Help This Scania Truck Become a Lego Set You Can Buy

A Lego Ideas Project needs 10,000 votes to advance to the next stage.

While a Lego version of the Tesla Cybertruck recently achieved the 10,000 votes it needs to move on to the next stage of the Lego Ideas projects, on its way to becoming an item you can purchase directly from the toymaker, another boxy truck is making its way through the pipeline. And it's far larger in size.

Sweden's Scania Next Generation S730 is a cabover truck that has been built to 1:17 scale using Lego Technic pieces by Lego Ideas builder mpj83. Approximately a foot in length, the Scania truck model features a pneumatic suspension, opening doors, tilting cab, functional steering and a Power Functions XL electric motor, which allows the model to propel itself. Just like on the real truck, the cab can tilt forward to allow access to the motor, while a detailed interior replicates the look and function of the real thing.

Lego's Technic pieces are larger and a little more specialized than the regular blocks, which is why they're often used for large-scale models of cars. This particular truck uses a mix of Technic and standard pieces, with the latter coming in handy in completing the bodywork, which also features realistic graphics that replicate the appearance of Scania trucks.

"If Lego will ever produce it, it could be a static model, with detailed fake engine and tilting cab," the model's builder writes. "It could be the first of a UCS (Ultimate Collector Series) Technic series dedicated to trucks; I think there are lots of truck fans around the world who will love this (and other detailed trucks) in their collection!"

Once a Lego Ideas project accumulates 10,000 votes, it proceeds to the next stage where Lego staff evaluate it for feasibility and make recommendations. Part of the evaluation process includes the ease of producing all the parts for the model—it helps if a particular Lego Ideas project is composed of very common parts, not always the case when it comes to user-built models. A very high number of parts can also hurt a project's chances of making it into production, because it could make the production version prohibitively expensive at retail—just like with real cars. A part of the evaluation also concerns licensing for models of real objects, because intellectual property rights also have to be obtained from the truck manufacturer.

A trailer is also in the works for this Scania truck, but we're not sure if it would help the model's chances because a trailer would add a large number of parts, in addition to making the entire item far bulkier and more expensive. We'd say the Scania looks complete as is without a trailer.

Visit this Lego Ideas project's page if you like this Lego model. A registration is required for voting on projects that can advance to the production stage.

Jay Ramey grew up around very strange European cars, and instead of seeking out something reliable and comfortable for his own personal use he has been drawn to the more adventurous side of the dependability spectrum. Despite being followed around by French cars for the past decade, he has somehow been able to avoid Citroën ownership, judging them too commonplace, and is currently looking at cars from the former Czechoslovakia. Jay has been with Autoweek since 2013.

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