mahjqa Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) I think we can all agree that Lego's own 42109 Top Gear Rally thing wasn't really all that. In order to improve it a bit I set out to build a rather popular car with it. Turns out someone beat me to the punch Some trickery was used to create the GIF- the Porsche itself is stationary, while the light moves. Functionally, the model is identical to the 42109, with some added lights. Luckily, performance has been improved by using Imurvai's Brickcontroller app. In a pinch, Lego's own app will work as well if you don't mind about the lights staying off. The dimensions are the based on the 42093 Corvette, so it should work with the 42098 car transporter.Underside with differential. (What, like it's hard?) Also note the extremely tidy cable management Given my typical production speed I should have a video out somewhere around christmas. Edited May 8, 2020 by mahjqa Quote
apachaihapachai Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Your Porsche looks really nice in dark azure colour scheme. Quote
bonox Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) that's awesome. Great rendition of the original and nicely done as an alternative model. Edited January 26, 2020 by bonox Quote
TechnicRCRacer Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Looks amazing!! Love how nice it looks, especially for such a small model! Quote
sirslayer Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Best 911 in that scale!!! great job!! Quote
mahjqa Posted February 27, 2020 Author Posted February 27, 2020 Still tinkering with it. The orange one is a bit faster (1:3 speedup from the XL motor) but it relies on a 8z gear, so I don't really trust that... Quote
Thirdwigg Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 Great job again. I'm more of a duckbill fan myself, but you got the whale tail shape spot on. Quote
letsbuild Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 These Porsches are awesome! I guess I really need to get some of those fender pieces. Quote
AFOLegofan66 Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Really nice looking car...lines are great!! Quote
mahjqa Posted May 8, 2020 Author Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) So, it took a while, but I finally got the video together: Warning: Dangerously 80s. I've uploaded a Stud.io file to http://www.vayamenda.com , so you can build your own. Without modification you can build it in orange and white, and with some part substitutions Dark Azure and Red are possible as well. (I've edited the first post to include it as well) Edited May 8, 2020 by mahjqa Quote
amorti Posted May 8, 2020 Posted May 8, 2020 Looks great! Does the app give extra speed to the motors? I'm wondering if my 42099 can get a speed boost too. Quote
mahjqa Posted May 9, 2020 Author Posted May 9, 2020 18 hours ago, amorti said: Looks great! Does the app give extra speed to the motors? I'm wondering if my 42099 can get a speed boost too. Thanks! I don't know about 42099, but Lego's own Control+ app is pretty bad for the 42109; it artificially puts limits on acceleration and power. I recommend trying out brickcontroller2 or another app. Quote
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