Extreme Loggers

May 4, 2015, 10:43 am

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This monster MAZ-537 logging truck was discovered not by our Elves, who are now sulking, but by one of you. It’s been built by Pavol Vanek of Flickr, and it is quite simply one of the most impressive Technic models we’ve seen this year.

The MAZ-537 was designed for the soviet military (like pretty much everything else from Communist eastern Europe) and was manufactured from 1959 until 1990. It was powered by a 39 litre 12-cylinder diesel engine coupled with a three-speed hydromechanical transmission, and it featured 4-wheel-steering and 4-wheel-drive.

Pavol’s superb Lego recreation features all of this (minus the crazy gearbox), plus some clever pneumatics that allow his MAZ-537 to fulfil its post-military civilian role.

There’s lots more to see at Pavol’s photostream – join in the extreme logging here.

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AKIRA

May 5, 2015, 1:17 am

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Sariel is back, and with something that at first glance looks a bit simple when compared to his usual builds. But the beauty of his recreation of Kaneda’s Bike from AKIRA is more than its stunning appearance – remarkably this model is fully RC drivable! You can see how Sariel has done it via MOCpages, you can watch his bike in action below, and you can read our interview with man himself here.

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What’s in the Box?

May 5, 2015, 1:35 am

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We don’t often blog ships here at The Lego Car Blog, but when we do they’re big. This astonishing polar transport ship is the work of TLCB favourite Konajra, whose latest model has been commissioned by Red Box Energy.

Two of these heavy module ice-breakers are currently under construction for the company, and when complete they’ll be the widest Polar Class vessels in the world, capable of transporting 20,000 tons each.

Konajra’s Lego version is no less impressive; the display is almost a meter wide itself and 1.7 meters long. You can see all of the images on Flickr – click here to make the voyage.

Carripana

May 5, 2015, 1:45 am

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After publishing lots of big things in the last few days we thought we’d take a look at the smaller end of the building scale. This patient mini-figure, waiting for a hedgehog to cross in front of him, is at the wheel of Cesar Soares‘ charming Town-scale pick-up truck. MOCpages hosts all the photos.

Bounce

May 5, 2015, 4:00 pm

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Bounce bounce bouncy bounce. Mahjqa has created a Technic lowrider – and it really works! Check it out at the link above, and watch it in action below.

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Double-Decker

May 5, 2015, 4:04 pm

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London’s iconic red double-decker buses are famous around the world. The latest hybrid fleet is being rolled out now, but its diesel predecessors will be around for a while yet. This Enviro 400 (an ironic name for anyone that’s walked/cycled/breathed behind one) is the work of previous bloggee Hung Andy, who continues his chronology of London transport. There’s more to see here.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

May 5, 2015, 4:13 pm

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We’ve posted lots of Spinners from the cult movie Blade Runner here over the years, but this is the first one than lights up! It’s been built by Legolize It Man and you can see more on Flickr.

Rrrrr!

May 6, 2015, 4:00 pm

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We blogged Pagani’s latest hypercar here last week, but for now the brand is probably most famous for its first effort, the incredible Zonda. This model is the even more mental ‘R’ version, built by TLCB regular and previous Featured TFOL Alexander Paschoaletto. It was suggested to us by a reader and you can see more on MOCpages.

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May 6, 2015, 4:01 pm

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This bewitchingly beautiful creation comes from TLCB favourite _Tiler. A lesson in both brilliant Lego building and exceptional photography, _Tiler’s gorgeous Datsun 240Z is surely one of the mini-figure scale highlights of the year so far.

You can see all the images of _Tiler’s recreation of Japan’s best known classic sports car on Flickr – click the link above to make the jump.

Lady Garden

May 8, 2015, 10:10 am

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Edsel are long dead, but to this day no other company has designed a vehicle grille quite so rudely. Newcomer Luke C has recreated the love button – and the vehicle it’s attached to – rather well. Click his name to see more.

V-Rod

May 9, 2015, 6:15 am

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The Elves have been making ‘bruuuming’ noises all morning and riding around the TLCB Towers on an assortment of office equipment. The cause is this, previous bloggee Henrik Jensen‘s magnificent Harley Davidson V-Rod motorcycle. There lots more to see – including his custom brake discs – on MOCpages. Bruuuum!

Eldorado

May 10, 2015, 1:27 am

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Previous bloggee Martijn Nab is back with another cult classic reconstructed in Technic. This enormous 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz includes a whole host of Technic functions, and you can see more by clicking here.

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May 10, 2015, 1:38 am

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This beautiful Volvo NL12 long-nose truck comes from Master MOCer Dennis Bosman (aka Lego Trucks).

