Post by Atomic Addiction on Oct 2, 2009 6:23:38 GMT -5
I posted this on my blog but the Collectibles section was kinda bare...
I found THIS Lego Shasta trailer some time ago..
www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3115759256/
I thought it would be pretty cool to have one. Come on...who doesn't like Legos? I figured I could make one too. My friend, who is really into Legos, told me about Lego's Digital Designer application. It turned out to be a pretty neat thing. You can create your own Lego kits in a 3-D environment. Once you are done you can buy the kit that you put made and have it in real life. It takes some getting used to but after 3 attempts I think it turned out well. So, here is my Lego trailer...
Side view: Sadly, the application doesn't have any windowless doors to choose from so I just gave the appearance of a door being there...
This trailer is a bit bigger than the red trailer that I showed you on Flickr. You can see the twin propane tanks, the "wings" and big front window...
Here is the street side: The window layout is like an Airflyte. I used stacked small clear blocks to make the look of Jalouise windows. You can see the roof vent also.
The back window area is kinda funky because I couldn't continue the curve with the window there. Being that these are Legos so they have their limitations...
Overall, I like the way it turned out and I want one. The problem?
Anyone that has bought Legos in the last ten years knows...they are EXPENSIVE for what you get. This design comes out to about $52.60. Isn't that crazy?!? It is 255 pieces but wow. That is a bunch of dough for a little model. Maybe I'm just cheap. 50 bucks could help me out on the real Shasta. So this little guy is on the back burner for a while. I hope you enjoy it.
Brian
I found THIS Lego Shasta trailer some time ago..
www.flickr.com/photos/billward/3115759256/
I thought it would be pretty cool to have one. Come on...who doesn't like Legos? I figured I could make one too. My friend, who is really into Legos, told me about Lego's Digital Designer application. It turned out to be a pretty neat thing. You can create your own Lego kits in a 3-D environment. Once you are done you can buy the kit that you put made and have it in real life. It takes some getting used to but after 3 attempts I think it turned out well. So, here is my Lego trailer...
Side view: Sadly, the application doesn't have any windowless doors to choose from so I just gave the appearance of a door being there...
This trailer is a bit bigger than the red trailer that I showed you on Flickr. You can see the twin propane tanks, the "wings" and big front window...
Here is the street side: The window layout is like an Airflyte. I used stacked small clear blocks to make the look of Jalouise windows. You can see the roof vent also.
The back window area is kinda funky because I couldn't continue the curve with the window there. Being that these are Legos so they have their limitations...
Overall, I like the way it turned out and I want one. The problem?
Anyone that has bought Legos in the last ten years knows...they are EXPENSIVE for what you get. This design comes out to about $52.60. Isn't that crazy?!? It is 255 pieces but wow. That is a bunch of dough for a little model. Maybe I'm just cheap. 50 bucks could help me out on the real Shasta. So this little guy is on the back burner for a while. I hope you enjoy it.
Brian
