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Ah, I see. I guess I didn't think of it as unusual - I've owned at least two sets that have that combination: - but I can see you're right, normally when the trans-light blue windows are used, there are some white accents involved.

I just have to agree with the others - that's a spectacular facade. You've created an extraordinary look by using unorthodox methods - the undersides of the bricks and plates help making the surfaces different. The facade on the ground floor is particularly well done, with the 1x2 jumper plates. Apart from that, the detailing's excellent, too. I'm just wondering why somebody would put a speeding ticket on their wall?

Stunning! The architecture, the details, the (subtle) colours, the interior - everything. This is an instant favourite - absolutely lovely to look at. Now moving onto Flickr for some more photos...

Well done, I love the funny details. And congratulations on winning! There's something familiar with the guy on the lawnmower. I just can't figure out what.

Very nice! That coffee machine is great, but my favourite detail is the phone. It'll be perfect once you add that tile.

Thanks, ER0L, much appreciated, especially that praise about "all aspects you can imagine". I keep wondering which two different shades of blue it is you're seeing? Because the whole car is regular blue :)

Thanks again, guys. I have a surprise for you, but let me respond first: Go for it! If you don't try, you won't magically get better at it :) I think most of the cars in this batch are better than the first ones I posted more than a year ago - and it's just down to experimenting. Thanks a lot! Keep on reading if you liked the Bumble Bee! Thank you, I very much enjoy putting them together. The main reason I went back to building cars was that they're less parts-consuming than modular buildings, and therefore cheaper to build. My pockets aren't that deep - currently they're actually awfully shallow (due mainly to a car, actually - I bought a new one before I sold my old one, and now I can't get rid of it...). As for the breakdown - I built this while I studied photos of Thomas Selander's trucks, so I'm sure you can do the same. But I'll see if I get the time to post a couple of shots :) Thanks - the pants are from the Skater Girl in CMF series 6. Now, some people have asked for instructions for my cars before (it seems it's an inevitable question once you build something that people enjoy, but I guess it's really a kind of compliment). Making instructions is a difficult process, or at least time-consuming, but I thought I'd have a go at finding out just how time-consuming. So I broke down one of my simplest models in MLCad and created step-by-step images. This took me an hour, give or take, and the more intricate the model is, the longer it's going to take... I don't even know if this is of interest, but my Bumble Bee instructions are hereby public - free of charge. I'd just like a mention if you replicate it (hopefully in different colours). Picture is link to the whole set on Flickr.

Those are some great ads. I got them all - not sure that today's kids will, but the idea is fabulous!

Thanks for the kind words, guys, I really appreciate it. And as before, it's so much fun to hear how you pick different favourites among them - it just goes to show that taste really differs! Thanks - I try not to go over the top with it, but it's the kind of detail that can get a car to a new level, if used correctly. Thank you - it might be a while, I need to find some money first :) Thanks - those two are probably my favourites as well.

