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Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
DaD Design's Tennis Court and Tennis Court Metal Fence!
Little Branch's Magnolia Tree, Oaksland Tree, Fluffy Grass, and Oak Grass!
Apple Fall's Chelsea Townhouse!
Kei's Gym Bench!
Custom Style Motors and Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute's Lowride Scooter!
Khoi + Represent Backpack!
MadPea Tennis Ball!
INK's Hair!
Vale Koer's Primefiber Trainers!
Let's get out into the world,
give it our all,
work together,
and have some fun!
Hugs to you, my friends.
This is an older shot of a 47 Ford pick-up. The truck bed is attached and not separate.
This is an actual HDR shot taken with my Canon. I don't use it much any more and spend more time with my Sony's.
Happy Truck tHuRsDay
The primary lowrider symbol is the iconic "Lowrider Man" logo, a black and white illustration of a face wearing a hat and sunglasses, designed by artist Joe Hernandez in 1978 for Lowrider Magazine. This logo represents the vibrant culture, artistic expression, and community pride of the lowrider movement, which originated in the Mexican American and Chicano communities.
The "Lowrider Man" Logo
Origin: Created by Joe Hernandez for Lowrider Magazine in the late 1970s.
Visual: A stylized, realistic illustration of a face with a hat and sunglasses, a common visual trope in lowrider art and culture.
Symbolism: It embodies the passion and artistry of lowriding, symbolizing individuality, community, and pride within the Chicano culture.
Broader Meanings of Lowrider Symbols
Art on Wheels:
Beyond the logo, the cars themselves became a form of artistic expression, serving as canvases to represent dreams, hopes, and the identity of Chicanos.
Cultural Pride:
Lowriders and associated symbols are a celebration of Latino culture and heritage, fostering a sense of identity, connection to family, and a way to uplift the community.
Community and Tradition:
The symbols, including the logo and customized cars, signify a deeper meaning of commitment to a tradition and a lifestyle, often supported by car clubs and magazines like the Lowrider Magazine.
Custom Style Motors and Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute
collaborate work
"Lowride Scooter" Gacha
at The seasons story
(Midnight 10th April SLT)
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Custom Style Motors and Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute
collaborate work
"Lowride Scooter" Gacha
at The seasons story
(Midnight 10th April SLT)
SLURL : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Seasons%20Story/116/...
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Custom Style Motors and Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute
collaborate work
"Lowride Scooter" Gacha(BENTO AO)
at The seasons story
(Midnight 10th April SLT)
SLURL :
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Seasons%20Story/116/...
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Custom Style Motors and Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute
collaborate work
"Lowride Scooter" Gacha
at The seasons story
(Midnight 10th April SLT)
SLURL : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Seasons%20Story/116/...
from the museum label:
Lowrider
1964 Chevy Impala, “Gypsy Rose”
1974
Makers: Jesse Valadez Sr., Gilbert Valadez, Walt Prey, Don Heckman, 1974
The Gypsy Rose is one of the most iconic lowriders. Featured in the opening credits of the 1970s television show Chico and the Man, as well as in the 1979 film Boulevard Nights, this car thrust lowriding into the popular imagination. Custom interiors and hand-painted roses make the car stand out while cruising the streets of Los Angeles and help set the standard for lowriders today.
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With three generations active in the Pomona, California, lowrider scene, the De Albas are one of the most established and respected families of craftsmen in lowriding. Albert De Alba Sr. was introduced to the culture by his father, Mario Sr., and began customizing pedal cars and bicycles before graduating to lowrider cars, including his 1963 Impala “El Rey,” which has been called the “pinnacle of modern lowrider culture.” His son Albert Jr., owner of the ’68 Impala “Legacy,” continues the family’s tradition of extraordinary builds.
“Dead Presidents,” built by Albert Jr. and his father, was unveiled at Albert Sr.’s 50th birthday celebration in 2023. Built over two years, the 1958 Impala features shaved door handles and mirrors, custom fiberglass work, a hand-built front grille, and a completely revamped interior. But its intricate paintwork by Albert Jr. is perhaps its crowning feature—the vehicle is fully striped and patterned with candy and metal flake paint in shades of green and yellow. The car has appeared at the Lowrider Las Vegas Super Show and the NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Collection of Albert De Alba
This Vehicle featured in the ‘Best in Low’ Exhibit.
