[MOC] Speed Champions - Macchina Superiore: Vendaval

[Ravelino]

 

This model, inspired by famous Lamborghini bestsellers like the Huracán (vendaval is Spanish for gale) and the Aventador SVJ, is the result of several prototypes and hours of hard work on both the model and its instructions. 
I started the work on this late 2020 in the middle of a certain pandemic and have altered the original quite a bit since.
Although it is more of a display piece, the Vendaval is quite sturdy, aside from the rear diffuser which is held in place by a simple bar in hole connection. So long as you don’t grab it by the tail it is very swoosh-able.

SPECS:

Width:
8-wide Speed Champions scale or approx. 210LDU/10,5 studs from mirror tip to mirror tip.

Length:
390 LDU / 19,5 studs. I shortened the original prototype by a stud to get a more comparable sized open door.

Height:
108 LDU / 4 bricks and a plate / 13 plates

Piece count:
311 pcs
 
FEATURES:
The car features two poseable scissor doors. Not to be confused with real time opening doors, as the doors are wedged in place when closed by the cheese slope above the intakes.
(You can slightly bend the door outwards to pop it open but I recommend removing and replacing the entire door module instead as is shown in the instructions)

The 4x2 wedges on the rear can be easily removed to get a nice view of the naturally aspirated V12.

And the front interior looks glorious even without removing the windscreen! 
Of course this can also easily be done to fit two minifigures with short hair or a helmet.

(Premium) Instructions for this MOC are available on Rebrickable:

https://reb.li/m/113175

Special thanks to Christopher Leslie Stamp’s team and The Lego Company for creating the new Lego Speed Champions line.

 

Special thanks to my fellow Lowlug LUG members for teaching me so much about MOCs in such a short time.

 

Also special thanks to Barneius, Brickengineeringdude, Bricks, Blocks & Mocs, Legotuner33, KMP MOCS, _TLG_ and numerous other great MOC designers around the globe for showing me tons of beautiful models, techniques and how to format a MOC entry properly.

 

Thank YOU for watching and before I forget: Have some bricking fun!

 

My LUG: LEGO user group of the Lowlands            https://www.lowlug.com
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Youtube:             Clips & Tiles                                   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxp04jnxX8W_Y-LlZlrongw

 

Edited May 31, 2022 by Ravelino

[noahtheb]

I'm mind-blown. The hinge technique that you used for that door is so simple, but I would've never thought of it in a million years.

[Ravelino]

8 hours ago, noahtheb said:

The hinge technique that you used for that door is so simple,

You know what they say about simple solutions, and I tend to agree.

To be honest it was because of the simplicity that I almost took an entirely different approach. But I couldn’t hide the construction while maintaining a smooth looking interior like it has now so I went ‘back to basic’.