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Re: LAFD, NYPD minifig-scale models
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Wed, 6 Sep 2006 19:45:51 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Steven Asbury wrote:
   In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
   In lugnet.town, Steven Asbury wrote:
   I’ve just uploaded photos of two new minifig-scale rescue vehicle replicas.


The first is a Los Angeles City Fire Department brush patrol truck.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/s-asbury/Rescue2/Brush2/lafdbp24.jpg

The second is a redesign of my ESU truck.
The Lego ESU police truck


All fabulous, as always. Have you considered trying one of the 4 plate high windscreens for the brush truck and the NYPD ESU truck? I am wondering if it might look more prototypical?


Here is some food for inspiration for another addition to your NYPD fleet: http://www.dotphoto.com/GuestViewImage.asp?AID=1706169&IID=53738473&INUM=5&ICT=22&IPP=16

Always enjoying your rigs . . .

Best,

Jonathan

Thanks, Jonathan!

Do you mean these windscreens?



If only they came in 6-wide (Hint, hint... Lego Direct: Are you listening? :-)

Ah, you’re right. I don’t know what is wrong with my brain these days . . .

  
I tried to view the linked photo, but it wants a username and password.

Hmm, I didn’t anticipate that. My apologies. Here is another link:

http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/specialunits/nypd.htm

I was referring to the 2002-2003 Mack/Saulsbury ESU trucks a little ways down the page. I think you could do one incredibly well.

Keep up the great work. I just love seeing your apparatus come up on the recent page!

Jonathan



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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote: (snipped) (...) I've tried a couple of times to build one of those. But I could never come up with a satisfactory design for the cab/windscreen. (URL) Photo here> It's the combination of the flat windscreen and (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)

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(...) Thanks, Jonathan! Do you mean these windscreens? (2 URLs) If only they came in 6-wide (Hint, hint... Lego Direct: Are you listening? :-) And these in 6-wide too ... (URL) I tried to view the linked photo, but it wants a username and password. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)

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