This unusual looking vehicle is a classic Chevrolet C30 pick-up, outfitted with a camper top, a dually rear axle (with LEGO’s weirdest wheels), suicide rear doors, and dropped to a completely impractical height. There’s also complete cabin and camper interior, an inline-6 Cummins engine, and an enormous amount of openings, including cabin doors, camper rear door, hood, and even fridge. Flickr’s Tim Inman owns the mind behind it and you can head to Camp Custom via the link above.
Oh… you already did. Well if there’s a car worth bringing a trailer for, the monstrous Metro 6R4 is it.
Loosely based on the oft-derided but actually phenomenally successful Austin/Rover/MG Metro, the all-wheel-drive, mid-engined 6R4 was developed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering for Group B rallying in the mid-1980s.
The result was… wild, so wild that the engine later went into the Jaguar XJ220, the fastest production car in the world at the time, with the 6R4 becoming an icon in rallycross after the demise of Group B rallying in 1986.
This fantastic homage to the 6R4 was found by one of our Elves on Eurobricks and comes from midlife crisis, making their TLCB debut. A highly detailed engine and interior plus a superb period-correct livery and sponsorship feature, and you can take a closer look at the maddest Rover ever made at the Eurobricks forum via the link above.
Despite this site’s home nation mocking the French military for some eighty years, it is in fact one of the most formidable in the world. This is one of the reasons why, the Dassault Rafale fighter.
In operation since the turn of the millennium, the Rafale remains one of the most advanced fighters in the world, capable of air supremacy, ground strike, ship strike, and carrying France’s nuclear deterrent.
Entirely engineered and constructed in France, around three-hundred Rafales have been produced to date, operating across nine air forces. This one comes from previous bloggee John C. Lamarck, and as well as being superbly detailed includes an opening cockpit, adjustable canards, accurate landing gear, and an array of armaments.
There’s more of the model to see at John’s ‘Rafale’ album on Flickr, and you can fly there via the link above.
Arriving in the mid-’00s, the sixth generation Dodge Charger was a boring four-door sedan with an anaemic 2.7 V6, a four-speed automatic, and Chrysler-corporation interior plastics. Yay.
However, the Charger was also available with a much more interesting 5.7 litre ‘Hemi’ V8, and could be optioned up to 6.1 litres in SRT8 trim, with a further Road/Track package adding ten more horsepower, a sunroof, satellite navigation, a 322-watt stereo, a rear-seat DVD entertainment system, and a heavy-duty cage for pulling a bank vault. That last one may not have been on the official options list.
This incredible replica of the Dodge Charger SRT8 is the work of Michael217 / Michael Kulakov, who has equipped his remarkably detailed model with working steering and suspension, a V8 engine, plus four opening doors, hood, and trunk.
Better still, Michael has also fitted his creation with a suite of third-party remote control electronics including RCBric management, Geekservo steering and Buggy Motor drive, which we’re currently using to pretend we’re a giant bald-headed baby horrifically murdering Rio police officers with a bank vault on a cable. Well, we’re whacking TLCB Elves with a shoe-box on a string, but we’re still having fun.
Anyway, whilst we reenact the chase scene from ‘Fast Five’ in the corridors of TLCB office you can check out more of Michael’s fantastic build at both Eurobricks and Flickr. Click the links to take a closer look!
TLCB Towers is surrounded by brand new Land Rover Defenders. Which is a good thing for the viability of JLR, if not the likability of Land Rover. Because every single one is vanity-plated black-on-black with extra black driven by a sleeve-tattooed-holiday-in-Dubai-park-on-yellow-lines-whist-getting-a-weekly-skin-fade-douchebag. And we hate them.
We need a new Defender antidote, and it comes in the form of… the old Defender. Everything the new one isn’t, we’ve never yet seen a spotless original Defender parked illegally outside the Turkish barbers, because they’re still driving around the countryside, often with a sheep in the back. And we love them.
This splendid brick-built Land Rover Defender 90 captures the original 4×4 beautifully in classic Model Team form, and there’s more to see courtesy of brittle.lime.joint / CaptainSirMig on Flickr and Eurobricks respectively. Join us taking the antidote to the modern Defender via the links above.
We like a good hook here at TLCB, and they don’t come much gooder or hookier than this huge DAF FAD 95.400 ATI 8×4 hook-lift truck by Flickr’s Arian Janssens.
Able to hoist an enormous container onto itself, as well as tow another behind on a draw-bar trailer, Arian’s DAF is a testament to large scale model-making, and there’s loads more to see at his ‘DAF FAD 95.400 ATI 8×4’ album. Take a look via the link above if it’s got you hooked…
*Today’s (wonderful) title song. Of course.
As we type this, twenty cars are currently in a one-and-a-half-hour traffic jam in the streets of Monaco. Which is really boring. So here’s a more interesting F1; the first Ford F-Series pick-up, a vehicle that would became one of the most successful models in history.
Built by previous bloggee Jakub Marcisz, this lovely recreation of the 1948 Ford F1 includes working steering, opening doors, double-hinged hood and tailgate, plus a detailed engine and interior.
Building instructions are available and you can see more at Jakub’s ‘Ford F1 1948’ Flickr album and at the Eurobricks forum, where there’s not an over-priced ticket nor procession masquerading as a motor race in sight.
Another day, another Elf returns to TLCB Towers in the hope of a meal token and a Smartie. Which it has definitely earned, as we are rather partial to a classic American truck.
This one is a mid-‘80s Mack Superliner, and not only does it look excellent, it’s got a working V8, functioning steering and fifth wheel, and opening doors and hood.
