Tag Archives: LAPD

LAPD 2049

Blade Runner’s ‘Spinner’ has appeared on these pages nearly a dozen times, but we always enjoy seeing new takes on the format. This one applies the iconic design to the LAPD c2049 and comes from GolPlaysWithLego. There’s a brilliant interior, opening doors, and a roof-mounted gun turret, which we can fully see the LAPD requiring based upon the city’s current trajectory into some sort of post-apocalyptic dystopia. There’s more of Gol’s beautifully presented creation to see on Flickr, and you can spin on over via the link in the text above.

Recovering the Satellites*

This wonderful 1971 LAPD Plymouth Satellite police car was discovered by one of our Elves on Flickr. It comes from regular bloggee Jonathan Elliott, whose Speed Champions scale models are beautifully diversified from the usual Ferraris and Lamborghinis that dominate the genre. Details and presentation are top-drawer and there’s more to see of this, and Jonathan’s other brilliant Speed Champions style builds, at his photostream here.

*Today’s title song.

World’s Blankiest Blank!

The Lego Car Blog Elves have television viewing habits roughly equivalent to a 6 year old child. Or an American adult (sorry America). Programmes along the lines of ‘World’s Biggest Police Crashes!!’ are their favourites, which always amuse us here at TLCB Towers.

Judging by these shows it seems in America the favoured police method to stop a criminal scumbag is to ram him into a gas station / school bus / innocent bystander. This isn’t really the European way, which is to tail the miscreant until the police helicopter arrives, and then just wait for the would-be-escapee to get bored and give up.

Quite what the US Police actually do with their choppers is a mystery to us, but nevertheless the mini-fig cops in Andrew Somer‘s Town have got one for whatever it is they do, and you can see more of his mini-figure scale LAPD AS350 helicopter at the link.