MOC: 6 Wide Pickup Truck

[legomaniac83]

I moved to a new place a couple months ago, and was finally able to bring my collection along with me. It was at my parents place for the last 2 years because of lack of space. So what better way to celebrate than to build a new MOC!

It's a 6 wide Pickup Truck, something that has been missing from the lego line, really.

Let me know what you think:

I decided to make a back box for it as well. I think it turned out great in the scale.

It looks perfect towing my car trailer MOC I made a while ago!

Brickshelf page: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=152098

[prateek]

This is a really cool truck! I like the higher body I also like the back box and trailer too.

Edited January 9, 2010 by prateek

[Noworries]

Frontpage this for gods sake

This little thing is just awesome! I would really like this as an official model. Do a digital one and publish partlist and instruction please ;-)

[BlueBard]

Clever design and great result!

[prateek]

Frontpage this for gods sake

This little thing is just awesome! I would really like this as an official model. Do a digital one and publish partlist and instruction please ;-)

I would love to see a pickup with a trailer and maybe an ATV for ~$20. Great idea!

[wooootles]

It's nice.

I think you can improve it by shortening the wheelbase, by pushing the rear wheels to the center a stud or two.

[paul_delahaye]

Nice, except the yellow air horns on the roof don't do anything for me

I like the trailer

[Milan]

Exceptionally nice vehicle. Very slick!

But it definitely needs to reduce wheelbase by moving back axle toward the front.

[Ralph_S]

I'm not completely convinced by the pickup truck. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it looks a bit oddly proportioned. Perhaps it is the wheelbase, as whoootles mentions. The slopes on the bottom look weird. I know LEGO themselves do it on their 4WD, but I don't like it there either. It would look better if it were simply on the bottom, perhaps with two one-stud wide plates running underneath it to represent the chassis. I do like the level of detail, such as the tool box in the truck bed and I love the car trailer.

Cheers,

Ralph

[lightningtiger]

Not bad pick up truck at all, I love the tool box and flat bed trailer too.

Is it based on F150 or something similar ?

Great work 'Legomaniac83' !

[dr_spock]

Nice little truck. The tool box is a great idea. The wheel arches seem a bit high for a body that is that close to the ground.

[tedbeard]

Fantastic truck. I love the box in the back and the trailer is a really nice touch.

Now to figure out how to get a gun rack in the back window...

[5150 Lego]

It's nice.

I think you can improve it by shortening the wheelbase, by pushing the rear wheels to the center a stud or two.

I'm not completely convinced by the pickup truck. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it looks a bit oddly proportioned. Perhaps it is the wheelbase, as whoootles mentions. Cheers,

Ralph

I believe he's captured the look very well. It resembles a long bed American Pickup truck with the rear wheels being placed back rather than the center of the bed. Very nice!

[legomaniac83]

Thanks for all the replies!

And your right 5150 Lego, I was going for the "long box" look.

I acutually had the axle moved up one stud, and then two, but then the wheelbase looked to short/rear end looked long.

If you look at the new 7206 set, I think that 4x4 is way to short.

But I think it resembles the standard 8 ft. box quite well.

[Ralph_S]

I believe he's captured the look very well. It resembles a long bed American Pickup truck with the rear wheels being placed back rather than the center of the bed. Very nice!

As I wrote, I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm no stranger to building pickup trucks and there is something a bit weird about it. This doesn't look like any pickup truck I've ever seen.

Thanks for all the replies!

And your right 5150 Lego, I was going for the "long box" look.

I acutually had the axle moved up one stud, and then two, but then the wheelbase looked to short/rear end looked long.

If you look at the new 7206 set, I think that 4x4 is way to short.

But I think it resembles the standard 8 ft. box quite well.

The 4wd is awkward. I do have the set and I did build the model, but it looks like a toy. That is not a problem as such, it is a toy after all, but I prefer to see a little more realism and I would never use its construction as the starting point for a MOC.

I've taken another look at this pickup truck, because it bugs me that I couldn't pin down what I think is a bit weird about it apart from the slopes on the bottom. and I think there are two things that bother me about it. I already mentioned the slopes on the bottom. Dr spock did the rest. Those mudguards sit far too high on the body for a vehicle with relatively low ground clearance. It's like a guy wearing trousers that are too short so that you can see his socks poking out between the bottom of his trousers and the top of his shoes. I'm not trying to be very harsh here, because I like the idea and there's nothing terribly wrong here, but there's something a little off and I think all it needs are few more tweaks to make it really good .

Apart from that, what would help IMO is if the taillights weren't mounted in the aft bumper, but simply on either side of the tailgate. I can't think of any pickup truck that doesn't have them there. If you were to move the mudguards down a bit, it would also create the opportunity to use a half-stud offset to have the rear bumper stick out a bit. It's something I've done a few times and I think it looks nice. Unfortunately I can find few pictures that show it clearly.

You can see the tail of my minifig scale F150 poking out behind the SUV in this picture, showing how the bumper sticks out

Cheers,

Ralph

[escortmad79]

Think the truck needs shortening by a brick or two & the arches look a little too high.

The trailer is fantastic though

[Rick]

Nice pickup. However, I tend to agree with the other comments given here. I hope you'll fiddle around a little with it and post a second version sometime. That car trailer is really nice too.

[ACCURATEin]

Awesome work here! I love how there are almost zero studs left to work with, if not any at all.

[Generation85]

Nice Job!! Could we please see more of that trailer?

[SeaKing61]

Hey Generation 85 and welcome to Eurobricks. Here's a link to legomaniac's post about his trailer: Trailer MOC

Laurie

[legomaniac83]

I decided to go back to the drawing board and re-do this truck. I did not like the back and I agree that there was too much space between the wheel-well and wheels.

This is the end result!

I have posted the trailer before, but here are the pics again:

Cheers!

Edited January 11, 2010 by legomaniac83

[Captain Blackmoor]

A very nice truck, a realistic one as well.

I like the smooth front and the details in the back. The trailer is neat too!

[Milan]

I think it looks better this way, for sure.

I do feel, however, that windshield is too high compared to the rest of the chassis, I mean, I would raise the body of the truck by one or two plate. Not the windshield and roof, just body.

[Ralph_S]

legomaniac83, kudos to you my man. The new version looks a so much nicer and much more like a real pickup truck. I like it much more with the flat bottom and I am really happy you took my advice about the tail lights to heart. The running boards are a nice addition too. I think you've taken it to the next level with these modifications. Really neat

Cheers,

Ralph

[MatthewUSA]

Very well done legomaniac83 on this truck. I really like the design & shape of the truck. Very cool MOC, Great Job!

Model On!!