Ask me if I'm truck

Looking down the sidebar, Huwbot has got a bit of a vehicle theme going on.

Is RMotD just down, or was it discontinued?

Yes, truck.

Truck looks like they took half a racecar and stuck a cab and flatbed on top of it. I guess it'll be a fast truck then, at least....

Wait, what racing association uses flatbed trucks?

@Robot99 said:
"Is RMotD just down, or was it discontinued?"

It's back, but it got buried a few articles down.

Well. Truck.

@MCLegoboy said:
"Well, I won't dispute that it's a truck, but it sure is janky."

It's got four front fenders, for one thing!

@TheOtherMike said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Well, I won't dispute that it's a truck, but it sure is janky."

It's got four front fenders, for one thing!"

That's, uh, aerodynamic streamlining. You know, right into the front edge of that slab of metal on the back.

Just recently I delved into the world of tiny turbos and build some of the better looking ones (for me). I wouldn't build this but it fits within that world.

I am NOT a truck...I am OPTIMUS PRIME!!!...:D

I love the truck has an undocumented but obvious feature of being able to carry a Tiny Turbo on the bed.

There’s something unsettlingly gaunt and skull-like about that truck’s profile. Are we sure this hasn’t escaped from 10192?

I have this one if anyone is looking

The more I look at it, the weirder it gets.

MY 31214 FOR YOU IS LIKE A 30033

I hope the driver sits in the middle, otherwise it's only suitable for people without legs....

Why is a flatbed truck part of the "Racers" theme? Aren't racing trucks usually just a tractor without trailer?

As in this, for example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Formula_Truck_2006_Interlagos_Volkswagen_leads.jpg

@PurpleDave said:
"Wait, what racing association uses flatbed trucks?

@Robot99 said:
"Is RMotD just down, or was it discontinued?"

It's back, but it got buried a few articles down."

I'm not sure about flatbeds, but there are series around the world (I think it's popular in Europe) that do race semi tractors. I believe it's called the big rig series here in the U.S. It can be quite entertaining at times.

They gave these out for free at school. My family ended up with two!

@AustinPowers said:
"Why is a flatbed truck part of the "Racers" theme? Aren't racing trucks usually just a tractor without trailer?

As in this, for example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Formula_Truck_2006_Interlagos_Volkswagen_leads.jpg"
Doesn't stop some truck drivers from thinking they are racers ;-)

And I do remember one time I was driving on the A2 near Den Bosch when I was overtaken by a Dakar truck, must have been going at least 160 or so......those things are HUGE!
(the thing was sponsored by a nearby company, guess they had to do a little demonstration....)

@brick_r said:
"I am NOT a truck...I am OPTIMUS PRIME!!!...:D"

Wrong color scheme. You need something closer to 8664, although that one still doesn't have enough blue.

I kind of like this one. It's something different from the standard muscle car Tiny Turbo. It even has an actual flatbed with a gap in the middle. That's quite useful!
The shaping at the cab is also quite well done for the scale. Thoses 'cheeks' are what some actual trucks have, just not as deep. But for the scale that's decently done.

Finally, no stickers! Wooot

Also looking at the pieces, it's kinda disappointing it doesn't use the pullback motor like they used in the Shell polybags.

From before they had the Transformers license

Looks like Optimus Prime has really let himself go!

@WizardOfOss said:
"Doesn't stop some truck drivers from thinking they are racers ;-)"

Meh. I live in Metro Detroit. I’ve been aggressively cut off by a school bus turning into traffic, and I’ve had a sedan lane-split between me and another passenger vehicle at a red light.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Doesn't stop some truck drivers from thinking they are racers ;-)"

Meh. I live in Metro Detroit. I’ve been aggressively cut off by a school bus turning into traffic, and I’ve had a sedan lane-split between me and another passenger vehicle at a red light."

"If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver."
- the average motorist (and well, some Brazilian guy)