Hotwheels Twin Mill III (2014) - a photo on Flickriver

Hotwheels Twin Mill III (2014)

            The tenth Hotwheels build for this month is a latest interpretation of an original Hotwheels custom design.

Just in time too, for instagram #mocaroundgang mocaround76 to the build theme hotwheels.

Twin Mill is a twin-engined prototype concept car originally designed by Ira Gilford for the 1969 Hot Wheels lineup. It is recognized as Hot Wheels's first original design, done from the ground up at Mattel with no external input. It features a doorless canopy design, with entry and egress done through an opening canopy up top, as well as two large big block engines. Today, Twin Mill is a highly popular model and is often considered the most iconic Hot Wheels model, alongside other models like the Bone Shaker.

Twin Mill III, designed by Josh Henson that debuted in 2008 New Models. Twin Mill III features two large engines on opposite sides of the car. The front-end of Twin Mill III resembles the front-end of Twin Mill. It has two triangle-shaped headlights. More of the twin engines is visible on the sides of the Twin Mill III.

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Twin Mill III, from the 'HW Workshop: Then and Now' series, this particular casting debuting in 2008, designed by Josh Henson.

I had a great time designing this model in Lego, but pondered how such a car could be executed in real life. As a layout, it is not particularly friendly to the occupant package, but if the drive was taken from the front of the engine, transferred to a gearbox mounted between the two engine block, and then to the rear wheels. This may present a viable architectural solution.

If you would like to participate in the MOCaroundgang build challenge, head over to Instagram, make sure to tag the host (me) @lego__911 (there are two underscore characters) and the challenge tags #hotwheels #mocaround76

The submission date for this build challenge is April 13th.

Taken on: April 10, 2024

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