MOC: Old trucks

[AllanSmith]

These MOC's were built over 10 years ago of 1920's and 30's trucks. Pictures for reference where scanned from a library book. Now I use the internet for pictures to aid building. These MOC's are 4 to 6 studs wide. I used technic pulleys and tyres to simulate the solid tryes that were used back then.

[prateek]

Wow! These are 10 years old? Really cool. Did you recently take the pics or are they old?

[Zorbas]

Very nice work AllanSmith!

The first one looks really cool and very accurate I must say.

Did you have any kind of source or info when it comes to colours or it was just a random choice?

Thanks for sharing your oldies (but goodies) with us!

[AllanSmith]

I never destroy my MOC's. They just get boxed away. I started MOCing with the demise of the Western theme. I built a stagecoach, barber shop, blacksmith and saloon way back then. I still collect themes and also MOC and do train shows.

Did you recently take the pics or are they old?

Old pictures that I have on an old web site. I used a yellow LEGO shop display case with light in it and a sky background from a model train shop. A film camera and a scanner.

Did you have any kind of source or info when it comes to colours or it was just a random choice?

Colours where just random depending on what parts I had then. The arch piece in yellow dictated the colour of the delivery truck.

You can see the trucks in the bottom right of this photo when they were used at a Hobby Expo in July 2008

Edited February 8, 2010 by AllanSmith

[Admiral Ron]

Excellent! they look classic and realistic, which i think is hard to do, good job!

[BlueBard]

Fantastic job The classical feeling is just...

[lightningtiger]

They look fantastic - especially the two red trucks !

You have done an awesome job MOCing these 'AllanSmith'

You I'm a conformist! ......keep on MOCing !

[Rick]

Nice oldies... the red one is my favorite. The others are really nice too, although the yellow is a bit too... well, yellow, and I have a feeling the front axle on the flat-nose truck could be moved one stud forward.

[Ralph_S]

These are very nice. If you'd have told me they were built last week rather than ten years ago, I probably would have believed you. I miss the front fenders on both conventional trucks a little, although on this scale adding them would probably lead to something bulky.

Just out of curiosity, if you were to build similar trucks today, is there anything you'd do differently?

With things such as google images it's almost hard to imagine that, say 15 years ago, if you did want some info about something you'd have to go to the library or go buy a book or magazine, but it's what I used to do too. Actually, I still like to have printed pictures as a reference when building with LEGO.

Cheers,

Ralph

[escortmad79]

They're cool

[WesternOutlaw]

Nice job Allan. I love this era. That first one is my favorite and I think it would look very well next to a train loading area. The design looks pretty easy to mimic, but very effective. I may try one of these myself. Thanks for sharing.

[Big Cam]

You did a really good job of capturing the old style, and I especially like your wheel choices, they are so similar to the photo's. Great work.

[AllanSmith]

Just out of curiosity, if you were to build similar trucks today, is there anything you'd do differently?

Today there is a greater colour and part choice. I would probably change the yellow truck to a not so bright colour and I would add front mudguards to the trucks.

Below are some images of another 1930's vehicle I built way back then. It is on a truck chassis I suppose

I didn't include it earlier as it was not a truck. But due to the unexpected praise from my old sets here it is. It can fit 6 firemen.

Also I am very suprised to make the front page with these old designs. Thanks

[Rick]

I've seen that one before... but this old fire engine is even better than the trucks in the opening post. I like the more detailed look of it. I really was expecting TLG to include something like this in the 10197 Fire Brigade set. The one actually included in the set is a little too bulky for my taste (but still a nice model).

[Badsneaker]

I love them all, especially the 1st red one. Nice work!! Thanks for sharing this blast from the past!! Nice cypress trees, I'd love to get my hands on a few of those!!

[Ralph_S]

Today there is a greater colour and part choice. I would probably change the yellow truck to a not so bright colour and I would add front mudguards to the trucks.

Below are some images of another 1930's vehicle I built way back then. It is on a truck chassis I suppose

I didn't include it earlier as it was not a truck. But due to the unexpected praise from my old sets here it is. It can fit 6 firemen.

Also I am very suprised to make the front page with these old designs. Thanks

I fire engine is a truck in my book and it fits very well with the other three. It's got a nice classic look to it, both in the design of the vehicle and in how you recreated it in LEGO. These are far better than a lot of the more modern creations I see all over the internet.

Cheers,

Ralph

[rupi]

Very good. They got that classic looking, not over detailed but very well buildt

[CommanderFox]

Really cool MOCs AllanSmith!

I really like the old designs. Especially the fire engine.

Its nice and simple but still has some detaile.

Nice job with all of these!

CommanderFox