Sebeus I Posted January 10 Posted January 10 I am happy to finally present a model I have been working on for a very long time. There's quite a bit of history preceding the development of this model, which I have hidden in the spoiler below. But before you do, do consider supporting this model on LEGO Ideas, it would be greatly appreciated. Spoiler It all began almost 10 years ago when I had a go at my first decent attempt at building a, larger-than-minifigure-scale, super car. [/url] Back in the day I was mostly building pirate ships but I did follow car building legends, the likes of Firas Abu Jaber and Malte Dorowski and be in awe at the sight of their meticulously detailed creations. I've won second place in a Rebrick contest with this one (Rebrick was an official LEGO platform for hosting contests before it was merged with Ideas. Atleast I think it was called Rebrick ) A few years later, when I started my professional career in a truck assembly plant, I got the idea of construction a lego car in a component based, modular manner. This would come down to; building each component separately and only at the very last stage, assembly those components. Just like it would be in a real assembly plant. I kept track of the progress of that car in this tread: This car was quite the experiment and I liked it very much. However, even before it was completed I already felt there was much room for improvement. The proportions of some of the components were a bit off, there were some structural issues and the bodywork didn't quite get that supercar vibe. So I started anew! To summarise; It has been a learning process and quite the adventure. initially the plan was to simply convert the bodywork of this car onto this chassis. However, as I was making adaptations to the components, I ended up building an entirely different car altogether. A small change on this component can have a severe impact on another. The chassis is built as a carbon fibre monocoque tub, with aluminum frameworks on front and rear to serve as driveline anchorage and bodywork attachment points. The front area contains the steering installation, oil reservoir, coolant, battery, ECU (though hidden under the dashboard module). The rear subframe is one of the parts I am most satisfied with, despite all the angles it is remarkably rigid. Within this subframe hangs the heart of the car, the engine-transmission-KERS assembly. You will also find the main intercoolers (which are actually connected to the air intake manifold on top of the engine!) and the exhaust pipes, which follow a natural path to the engine as well. The interior was kept quite simple but it does have the necessary details such as gas and brake pedals, gauges (though hidden away a bit) and lever for putting it in drive mode. While it has significant improvements compared to my previous car, it is less modular, mostly for structural reasons I had to interconnect some components to secure the car's ability to be picked up without the risk of parts breaking off. Another part I was very happy with was the diffuser. I hope you like it! I thought it was about time I get this one out there. Eventhough I still think there's room for improvement, I figured getting an Idea's project going might motivate me to get to those faster. Be sure to support! LEGO Ideas Quote
2GodBDGlory Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Wow, very nice! The level of internal detail is very impressive, and the total look of the car manages to be both plausible and very dramatic! Quote
NV Lego technic Posted January 10 Posted January 10 WOW! That looks so good! And the details inside are arguably even better! Quote
gyenesvi Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Wow this looks really interesting with all those non-conventional angles and curves. I love how it has a sort of separate and realistically shaped chassis underneath the body, and the level of detail is also amazing! Great work! Unfortunately, I don't think cars have good chances at Ideas due to Lego being flooded with cars already. Quote
Sebeus I Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 17 hours ago, 2GodBDGlory said: Wow, very nice! The level of internal detail is very impressive, and the total look of the car manages to be both plausible and very dramatic! 17 hours ago, NV Lego technic said: WOW! That looks so good! And the details inside are arguably even better! Thanks! 13 hours ago, gyenesvi said: Wow this looks really interesting with all those non-conventional angles and curves. I love how it has a sort of separate and realistically shaped chassis underneath the body, and the level of detail is also amazing! Great work! Unfortunately, I don't think cars have good chances at Ideas due to Lego being flooded with cars already. This is true. I figured I had to try Ideas first before I give Brickling Designer Program a go. (And if that does't work out, it'll be ReBrickable to sell the building instructions 🙃). Quote
gyenesvi Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Sebeus I said: I figured I had to try Ideas first before I give Brickling Designer Program a go. (And if that does't work out, it'll be ReBrickable to sell the building instructions 🙃). Sure, but I guess you know that by submitting to Ideas you resigned the rights to sell on your own or elsewhere for several (maybe 3) years, even if it is not accepted, right? And in my opinion that very slim chance to have it accepted on Ideas is not worth the setback of several years to sell elsewhere. Quote
Sebeus I Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 (edited) 56 minutes ago, gyenesvi said: Sure, but I guess you know that by submitting to Ideas you resigned the rights to sell on your own or elsewhere for several (maybe 3) years, even if it is not accepted, right? And in my opinion that very slim chance to have it accepted on Ideas is not worth the setback of several years to sell elsewhere. Yes of course. On the other hand, if I do any of the others, Ideas is automatically excluded and I may regret that some time. My main drive is not to get money out of it but a set bearing my name 😅. Edited January 11 by Sebeus I Quote
gyenesvi Posted January 11 Posted January 11 2 hours ago, Sebeus I said: Yes of course. On the other hand, if I do any of the others, Ideas is automatically excluded and I may regret that some time. My main drive is not to get money out of it but a set bearing my name 😅. In that case, it makes sense :) Quote
Sebeus I Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 I have some WIP pictures I had forgotten. The first one are side wind deflectors towards the air intake. A black pane with katana's looked pretty cool but in the end I thought the car looked a bit cluttered and decided to go for a more simple, clean look. The second one is one of the many tail lamp permutations, using lightsaber bars. I was very difficult to find a tail lamp design befitting the overall style of the car. I'm not entirely satisfied with the final design either. More specifically the bridge over the exhaust tips don't connect nicely to the tail lamps, I considered different colours and wedge pieces to get around it but nothing really improved it. I'm thinking round lights may not be very suited for this car. However, rectangular lights easily lose their elegance. I am currently trying to optimize the design. Some parts of it, particularly in the front body area, are increasingly complex to build. Quote
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