detail for the next model ;)
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