Oh my, it’s a mirage, I’m tellin’ y’all it’s sabotage
Time for a Technic Supercar. We don’t feature these very often, simply because the Elves struggle to find them on their unending search. This is probably due to Technic Supercars’ complexity, meaning few MOCers attempt a supercar build, and fewer still succeed. Lego Technic Supercars are defined by three characteristics – steering, all-round suspension, and a working drivetrain. Francisco Hartley’s Mirage GT is a supercar of his own design, based on no real-world model. Underneath the spectacular bodywork is a flat 12 engine powering the rear wheels through a 4-speed gearbox, with independent suspension on each corner. The MOCpage for this creation is definitely worth your time. Check it out here.
This multitude of microscale motors comes from MortalSwordsman on MOCpages. Becoming a regular here with his beautiful racing-themed creations, his latest work is a tiny set of Lotus 49s, complete with their 1960’s transporter and crew. All four vehicles are built in the original Gold Leaf cigarettes livery, whilst the figures are clothed in tiny period attire. View the full set of pictures on MOCpages.
This wacky looking spaceship comes straight from the tangled mind of the oneman on Flickr. Part racer, part lunar lander, part hot rod, we can’t really place this into any of our usual categories. The Elves however, seemed very taken with it, running round The Lego Car Blog Towers making ‘swooshing’ noises until we threw some jellybeans outside and locked the door. To see more weird and wonderful creations from the oneman click his name above.
This creation has just thrown our entire perception of vehicle colouring out the window. What’s next, a green Ferrari? Anyway, despite Lego Fire Museum Inc‘s obvious lack of red bricks, they’ve done very well with the white pieces they had available. This mini-figure scale pumper is a 1970 Sanford Quint, based on a Ford C series truck chassis. They were a popular apparatus, and some are still in service in the Northern United States. To see more of Lego Fire Museum Inc’s rescue services fleet visit MOCpages at the link above.
No glue, no non-LEGO parts, and fully ride-on-able. Puts your 4-wide into perspective doesn’t it?
There’s no way we can think of a clever commentary for today’s post; we’re just too astonished. So we might as well just get straight to the point. You can drive this creation. Actually, really, sit in it, and drive it. To the fridge. Or the shops.
Powered by nothing more than $1billion-worth of LEGO Mindstorms NXT motors, this Go-Kart is fully self-propelled and steered. To see this simply awe-inspiring creation in action, visit the NXT Step blog.
Back in March we fired up our highly complex supercomputer and attempted to calculate the prices of the three Summer 2012 Technic releases. These new Technic models are now on sale at the Lego Shop, and we’re pleased to say our supercomputer was a) fairly accurate, and b) the small variance is a positive one; all three LEGO sets are exactly £10 less than our March estimates – how’s that for consistency!
9393 Tractor
Our estimate: £34.99 – £39.99
Actual price: £24.99
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9396 Helicopter
Our estimate: £79.99 – £89.99
Actual price:£69.99
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9398 Rock Crawler
Our estimate: £149.99 – £159.99
Actual price: £139.99
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So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Lego.com and get your hands on LEGO’s latest, all with £10 off!
A recent Elf outing to Eurobricks uncovered this – a truly monster Cat. Now our Elves aren’t fans of cats, as when they meet bits of them tend to get pulled off, so a minor applause is due for the fellow who brought this in. Anyway, now he’s been congratulated, on to the model. It’s a Caterpillar 6090 Front Shovel by Jorgeopesi, which you probably already knew as you can read, but what you may not have known is that this behemoth features five LEGO motors and a full suite of pneumatics to control eight (yes eight!) different functions. To read more and join the Eurobricks thread, click on the link above.
Yes, you really could star in the new Lego Film! Well, not you exactly, but your creation, which is just as good. The film-makers are looking for awesome Lego vehicles to use in their upcoming motion picture, and they’re asking for your submissions! To find out more watch the short clip above and visit the competition website. Good luck!
Lamborghini Countach; Picture courtesy of ‘CopMike’ on Eurobricks
Admittedly, ‘Best Car Ever!’ (or Best Car Evarr!!11!) is a phrase banded around a lot on the interweb, but this MOC could well be it. The incredible studs-up giant in the picture above took three years to design digitally, and another two to build. Polo-Freak is the orchestrator behind this truly epic project, and such is its scale it has generated its own Special Themes thread over on Eurobricks.
The Lamborghini Countach was actually quite a poor car, but that didn’t stop it becoming the poster car of the late ’70s to early ’80s, and in 3D form it’s even more impressive. Polo-Freak has recreated every Bertone-designed detail, from the teledial alloys to the tip of the huge rear wing. See the full gallery of pictures on Eurobricks at the aforementioned link.
To Battle! Right after we express deliver these packages.
This chunky lump of yellow is Private Pyle‘s ‘Mine Resistant Ambush Protected’ vehicle (MRAP), just the thing for going to parts of the world that are a bit explode-y. The Lego Car Blog Elves like this, as their quest can take them to some downright hazardous places too at times. Once three of them were trapped inside a broken MOCpages for nearly a week. Talking of which, MOCpages is where you need to head (if it’s working).
This modified Chevrolet Coupe is the work of lego911 on Flickr. Underneath that killer paint-job is a V8, opening doors and boot, and front and rear suspension. View it and lego911’s other cars in his Flickr photostream.
Last week LEGO celebrated their 80th Birthday, and so, slightly late, The Lego Car Blog Team are delighted to bring you…
The Lego Car Blog 80th Birthday Extravaganza!
Some have described it as a marginally elongated post shamelessly linked to LEGO’s Birthday celebrations in order to increase hits. And they’d be right. So without further ado, we bring you Act One.
Act One: A very special Birthday needs a very special MOC, and the Elves have found just the thing. This incredible creation is Mahjqa’s Bat Wing, pictured alongside his equally incredible Tumbler, and as featured in the Batman finale, The Dark Knight Rises.
The Dark Knight Rises
As always, Mahjqa’s work is stuffed full of witchcraft and wizardry which can only really be explained in a video. Fortunately he’s made one, and it might just be the Lego video of the year. Prepare to pick your jaws up…
If you’d like to see more you can visit Mahjqa’s Flickr photostream for the full gallery, as well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the video was made.
Act Two: Hitachi, best known as a manufacturer of soulless reasonably priced TVs and DVD players, also do a line of, er… slightly bigger products. This is one of them; their monstrous ZW 310 earthmover.
My other car is a TV
Dfs473 has recreated the 22 tonne wheel-loader in Technic, including its complete array of movements via Power Functions remote control. To see the MOC in detail, including close-up shots of the mechanicals, swing by Dfs’s Flickr page at the aforementioned link.
Act Three: And finally; as The LEGO Group turns 80 years old, we take a look back to their humble beginnings in a carpenter’s shed in Billund. The story of LEGO’s formation is one of hard work, tragedy, perseverance, and one little idea that changed the way children would play forever. LEGO commissioned a film to bring their story to life, and we’re delighted to share this with you today:
Happy 80th Birthday LEGO, and here’s to the next 80 years!
Dude, this hot rod is like, totally sick. Chris Melby’s rad brickwork is hangin’ on MOCpages… argh, I can’t keep this up. I’ll put my ‘bro voice’ aside and just tell you his brilliantly designed pick-up hot rod is complete with surfboard, stripy deck-chair seats and a superb V8 engine. View it on MOCpages.
After a series of posts towards to larger end of the scale, it was time for something a bit smaller. This tiny Aston Martin DB5 employs more SNOT in its 5-wide bodywork than most large scale models do. 1saac W‘s Flickr photstream is where it was found.
