"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
07/30/2020 at 16:19 • Filed to: Legolopnik, Photo Dump
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"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
07/30/2020 at 16:19 • Filed to: Legolopnik, Photo Dump | 3
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These are all the things I want to share but don’t want to make individual posts for. Enjoy!
Bonus points for dog?
Puppeh!
Every car needs a doggo.
Citroen 2CV
Citroen 2CV
4/5 scale 8860
Hot Rod
the body of the above hot rod on the chassis of my T-bucket
Plowin’
this one actually has a pull-back motor in it...
1975 Ford Ranchero
1975 Ford Ranchero
1975 Ford Ranchero
Train :)
Train :)
Actually, there are lots of little details on this train. It was really fun to make.
Whatever this is
BMW
dilapidated
dilapidated
it came from the scrapyard...
run!
Truckses
Citroen DS
Citroen DS
Citroen DS
Citroen DS
slammed
Hydraulics!
that thar’s a motor.
Le Pompous Maximume
Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag
Mickey. On a train. ‘Nuff said.
Monowheel
The Love Bug
The Love Bug
The End
user314
> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 16:24 |
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Absolutely bonus points for doggo, and that half-track plow is amazing and I want one.
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Jim Spanfeller
> user314
07/30/2020 at 16:30 |
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Thanks! Here are some more pictures of it if you want to try and build one yourself:
phenotyp
> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 16:48 |
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Ok, you got me at monowheel.
facw
> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 16:58 |
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Dog is good, but Lego Frenchie would be better:
Also available in full-on stereotype:
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Jim Spanfeller
> facw
07/30/2020 at 16:59 |
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Alas, I do not have a Lego frenchie. Best I can do is Lego husky.
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facw
> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 17:00 |
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Well it will do for now I guess...
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> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 17:23 |
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That DS is amazing! I really have enjoyed these photo dumps.
Are most of these your own designs?
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Jim Spanfeller
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/30/2020 at 19:05 |
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Thank you! And yes. Although a couple of these are based on models from Legoland Miniland that I reverse-engineered, and the Ranchero was based off of a Starsky and Hutch ‘75 Torino design I found on Flickr, and I just designed a new rear end for it to make it a Ranchero. The DS is an odd case of a design that’s custom, but seemingly very common in that everyone has their own take on it, so I actually don’t know who originally designed it. Th is is just my version.
A Boy and His Longtail
> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 19:16 |
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These are great! I need to start building again.
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> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 20:39 |
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It is brilliant and the car is so curvy that Lego is a difficult medium. The DS is just fantastic. You do seem to have your own spin on everything. Are most of these kind of old or have you just been really Lego happy lately?
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Jim Spanfeller
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/30/2020 at 23:33 |
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Most of these photos were taken long before I was even on Oppo, I’ve just been going through them and posting any that I think are worth posting. However, I am starting a new project, and a pretty big one. Actually I’ve been trying to start it for weeks but until these things actually get started it’s hard to make progress... I’ve at least figured out the dimensions, so there’s that.
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> Jim Spanfeller
07/30/2020 at 23:41 |
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Dimensions. . . must be pretty big then.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/31/2020 at 00:13 |
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16 studs wide and a little under a foot long , give or take. So fairly large by my standards. Scale was determined by the size of the wheels I decided to use. If all goes according to plan, it should look a little something like this:
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> Jim Spanfeller
07/31/2020 at 00:34 |
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Oh! The asymmetrical Mack! Good choice! I can't wait to find out what you do with it. And my goodness you have chosen quite a large scale.
Taylor Martin
> Jim Spanfeller
07/31/2020 at 14:24 |
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I thought the dilapidated truck was being attacked by some tri-po d virus shaped alien... but I guess scrap yard claw works too. Awesome stuff man! I used to fiddle around in that Lego software too (though I can’t remember the name of it). I certainly was no master builder, but it’s pretty cool!
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Jim Spanfeller
> Taylor Martin
07/31/2020 at 16:34 |
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Except the truck is being attacked by a virus alien thing...
But thank you! And the software is called Lego Digital Designer. It’s free and you can still get it, but the latest update was several years ago and no longer supported so some of the pieces in the models you see here are no longer available in the program and there are a ton of pieces that are super common and useful now that aren’t available in it. Most people use another free program called Ldraw now, which is run by fans so it’s continually updated with new parts, and also it supports renders! I’ve been meaning to get started with it for some time.