V-LP-9E & V-LP-9F, V-LV-64D to V-LV-66D Fellow Eurobrickers, after coming out of my dark ages a few years ago (mainly thanks to the modular buildings), I've built a few modulars, bought a heap of sets, acquired a (very expensive) Statue of Liberty... but what I've mainly been up to with our favourite bricks is building cars. I've always been very fond of cars, and back when I played with Lego as a kid, building cars was what I was mainly up to. I've presented some MOCs, and some modified versions of other people's designs, earlier - here (four), here (eight), here (five) and here (eight vehicles) - but this time, I've been building for a while, and work and stuff has kept me from taking pictures of my new builds and editing them properly. You may have seem them leak onto Flickr over time, but here they are all at once - all fifteen of them. So, let's get started! 1) The Modern 6651. Let me begin with the continuation of a project I started off with a modern-scaled version of the classic set #6624, the red delivery van. Here's another variation on the same theme, a modern version of set #6651, the mail van. I've stayed true to the original yellow and red colour scheme, and also kept the proportions - the old one was 4 by 10 studs, so the new one is 6 by 14 studs. The original had two rear doors, so I knew this one needed to have the same, and I found the solution in some very old doors from the '70s. I've also given it a modernised mailman and plenty of room for letters and parcels in the back. Also worth mentioning: I was astonished to find an original, unused sticker sheet from this set for sale on BrickLink. So I ordered it, all the way from New Zealand, and applied the stickers. The glue is still just as good as when it was new - 30 years ago, in 1982! 2) The Modern 6632. This is my modern version of set #6632, the police pickup truck. I've added some blue details to make it fit better with the police cars Lego makes these days. The stickers I've used also helps in that respect - they're from set #4440, the forest police station. On the cargo bed there's a crate with handcuffs, plus some riot gear from BrickForge. I've also included the walkie-talkie and the signal paddle from the original set (I've later replaced the light bluish grey one with the proper red one...). 3) The Police Command Car. Moving on to another police car, which I did mention in another one of my threads, about my modular bank, but I thought I'd present it properly here, as I haven't before. It's inspired by the Volvo XC70 and cars like it, with slightly higher ground clearance. 4) The Tine Truck. I guess you could see this as a modern version of set #1029, the milk delivery truck, but I built it just because I had some original stickers from that set floating around. And as I'm Norwegian - like Tine - it made sense to try my hand at something like this, so I got some inspiration from a real Tine truck that I found online, and mixed that together with a cabin heavily inspired by Thomas Selander's wonderful Mercedes trucks (there are some great pictures in this Flickr album): The reverse engineering process to get the front just right was a lot of fun. For the beauty shot, I added a BrickForge cow: 5) The Speedster. This is really a lower, sleeker version of my earlier Targa - obviously inspired by a certain German sports car. The front end utilises the new 2x4x2 curved slope. For the rear end, I used four of the new curved double slopes. I chose grey as it's the closest I could get to silver - which is the proper colour for German sports cars. The hair piece from the CMF sleepyhead seemed like a perfect choice to show what driving a convertible will do to your hair (I used to own one)... :) 6) The Bumble Bee. I'm quite happy with this one - it's nothing special, really, but I really like the yellow/black colour scheme. I also like the front indicator lights. The stickers on the doors reveal the fact that the car belongs to the owner of Brick Street Customs - who doesn't really seem to be too happy with it. 7) The Interceptor. The inspiration for this came after seeing Flickr user DoktorZapp's police Interceptor, which he posted for a LUGNuts challenge in November - I thought I'd have a go at interpreting the classic Jensen Interceptor myself: I knew I'd need some chrome details for this, so I ordered a few custom-made pieces from BL stores ChromeBricks and Chrome Block City. I think it worked out alright, especially with a bit of SNOTwork for the rear section. And yes, I know I'm two headlights short, but there's really no way to put four headlamps on a four-wide car... :) 8) Baby Blue. I originally wanted to build something like a modern pink Cadillac (not a real Caddy, but something like a Caddy - big, glitzy, a bit over-the-top), but I ran out of options with the limited parts selection. So it ended up being medium blue instead, which works almost as well. My favourite feature here is the use of BrickForge's Signal Light pieces as taillights, coupled with a pair of chromed 1x1 tooth plates. I also took a pair of scissors to some official Lego chrome stickers, to extend the chrome silver stripe all along the side of the car. 9) The World Rally Car. This is a modern interpretation of set #6634, hence the colour scheme. All stickers are original Lego stickers. I was also inspired by Flickr user .Tromas' wonderful rally cars - this folder is really worth a look! 10) The Ute. An attempt to build an Australian-style sporty pickup, which turned into a roadster as I went along. I like the colour scheme for this one - blue and orange go very well together. Using this ute like this may produce unwanted results, though - I'm not sure those sheep will still be there when the farmer arrives back home. 11) The Ace of Spades. From one pickup to another, and the next four vehicles are all hot rods. This particular one was built for LUGNuts' "52 Pick Up" challenge on Flickr, where all builds had to have something to do with card games - my take on that is that this is a) a pickup, and... b) the guy who owns it is called the Ace of Spades, because that's what he sells. Ha ha ha. I know it's dry. Joking aside, though, in my opinion this is probably one of the best cars I've built thus far. Very happy with it. 12) The TinyRod. This isn't my design, I picked it up from Flickr user NaNeto, and built my own version because I thought it was cute. I've changed the colour, added a couple of stickers, rearranged the rear end a bit, and given it a proper name *snigger*... 13) The WoodRod. Another funny name... the brown parts on this one are supposed to be wooden, so that's where the name comes from. The general idea was to use that new mudguard, but I needed two attempts before I managed to get the front end right. Now it's aggressive enough, with thouse tilted slopes, and works quite well. I was more happy with the rear. The taillights are hidden behind horizontal slats. 14) Blue Fury. Another one I'm very happy with - this is an attempt at building a minifig-scale version of a classic set that sits proudly on my shelf, #5541 (or #10151). The proportions are slightly off - it's a bit too long and low - but the general idea is still the same: I added some chrome and a couple of stickers, and ended up with this. And I thought it'd be nice to give it a female driver - a female mechanic, really, one who's not afraid to get her hands (or face) dirty: 15) Venom GT-E. Finally, here's a duo that I built to go along with my earlier Supercar, which I was lucky enough to have picked up by The Brothers Brick. The idea is that these two are plug-in hybrid supercars (that's where the E in GT-E comes from). The drivers are the Stig's two environmentally friendly cousins. They were persuaded into opening their visors for this photoshoot, but they weren't very happy about it: And there you go! You can find a whole lot more pictures in these two folders on Flickr: Cars and Trucks and vans. I hope you've liked what you've seen - but some constructive criticism is always welcome :)

