ER0L Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Hi all, as expected the Speed Champions are an interesting subject for minifig scale car builders. This MOC could be called a design study - wheels don't even spin. It's 7 studs wide (7w+ because of the mudguards) and fits one driver. When I was building the Speed Champions Ferrari 458 (probably my favourite Speed Champion) yesterday I was wondering if the car could be modified a little to get a lower, wider, more aggressive race car look. This turned out to be impossible (at least for me), so I built a new car by using some typical SC elements, especially that nice Ferrari canopy. When I realized that the wheels don't spin anyway in combination with the usual Town mudguards (as already said, the SC mudguards aren't usable on passenger cars in my opinion) I opted for a slight steering - which looks quite nice when such a car is on the racetrack. Guess I shouldn't give up my road plates too quickly ... Later I'll try to apply some of those nice stickers of the 458 Italia set. More pics: Thanks for looking! Edited April 23, 2015 by ER0L Quote
GallardoLU Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Very nice, although you named it Ferrari, it has a very distinct Audi Avus Quatro look to it. nice and sleek, and very wide! throw some smaller tires under those fenders and you have a nice custom car for your city layout Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Brilliant! I love your super cars Er0l and this Ferrari isn't an exception! Quote
ER0L Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 Very nice, although you named it Ferrari, it has a very distinct Audi Avus Quatro look to it. nice and sleek, and very wide! throw some smaller tires under those fenders and you have a nice custom car for your city layout Thanks a lot! Since I used the canopy from the set it had to be a Ferrari. But I can absolutely see the similarity with the Audi Avus Quattro. I've tried smaller tires already but they don't work here. Anyhow the car is low enough, I guess. Since there's no shortage of custom cars in my City this will be something for the race track once the car has got its racing setup. Brilliant! I love your super cars Er0l and this Ferrari isn't an exception! Thanks a lot, glad you like it! Quote
PastVPresent Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 This is great - really a sleek look between the low/wide body and lack of visible studs, nice moc! Quote
lightningtiger Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Keep those AWESOME rides coming ;ER0L'.....Brick On Drive On ! Quote
ER0L Posted April 23, 2015 Author Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) This is great - really a sleek look between the low/wide body and lack of visible studs, nice moc! Thank you! Wide and low - in my opinion this is what a supercar/race car is supposed to look like. The new SC mudguards are very nice but you need at least one layer more to cover the studs. Keep those AWESOME rides coming ;ER0L'.....Brick On Drive On ! Thanks a lot LT! Now there's a version with stickers applied (see the new main pic above). More pics: Plus I've built a completely legal version with spinning wheels which I've called Ferrari LeMans Evo. As you can see the new SC wheels may be combined very well with the larger Town mudguards. Alas there are no red mudguards of this sort, that's why this version is a little more colourful. Thanks for looking! Edited April 23, 2015 by ER0L Quote
AbFab1974 Posted April 15, 2017 Posted April 15, 2017 Beautiful! Especially with the addition of the stickers! Bravo Quote
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