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Training Day

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Yes we’re a car blog. When we’re not making Your Mom jokes or referencing Putin’s tiny todger. But we’re a train blog today, courtesy of this fantastic K-Class steam locomotive crossing a truss bridge at the Brickvention 2025 show. Photographed (and built as part of a collaboration) by Flickr’s narrow_gauge, there’s more to see via the link above.

And what’s better than one enormous train-based diorama? That’s right – two! Which is the nerdiest sentence we’ve ever written. But no matter, because TLCB Master MOCer mahjqa joins the railway shenanigans here at TLCB with one of the most brilliantly engineered creations we’ve seen yet.

Also constructed for a Lego event, mahjqa’s Friends railway (the LEGO theme, not the TV show) includes a remote control crane so gloriously playable we could watch it all day. And fortunately mahjqa filmed a whole day’s worth of it in operation, so we can do just that.

Join us watching it load and unload in delightful smoothness on loop via the video below, plus you can check out the discussion thread on Eurobricks here.

Grab & Go

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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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Sunset Stripe

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We love a sunset stripe here at The Lego Car Blog. From classic Toyota pick-ups to vintage LEGO sets, red over yellow looks the business. And even more so when it’s been applied to a remote control 6×6 off-road truck.

This remote control 6×6 off-road truck is the latest creation by TLCB Master MOCer Nico71, who has equipped it with Power Functions Servo steering, twin L-Motor six-wheel-drive, a high/low gearbox, a V8 piston engine, all-wheel suspension, opening doors and hood, plus the coolest of sunset stripes.

There’s lots more to see at Eurobricks and Nico71’s excellent website (where building instructions are also available), and you watch the sunset via the links above.

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Digging Dirt

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The Elves here at TLCB Towers eat all sorts of things. These include actual meals, awarded to them for finding a blog-worthy creation such as this one, but also glue sticks, dog treats, erasers, and anything else they deem edible.

This means that everyone’s least favourite job is cleaning out the Elves’ cage room, but today this TLCB Writer doesn’t have to get close to the little turds’, um… turds, because he can clean remotely thanks to this spectacular fully motorised Volvo EC300E excavator!

Built by Nura of Eurobricks, this incredible creation blends the best of Technic and third-party suppliers, with three SBricks delivering Bluetooth control to eight Power Functions motors, a suite of Bricktec LED lights, and two custom pneumatic units, with the result being that the 3D-printed bucket can move just like the real thing.

The tracks, rotating superstructure, two-stage boom, bucket, and twin pneumatic compressors are all operable remotely, with the electronics hidden inside a superbly realistic and authentically liveried exterior.

It’s a masterpiece of Lego engineering, and you can see more of Nura’s amazing creation at the Eurobricks forum, and via the video below. Take a look via the links whilst we put this Volvo to work.

Drop It Like It’s Hot*

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Reminiscent of the 1960s ’round-bonnet’ Mercedes-Benz trucks still in use all over the developing world, this lovely classic drop-side truck was discovered by one of our Elves today, and it comes from previous bloggee LegoMarat, who has built and photographed it superbly.

Equipped with opening cab doors, front and rear suspension, opening drop-sides, and fully remote controlled drive and steering, Marat’s model is one of our favourites of the year so far, and you can take a look at all of the images on Flickr via the link above.

*Today’s title song. ‘Cause we’re from the hood.

The Hornsby Steam Crawler…

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…sounds like an English pub. Or a magical artefact at Hogwarts. Or a Victorian murderer. Or an unspeakable sex act. But is in fact this bizarre contraption from the 1909; a British steam-powered chain-track tractor that worked in the wilds of Canada where gas was scarce but coal was abundant, and the father of all Caterpillars.

Constructed by previous bloggee Nikolaus Lowe (aka Mr_Kleinstein), this marvellous brick-built remotely controlled recreation of the Hornsby Steam Crawler ingeniously replicates its two-speed gearbox and differential subtractor steering (which you can see in action here), with more to see at Nikolaus’ ‘Hornsby Steam Crawler’ album on Flickr. Click these words to murder someone with a magical artefact in an English pub, all whilst…

Big Fifty

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Turning fifty is a big occasion, and especially so for today’s birthday boy. Yes Big Foot, the original car-crushing monster truck, is half-a-century old!

This spectacular brick-built replica of the Ford F-250-based colossus is the work of Orion Pax aka Alex Jones (no not that one), complete with custom chrome, superbly authentic decals, plus LED lights and remote control drive and steering.

It’s a monstrously good build and there’s more to see of Alex’s fantastic fiftieth birthday homage to the all-time monster truck great at his photostream. Click the link above to take a look, or here to see more of Big Foot doing what it does best.

Vive la Révolution

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The thing about revolutions is, they always end up right back where they started.

Cue the Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution, a $2.1million ultra-limited hypercar developed by England’s Delta Motorsport and produced by Texas-based Hennessey Special Vehicles.

This astonishing Technic replica of the Venom F5 comes from TLCB Master MOCer Lachlan Cameron (aka loxlego), who has recreated of one of the world’s fastest ever production cars in stunning detail.

Created using many of the parts from the official LEGO Technic 42172 McLaren P1 set, and available as a traditional manual Technic ‘supercar’ or with a suite of electronics to enable remote control drive, Lachlan’s build includes working suspension, steering, a V8 engine, sprung scissor doors, and ride-height lift.