There's a lot to like here! And although the exterior design is nice, it's the interiors that are the real stars here. Well done cramming so much detail into so little space. The gym is particularly good, with all its equipment, but the restaurant's a gem, too. On the outside, I like the brickwork at the restaurant entrance, the stairs between the buildings (breaks up the facades nicely) and not least the two big windows with the Apple logo behind them - that's just like several Apple stores I've seen in real life. The logo itself actually reminds me more of the old Commodore logo somehow, but I don't know how you could do that any better on that scale. And I'm not completely sold on the sand green stripes, they seem to clutter the design a bit. But all in all, two great buildings with lots of great details. Well done!

Yeah, this is lovely! The colours are nice and the detailing is very well done. Good job!

I like this a lot, it goes really well with the official Lego 4x4 in that picture on the Kocke forum. I'm not too fond of the gap underneath the doors (where you can see the lifeguard's bare bum...) but it's probably hard to avoid that if you're doing the doors this way.

There's a lot to like here, and as usual your interiors are of very high quality. I like that surfboard on the wall, and I've seen others use that stair technique as well - it's very nice and, as you say, space-saving. I'm also drawn to those crates you've used on the exterior corners - that looks good. And the colours are nice. Well done - again!

Interesting to see a truck built with that low windscreen - it works really well. Your four-wides never disappoint :)

As I suspected, it survived the transformation from digital file to genuine brick-built model perfectly. And that elevator... great job. It looks so nice going up and down - I'd expect that to cause a bit of a stir at any convention :)

Nice job - it's always good to see different takes on this. I really want to do something like this with mine, but I never seem to get around to it... :)

Nice building! My favourite part is the exterior design - I very much like the look of the facade.

Vehicles in this style bring back good memories :) - as always, a well-built vehicle presented in an impeccable way.

I'm impressed! I like this a lot. The exterior is very, very nice, with that bay window feature, and the dark green, white, light bley and black for the facade works perfectly. The interior is just as good, with loads of neat details, my favourites being the simple floor lamp, the bookshelf and that brilliant sofa bed - great idea! Love the yellow and lime tiling on the ground floor as well. The only thing I'd change, is the (bright?) green front door - in my opinion, it doesn't work with the dark green walls. I'd go for a black door instead. EDIT: Just noticed the flower beds. Like!

I agree! The scene is wonderful, but the building is absolutely stunning. The new 'brick bricks' work really well when used this way, between tan plates. It's a great design. I'd love to see it without the damage, too :)

Really, really nice - the proportions are indeed better this way than in the official set. I don't think I'll buy more than one of these, as they're terribly expensive here, but I very much appreciate you showing us what can be done with two sets.

You've made some great changes! That lower level is fab - it's a bit cramped, naturally, the sofa for instance is too small to seat minifigs - but it does look good. The transparent shield used as a table is very clever. And even a Lego room :)

Arrrghh!! You're just so incredibly good at this - I don't know anybody who builds better boats than you do. It's absolutely stunning - I wouldn't change a single thing, except perhaps add a French flag. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and drool over those Flickr pictures :)

I really like this - especially the exterior design. Like F0NIX said, it's something that wouldn't have looked out of place among Norwegian '70s to '80s houses, so it looks very familiar, and very realistic. I agree that the ground floor should be tiled, that would be a great finishing touch. I'm very curious as to what lies beneath that upper floor - the 'half floor' underneath, is it empty, since you haven't included any pictures of it? And lastly, I agree with lightningtiger - the hot rod sign as a wall poster is a great idea. I loved it as soon as I spotted it.