[MOC] [SMF] Brabham BT52B

[bentobrick]

Hey everyone!

Wanted to share my latest model: the Brabham BT52B.

Icons-scale (~1:15 to 1:16) Piece count: 731

This model features:

• Working inline-4 fake engine driven by the rear wheels
• Functional steering
• Removable engine cover

Originally designed by Gordon Murray, this car gave Nelson Piquet the 1983 Formula 1 Driver's Championship, becoming the first person to win it in a turbocharged car.

Its BMW M12/13 engine is also considered to be the most powerful F1 engine ever made, period.

More photos and instructions can be found on my Rebrickable

Thanks for looking!

 

[TinkerBrick]

Superb presentation - and a really sleek model.
I'm baffled how you managed to get a moving fake engine in there.

 

[bentobrick]

Thanks! This was my first time attempting some nicer photos of the full model, so happy to hear that

Since the engine was such a significant part of the turbo era, I wanted to try something a little different by including moving pistons.

[Good old Lego builder]

Very nice! Still waiting for a Ferrari 640 (1989) at this scale!

This one looks great!

[TeamThrifty]

Excellent model of the best looking F1 car ever from an era when they had 1500bhp in qualifying trim and NO driver aids - real men with big balls driving hand grenades.

Lewis Hamilton? Never heard of her....

[ludov]

Really cool model, and awesome video!