On 8/11/2024 at 12:48 PM, NV Lego technic said:

I meant on the engine, the angle looks a bit too large.

They’re #3 connectors at the moment, mainly as I wasn’t sure where the bed would end up relative to the piston stroke. I need to see if I can swap out for #4 as I agree they’ll look better. I know the engines on these vehicles often sit at an angle to save space.

and talking of the rear bed. A couple of hours of playing today …

Chassis needs some bracing around the rear now to support this

Model is all finished now. Just need to find the time to take some better photos and make a very short video. And hopefully @Jim will open the entry thread as I’ll be away on holiday when the deadline is.

 

31 minutes ago, Seasider said:

Model is all finished now. Just need to find the time to take some better photos and make a very short video. And hopefully @Jim will open the entry thread as I’ll be away on holiday when the deadline is

 

Yeah, will do. Sorry.

Some more photos

Its totally adorable. I would suggest to add brick or beam built fuel tank to a side, behind cabin. Also are those rims legit for TC?

Edited August 25, 2024Aug 25 by Arioh

14 hours ago, Arioh said:

Its totally adorable. I would suggest to add brick or beam built fuel tank to a side, behind cabin. Also are those rims legit for TC?

On the 17th June @Jim gave a list of all the wheels that were allowed. It’s the list from Bricklink of the wheels that officially fit the tyre.

As to a fuel tank, on these vehicles the fuel tank is hidden between the chassis rails underneath the rear bed. So you wouldn’t see it, and I wouldn’t be able to package it! These vehicles are tiny in real life, not like a normal truck.

Thank you for clarification.
Edit - just checked photos of old Daihatsy Hijet. You were right :)

Edited August 26, 2024Aug 26 by Arioh

looks fun!