[MOC] ICON FJ Baja + Fifth Gear presentation with Tiff Needell

[rm8]

Hi all

Here is ICON FJ Baja edition.

Well, actually this is Toyota Land Cruiser FJ, but in real life there is almost nothing common between them, except design. While designing first Toyota FJ in 2013-2014, I found many clear pictures of what is called ICON FJ. After my searches of high quality blueprints did not find success, I wrote to ICON / TLC, and was surprised by instant answer form CEO and designer of ICON cars - Jonathan Ward. He can't help me with blueprints, but it was nice to meet him. After meeting with ICON cars closer, I fell in love with ICON values. I decided to do some of ICON models after classic FJ.

ICON is boutuqe-garage that recover Land Cruisers and produces small quantities of hand made restomods (or modified classic cars). Garage is situated in California. Final products are not cheap, usually from 100k $. And you should wait for your model for 1-1,5 years. One more fact: Jonathan Ward and his garage reputation grew so big, so he became consultant for Toyota, an even Mr. Toyoda asked him to build first driving prototypes of Toyota FJ Cruiser, that was produced till 2016.

ICON FJ baja - is not the only FJ in ICON model line. They have "classic" trims that are very utility vehicles: pickup FJ45, long wheel base 4-door 6 seat FJ44, middle WB FJ43 and short FJ40. Baja - is trim that is possible only for FJ40 and FJ43. But there is nothing impossible - ICON can do everyhing you want, except crocodile leather and diamond decoration. Utility and functionality only.

LEGO model have some details that match real vehicle. Custom stickers, color palette of BAJA trim, rollcage, interior details, mirrors, roof lights, front bumper.

Front axle is modified - now it is 4 link triangulated. No pan-hard here. Rear suspenison is 3 link with pan-hard. In fact, real model also was with pan-hard int he beginning, and after some time they moved to multilink supsended axles. No leaf spring at Real vehicle - only coilovers, so LEGO shock absrobers are realistic this time (comparing to my classic FJ40 that should be with leafs).

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winch is not included for this type of bumper, but you can modify it and there is still free space for 2x extra motors in the chassis

Model was finished far ago, but I thought how to present it more interesting: not only for LEGO fans, but also for 4x4 fans, who never have experinece with LEGO. Presentation is the cover for Fifth Gear TV show with similar scenario and original soundtrack.

more photos

http://www.bricksafe...m8/icon-fj-baja

AND here is ORIGINAL video

Thanks for watching

Edited July 26, 2016 by rm8

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

An excellent recreation of this ICON FJ Baja edition. Good looks, brilliant interior and performs well...!!!

[SevenStuds]

This has to be one of the best Technic videos! Must have taken a lot of planning, shooting and editing, WOW!

I think you have just brought "cool" back to those old Technic figures. I thought they were obsolete.

It also drives really well! Where was that Technic garage scene filmed? Your place?

[rm8]

An excellent recreation of this ICON FJ Baja edition. Good looks, brilliant interior and performs well...!!!

Thank you!

This has to be one of the best Technic videos! Must have taken a lot of planning, shooting and editing, WOW!

I think you have just brought "cool" back to those old Technic figures. I thought they were obsolete.

It also drives really well! Where was that Technic garage scene filmed? Your place?

Video first, model then. I used SevenStuds GoPro mount to film footages on the car.

Garage scenes also filmed by me. I build simple shelves, fake car lifts (in addition to real working Sheepo's one), boxes, tables and drop different parts on it. There is also mini V8 and I4 engines inspired by Crowkillers, and simple fake chassis. May be I can find the way to show it one time!

Thanks!

[WvG_853]

What an amazing video! The effort that has gone into it. Incredible! You're a real perfectionist ... My compliments

[SevenStuds]

Garage scenes also filmed by me. May be I can find the way to show it one time!

Seeing behind the scenes would be great! I think that so much value is added when a model is shown in a built scene. It reminds me of when Mahj filmed his Muravi Forklift in that garage scene.

(You and filsawgood really have a thing for that Ferrari F40!)

[lcvisser]

That video is awesome! And the model too I have no words

[rm8]

What an amazing video! The effort that has gone into it. Incredible! You're a real perfectionist ... My compliments

Well, sometimes I think that non-perfectionism make living easier

Seeing behind the scenes would be great! I think that so much value is added when a model is shown in a built scene. It reminds me of when Mahj filmed his Muravi Forklift in that garage scene.

(You and filsawgood really have a thing for that Ferrari F40!)

Forklift movie is too cool!

About Ferrari: we both don't know what to do with it. So he bring the idea

That video is awesome! And the model too I have no words

Thank you

Edited July 29, 2016 by rm8

[Paul Boratko]

Models are fantastic and the parody video was a pleasure to watch.. :thumbup:

[JJ2]

The model looks great and performs great and the video was a joy to watch, it would have looked bad megabloks if you had none lego tires on it

[offroadcreations]

About Ferrari: we both don't know what to do with it. So he bring the idea

Well, I display mine, but I might try modifying it too...

The video was really cool, and you did a great job on the model. Did you consider using a net, like on the real one? Lego makes them.

[rm8]

Models are fantastic and the parody video was a pleasure to watch.. :thumbup:

The model looks great and performs great and the video was a joy to watch, it would have looked bad megabloks if you had none lego tires on it

Efforts worth it, thanks!

Well, I display mine, but I might try modifying it too...

The video was really cool, and you did a great job on the model. Did you consider using a net, like on the real one? Lego makes them.

Yes, I have different nets. But I have to cut it to triangle or bend in half. So I decided to build without them.

[brunojj1]

Thank you very much for the video - such a great entertainment !

[JM1971]

Tif seems a little plastic.

Good moc though, high standards as always.