Constructed by previous bloggee DamianPLE there’s more to see, including building instructions, at both Eurobricks and Bricksafe, and you can take a look via the links.
The future is electric. And crossover shaped. Sigh.
Here’s one such vehicle, Audi’s Q6 e-tron electric crossover, and it’s about as interesting as a Brothers Brick Annual General Meeting.
Well, in car form anyway. But in Lego form it’s a very interesting indeed, courtesy of this utterly brilliant Model Team replica by Flickr’s LEGO 7.
7’s Audi Q6 e-tron captures the electric crossover in spellbinding detail, with opening doors, LED lights, replicated badging, and one of the most lifelike interiors we’ve ever seen.
There’s much more to see at 7’s ‘Audi Q6 e-tron’ album, where twenty fantastic images are available to view. Dream electric via the link above.
These days most adventuring is viewed digitally. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube… there are millions of videos purporting to show adventure, available to watch from the comfort and safety of wherever people consume such content on their phones. Which is everywhere. And so ironic it hurts.
Thus today we too are virtually adventuring, courtesy of newcomer CelestialCapture and this tremendous overland-equipped Toyota Land Cruiser 70-Series. Replicating the legendary off-roader brilliantly, Celestial has also fitted an exciting array of adventure items, including a snorkel, spot lights, bull-bar, and roof-rack, whilst some excellent bespoke ‘decals’ add to the adventure-based vibe.
There’s more to see of Celestial’s digital Land Cruiser 70-Series on Flickr, and you can head on your own virtual adventure via the link above. Once you’ve done that though, perhaps put your phone in your pocket and head outside. Real adventure is often just around the corner.
You own LEGO’s excellent 10295 Porsche 911 set, but what if you want something… racier? Firas Abu-Jaber has the answer.
Constructed only from the parts of the official LEGO 911 set, Firas has recreated one of Porsche’s wildest 911-based racers, the Le Mans, Sebring, Daytona and 1000km of Nurburgring winning 935.
With opening doors, hood and engine cover, working steering, a detailed engine and interior, and enough parts left over for a very appropriate trophy cabinet, Firas’ 935 is an excellent way to recycle your 10295 pieces, with building instructions available to assist.
There’s much more to see at Firas’ ‘Porsche 935’ album on Flickr, and you can add twenty-four to your 911 via the link above.
It’s a sunny day here at TLCB Towers and the Elves are off hunting for the best Lego vehicles that the web has to offer. All except one, who we found dangling alone from the grab of a hefty remote control excavator left abandoned in the corridor. We may have laughed. A lot.
Said creation is based on an ET-25 excavator, and comes from deltamc of Eurobricks who has recreated both its visuals and operation beautifully. Constructed from around 2,000 pieces, delta’s model can drive, steer, slew, and position the two-stage boom (equipped with either a bucket or grab) via remote control, thanks to a suite of six Power Functions motors and four linear actuators.
It’s an impressive piece of Technic engineering, and one you can watch in action via the video below and create for yourself, as delta has made free building instructions available. Find out more at the Eurobricks forum via the link above.
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Sometimes things need to be a bit longer. At least according to your Mom. Well she’ll be pleased today, because Arian Janssens’ already impressively-sized creation can grow even more lengthy.
That’s because Arian’s DAF FTS XFc 530 truck is pulling an enormous extending three-axle trailer, the length of which can be adjusted depending upon its load, with the front and rear parts separating via a central girder that’s concealed when the sections are joined. A crane can slide fore and aft along the trailer’s span when the front and rear are connected, whilst steered axles assist with its manoeuvring, all recreated brilliantly in brick form.
It’s an outstanding member of Arian’s extensive DAF truck garage, and there’s more to see of this spectacularly sizeable model at his ‘DAF FTS XFc 530’ album on Flickr, including images of the trailer at its full gargantuan reach.
Chevrolet’s third-generation Camaro was not just a huge visual departure from its ’70s predecessor, it had fuel injection, a hatchback, and was over 200kgs lighter than the second generation. All of which added up to a car that was faster, more agile, and more economical.
Except that first bit. Because even the 5.0 V8-engined Camaros made…. 145bhp. Chevrolet upped that with a new V8 engine a few years after the third-generation Camaro launched, but it still didn’t trouble 200bhp. 
Which is rather different from what Chevrolet offers today, as in 2025 you can buy, brand new, a 1,000bhp crate engine. And put it in anything.
The guys at Hoonigan have done just that, dropping said 1,000bhp Chevrolet crate engine straight into a third-generation Camaro. And the resultant car is rather more lively than it was back in the early-’80s.
Cue previous bloggee and TLCB Master MOCer Firas Abu-Jaber, who has recreated Hoonigan’s wild third-generation Camaro in brick form, complete with that outrageous engine, working steering, opening doors and rear hatch, a detailed interior, and authentically replicated decals.
There’s much more of the model to see at Firas’ ‘Hoonigan Camaro’ album on Flickr, you can find instructions for Firas’ builds at his excellent ‘Bricks Garage’ website, and you can read his interview here at The Lego Car Blog via the first link in this post.
Take a look via the links above, whilst we try to figure out if a 1,000bhp Chevrolet crate motor will fit in the engine bay of the office Rover 200…
It continues to be Star Wars Day, and this time we’re taking it seriously. What? This is a speeder bike. Kinda. Flickr’s Tim Goddard as built this most Italian of scenes, with a gorgeous Vespa scooter parked outside a pretty cafe. Pop in for a cappuccino at the link above.