lego model body mounting 56k warning

[mr.hotrod]

how to make a model mount with legos
difficulty 5/10 because of sharp objects

so as a little kid you might of had a army surplus of legos but what can you use them for now?
The answer...Body mounts!
This just covers the front and most tricky mount.

So first
gather your supplies
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0732.jpg
so if your supplies are gathered lets go!
step 1
take your tall 4x1 lego and your razor and trim those pegs out like so
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0736.jpg
step 3
take your short 4x1 and sand those pegs off of the top like so
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0745.jpg
then assemble the parts.
step 4
glue the two together
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0745.jpg
like so
step 5
get a short 1x1 i forgot to mention and fit it together like so
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0738.jpg
but dont glue it just yet...
size it to fit on your front clip
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0740.jpg
step 6
does it fit snugly? Yes! excelent now glue it on in that exact position. almost done friends
step 7
glue it to your front bumper
but do it off center so the open area is in the center like so
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0748.jpg
step 8
let it dry
step9
once totaly dry mount it
http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq91/mr_hotrod/tutorial/DCP_0748.jpg
step 10
this is the most important step this will affect your xmods forever...
are you ready
are you
HAVE FUN

thanks for taking the time to read my tutorial i hope it helps you as much as it helped me.

mr.hotrod

note you cant use 3x1 blocks because they are loose as well but too tight to adjust.

[KITT222]

huh. that a pretty ingenious way of doing a front mount.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/joseph0420/borat-1.jpg

[Skv012a]

I dont see a benefit in doing this. If you're gonna use legos for the purpose of easily mounting custom show bodies, you might as well make it mount vertically entirely.

With your method, you still have to fabricate the rear clip mount and given that amount of work, you might as well do the same for the front.

[Bananabrain]

Not a bad idea, but i thought of doing something like this but i didnt really want to try it. lol

[matt sti]

huh. that a pretty ingenious way of doing a front mount.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/joseph0420/borat-1.jpg

+1 lol

[mr.hotrod]

i added a little bit of information and cleaned up the presentation

[BulletsRain]

Just a suggestion, but instead of gluing the short 4x1 to the longer one...you could just glue the short piece to the bumper. Then, just attach the longer 4x1 lego to the front mount, so the body is detachable. Its a good tutorial though, nice work. :bigwink:

[mr.hotrod]

the body is detachable the black clip fits in the grey lego beside the green one to make a perfect fit body mount who said anything about premanint

[BulletsRain]

Sorry, I misunderstood the tutorial. I thought you said you glued it on there. :roll: Sorry.

[mr.hotrod]

right i understand