[MOC] Corvette C4 1985 from The Big Lebowski

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Hello Big Lebowski, Corvette and Speed Champions fans,

do you remember the hilarious The Big Lebowski scene? Walter Sobchak (Dude's best friend) destroys a brand new, red Chevrolet Corvette C4 (1985) with a crowbar. This car, colloquially known as the 'Vette, is a two-door, two-passenger sports car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet across more than 60 years of production and eight design generations. The fourth-generation was the first complete redesign of the Corvette since 1963 and it is known for its sleek look. It was produced from 1983 to 1996. An other inspiration came from one of my favorite Matchbox as a child, and that color scheme will be built soon too :). This car could be a nice addition to the set 76903 "Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Race Car and 1968 Chevrolet Corvette". A-Team color scheme is possible too :). Building instructions are available on the following links:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-80276/_TLG_/corvette-c4-big-lebowski/

https://www.mocsmarket.com/lego-mocs/corvette-c4-big-lebowski/

It is a studless build in the new, 8 studs wide Speed Champions style. I wanted to create a sleek model which is as accurate as possible in this small scale. I prefer to minimize the use of stickers to keep the flexibility of the used parts in further builds, and therefore this model include only one standard Lego sticker.

My intent was to keep the width-length-height ratio of the real car and this size makes it possible. The model contains lots of details: for example the pop-up headlights (the model can be built either with opened or closed headlights), the black stripes on the sides, the gray bottom part, the glass hatchback, the side-view mirrors, the tiltable seats etc.. Maybe the most challenging one was the iconic rear side with the vehicle registration plate, here there is a half stud offset. I tried to fill every unnecessary gaps and therefore some tricky build techniques are used.

The model has space for two minifigures. I suggest to use small hairs. Without the seats minifigures with bigger hairs can be used too if they are leaned back.  (The Walter Sobchak minifigure has a custom torso and head, similar ones are available in some webshops. Its other body parts and the crowbar are standard parts.)

 

Corvette C4 - Instructions 01 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4 - Instructions 02 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4 - Instructions 03 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4 - Instructions 04 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4 - Instructions 05 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4 - Instructions 06 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4 - Instructions 07 by László Torma, on Flickr

Edited July 1, 2021 by _TLG_

[Nom Carver]

You make some sweet cars man!

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2 hours ago, Nom Carver said:

You make some sweet cars man!

Thanks a lot!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

What a fantastic design! 

The minifig is too funny! 

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3 hours ago, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

What a fantastic design! 

The minifig is too funny! 

Thanks! The minifig head is a custom one :)

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I have built an other version of this car which is based on one of my favorite Matchboxes as a child. It is a free update / addition to the red, The Big Lebowski version :) More photos, info and building instructions:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-95366/_TLG_/corvette-c4-matchbox-version/#details

Corvette C4, Matchbox version 03 by László Torma, on Flickr

Corvette C4, Matchbox version 02 by László Torma, on Flickr

[Feuer Zug]

Nice update. I like the two-toned version with the black stripe. Great use of the new wedge plates on the hood too. Your car looks spot on.

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@Feuer Zug Thanks a lot! Regarding the wedge plates mostly I prefer the brick built solutions :)

[Feuer Zug]

21 hours ago, _TLG_ said:

@Feuer Zug Thanks a lot! Regarding the wedge plates mostly I prefer the brick built solutions :)

I'm a big fan of brick built solutions as well.