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This time without frame. :D
The challenge was fixing the parts together to get this "Low" Look.
Hope you like it!
I built different hot rods and T-buckets in the past few months: a Green T-bucket, a Tow Rod, a classic black Roadster, Show Rods... but this time I built a unexpected machine... a '23 Ford T-bucket in pure Steampunk-ish style.
This little machine features classic T-Bucket elements - an oversize small-block V-8, a short and reinforced chassis, drag slicks, "T" style radiator - mixed with Steampunk characteristics.
Black, gold and brown colors are really a great combo and they seem looking tasteful on this little strange vehicle.
Even if there are two pipes above the engine, necessary to exhaust the steam, this "T" can also use petrol, it's a sort of hibrid car...in fact on the back you can see the gas tank.
Here the Steampunk "T" is photographed on my Garage.
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Next cab off the rank is this cool lowriding '64 Chevy Impala originally shot at Aylesford Priory car show a while ago.
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Take a classic '32 Ford Hot Rod, paint the whole machine in bright yellow, add a crane on the back and you've got the weirdest Tow Rod ever created!
My latest work is based on my previous Ford Roadster cutomized with a classic LEGO crane from early era.
I love using old pieces to buil my models and the "string reel winch with metal handle and crane arm complete with string and metal hook" fits perfeclty on this crazy Tow Rod.
In the picture above the "Tow Rod" tows the "Green T", it probably has some trouble...
If you have a problem with your car, now you know who to call: Norton74 24 hr Towing Service. You call, we haul!
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First day of a new year and literally watched the ice freeze over at my favorite watering hole: Lake Brendinni. The fog coming in was an added bonus.
Custom Style Motors and Body Language Sweet Lovely Cute
collaborate work
"Lowride Scooter" Gacha
at The seasons story
(Midnight 10th April SLT)
SLURL : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Seasons%20Story/116/...
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Lowrider,
Hats Off Day Show & Shine.,
Burnaby Heights, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among Mexican American youth in the 1940s. Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of Chicano culture and have since expanded internationally. These customized vehicles are also artworks, generally being painted with intricate, colorful designs, unique aesthetic features, and rolling on wire-spoke wheels with whitewall tires.
Lowrider rims are generally smaller than the original wheels. They are often fitted with hydraulic systems that allow height adjustable suspension, allowing the car to be lowered or raised by switch. This was developed after lowriding was made illegal in California and was targeted for tickets by police. Lowriding bans have been acknowledged as discriminatory toward Chicano culture and Latinos. State legislation urged their removal in 2022 and some local city councils have done so.
I've been a huge fan of stance movement (lowride, stretched tires, negative camber,...) for many years now, and all these years i've tried persistently to add this aggressive look in my lego cars, especially in the small ones which is even harder.
Eventually i came up with many different techniques for 8-wide and more cars but i still wanted badly to make one for minifig scaled cars mainly cause i had the perfect wheel for the job. DUB wheels
Fortunately i did it! I managed to narrow it down to 6-wide scale!
Check the short tutorial i've made about these stanced chassis over at Gricks forum or
click the arrows below to see some animated instructions.
So what's better way to introduce these chassis than building this beautiful slammed (extremely lowered) truck on them?!
The chassis i used under this truck is a combination of a 6-wide (front) and a 7-wide one (rear)!
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Take a classic '32 Ford Hot Rod, paint the whole machine in bright yellow, add a crane on the back and you've got the weirdest Tow Rod ever created!
My latest work is based on my previous Ford Roadster cutomized with a classic LEGO crane from early era.
I love using old pieces to buil my models and the "string reel winch with metal handle and crane arm complete with string and metal hook" fits perfeclty on this crazy Tow Rod.
If you have a problem with your car, now you know who to call: Norton74 24 hr Towing Service. You call, we haul!
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Norton74 @ LEGO IDEAS
Even if I don't live in "The Golden State" I love the strange vehicles called "T- buckets". Seeing these Buckets moving from a beach to another is very usual In California, where I live a little bit less...
