[MOC] Black Envy Supercar

[Victor Imaginator]

It's all started yesterday. I just felt myself jealous about supercars. So i started in the morning and finished after 12 hours. And my first LEGO supercar named "Black Envy" is here)

Features:

• Rear wheel drive with 1 XL motor
• Front wheel steering with servo motor
• Openable doors
• Few interior details
• Multilink suspension at rear. Really - double wishbone secured with additional links
• Ultraslim front double wishbone suspension - it allowed me to make hood lower than front wheels

Suspension acts like real one do - compress just under the weight of the car, but can be compressed more.

It's really helpful while riding over small obstacles - whole car doesn't jump, only wheels react. I'll shoot a movie later. Now just more suspension articulation shots)

Other than it well suspended and really can drive with only one XL motor - there's no any technical marvels and complexity. It's really simple. Oh, gullwing doors, it's always add to model)

As usual - more photos in better quality on FLICKR

 

Ultraslim front suspension close up. Pin marked with green arrow is not securing suspension setup. That LBG H part secured only with 2 blue pins at bottom.

[offroadcreations]

Really cool, reminds me of a Batmobile. Can't wait for the video.

[Didumos69]

Wow, that's a ridiculously cool looking bad guy! I like the suspension and how its partly compressed under the vehicles own weight. Indeed very realistic. I also like the bigger tires in the back. Absolutely stunning that you can build such a vehicle in just one day . Well done! Looking forward to seeing the video.

[brickhank]

2 hours ago, Offroadcreat1ons said:

Really cool, reminds me of a Batmobile. Can't wait for the video.

Exactly, the Batmobile is the first thing that popped up in my brain after seeing this. Nice job, although the shape of the car is a little "over-the-top" for my personal taste...

[Sylvian]

12 hours... amazing! I just slept 12 hours haha. 

Anyways, awesome machine!

[MajklSpajkl]

Impressive 12 hour build, I wouldn't come pass the axles in that short time. I really like the agressive stance of the car, the only thing I'm not envious about are the front lights. I don't like how they stick out and IMO should be wider and somewhat more integrated into the mudguard. All in all - this is, again, great creation! 

[Victor Imaginator]

Thanks all for your replies)

4 hours ago, Offroadcreat1ons said:

Really cool, reminds me of a Batmobile. Can't wait for the video.

Thanks) It's not a first time my MOCs compared to Batmobile. It have some hidden meaning for myself)

3 hours ago, Didumos69 said:

Wow, that's a ridiculously cool looking bad guy! I like the suspension and how its partly compressed under the vehicles own weight. Indeed very realistic. I also like the bigger tires in the back. Absolutely stunning that you can build such a vehicle in just one day . Well done! Looking forward to seeing the video.

Thanks. It's just wish to finish model faster, that i cannot resist. As a result - there's few illegal of flimsy connections in every second MOC)

[brunojj1]

Great result for a 12 - hours build (I can´t see me being able to do that) ! Why did you say "it´s my first Lego supercar"? 

[Victor Imaginator]

27 minutes ago, brunojj1 said:

Great result for a 12 - hours build (I can´t see me being able to do that) ! Why did you say "it´s my first Lego supercar"? 

Thanks) Because it's my first supercar built from LEGO... Porsche 550 is too old for being super in that century, so it was a legendcar)

6 hours ago, MajklSpajkl said:

Impressive 12 hour build, I wouldn't come pass the axles in that short time. I really like the agressive stance of the car, the only thing I'm not envious about are the front lights. I don't like how they stick out and IMO should be wider and somewhat more integrated into the mudguard. All in all - this is, again, great creation! 

Thanks) About the front lights - i'll do it better in next MOC, i promise. I just finished mudguards, and realised, that i forgot front lights. So i did it somehow. Lazy approach, but time saving.

[Lakop]

Great car. I would look to replace the small panel under the headlight and make that space into a better headlight.

Good photography too.

H

[Victor Imaginator]

33 minutes ago, Horace T said:

Great car. I would look to replace the small panel under the headlight and make that space into a better headlight.

Good photography too.

H

Thanks) Idea of changing panel to front light looks nice for me. Just maked it quickly, still need to fit mudguard to it...

Is it better?

Edited February 12, 2017 by Victor Imaginator

[Tommy Styrvoky]

Looks pretty mean, I like how low the vehicle is and the silhouette is of the wheel arches.

[Erik Leppen]

It's better then what I try in 12 weeks. It has a certain Le-Mans-esque feel to it for me, because of the low sides.

One thing I like less is how the seats are really far in the front. What's inside that large area behind the seats?

Also, why no connection to the top of the H beams? 2 pins doesn't sound like the strongest solution. It works, for a light car like yours, but I'd add an extra beam there.

