ralphie Posted May 17, 2025 Posted May 17, 2025 (edited) 8865 is my favorite from my youth. Having some fun with new parts. Overall dimensions are +/- half a stud. The 8-ball shifter from 8880 just feels great to use and makes me happy. Stud.io sure hates axles and random angles. Pro tip for first timers like me: make sure your first part is positioned as a multiple of 20! Where to upload the stud.io file if bricklink rejects it? https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=681899&ref=my_studio Edited May 17, 2025 by ralphie Quote
Paul B Technic Posted May 17, 2025 Posted May 17, 2025 That is very cool. It a modern take on the classic 8865. Quote
Jurss Posted May 18, 2025 Posted May 18, 2025 8 hours ago, ralphie said: Where to upload the stud.io file bricksafe.com Quote
howitzer Posted May 18, 2025 Posted May 18, 2025 22 hours ago, ralphie said: 8865 is my favorite from my youth. Having some fun with new parts. Overall dimensions are +/- half a stud. The 8-ball shifter from 8880 just feels great to use and makes me happy. Stud.io sure hates axles and random angles. Pro tip for first timers like me: make sure your first part is positioned as a multiple of 20! Where to upload the stud.io file if bricklink rejects it? https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=681899&ref=my_studio How's the suspension? The original had probably the best suspension ever, in terms of smoothness and feel so I wonder if similar suspension is even achievable with modern parts... Quote
ralphie Posted May 18, 2025 Author Posted May 18, 2025 13 minutes ago, howitzer said: How's the suspension? The original had probably the best suspension ever, in terms of smoothness and feel so I wonder if similar suspension is even achievable with modern parts... Pretty good I’d say. Such a light set means a single stiff spring on each corner is all it takes, and the McLaren arms keep things in place decently. The major frame flex is twisting along the whole length of the car, but not enough that I felt the need to add more structure. The bigger challenge was making sure the dashboard could tolerate being pushed down to test the suspension. Quote
ralphie Posted June 16, 2025 Author Posted June 16, 2025 Wow, so it took bricklink a month to approve this design for download. I’m not doing that again. Quote
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