Anyway, the "Green T" is my last MOC and it's my pride and joy (especially photographed in my Speed Garage).
This genuine T-bucket has the two-seater body of a Model T roadster with a little turtle deck in the backside.
A full chromed Model T-style radiator is fitted.
The big V8 sends power to the oversized rear wheels, with the typical dog dish hubcaps, through the strong drivetrain.
A big charger is fitted on the top of the engine.
This time I've used many chromed bricks and I think they look great on the "Green T". I love also the white-green color combo.
The body and the turtle deck can be separated by the chassis and you can see the transmission.
Enjoy the "Green T" and discover the new equipments featured in the "Speed Garage".
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La Trokita Loca
The Sierra family’s lowriding experience dates back three generations. Sal Sierra II bought the truck that became "Trokita Loca" in the 1970s and set to work stripping it down and crafting it into a lowrider with his son, Sal III. They completely revamped the vehicle in the early 1990s, which took it from a street ride to a pristine show car, but in 1993 the truck was wrecked in an accident. A final rebuild brought “Trokita Loca” to its current look, which earned it Bomb Truck of the Year at the Lowrider Las Vegas Super Show in 2019 and 2021.
The truck’s multi-layer paint job is one of its defining features: Stone Cold Color applied candy and metal flake paint in a striped pattern to accentuate the vehicle’s shape. Alberto Herrera created the airbrushed murals representing the Mexican Revolution. The eye-catching scheme earned the 2015 Eastwood Best Paint award at SEMA and Lowrider’s Best Murals and Best Flake Paint Job awards in Vegas in 2021.
Collection of the Sierra Family
This Vehicle featured in the ‘Best in Low’ Exhibit.
On the eve of the 2015 State Street Nationals car show, I noticed this vehicle showing off as it cruised State Street.
So thàt’s what those hydraulics in the trunk are for!...;-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro4yhp9L6Ok
The light was to his back but I still liked the low perspective. As he passed by he (in a humorous way) yelled: “I’VE BEEN SHOT”!!
La Trokita Loca
The Sierra family’s lowriding experience dates back three generations. Sal Sierra II bought the truck that became "Trokita Loca" in the 1970s and set to work stripping it down and crafting it into a lowrider with his son, Sal III. They completely revamped the vehicle in the early 1990s, which took it from a street ride to a pristine show car, but in 1993 the truck was wrecked in an accident. A final rebuild brought “Trokita Loca” to its current look, which earned it Bomb Truck of the Year at the Lowrider Las Vegas Super Show in 2019 and 2021.
The truck’s multi-layer paint job is one of its defining features: Stone Cold Color applied candy and metal flake paint in a striped pattern to accentuate the vehicle’s shape. Alberto Herrera created the airbrushed murals representing the Mexican Revolution. The eye-catching scheme earned the 2015 Eastwood Best Paint award at SEMA and Lowrider’s Best Murals and Best Flake Paint Job awards in Vegas in 2021.
Collection of the Sierra Family
This Vehicle featured in the ‘Best in Low’ Exhibit.
Although the picture looks aesthetically pleasing, my favorite part about it is the chrome bar perfectly framing the words "Low Rider" on the front tire.
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This ’32 Ford roadster is probably one of the most classic and iconic “old school” Hot Rod around.
Recently people has discovered again the old school Hot Rods with their smooth design, classic colors and without frills.
Original and vintage Hot Rods are considered today as a treasure to conserve and preserve indeed they are sought after and very expensive.
I'm fascinated by classic Rods and for this I built this Ford ’32 Roadster with the body of a Ford Model B, released by the American manufacturer from 1932 to 1934, painted in total black.
The Roadster fits the V8 flathead with three carburettors and wheels are "oversized" respect to the original ones that were narrower (I didn’t find LEGO wheels that fitted well, at least to me).
I used few chromed parts that I think look great on the car. I especially like the big rims with the chromed dish 4 x 4 inverted (Radar). The engine is made of light grey bricks with a touch of chrome.
I like to imagine this Roadster racing at Bonneville Speedway in the fifties. Racing number: 74, of course!
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