Posted November 19, 20159 yr hey all, so another year another calendar. I've shown off a few of this years MOCs before, but here's the pics that made the cut. (you can see last years thread here... http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=102510 ) The cover shot to celebrate the Park Services 100th Anniversary (also the August pic). A Two Door JK and CJ5 in Island in the Sky Four Door JK's (one Expedition prepped) and some XJ's on Fins and Things A gnarly custom crawler Jeep and a spotter in a JK (he took the bypass), all geared up for Easter Jeep Safari A Setup JK (with LED bar and winch) and the Expedition JK hitting the washes. A old curmudgeon and his Navy issue Willys to celebrate Armed Forces Day on the 21st Although the willy grill was definitely inspired by others i have seen i did my best to make it my own and build it without directly relying on others. I think i made some nice moves with using the old dark grey and the flags for seat back as well as a neat trick where i used lightsabers and 1x1 bricks with 4 side studs to create smaller red side markers on the back corners. you can't see the markers in the previous pic, but you can see in this earlier rev here (before i changed the window frame)... A stock XJ overlooking the White Rim A classic CJ8 with a truck cab top and classic wood trim sides near Uranium Arch (my favorite Jeep of this project) A YJ and CJ5 on the trail. Both of these Jeeps were in last year's calendar, but the YJ got a facelift and I reworked the grill to give it a better YJ look. I'm especially proud of the SNOT cheese slope move on the front to give it a better looking front grill. A tricked out, no-door YJ Crawler making light of a little climb. This one I was going to build with a full on exo-cage, but it ended up being too much so I stripped it down for a cleaner look. A Girl Powered top down purple JK crawl under a LEGO scale arch. The purple was actually really hard and expensive to get parts for, originally there was six 1x1 plates in the design, but when I realized that part was only ever available in the Harry Potter Knight Bus set, I had to redesign it down to only needing 2 since it was impossible to even find someone with 6 of them. Santa's red CJ5 stuck in some snow in the La Sals....hopefully the elves can dig him out :) The back cover with a couple in their CJ5 with a UTV hot on their trail. Finally here's a shot of us out on the trail with our UTV with some a custom decal i made :)
November 19, 20159 yr Nice jeeps, especially that Willy's! You sure live in a great area to take thise pictures.
November 20, 20159 yr Woow ... What a lot of totally cool jeeps and vehicles. And great pictures indeed. That landscape definately fits the builds. Great work here.
November 20, 20159 yr I don't know what I like best, the idea, jeeps or photographs. Probably all of it ;)
November 20, 20159 yr Wow! These are hands-down the best lego Jeeps I've ever seen, and the scenery you chose for them is perfect! :thumbup: Would it be possible to get instructions for one of these? I would love to be able to build one, and so far I've been unable to come up with a good design of my own. Cheers, Joshua Edited November 20, 20159 yr by Sci-FiFleetAdmiral
November 20, 20159 yr Best Jeeps ever! And the locations used for the photos couldn't be more perfect!
November 20, 20159 yr Both calendars are really good, and the concept is cool too. The different Jeeps look great, especially the Willys, and the landscapes are awesome. The shots of the purple Jeep under that tiny arch and the one climbing the stairstep formation are my favorites but they're all nice. I assume you live in or near Utah? I've been there once and visited several of the parks, and I must say Balanced Rock and Delicate Arch from Arches NP definitely make some great cover material. Good work!
November 21, 20159 yr I like Jeeps, and LEGO, and the beautiful rocky scenery. Man, you've got it good.
November 24, 20159 yr Author Both calendars are really good, and the concept is cool too. The different Jeeps look great, especially the Willys, and the landscapes are awesome. The shots of the purple Jeep under that tiny arch and the one climbing the stairstep formation are my favorites but they're all nice. I assume you live in or near Utah? I've been there once and visited several of the parks, and I must say Balanced Rock and Delicate Arch from Arches NP definitely make some great cover material. Good work! Thanks :) I actually live in Moab, and it's pretty great. I like Jeeps, and LEGO, and the beautiful rocky scenery. Man, you've got it good. Awesome jeeps 'droomangroup', Brick On ! Thanks guys, It's hard to deny, it's a great place to live. Awesome photos and build Jerrycans, I love them... nice! I like both those designs, I may have to steal that grey one for my willys jeep. Here's how mine breaks down, what nice is that by using corner plates I can move the mounting position around depending on where I need it. since it's not always practical to have it just mounted by a 2x2 plate on the bottom... thank again all!
October 15, 20168 yr Hey I found a really cool way to give all your trucks working suspension. It also doesn't require a lot of peices and it is pretty simple to build.Â
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