LEGO Guy Bri Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Greetings again everyone! Everyone who knows classic city should remember the race set evolution from 1987's 1497 Rally and Pit Crew to 1988's 6396 Victory Lap Raceway to 1996's 6337 Fast Track Finish. After '96 there hasn't been much, if anything, from modern City sets. So I decided to create my own set of race cars to go with these larger city cars. It started as just one car (the red/white one). I originally started to try and build a Volkswagen New Beetle but, it turned to new inspiration. Build a race car, and build it as race cars are built, with easy-to-replace panels (should the have fender benders). I ended up getting carried away and have a current total of 9 now. Way more than I originally planned or had pieces for. Coincidentally this falls on my 1300 post and birthday I built these cars to mimic real cars when it comes to repair or mechanical adjustments. The frame of the car is inspired by a F1 monocoque. Each one is built off of this platform below. The panels and internal parts are easily replaceable. As for the suspension, there are two settings: On-road Rally or Off Road Rally. Here is the off-road stance: Compared above, these cars are sitting in there GT Cup Car stance. Lowered to hug the road. Comments and suggestions welcomed, thank you for looking! Quote
lightningtiger Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Excellent rally cars 'LGG', you caught the styling of a modern rally car. Keep them coming 'LGG'.....Brick On Race On ! Quote
ER0L Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Awesome, I like it a lot. It has a unique yet characteristic design. My favorite color schemes are the black/lime and the green/white ones. But what I like most is - as you can imagine - the concept of having a platform with spare parts which can be changed quickly and of course the different suspension settings. Great idea! [Edit:] So much to think about that I've just forgotten the most important thing: Happy birthday! Edited December 13, 2011 by ER0L Quote
bootz Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 First off, happy birthday! Great rally cars, I particularly like the green and white one. You definitely captured the look of last year's C-segment WRC cars, if not this year's smaller B-segment cars. I may end up copying these eventually. Perhaps on a slightly smaller scale. It is unfortunate that there haven't been any City race sets. It seems racing is limited to the Cars, Ferrari, World Racers and Racers themes. That seems like a lot, but none are minifig scale except the World Racers, and those are too childish. Quote
meyerc13 Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 I'm not usually a fan of 6 wide cars, but I really, really like these. They look great and the modularity of them is also interesting. MOCs like these make it hard for me to resist converting to 6 wide cars/small trucks. Well done! Quote
HuskerDont Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Nice work! Sort of reminds me of a Group B Renault 5. Quote
Dakar A Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Nice work and Happy Birthday Led Godt Gud! I too am reminded of the gt cars from touring car races like LeMans. My only suggestion would be that you hit up LT and get him to make some details for you! All in all, these are great cars and I will soon have to steal this idea from you! Dakar Quote
HighFlyer Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 These look superb - very well detailed and very modern. Great work. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Awesome rally cars ...beautiful colors scheme and great lights system for these monsters! Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted December 14, 2011 Author Posted December 14, 2011 Many thanks for the comments and birthday wishes 'lightningtiger', 'ER0L', 'bootz', 'meyerc13' 'HuskerDont', 'Dakar A', 'HighFlyer', and 'Lego Train 12 Volts' But what I like most is - as you can imagine - the concept of having a platform with spare parts which can be changed quickly and of course the different suspension settings. Great idea! Lately my modern MOCs have had hints of actual vehicles, as far as frame and body, suspension tuning, and/or replacement parts I may end up copying these eventually. Perhaps on a slightly smaller scale. It is unfortunate that there haven't been any City race sets. It seems racing is limited to the Cars, Ferrari, World Racers and Racers themes. That seems like a lot, but none are minifig scale except the World Racers, and those are too childish. Please do give these a go on a smaller scale! That would be very interesting. I completely agree about City not releasing any race sets and yes, the World Racers are a bit to extreme for my city. The Ferrari sets were nice but, I was in my "DA" at the time and don't want them bad enough to pay their current prices My only suggestion would be that you hit up LT and get him to make some details for you! All in all, these are great cars and I will soon have to steal this idea from you! Not a bad idea to hit up the 'Sticker King'. As soon as I can get the necessary medium, I will start creating my own stickers for these and other MOCs. I'd would love to see your spin on these cars too Quote
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