8157 Formula One: Revisited

[z3_2drive]

The 8157 is one of my favorite models of all time, easily the best looking official F1 set, although it lacks in functionality. As I'm selling my collection, I'm rebuilding my largest sets to sell, and this one is hard to part with. Since I don't have the original rims anymore, I substituted some 3D printed wheels designed by effe, and it really makes the car pop! This set needs more appreciation, as the designers really nailed the level of detail. Not sure where to post, I felt here or Lego Licensed would make the most sense. If we can't post official sets, my bad! Photos: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[efferman]

The tires are wrong i think. To low sidewalls for a f1 car

[bonox]

if you're going down that route, the wheels are the wrong way around to support the brake assemblies. A deep dish wheel is fine, but the dish is supposed to cover the hub/brake assembly - I don't think that model ever came with rear inboard mounted brakes either.

It looks interesting in an art sense, but as a scale model, the wheels don't work in that configuration.