42160 Audi RS Q e-tron - Mods and Improvements

[apachaihapachai]

Stock 42160 Audi RS Q e-tron looked very unfinished to me. So I made some improvements.

- Detachable Interior

The most glaring omission of the original set. Some seats and a steering wheel make the model so much better.

Free Stud.io model

- Detailed Front End

When the stickers don't cut it. More detailed front end made of bricks.

Free Stud.io model

Finished result:

 

 

 

Edited September 13 by apachaihapachai

[glowytheglowbug]

oh woah that looks pretty good! only prolem might be parts shaking loose while going offroad

[apachaihapachai]

Shaking isn't a problem really. But crashing head on into the wall is. 

[Romanista]

13 hours ago, apachaihapachai said:

Free Stud.io model

It's great improvement!

To be fair, I am starting to get into Studio. Just for clarity about legal / illegal techniques and their application in Studio. Is it OK to connect system parts like 3794b with technic holes? 

Just now, Romanista said:

It's great improvement!

To be fair, I am starting to get into Studio. Just for clarity about legal / illegal techniques and their application in Studio. Is it OK to connect system parts like 3794b with technic holes? 

No worries, it was easy to check  Studio allows it. 

[apachaihapachai]

1 hour ago, Romanista said:

Is it OK to connect system parts like 3794b with technic holes? 

It works fine. Parts won't be damaged overtime. But it is considered as an illegal technique for Lego.

More legal solution. But it looks much worse due to a gap caused by the studs at the edge.

Edited September 14 by apachaihapachai

[mla2]

20 hours ago, apachaihapachai said:

Stock 42160 Audi RS Q e-tron looked very unfinished to me. So I made some improvements.

- Detachable Interior

The most glaring omission of the original set. Some seats and a steering wheel make the model so much better.

Free Stud.io model

It's both perplexing and distressing that TLG is OK with releasing a car without a steering wheel and at least 1 seat.

I'm glad you created this model so I made instructions for it. You can download them from https://bricksafe.com/files/mla2/other/42160 - Detachable Interior.pdf. Please feel free to share them on Rebrickable if you want.

I don't actually own 42160 nor did I build your model but I think the steps should work well.

Edited September 14 by mla2

[apachaihapachai]

3 hours ago, mla2 said:

I'm glad you created this model so I made instructions for it.

Big thanks for the instructions! Already on Rebrickable.

[R0Sch]

On 9/14/2023 at 10:48 AM, apachaihapachai said:

It works fine. Parts won't be damaged overtime. But it is considered as an illegal technique for Lego.

@Romanista Connecting one stud in a Technic hole is NOT considered illegal building technique. Only putting a plate with multiple studs in a row of Technic holes is illegal. Check out the pdf on what is acceptable by LEGO's standards:
http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf