MOD - LEGO Technic 42151 C Model - Pickup Truck

[Paul B Technic]

 

 

Recently I have built the C model Pickup Truck of LEGO technic set 42151, this was designed by "ErikGS", the instructions for this C Model can be found on Rebrickable.

 

After building this, I was very impressed with the model and design but I saw a few areas where it could be improved, this was mostly due to some parts only being held in by one connector, such as the doors, around the engine bay and some other areas such as the top of the roof and the dashboard not staying together very well, given was a C model and only used the parts from set 42151, this was understandable.

 

I have spent some time recently "modding" this C model and making some changes. This uses a number of other parts, meaning it is no longer a "proper" C model. I have listed the changes below.

 

Front End Redesign.

 

 

Bonnet has been swapped around and now opens, this allows the engine to be seen in operation. I also installed a stay to keep this open.
 

 

The rear of the engine bay also had a stay installed, to provide some extra support.
 

 

The cabin has been redesigned and has had some extra beams installed to provide more strength.
 

 

A number of parts have been swapped to yellow, to give it a set of yellow strips from the front to the back.
 

 

The rear tray has been improved, with side sports bars installed and some changes to the rear of the cabin and tailgate.
 

 

 

Finally, I swapped over the wheels to ones in black and with a different tread profile, which I feels better suits this vehicle.

 

 

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Edited March 30, 2024 by Paul B Technic

[Paul B Technic]

MOD - Loading Trailer for 42151 C Model Pick Up Truck

 

Recently I have completed my modifications of the LEGO Technic 42151 C Model pick up truck, to add my own ideas and touches to it. Following this, I decided I wanted to design and build a trailer for this to tow. I had a spare copy of set 42167, which I had recently built as a C model tilt tray truck, my plan was to use the parts from this to build my trailer.

 

I started off loading the parts from 42167 in to Studio and using this to design a trailer. After a few hours I had a design, which I was happy with. When it came time to break down 42167, which was built as a tilt tray truck, I thought this idea might work well for a trailer. A quick redesign and I ended up pulling off the front cabin part, keeping the rear tilt tray intact and redesigning this to be a trailer.

I had to move the wheels back two studs and make some modifications to the tray lifting an tilting mechanism, to allow this to work. I also built a draw bar, added a stand for when it is not in use and made some minor changes to the tray. Finally I had to add a tow bar to 42151 C model pick up truck to allow this to two the trailer, this is a 7 stud beam that connects just behind the rear wheels and to the rear bumper bar.

 

Overall, I am very happy with how this has turned out. My next plan is to build some other trailers and attachments for 42151 C model pick up truck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Paul B Technic]

MOC - Custom Towing Attachment for LEGO Technic 42151 C Model Pick Up Truck

 

I have recently completed my latest MOC, this is a custom towing arm, which connects in the tray of LEGO Technic 42151 C Model Pick Up truck. When I was making my changes to this C model I had a 3L beam to the front of the tray, my idea being to use this to allow me to add custom attachments easily.

This towing attachment turns this from a pick up truck in to a tow truck. It has a gear on the side with a lever, which is used to wind in and lock the tow line. As can be seen in the photos below, this easily works to tow a vehicle.