VW T3 Westfalia and Chevy Stepside

[Ralph_S]

A forum, for scale models? I found it via Lasse's excellent review of Peter's book. I used to be active here a few years ago, but felt a bit of place. Were my models Creator or were they "misc" or city? I never knew.

I've built dozens of new models since I last posted on Eurobricks, so I'll stick to posting the last two. Both are built to my usual scale of 1/22. The first is a Volkswagen T3 Westfalia camper van. I know the older rounder vans are probably more popular, but I built one of those a decade ago and I do like the more boxy models from the late seventies and early eighties. Getting the shape right was a challenge, I added a row of brick hinges just below the windows to give it the sides the right slope. Good fun.

Volkswagen T3 Westfalia camper van by Ralph Savelsberg, on Flickr

For years I've been building classic cars from a book that I bought in the UK about 15 years ago. It's a 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Stepside pickup truck. A much older incarnation of this model in regular blue, is still knocking around on brickshelf somewhere (remember brickshelf?), but I've now built a brand new and up-to-date version in dark blue.

1957 Chevrolet 3100 Stepside by Ralph Savelsberg, on Flickr

Eurobricks, finally!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 8, 2017 by Ralph_S
figure captions were next to figures instead of below

[Edwin Korstanje]

Hi Ralph,

Great that your back here and now in the right forum with all our friends and i am a fan of your work.

 

[Bricksonwheels]

Hey buddy... well the Dutch made it happen, I already wondered what took you so long :-)

 

[JopieK]

Looks great indeed! Could fit right away in the parks. Why isn't there a LEGO park in Holland yet?! ;) It could replace Madurodam :)

[Ralph_S]

@Edwin KorstanjeThanks mate. I can't guarantee I'll be very active, but I am happy to find you guys here.

@BricksonwheelsHa! Apparently we did.

The reason I didn't find you guys sooner is a) because none of you bothered to tell me and b) because I've been working my butt off in the last year and travelling a lot. It's been doing wonders for my career, but is very much to the detriment of all of my LEGO activities, both on-line and in building. I used to build two or three models a month. Now, I'm happy if I manage one a month. There's just no time to do everything I want. 

@JopieKMy cars have been influenced a lot by pictures of the vehicles built for the parks, so I see that as a big compliment. Now, we don't have a park, but isn't a Discovery Center supposed to open in Scheveningen? That would be a stone's throw away from Madurodam.

 

 

 

 

 

[Legorigs]

So... who forgot to invite you then ;-) Good to see you made it afterall...

[Milan]

So...let's break the all-Netherlands posts

Great to see you in this forum with this two great models!

[Ralph_S]

@Legorigs Thanks man.

@Milan Thanks for the welcome. Finally it makes sense for all of us Dutchmen to write in English to each other