400048 Bugatti Type 35

[Davidz90]

Apparently this is gonna be some sort of limited set, with only 250 made 

Rims seem 3-D printed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Sunday at 11:26 AM by Davidz90

[Equilibrium]

Bummer, looking great.

[mahjqa]

That base layer is a tremendous waste of parts.

[2GodBDGlory]

Well, that's odd! Looks nice, a lot like a MOC.

I'd agree that those rims look 3D printed, which makes a lot of sense at the limited run they're doing

3 minutes ago, mahjqa said:

That base layer is a tremendous waste of parts.

Yeah, but I guess normal considerations don't matter for a 250-unit run

[gyenesvi]

18 minutes ago, Davidz90 said:

with only 250 made

Wonder what's the rationale of that? Antique cars are rare in real life, so let's make it rare in lego form as well? I guess..

It's cool though, the 3d printed part is odd, but would make sense for a limited run.

[Auroralampinen]

Cool. This has working v16 engine. I think this has the longest engine:). 

[mahjqa]

1 minute ago, Auroralampinen said:

Cool. This has working v16 engine. I think this has the longest engine:). 

Straight-8 engine, just like the original.

[Auroralampinen]

2 minutes ago, mahjqa said:

Straight-8 engine, just like the original.

Oh shoot. My bad. They were angled so i thought it was massive v16

[Davidz90]

56 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

Wonder what's the rationale of that? Antique cars are rare in real life, so let's make it rare in lego form as well? I guess..

Yeah, it's really puzzling. They make an interesting car for once, and it's basically unobtainable... 

[SNIPE]

I love it but I'll skip buying it I think

[1gor]

That is a Bugatti 

[Stereo]

Hopefully the black version of the Model T tires don't stay exclusive to this set, if that's the size they are.

[BrickWild]

10 hours ago, Stereo said:

Hopefully the black version of the Model T tires don't stay exclusive to this set, if that's the size they are.

I'm expecting them to be featured on the front wheels of a Ferguson TE20 tractor (larger than 4000025!) which could be a potential new set for the late 2020s!
And let's hope the instructions will be publicly available in PDF for those who want to replicate it!

[Jurss]

12 hours ago, gyenesvi said:

Wonder what's the rationale of that? Antique cars are rare in real life, so let's make it rare in lego form as well?

Could be that, that You will be able to get it together with buying real Bugatti. 

[msk6003]

3 hours ago, Jurss said:

Could be that, that You will be able to get it together with buying real Bugatti. 

It is said that the Bugatti Tourbillon is limited to 250 units. This matches the limited quantity of this set, so it might be a set given as a gift when purchasing the actual Tourbillon car. If this is true, the chances of most members of this forum getting their hands on this set are extremely low.

Edited May 3 by msk6003

[Jurss]

Mistery solved :)

[R0Sch]

The set number is 4000048 and it's for sure the Inside Tour set of 2026. They usually run 10 tours each year for their high paying VIP superfans and they get a limited set at the end to keep or resell at horrendous prices afterwards.
The SLS printing used here is to show off at what they can do with the 3D printing machines they use, similar to the duck, pogo stick or steam engine they did before.

Edited May 3 by R0Sch

[COPERNICON]

the bugatti 35 was produced between 1924-1930 (if Wikipedia is to be believed) so it could be a 100y/o anniversary thing

the rims seem to be common on these cars, tbh, the use of SLS 3D printed parts makes sense for this small run

still, an absolute shame that lego is making this a exclusive set

[1gor]

18 minutes ago, COPERNICON said:

the bugatti 35 was produced between 1924-1930 (if Wikipedia is to be believed) so it could be a 100y/o anniversary thing

the rims seem to be common on these cars, tbh, the use of SLS 3D printed parts makes sense for this small run

still, an absolute shame that lego is making this a exclusive set

If it is intended for 100year aniversary, then 35T (meant for Targa Florio, but with 2.3 liters engine was not regular) and 35C (with 2liters engine) were introduced in 1926. 35C was 47 times built...

Types 35 won over 1000 races...

[julesvincent]

It is definetly not this years Inside Tour set. This will have set number 4000049. the Bugaitti has nothing to do with the LEGO Group (like all of the other previous Inside Tour sets).

Edited May 4 by julesvincent

[R0Sch]

36 minutes ago, julesvincent said:

It is definetly not this years Inside Tour set. This will have set number 4000049. the Bugaitti has nothing to do with the LEGO Group (like all of the other previous IInsode Tour sets).

Ok. Thanks for clarification. Then it's maybe for the upcoming 2026 International Bugatti Meeting which will take place in June in Denmark.

[Davidz90]

Let's hope building instructions and parts list will become available online. Or maybe I'll try to reverse-engineer it myself. Model T rims painted silver should work decent enough, I think. The body color is dark azure, yes? 

[R0Sch]

30 minutes ago, Davidz90 said:

Let's hope building instructions and parts list will become available online. Or maybe I'll try to reverse-engineer it myself. Model T rims painted silver should work decent enough, I think. The body color is dark azure, yes? 

Yes. But Model T has only white wheels and the rims have 12 spokes. Won't look the same. Better FDM 3D-print the rims and paint those.

[Davidz90]

14 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

Better FDM 3D-print the rims and paint those.

True, that shouldn't be too expensive.

[R0Sch]

11 hours ago, msk6003 said:

It is said that the Bugatti Tourbillon is limited to 250 units. This matches the limited quantity of this set, so it might be a set given as a gift when purchasing the actual Tourbillon car. If this is true, the chances of most members of this forum getting their hands on this set are extremely low.

Somehow I over-read your comment and saw it again on Reddit. You might be on to something with this theory if they begin shipping out the cars later this year.

Imagine being a billionaire and getting this "cheap" LEGO set that you never intend to build for a 4.1 million dollar car as a GWP and then reading on Reddit/IG how crazy collectors go for such limited sets and end up getting thousands for it on an auction from a rich collector who will never open it either and by the time his children inherit it, the 3D printed nylon parts have all disintegrated inside the box.