Trollies are much like go-karts. Anyone can drive one, mostly terribly, and the handling can vary wildly depending upon the one you pick. Cue Domininque Boeynaems‘ marvellous fully laden shopping trolley from a well-known discount supermarket. The un-pictured pusher of the aforementioned food transportation device has loaded it sensibly too, with the heavy bottles at the back to counter understeer. Join the race for the shortest queue at the checkouts on Flickr via the link above!
It’s ‘Liberation Day’! Yes, President Trump’s tariffs – though at the time of writing we know not what they are – begin today, when it’s expected that you’ll need to pay 25% more for a vehicle not made in the U.S (amongst many other things). And, because that’s not how global markets work, more for vehicles that are made in the U.S too.
The idea of course, is that we’ll all Buy American, even if American is… worse. Take this beautiful 1954 Mack LT truck by Flickr’s Legorigs, which looks, well… exactly the same as a modern Mack truck. And that’s despite the fact that these days Mack are owned by Swedish truck-maker Volvo, whose European trucks are vastly more modern, more powerful, more refined, and more comfortable.
Still, if Trump wants us to jump back to the 1950s, we’re happy to oblige, because Legorigs’ ’54 Mack is absolutely gorgeous. Based on a real show truck, the model features custom chrome and decals, a double-hinged hood, and a superbly detailed engine, drivetrain, and sleeper-cab interior.
There’s much more of the Mack to see at Legorigs’ ‘Mack LT 1954’ album, and you can get stuck in the ’50s via the link above. Or by driving any brand new American truck…
Sometimes the transporter is cooler than thing it transports. Cue RGB900‘s wildly modified Ford Econoline pick-up, designed to transport a racing motorbike. But we’re not looking at the bike when the truck is so deeply cool. Take a closer look at RGB’s photostream, whilst we trawl Bring-a-Trailer for old Ford Econolines…
“How many wheels would you like your truck to have sir?” “…All of them.”
Flickr’s Ralph Savelsberg has taken a similar approach to your Mom at the all-you-can-eat buffet with his wheel quantity, with over two-dozen present on his Allelys heavy haulage MAN TGX.
There’s more to see at his Flickr album (along with the MAN’s counterpart Mercedes-Benz Arocs that appeared here a few months ago), where a ginormous load is surely soon to appear too. And if you made another ‘Your Mom’ joke there, that one’s on you.
Bicycle wheels, a Fabuland middle, and a flag for a scarf. It’s the little pieces that make the whole, and there’s more to see of _Tiler‘s wonderfully presented Ford Model-T here.
Need to move your out-of-atmosphere ship across the planetary surface? Then Thomas of Tortuga has the vehicle for you! Capable of carrying ships like this Border Integrity Corvette, the Morvin Spaceport Tug can transport a variety of craft on its back, thanks to eight-wheel-drive and some of the largest wheels this side of the galactic disc. Head to the spaceport via the link above to discuss your ship transportation needs!
The news is currently filled with the economic shenanigans of a certain orange President, including the sudden announcement that – from next week – the cost of all cars not made in the U.S (as well as lots that are) will rise significantly. Because said elderly Twitter addict doesn’t understand that it’s not the seller that pays a tariff, but the buyer…
Thus in today’s post we’re featuring a Donald that’s the antithesis of his POTUS namesake, being witty, wry, warm and charming. And probably more economically competent. Feathered cartoon humanoid Donald Duck is at the wheel of his 313 Belchfire Runabaout, wonderfully recreated in 6-wide Fabuland form by previous bloggee Sven J.
A removable roof and flip-out rumble seat both feature, and best of all Sven has released free building instructions for the design. So in contrast to Trump’s latest executive order, here’s a car you don’t have to pay extra for.
There’s more to see at both Flickr and the Eurobricks forum, and you can get quacking via the links above.
…as well as dust, dirt, leaves, and bees. This is the KTM X-Bow (pronounced crossbow), a two-seat, mid-engined sports car on sale since 2009, that forgoes a roof and windscreen, but it is very fast, and very orange indeed.
Cue newcomer Nard Verbong‘s brick-built replica, which brilliantly captures the most extreme thing to come out of Austria since the Second World War.
Exceptional presentation matches the excellent building techniques, and you can fire a winged insect into your epiglottis via the link to Flickr above.
This TLCB Writer is from age of the VHS tape, when you had to hold down the fast-forward button to skip half-an-hour of trailers before you could watch the Disney movie your grandparents had actually bought you.
