Murdoch17 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 I like the late-1930s car from 2015 San Diego Comic Con set 'Action Comics 1 - Superman', but didn't particularly care for the garish colors of green and yellow - or the insane price! So I used the instructions and built my own normal version in dark blue, then this black one with XS Big Ben Bricks train wheels instead of rubber tires as a railroad inspection vehicle. This rail mobile has a number of changes from the set, but it still seats one figure at the wheel. Speaking of which: the person in the picture is a division superintendent, and he is wearing green in tribute to the original colors of the SDCC set that inspired this MOC. The rear of the rail mobile. (apologies for the dust - I just built this two days ago!) Inside the vehicle, featuring the drivers seat. Thoughts? Quote
Daiman Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Hahahah nice one, but seriously get a paint brush and dust your room. Quote
Murdoch17 Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 1 minute ago, Daiman said: Hahahah nice one, but seriously get a paint brush and dust your room. @Daiman rant /on/ I do dust / vacuum / clean, I swear! (I'm a autistic germaphobe / clean freak with OCD to boot!) The tracks were taken from my layout which has been out for five years and is currently being renovated / cleaned. (again) As for the car: like any steam engine builder will tell you, black just shows dust like crazy no matter what you do. This is why I generally don't build all black trains... the more colorful, the less dust it shows! Unless I lived in an airtight, vacuumed-sealed clean room with filters and gloves and a haz-mat suit, dust is inevitable. Oh, and as for the paint brush were you referring to - I have four currently, with more that were tossed for being too full / dirty over the years! rant /off/ Sorry. It's a touchy subject and I needed to get that off my chest. Thanks for understanding. Quote
JopieK Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Very nice @Murdoch17 @Daiman Hmm, maybe I should also consider installing a compressor and dust cleaning system in my new LEGO cellar ;) I'm afraid that I'll get the same feedback if I share stuff here (in the future when I have all my LEGO back from storage, probably in the summer vacation). Quote
Murdoch17 Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 (edited) 37 minutes ago, JopieK said: Very nice @Murdoch17 @Daiman Hmm, maybe I should also consider installing a compressor and dust cleaning system in my new LEGO cellar ;) I'm afraid that I'll get the same feedback if I share stuff here (in the future when I have all my LEGO back from storage, probably in the summer vacation). Thank you for the comments and front-page @JopieK! Edited March 16 by Murdoch17 Quote
Daiman Posted March 16 Posted March 16 @JopieK hah! at least you have a space, I'm going to have to build a shed for mine. Until then its 1 base plate at a time. @Murdoch17 'grats on the front page, dust and all! Quote
LMGbros 772 Posted March 17 Posted March 17 You don't see too many railroad inspection vehicles built in LEGO. Great work! Looks really cool! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 17 hours ago, LMGbros 772 said: You don't see too many railroad inspection vehicles built in LEGO. Great work! Looks really cool! Thanks @LMGbros 772! I must confess, I have a bad habit of whenever I make a road car I think "How can I add trains wheels to this?" I've got quite a number of these rail mobiles laying around as a result... 1 hour ago, Shiva said: Nice car :) Thank you, @Shiva! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted March 22 Author Posted March 22 52 minutes ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: Very cool! Thanks @LEGO Train 12 Volts! Quote
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