As with all Dennis’ builds the Volvo’s detailing is spectacular, but it’s the paint job that excited the Elves – yellow and red meant two Smarties for the lucky finder. To us it looks like it was inspired by the country of Macedonia*, who probably have – if you’re an Elf – the best flag of any nation.

You can see more of Dennis’ truck at his photostream via the link above, and you can read about his Lego story in TLCB’s Master MOCers series.

*If you’re an American, click here.

Optimus Prime Jr.

May 10, 2015, 1:44 am

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Who knew Optimus Prime could be cute? Flickr’s Moko has rebuilt the transforming truck on Flickr to toddler proportions. It transforms too – click here to make the jump.

Snow Tat

May 10, 2015, 1:50 am

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It’s been a truck-heavy day at TLCB today, but no matter – we like trucks. This is one of our favourites, Tatra’s ridiculously capable Kolos 8×8. Horcik Designs of Flickr has built this one, complete with the legendary 8×8 drivetrain, in this case propelled by LEGO’s superb Power Functions motors. There’s more to see, including a video of the Tatra in action, at the link above.

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Convoy Picture Special

May 10, 2015, 2:11 am

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A few weeks ago one of our Elves discovered a creation on Brickshelf built in a style we thought we recognised. After posting the model here the builder got in touch to confirm they were indeed who we thought they were, and that they had returned. Chris Melby might have been away for while, but he’s back with bang!

Chris then sent us images of his finished Mack RL700L truck ‘Rubber Duck’ from the movie Convoy, and it’s these that we can exclusively share with you today. Measuring over 50 inches long and containing over 8,500 bricks, Chris’ Mack with tanker trailer is one the largest trucks of the year so far.

You can see all the imagery, and read the details of the RL700L ‘Rubber Duck’ build, by visiting Chris’ excellent new website zmasterbrick.com. Many thanks to Chris for providing us with the photos for this publication.

Bare Metal

May 11, 2015, 8:17 am

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It’s not often that we see a Lego recreation of a vehicle in any state other than pristine condition. TLCB regular Norton74 has bucked this trend with a new addition to his brilliant previously blogged workshop – a fantastic bare metal Volkswagen Transporter shell. The shell itself is a neat idea, but it’s Norton’s superb garage tools which steal the show. You can see the image above – suggested to us by a reader – in full size on Flickr.

Little Landie

May 11, 2015, 8:22 am

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You don’t need a million bricks to appear here. Galaktek‘s classic Land Rover (Series II we think?) uses only a handful of pieces and is still wonderfully recognisable. See more via the link above.

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May 11, 2015, 4:08 pm

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Today a jubilant TLCB Elf set a new office record; the most colleagues squished in one event since records began. It seems that whenever an Elf finds a monster remote controlled creation its first instinct is to flatten as many of its co-workers as possible with it. One poor Elf was so ingrained into the tyre tread it was rotating with the wheel to be newly squashed every few seconds.

The tyres in question are third-party RC items, employed here because The LEGO Group simply doesn’t make any large enough. The rest of this creation is 100% authentic Lego though. It’s based on a Caterpillar 795F heavy dump truck – as found in open-cast mines all around the world – and it’s powered by two XL motors, with a further motor controlling the steering and another the lifting of the bucket.

If you’d like to see all of the images then head over to Eurobricks where builder shineyu has started a discussion topic to showcase his work. If you like this creation you might also be interested in an incredible previously blogged Terex excavator that works alongside the 795F in the real world; it’s now available on MOCpages to view, whilst we spend some time giving some lightly injured Elves a ride in the bucket of the Caterpillar.

Drag Racing

May 13, 2015, 5:38 pm

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Formula 1 might be constrained by four million regulations but it does still occasionally provide good racing. The surprise of the 2015 season has been Ferrari, who after a woeful 2014 seem to have mostly sorted their latest car. Don’t underestimate the role Vettel played in fixing the prancing horse though – as his previous team Red Bull seem to be going backwards (and doing so very ungracefully too). Coincidence?

Anyway, one of the more ridiculous of the four million regulations in Formula 1 these days is the DRS (Drag Reduction System). It’s a neat engineering solution that should be able to be used whenever the driver feels like it, not just when Bernie Ecclestone’s computer deems it to be OK.

TLCB regular Sariel has created a Ferrari-ish Formula 1 car that uses this feature the way we would like – his working DRS on the rear wing is deployed automatically in top gear. His fully RC model also features pushrod suspension, return-to-centre steering and a range of other Technic functions. You can see them all on MOCpages, plus a video of the car and its DRS in action.