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Re: New MOCs: New York Ciy fire truck, ambulance, police cruiser
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Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:10:47 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Sean Kenney writes:
Hi everyone.

On this anniversary of the horrible terrorist attacks, I built a fire truck
and ambulance modeled after FDNY (Fire Department of New York).  I also took
new photos of my (older) NYPD police cruiser and threw it in the mix.  The
fire truck was inspired by the work of Brian Gallant, Josh Baakko, and
Pierre Normandin.

Take a look, let me know what you think.

FDNY fire truck:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25009

Really good.  A very accurate portray of the reference pictures.  One nit
pick though.  Why use the fence pieces instead of a ladder piece?

FDNY ambulance:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25012

Again really good.  I like how you even got the jog in the stripe.
Question - Can you get a fig in the driver's seat?  Or anyone in the back?
(I would guess with the half-stud offset, that the answer to the latter is no.)

NYPD police cruiser:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25007

Nice.  I like the sloped look.

Sean

Great work!

-Jason

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Jason Spears
MichLUG - http://www.michlug.org/
Lego Page - http://www.ozbricks.com/brickcentral/
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(...) I'd seen it done once before and thought it was quite an ingenious way of making a ladder if you don't have one. :) I actually should have some ladders somewhere, since I know I've got an 80s fire station or two in my collection, but I really (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.town)

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  New MOCs: New York Ciy fire truck, ambulance, police cruiser
 
Hi everyone. On this anniversary of the horrible terrorist attacks, I built a fire truck and ambulance modeled after FDNY (Fire Department of New York). I also took new photos of my (older) NYPD police cruiser and threw it in the mix. The fire truck (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)  

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