MOC: Side-Dump-Truck

[Farnheim]

V-LC-17A

Hi everybody!

To get the road traffic in my town much more busier, I've made another one a while back: a side-dump-truck. A typical truck which can be found at some regular small construction sides here in germany, and of course all over the world. This retro-conversion features a bicolor paintscheme with a short-hooded cabin, a full load of ground soil and a few more details.

The building technique is quite simple, but for those who want to build that that tipper truck yourself, a selfmade instruction can be found here. Happy bricking!

Oops! The 4-wide-guy did it again.

Hope you like it. Any comments, critics and/or suggestions are very welcome.

Thanks in advance + for looking,

Farnheim

[Alasdair Ryan]

Looks very good,if you lowered the frame you might be able to make a 3-way tipper.

[Farnheim]

Thx. That could work, I should give it try.

[bootz]

Another lovely creation. Your style is similar to mine. 4 wide but with modern pieces included. I like your use of cheese slopes on the front of the truck.

[Stefano]

Nice, i like it, now i have an idea for those rather old parts like those wheels with the red in them, just a black brick on them.. why didn't i come up with that

[Dakar A]

Wow!

I love all of the classic town models you've put out so far Farnheim! I might try to convert some of these into city 6-wides, if you don't mind! Great job with the photography, and the model. The front really gives it an agressive stance, and the black wheels are perfect!

Dump on!

Dakar

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice old school design!

I love this 4 stud-wide format

[lightningtiger]

Excellent classic town style truck 'Farnheim', it appears you have found your true Lego calling.

Brick On Truck On !

[dr_spock]

Nice classic work. It would be nicer if the photos didn't have such shallow depth of field. Hard to see the details with all that blurriness.

[JackJonespaw]

Very nice! You don't really see those hinge pieces used much anymore.

[The Dutch Guy]

Thanks Farnheim for sharing this model with us. I love it. It is simple but beautiful. Please share more of this with us.

[LEGO Guy Bri]

Awesome tipper truck 'Farnheim'. Again, fantastically detailed. I love seeing your builds! Do you have a city or town layout these are set in? Keep up the great work

Edited January 19, 2012 by Leg Godt Gud

[Farnheim]

First of all, thank you guys for all the kind comments. I really appreciate it. For future projects I'll work on the photos with the white background to get them a better overall sharpness. But please be patient, because the projects I'm going post are already done.

@ Leg Godt Gud: I have plans to create a complete and detailed main street diorama with a lowered water/river/harbor scene in the foreground, mainly based on some old roadplates. Just a few are ready, that I used for all the enviromental photos.

Well, it's nothing special yet...

This is what I have so far.

And this is waiting to be done. The "Petshop" will undergo some modifications that these houses are going to fit much better to the scenario. I have plans to create a historical town gate, a little fire brigade, and some more commercial buildings.

@ JackJonespaw: I simply used two of these 3-finger-hinges and two of these as a counterpart clipped on the frame. Hope that helps...

@ Dakar: Absolutely, please convert it into 6wide. Can't wait to see your creation!

Once again, thanks a lot!

[TenorPenny]

Your truck is a really old school design, I like it a lot.