Luxury/Old styled Cars

[LuxorV]

V-LV-18D

Hi all, long time has passed since I last posted in this Trains & Town Forum.

Recently, after a massive play with LEGO Indy videogame, I had this idea about a luxury/old styled car. I started building, trying to include new techniques (at least new for me ), and a bit of the Shangai Escape car in it.

This was my forst outcome:

As you can see, it cannot fit a MF. [Pic links to gallery]

So, I rebuilt it to fit a MF, and this is what I got:

This version is 4 studs longer, but the basic design is the same. [Again, pic links to gallery]

How do they look to you? Which one do you prefer?

CC are welcome.

LuxorV

[AwesomeStar]

Looks good. I know your really into cars and stuff, so can you check out my Milk Mobile?

Thanks.

[MagPiesRUs]

Great work, Luxor, this car looks very nice! I like it's long sleek look.The mudguards are especially cool, a very clever design indeed, and it really gives the car a lovely classic look to it. The two chrome harpoon projectiles work great as the grill (?) too. One thing I'd change though is replace the grey curved 2x2 brick with a black one (if you have one of course ).

Other than that, great work, I love this car. However, are you sure it's not a Luxory/old styled car? (sorry, I couldn't resist ) Great work!

Edited August 19, 2008 by TinyPiesRUs

[NewRight]

Great design. I think both the styles of the car look good.

[samthelegoman1]

My vintage cars!

http://flickr.com/photos/samuelchristian/2...57604345199620/

Luxury Roadster

http://flickr.com/photos/samuelchristian/2...57604345199620/

1930 Cadillac V-16

http://flickr.com/photos/samuelchristian/2...57604345199620/

Red Roadster

Edited August 19, 2008 by samthelegoman1

[WhiteFang]

LuxorV, welcome back. It's nice to see you post something inside the Town and Train forum.

At first, I thought it was an Indiana Jones MOC. However, this is one nice classic car. I had never seen that technique before. It looks real nice and black cars are cool. I find it a little wierd by looking at the front design where the chasis is tilted upwards. It's something new to me.

[LuxorV]

Thanks for the positive feedback, guys

@ TinyPiesRUs - Well, I have that piece only in dark-grey, dark-bley and dark-red; and it's intended to be part of the motor, so I liked it to be the same color as the rest of it

@ samthelegoman1 - very nice cars; maybe they should have a topic of their own, to get all the attention they deserve

@ WhiteFang - To tell the truth, this is a case when the pieces determine the shape: it would have been too bulcky to make them orizontal, so I had to arrange things in another way

LuxorV

[WhiteFang]

@ WhiteFang - To tell the truth, this is a case when the pieces determine the shape: it would have been too bulcky to make them orizontal, so I had to arrange things in another way

It will make the front too bulky and the end of it too light. It will make the entire design unbalance. I understand your design considerations in this MOC. Thanks LuxorV. I was wondering if you had done it on purpose or accidentaly. I am not very good in designing cars. I was thinking, maybe the wheels are too big. That's why the front part will have to be lifted upwards to fit in nicely.

Will like to share with you how I tried to construct my first car. Eventually, the front was ended up, leaving a little too much gap by the side. I had to extend the length of it in order to fit Max, the Fabuland Resident.

[Asuka]

A great and nifty car that is, LuxorV, in both versions... perhaps the shorter one looks even a tad more original....

And your cars look pretty interesting too, samthelegoman1... just try and start your own topic, you know, it´s not soo very gentle

to drive away attention in somebody else´s thread... especially without paying heed to his creations at first...

Maybe you misinterpreted the meaning of that thread here a bit.

[LuxorV]

Thanks for the comment, Asuka. It's good to see you're here again

@ WhiteFang - Nice car there! I agree that fitting a Fabuland MF in a Town sized car is always a bit of pain, but I like your design nonetheless. Maybe you could fill those gaps with 2x1 bricks in the inside?

LuxorV

[WhiteFang]

@ WhiteFang - Nice car there! I agree that fitting a Fabuland MF in a Town sized car is always a bit of pain, but I like your design nonetheless. Maybe you could fill those gaps with 2x1 bricks in the inside?

Thanks LuxorV. I will try to experiment with the new addition that you have suggested. Thanks for sharing this MOC of yours. Looking forward to see more of your creations.