42117 Race Plane

[Banana92]

Well this is much less impressive now, I like the dark Azure a lot but am a sucker for the Dark Turquoise (As a 90s kid when the color was prevalent) 

I'm not certain the technic 2x1bricks are what is used but the B-model has what looks like technic bricks in the back

[JintaiZ]

 

[JintaiZ]

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I'm a bit surprised by @Sariel's rating for it... honestly expected the looks to be rated 4 stars or higher.

 

 

[Sariel]

@JintaiZ Ultimately, beauty is in the eye of beholder. To me the 42117 looks odd, with blocky shapes, coffin-like fuselage and way too many exposed mechanical pieces.

Edited December 15, 2020 by Sariel

[anyUser]

On 11/21/2020 at 1:14 AM, aeh5040 said:

A pity not to have gearing up from the wheels to the prop.

To me gearing is not necessary: because of the small wheels the propeller is spinning quite fast.

Colour variant:

The plane is - due to its size - very "swooshable" but technic function obviously only works on the runway.

 

Edited December 20, 2020 by anyUser

[amorti]

On 12/15/2020 at 3:45 PM, Sariel said:

@JintaiZ Ultimately, beauty is in the eye of beholder. To me the 42117 looks odd, with blocky shapes, coffin-like fuselage and way too many exposed mechanical pieces.

It is! And this beholder agrees with @JintaiZ

It's a Technic model so I'm quite happy to see mechanical parts, and I can certainly live with not-quite realistic shaping, particularly at this scale.

Those who want a more realistic looking 10€ Lego aeroplane with fewer gears showing, can try 31099.

Edited December 26, 2020 by amorti