[jono rocky]

Damn that's one beast of a car, Batman would be really jealous of it. Can I suggest a small change, the #2 connector on top of the seats changed to two 1x2 lift arms and angled forward a bit just to make the seats a more forward look then up in the way they finish at the top. Would love to see a vid. too. Really love this car 

[MajklSpajkl]

The new front headlight is much much better than the old googly eye. I wonder how it would look if youd finish it with this part:in black of course.

[Leonardo da Bricki]

Excellent Batmobile!  This car looks really cool, only minor change I have to mention is using a Bionicle tooth (in black) for the wing mirrors, IMO they are really bulky.

[Victor Imaginator]

Thanks again for your comments)

9 hours ago, Erik Leppen said:

It's better then what I try in 12 weeks. It has a certain Le-Mans-esque feel to it for me, because of the low sides.

One thing I like less is how the seats are really far in the front. What's inside that large area behind the seats?

Also, why no connection to the top of the H beams? 2 pins doesn't sound like the strongest solution. It works, for a light car like yours, but I'd add an extra beam there.

It feels Le-Mans-esque for me too. I make it that way for one reason - make whole car weight less.

Behind the seats is AA battery box, and it's horizontal, and it's a structural element of chassies. It can be fixed, but with stiffer rear suspension. And it's too much changing of insides, so i leave it for that model. But remember for my next attempts.

And there's no horizontal beam between H beams because there's no space. Space taken not by the hood, but by supporting beams of front bumper. Also i didn't notice any H beams wobbling while testing chassis by droping it on the table.

9 hours ago, jono rocky said:

Damn that's one beast of a car, Batman would be really jealous of it. Can I suggest a small change, the #2 connector on top of the seats changed to two 1x2 lift arms and angled forward a bit just to make the seats a more forward look then up in the way they finish at the top. Would love to see a vid. too. Really love this car 

Thanks) I'll try to make some changes to seats, if roof allow me to do it)

9 hours ago, MajklSpajkl said:

The new front headlight is much much better than the old googly eye. I wonder how it would look if youd finish it with this part:in black of course.

I don't have that part in any color) But i can remake whole structure with pins on the other side. Thanks for suggestion.

6 hours ago, Leonardo da Bricki said:

Excellent Batmobile!  This car looks really cool, only minor change I have to mention is using a Bionicle tooth (in black) for the wing mirrors, IMO they are really bulky.

I already used all my black teeth except one... I'll try to remake it using slopes, or something else)

[Victor Imaginator]

Applied some fixes:

• Front lights, as @MajklSpajkl suggested
• Seats, almost as @jono rocky suggested. 2x1 liftarms just doesn't fit there
• Mirrors, thanks to @Leonardo da Bricki - i lower them, make smaller and more elegant as i think. Also rotate 3x11 panels under the mirrors a little and secure it better.
• Air intakes. Black ones was just lost. And i get rid of illegal connections there, now this area is feels much more properly assembled.

Moving seats deeper into the car, as @Erik Leppen said is possible, but there's not only a battery box that can be moved somehow. There's main vertical support of roof, just behind the seats. And to move it i need to disassemble almost whole car(

I'm still don't sure about air intakes, what guys do you think?

Thanks for helping making my Envy better)

[agrof]

I really-really like this one, unconventional, yet proportional. The spot lights were also cool, with better integration in the front they are OK, but I must admit the new lights blend much better in overall shape.

I think the air intakes are better in LBG, or maybe You could try these fence pieces:

Ahhh, and this guy has definitely interest to own this car. 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2017 by agrof

[JJ2]

Amazing supercar for only 12 hours of build time, at 12 hours of build time I usually only have about the front suspension done

I think the new headlight design is much better, but I think the wold air intakes look better.

Edited February 18, 2017 by JJ2

[Victor Imaginator]

6 hours ago, agrof said:

I really-really like this one, unconventional, yet proportional. The spot lights were also cool, with better integration in the front they are OK, but I must admit the new lights blend much better in overall shape.

I think the air intakes are better in LBG, or maybe You could try these fence pieces:

29 minutes ago, JJ2 said:

Amazing supercar for only 12 hours of build time, at 12 hours of build time I usually only have about the front suspension done

I think the new headlight design is much better, but I think the wold air intakes look better.

Thanks) I'll try to make something with air intakes.

Some driving tests show one serious flaw in whole model - one XL is not enough because there's no Ackerman steering. Friction caused by front wheels while turning slow down model and can stop all car while turning and moving backwards( Driving over the building table was much more promising.

[Lakop]

you could put an air intake above the roof like some le mans cars have.

H

[Aventador2004]

On 2/12/2017 at 9:58 AM, brunojj1 said:

Great result for a 12 - hours build (I can´t see me being able to do that) ! Why did you say "it´s my first Lego supercar"? 

I made a c model yesterday in 3 hours so it is very loss (moc c model)

Aventador

Edited March 12, 2017 by Aventador2004