[MOC] R75 "Weevil" High-Performance Racer

[GarryTheMinifig]

Here's the first MOC I've posted here, a futuristic six-wheeled race car totally not inspired by the cars from Blade Runner, at all. I don't know what makes you think that.

Okay, it kind of is. With that canopy piece, I had to do it. It was even going to have a hover feature involving the front wheel assemblies rotating around but I couldn't get it to work that well, hence the little pin/liftarm bits. I did decide to keep some of those parts in, though, because it created some neat angling and a sort of semi-functioning suspension. 

 

"Hey guys, it's Garry again with another Kirkslist find! Seller said it was a... uh, Model R75 race car. Never seen this kind before."

 

"Awfully cramped inside... but the upholstery doesn't smell like moldy bacon this time. Score!"

 

"Vroom vroom."

 

"Nice, tail lights! I think that means it's street legal, right?"

 

"Woah, it can handle pretty rough terrain too. Neat." (Here's that suspension I was talking about.)

 

"Really low to the ground though... not so much going on in the undercarriage. I wonder where everything is?"

 

"Ah, here's the engine! Waaaiitaminute, I remember this, the seller said not to look directly into this part, something about the accelerated particl-"

 

Finally, here's an exploded view of the rear assembly, showing how it's offset.

 

No real explanation for this one beyond "jointed moving parts are fun and this is why I put them in every moc"

Check out the full gallery for more views and build details!

[Trekkie99]

Congratulations on your first MOC post here on Eurobricks! And I love this creation! Its like an off road blade runner, and the color scheme is perfect I think. If you did it in black though, it would make a great Batmobile! And seriously, is it OK if I say that this model is totally official Lego set worthy?! Because it is! Thumbs up!

[GarryTheMinifig]

9 hours ago, LegoMonorailFan said:

Congratulations on your first MOC post here on Eurobricks! And I love this creation! Its like an off road blade runner, and the color scheme is perfect I think. If you did it in black though, it would make a great Batmobile! And seriously, is it OK if I say that this model is totally official Lego set worthy?! Because it is! Thumbs up!

Thanks! Funny you should mention that, the tumbler Batmobile was another not-so-subtle design inspiration.

[MovieMocs]

This is my

32 minutes ago, GarryTheMinifig said:

Thanks! Funny you should mention that, the tumbler Batmobile was another not-so-subtle design inspiration.

This is my Tumbler moc. I build it to a UCS scale which is a bit bigger than minifig scale. You should build a UCS version of your "Weevil" or a Blade Runner :) That would be a cool moc.