But there’ll be no trailer-skipping today, because we have two of them, each loaded with items which are – of course – the reason the trucks pulling them exist in the first place.
Cue regular bloggee Arian Janssens, and this excellent (and very orange) classic DAF FT2800 and Asser Oplegger trailer (we think… our Dutch isn’t up to much), loaded with… um, things. It’s a beautifully detailed creation and if the trailer’s enticed you in you can take a closer look on Flickr via the link above.
Rather smaller, but no less excellent, is Keko007‘s Mercedes-Benz Actros and Faymonville Max510 trailer, hauling his previously-blogged Claas Jaguar self-propelled forage harvester. Some very clever techniques indeed ensure Keko’s model is mightily accurate despite its small size, and there’s more to see of truck and trailer on Flickr via the link above.
This is the most important car that this site has ever featured. Because it is the father of them all.
Built in 1885, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr.1 was first commercially available automobile in history, and the world would never be the same.
Powered by a single-cylinder 1 litre engine producing less than a single horsepower, Karl Benz’s creation forged a different future not just for transportation, but urbanisation, the environment, and even society itself.
This fabulous replica of the invention that changed everything is the work of Nikolaus Lowe of Flickr, who has recreated the Patent-Motorwagen’s single cylinder engine, horizontal flywheel, belt drive, and toothed-rack steering, riding atop third-party wheels, and all of which operate as they did some one-hundred-and-forty-years ago.
There’s more to see of Nikolaus’s beautiful creation at his ‘Benz Nr. 1’ album on Flickr, and you can head to the genesis of every model that this site has ever featured via the link above.
I know… Isn’t it beautiful?
Arthur Fleck, riding in a 1977 Dodge Monaco police car, stares out of the window in wonder at the disorder he has sparked.
Flickr’s _Tiler has captured the moment that down-trodden Arthur became ‘The Joker’, and there’s more to see of the Dodge Monaco in which it occurred via the link above.
Cruiseliners. Giant floating shopping malls filled with the terrifically fat, the terminally elderly, or the terrifically fat and terminally elderly. And if you’re reading this thinking ‘But I went on a cruise ship…’, then yes, you are one of the above.
Today’s creation is a truck that takes its name from that dreadful excuse for tourism, and comes from newcomer Lecz, making their TLCB debut.
Skilfully blending Technic and Model Team styles, Lecz’s classic Mack Cruiseliner features a working V8 engine under a tilting cab, ‘HOG’ steering, and a functioning fifth wheel lock, with lots more to see – including high quality digital renders and a link to building instructions – at the Eurobricks forum and Bricksafe.
Click the links above to fight off a fat lady at the buffet before docking in a quaint fishing village and ruining it.
Well whatever this Classic Spaceman is doing, no-one can hear him. Flickr’s manuele vidi is the creator of this whimsical Classic Space vignette, in which many hands make a great logo. Join the Classic Spaceman doing, um… Classic Space things via the link above.
The fastest cars in the world weren’t always million-pound Bugattis, Koenigseggs or Hennesseys. They used to be Jaguars.
Launched in 1954, the XK140 was an evolution of the equally gorgeous XK120, a car that held the production car top speed record for six years, even though it only cost relatively normal sports car money.
This beautiful replica of Jaguar’s fabulous mid-’50s sports car has been created by the hands of the legendary Firas Abu-Jaber, who has captured its graceful shape brilliantly in brick.
Ingenious building techniques, working steering, a life-like interior, and the finest presentation in the Lego Community make Firas’ Jaguar a jaw-dropping build, and there are more stunning images to see on Flickr.
Click these words to visit Firas’ ‘Jaguar XK140’ album for the complete gallery, plus you can find out about the man behind the model via his Master MOCers interview by clicking here.
Much like Toyota’s ‘A80’ Supra is forever bound to ‘The Fast & The Furious’, Nissan’s ‘R34’ Skyline GT-R will be associated in perpetuity with the Gran Turismo video game franchise.
Although its production run spanned just three years, the R34 was – through those famous pixels – an automotive zeitgeist, defining an entire generation’s interaction with cars.
Cue this superb brick-built homage to Nissan’s legendary performance saloon, constructed by recent bloggee Mihail Rakovskiy, which is more lifelike than anything we drove on a Playstation.
Opening doors, hood, and trunk, a detailed ‘RB26DETT’ engine and drivetrain, and even an interior fit for a Technic figure all feature, and you can reimagine you’re back in an R34 at Trial Mountain in the early ’00s via the link to Flickr above.
