A detailed model of an Ice Cream Truck, parented and pivoted for animation purposes

Texture

Color, bump and specular maps included. Photoshop templates available for download.

History

Ice Cream Trucks are a commercial vehicle which serves as a travelling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.

Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose ('Stop me and buy one!') or a more serious one ('Watch that child!' - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it). Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices. A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually 'The Entertainer,' or, in the United Kingdom, 'Greensleeves' and Swedish Rhapsody.