[MOC] Marty McFly's Toyota Pickup Truck

[Kit Figsto]

"Check out that 4x4!  That is hot..."

So after binge-watching BTTF I, II and III the last few days, I was inspired by Marty's truck, most prominently featured at the end of BTTF I and III, and wanted to try my hand at building one.  Let's be honest, any truck-loving person is/was pretty infatuated with the 80s-goodness that this truck oozes.  From the "TOYOTA" written on the tailgate to the roll-bar and KC Lights, to the giant front and rear bumpers, this is one of the coolest movie trucks ever, and it's a pity we never got one to go alongside the DeLorean set from 2013.  Without further ado, here's my first attempt at recreating it.

https://imgur.com/a/gAtMEn8

The minifigures are the best I could do just on stud.io, Jennifer actually looks alright with that torso but Marty isn't great. 

I'm mostly happy with how the build turned out, particularly the roll bar and lights, but there are a few things that I still would like to tweak/improve upon.  The main thing is the height of the truck.  I'm a bit limited because I need it to be 6-wide, which means that's pretty much the only windshield that I can use (8 studs is too wide and at 4 studs, I can't put two figures in it), and that sort of determines a lot of the height of the vehicle. 

I had initially tried for larger off-road tires, but they kept rubbing the arches, which would mean I'd have to either remove them (which looked bad) or make the truck taller (which made it look less accurate).  Since there isn't really an "in-between" off-road tire that LEGO makes, this was the best I came up with, I actually think it still looks alright.

https://imgur.com/a/ma2fPKb

Rear view.  If I knew how to do custom stickers, I'd definitely put a "TOYOTA" one on the tailgate, as well as a California license plate.  This is the angle that I think looks the best, I would like to add exhaust pipes at some point as well, and maybe a functional tailgate.

https://imgur.com/a/HnibE4j

One thing I would like to change is the hoop coming up in the front.  The actual truck has something similar on the front bumper, but it's too prominent, I just haven't come up with an alternative solution yet.

Anyway, thanks for looking!  I'd welcome any feedback!

I'd like to order the parts to build this at some point, just because nothing is too uncommon, so I'll update this post if I do.  

EDIT: I apologize, directly uploading images wasn't working for me, so I tried embedding imgur links, which didn't seem to work.  If anyone knows how to get it working (I tried before and after the link, without the spaces there, I'd really appreciate the help).

Edited October 4, 2020 by Kit Figsto