shimon Posted August 29, 2010 Few days ago an idea came to my mind - building something great and maybe sell it. from all the models i tried to make the hardest so i choose a model from one of the best Lego designers - Arvo brothers. i had no pictures of the interior only the ones at brickshelf.. and from those bricks outside i made the whole model with my own designed chassis and steering. before i was going to email them about the permission ive checked the prices for some pieces... Unfortunately the big arches don't exist in Yellow but some shops do sell them - 5.99$ each!! and there are 14 of them so i cant afford it to myself building it so i though i would just share the pictures here and maybe there's another place i can get those bricks.? or Perhaps make the whole model in another color? Enjoy my 3 days work: (i haven't made the interior thought to make them special) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted August 30, 2010 Holy crap that's awesome! I wish the actual Lego set had these sloping pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superkalle Posted August 30, 2010 Few days ago an idea came to my mind - building something great and maybe sell it. from all the models i tried to make the hardest so i choose a model from one of the best Lego designers - Arvo brothers. i had no pictures of the interior only the ones at brickshelf.. and from those bricks outside i made the whole model with my own designed chassis and steering. before i was going to email them about the permission ive checked the prices for some pieces... Unfortunately the big arches don't exist in Yellow but some shops do sell them - 5.99$ each!! and there are 14 of them so i cant afford it to myself building it so i though i would just share the pictures here and maybe there's another place i can get those bricks.? or Perhaps make the whole model in another color? Enjoy my 3 days work: (i haven't made the interior thought to make them special) Fantastic work Shimon. If I were the Arvo's, I'd be honored. But like you write, better pop them a mail first to ask permission. A question - how did you reverse engineer it, specially the internal structure so that it holds together? The color change question is an interesting one. I'm working on a feature to do that in LDD Manager - basically "Which other colors (that has been produced) is this model possible to build in". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimon Posted August 30, 2010 Holy crap that's awesome! I wish the actual Lego set had these sloping pieces. Thanks! yeah me too but just for some reason they don't ( or maybe they plan it for the future) Or they just don't do it for several reasons: its a hard and complex building ( LEGAL ALTHOUGH ) and its not really solid (breakable) Fantastic work Shimon. If I were the Arvo's, I'd be honored. But like you write, better pop them a mail first to ask permission. A question - how did you reverse engineer it, specially the internal structure so that it holds together? The color change question is an interesting one. I'm working on a feature to do that in LDD Manager - basically "Which other colors (that has been produced) is this model possible to build in". Thanks. Well, it was pretty difficult: i started from the hood slopes then i saw that they are connected via a bracket and so on many connections. by just enlarging the pictures. and even with no good resolution i was able to find specific exterior pieces and then think of a solid snot option. the main rule was - 5 studs high=2 studs long The chassis: i made it myself with a steering options i just built it outer first and inner after. About the color: i already found 2 possibilities: white and red (black wont look good) and i have most of the white parts in the shopping cart in one BL store and others need separately. total cost : approx 120$ What do you think would people buy such a thing and for how much? Because ive seen many cheap creations being sold for 800$+ Regards. Shimon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickWild Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) NIFTY! That's a nicer looking Beetle than the official version! Can you please put it up for download when you're finishied? Edited August 31, 2010 by BrickWild Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimon Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) Ok, here is the file: It does not have interior; anyone can add his style (there are many) Original model design by: Arvo. LDD model design from scratch by: Shimon. Happy building!! I may recreate any other model by demand. Edit: wont let me attach the file, any help? Edited August 31, 2010 by shimon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superkalle Posted August 31, 2010 Ok, here is the file: It does not have interior; anyone can add his style (there are many) Original model design by: Arvo. LDD model design from scratch by: Shimon. Happy building!! I may recreate any other model by demand. Edit: wont let me attach the file, any help? You have to zip the file first. Or you have used up all your allowed storage on Eurobricks. I recommend you create a Brickshelf account and upload there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimon Posted August 31, 2010 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=443975 Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Praiter Yed Posted August 31, 2010 I was ignorant of the Arvo Brothers until reading about your MOC (although I now realise I've seen some of their work before - amazing). I think your LDD beetle is a fantastic recreation. Maybe, if you can't get all the right colours you could try a multi-coloured version - as if it's been crashed and repaired with spare parts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
