Porsche 911 in minifig scale (1/35, 6w)

[ER0L]

Hi all,

I'm not building much these days, however I've always wanted to create a minifig scale Porsche 911 model that fits well into my scale system. The 911 is such an icon — and it's one of the few German cars that blend really well into a US-style layout. And guess what: at the last exhibition of the R66 layout (held at a venue related to vintage cars), my stand happened to be placed right next to a beautiful 1960s Porsche 911 — which turned out to be a real source of inspiration. So I decided to give it a shot.

Shaping the classic 911 is pretty complex, and at this scale, you don’t have many options. On the other hand: once you get the form factor right, there’s not much need to fiddle with the details — the shape either works or it doesn’t.

Another key point: the now-common 4w canopy solution on 6w LEGO cars (especially with mudguards) has never worked for me. That’s why I went with the 5w canopy design I had used successfully in the past — you might remember the Aston Martin or a couple of the Mustangs.

Scale is almost exactly 1:35. I always start from a blueprint on the iPad, using the correct wheelbase — everything else is derived from that. To me, “minifig scale” means, first and foremost, that a minifig (with soles) must be taller than a car, at least - like here - on a sports car. This means the build has to be kept as low as possible.

My first try:

This model was temporarily conversed into the following, as reminiscence of my childhood:

Then there was the Turbo. At this version I opted for a longer roofline, which seems to be a better solution throughout:

The small scale allows for minifig scenes between cars, e.g. a sales conversation (try that with any SC model, be it 6w or 8w):

And lastly the "collector's item":

Probably the last one for now (hopefully there'll be a green one and especially an orange one some day, but I didn't even check if all necessary parts exist in those colours). Thanks for looking!

Edited June 5 by ER0L

[idlemarvel]

Especially like the red turbo version.

[dimka_ya]

Good work and good model :)

[Feuer Zug]

Nice trio of Porsches. The extended roofline works far better.

[brickphisto]

Yet another small but marvelous model from you. I still remember your Aston Martin DB5 very well.

Have you thought of using those new 1x4 wedges (part no. 5414/5415) instead of 1x4 curved slopes at the rear to give it a more roundish look? Also the roof looks a bit wide for me. Maybe 4 studs instead of 5 work better.

Nevertheless a fantastic model! You proved once again that it just needs a handful of parts to create a masterpiece. The frontpage is well earned. Hope to see more from you soon.

[ER0L]

21 hours ago, idlemarvel said:

Especially like the red turbo version.

Glad you like it.

15 hours ago, dimka_ya said:

Good work and good model :)

Thanks 

6 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

Nice trio of Porsches. The extended roofline works far better.

Thank you. Yes, I think so, too.

1 hour ago, brickphisto said:

Yet another small but marvelous model from you. I still remember your Aston Martin DB5 very well.

Have you thought of using those new 1x4 wedges (part no. 5414/5415) instead of 1x4 curved slopes at the rear to give it a more roundish look? Also the roof looks a bit wide for me. Maybe 4 studs instead of 5 work better.

Nevertheless a fantastic model! You proved once again that it just needs a handful of parts to create a masterpiece. The frontpage is well earned. Hope to see more from you soon.

Thanks for your comment which is very helpful! No, I hadn’t thought of those parts, simply because I didn’t know them (I’ve clearly missed quite a bit in the meantime). I’ll definitely give them a try.

Regarding the roof: Yes, it's obviously too wide in terms of scale. But the alternative doesn’t really work for me — at least not until there are better parts to solve the issue. In my opinion, a 6-wide car body paired with a 4-wide windscreen never matches: you end up with two huge steps on either side of the body that simply don’t exist in reality. You could practically place a LEGO cup there (and we all know how oversized those are in terms of scale). That’s why you often don’t see front or rear views of such car MOCs, even though the silhouettes look great from the side.

That said, the concept works if you're only presenting your model through carefully chosen photos. But on a LEGO layout, people can view your models from any angle, so you need to pick a compromise that holds up well in a 360-degree environment.

Once again, thank you! This is exactly how a forum should work in my opinion - discussing ideas openly and maybe even finding better solutions together.

[Gabry Check]

They look very very great!! I like the front. I hope to see other models 

[William Chan]

Nice !! i like the red car

[ER0L]

On 6/1/2025 at 10:44 PM, Gabry Check said:

They look very very great!! I like the front. I hope to see other models 

Thank you! Me too - just build one of them. 

On 6/2/2025 at 10:06 AM, William Chan said:

Nice !! i like the red car

Thank you! I must say I'm not really a fan of that oversized rear spoiler on the 911 Turbo as it disrupt's the car's flowing lines, but hey, it brings some welcome variety to the 911 lineup. Also, the City mudguards (to be interpreted as wide Turbo fenders) make even more sense here than on the other 911 types.

[ER0L]

I guess this should be added, also because it shows the 3 Porsches together. 

There are already so many cars on the R66 layout (with quite a few more still to be added) that space is getting tight - especially since parts of the road are occupied by moving vehicles. That’s why a train car transporter is also a practical way to present vehicles on a car-focused layout.

The base is the same as on a flatcar I built recently; I just added a second level. I also made a few tweaks to the trucks, which is quite important for the pro train builders out there - though there’s probably still room for improvement.

A small railing might be added later.

Thanks for looking!

[Feuer Zug]

That's a good looking Laekks style autotransportwagen.

[ER0L]

20 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

That's a good looking Laekks style autotransportwagen.

Thank you! What does "Laekks" mean? 

Btw. I know quite well that there are no open car transporters on US cargo trains. But well - closed autoracks don't fit my purpose, I guess. 

[Feuer Zug]

4 hours ago, ER0L said:

Thank you! What does "Laekks" mean? 

Btw. I know quite well that there are no open car transporters on US cargo trains. But well - closed autoracks don't fit my purpose, I guess. 

You would have to ask Deutsche Bahn what Laekks means. I lived in Deutschland for 5 years and went trainspotting often. I learned some of the classes, but never did quite figure out the meanings.

American autoracks are boring and often covered in graffiti. Unless the artwork is good, it's often endless strings of them. Besides, you can hardly tell if they are full or empty, and if so, with what.

[ER0L]

I've found out but it's rather cryptic, nothing worth remembering. But thanks for the hint to you and thanks to all for looking.