Wheels from the 42172 McLaren P1 set and the exhaust tips have been beautifully chromed for added realism, plus the model features working LED head and tail lights, and one of the most accurate Technic interiors we’ve seen yet.

It’s an incredible homage to a wild real-world car, and with building instructions available you can create your very own Venom F5 at home. Full details, videos, and further imagery can be found at the Eurobricks discussion forum and via Lachlan’s ‘Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution’ album on Flickr, plus you can find out more about the builder via his interview here at TLCB.

As for the real Venom F5 Revolution, it’s aiming to record a top speed of over 300mph / 500kmh if Hennessey can find somewhere long enough for its 1,800bhp twin-turbo ‘Fury’ V8 to achieve it. And in a world of all-electric hypercars, that makes the Venom F5 something of a revolution. And proves that revolutions are indeed cyclical after all.

Star Tipper

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We love Big Red Trucks here at The Lego Car Blog, and – judging by the joyous noise emitting from the Elves riding around in the back of this one – so do our smelly little workers.

The truck in question is a Star 266M, as built (beautifully) by previous bloggee damjan97PL of Eurobricks.

Controlled by a third-party SBrick, damjan’s creation features Power Functions six-wheel-drive, Servo steering, plus working suspension and opening cab doors, revealing an excellent interior.

The feature we’re most interested in however, is the remotely operable tipping bed, which can lift half-a-kilo. It’ll have no trouble with a gaggle of TLCB Elves therefore, for whom a tray of soapy water awaits.

Whilst we give some of our workers a surprise bath, you can see more of damjan’s superb Star via the link above, where a video of the truck in action and the complete image gallery can also be found.

Blue Blood

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The Lego Car Blog Elves have been peaceful of late. We have Febrovery to thank for that, what with there being a regular supply of whimsical space-based vehicles arriving at TLCB Towers, none of which have motors, remote control, or giant smushy wheels at all.

We knew it couldn’t last forever though, and thus today normal service was resumed as one of the Elves thundered into TLCB Towers atop this, gyenesvi’s giant ‘Blue Bird’ BuWizz-powered remote control Ultra4 off-road buggy.

The Elves serenely making beep-boop space noises in the corridor stood no chance, as twin BuWizz Buggy Motors, four-wheel-drive, and double-wishbone / trailing-arm suspension squashed them into the carpet, before the Elf at the controls – maniacal with glee – fled the scene on foot.

We’ve now got some tidying up to do, so whilst we do that you can check out gyenesvi’s Ultra4 buggy at Eurobricks and Bricksafe, where further images, renders, a video, and a link to building instructions can all be found.

Green Space

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Remote control all-wheel-drive, gearbox operation, steering, and all-wheel suspension, are features normally associated with large Technic Supercars with thousands of parts. Today however, they’re all present on a model with fewer than a thousand pieces. Plus opening doors, hood, and a full interior. Which is some kind of magic.

Slovenian builder Zerobricks is the engineering wizard responsible, and you can find out how he’s squeezed a suite of Powered-Up and BuWizz components invisibly into his 1:12 green wedge-shaped racer at the Eurobricks forum. Click the link above to take a look, and play the video below to watch his creation in action.

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Truxcavator

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What do you get if you cross a Polish Star 660 military truck with a Waryński KM-251 excavator?

This absurd contraption is a KS-251, which did just that, mounting the superstructure of the aforementioned excavator onto the bed of the 6×6 military truck. Honestly we have no idea why, but it looked so cool, particularly in the baby-blue pictured here.

This fantastic recreation of the KS-251 comes from Maciej Szymański, who has captured its magnificent weirdness beautifully, and engineered his model to function too. A suite of third-party CaDa electronics provide remote control drive and excavator operation, and there’s much more of Maciej’s tremendous creation to see at his ‘KS-251′ album on Flickr. Take a closer look via the link above!

Diggum with Blues

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We’re diggin’ this vintage looking excavator by Flickr’s Christoph Ellerman. It can really dig too, thanks to a suite of electronics hidden inside, with a three stage arm, slewing superstructure, and skid steer tracks. Click the link above if you’re diggin’ it too.

Red One

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We’re only three models in to the new year and already we’re publishing one of the finest trucks this site has featured yet. And a title to piggy-back off a crappy movie for clicks…

Discovered on Eurobricks, this is Michael217‘s fully remote-controlled Kamaz 5410 6×4 truck, complete with some unique 3D-printed pieces and a partially – cough – un-LEGO drivetrain.

Riding on custom wheels under bespoke polycarbonate fenders, Michael’s Kamaz is powered by a combination of a LEGO Buggy Motor, GeekServo, and an RCBric Management controller, with 6×4 drive, working steering, a two-speed gearbox, tilting cab, and a V8 engine.

The resultant truck looks spectacular and there’s more to see of Michael’s superbly-presented model at the Eurobricks forum. Click the link above to find the full build details and further top quality images.

Marble Run

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This skeletal-looking creation is a Mack Marble trial truck, and it comes from regular bloggee and TLCB Master MOCer Thirdwigg, who has eschewed his usual all-mechanical approach for a suite of Power Functions electronics. Which means his latest model has done 100% more Elf-smushing than all his others combined.

There are mechanical functions too though, with working suspension and a 5-cylinder piston engine present, and you can check out more of Thirdwigg’s Mack Marble at his Flickr album of the same name.