Inspiration:
In 2013 I built a yellow and white Semi Truck. I was still proud of the design up until 2017, when I decided to take it apart because I needed parts from it. Around that same time, I wanted to create a detailed scale model of Optimus Prime's Truck mode, a Peterbilt 379. I had printed out a blueprint for that, and had filed it away under "to to build sometime" folder. Well, I felt inspired by the 4x4 macaroni bricks and tiles to build the wheel arches in a way I had never seen before. While I was originally going to build it in Optimus Prime's colors, (which I did later render) I ended up reusing the yellow and white color scheme from my previous Semi Truck.
About the Build:
The steering works with a hand of god steering wheel which can be added to the top of the sleeper section. The interior of the front cab section is fully detailed.
1:33.3 Scale, the model is 34 studs long, (10.5 inches, 27 cm) 14 bricks tall, (5.5 inches, 14 cm) and 10 studs wide (3 inches, 8 cm).
Built July 2018
Build Time: 1 week
Flickr | Instagram 1 | Instagram 2 | Rebrickable | Flickr (WIP)
Fun Fact:
The graffiti version was a first draft of that model before I had decided on a color scheme. I like how it looks though and thought it deserved to be on here as well!