Aston Martin V8 Vantage (x2!)

[Ape Fight]

Just thought I'd post this by Sven Bode: http://thelegocarblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/two-for-tuesday/

One of the most incredible Model Team vehicles I've seen in a long time!!

[Legonardo]

I don't normally look at LEGO cars because it is rare that people get them to look right but this is one of the few that has captured the look of the car to perfection. hopefully he joins!

~Legoanrdo

Edited September 4, 2012 by Legonardo

[Jetro]

Not only a great resemblance, but a very nice interior as well:

More details on MOCPages.

[Zerobricks]

Great details on this one. Looks almost offical

[Ralph_S]

I don't normally look at LEGO cars because it is rare that people get them to look right but this is one of the few that has captured the look of the car to perfection. hopefully he joins!

~Legoanrdo

It is a nice car indeed, but I think that you perception that people rarely get cars to look right may be a bit biased if you only see the ones posted on EB. There are a few exceptions, but most of the people that that I'd consider decent car builders aren't active here.

The gathering place for many of the world's best LEGO car builders -at least the ones active on-line- is LUGnuts over on flickr.

Cheers,

Ralph

Edited September 4, 2012 by Ralph_S

[nychase]

It is a nice car indeed, but I think that you perception that people rarely get cars to look right may be a bit biased if you only see the ones posted on EB. There are a few exceptions, but most of the people that that I'd consider decent car builders aren't active here.

The gathering place for many of the world's best LEGO car builders -at least the ones active on-line- is LUGnuts over on flickr.

Cheers,

Ralph

Can we please define "Lego Car Builders"? If you are talking about studded lego then you are correct. If you are talking legos (and thus technic) in general, then I think you are quite wrong.

[Meatman]

Can we please define "Lego Car Builders"? If you are talking about studded lego then you are correct. If you are talking legos (and thus technic) in general, then I think you are quite wrong.

Looking through the list of members at LUGnuts, there do seem to be quite a few Technic guys, but there also seem to be some notable ones missing. I don't know how active they are over there. The studded/snot models really are some of the best that I have ever seen. I am fairly certain that the guys who are in charge of LUGnuts are in the new upcoming issue of brickjournal magazine. From what I read, it is themed around cars.

[Ralph_S]

Can we please define "Lego Car Builders"? If you are talking about studded lego then you are correct. If you are talking legos (and thus technic) in general, then I think you are quite wrong.

I thought that since this thread is about a realistic-looking Aston Martin model, it would be clear I wasn't talking about Technic cars, but cars in a similar style as the Aston Martin, which for lack of a better word you could call Model Team or LEGO system.

There's very little of that here, and having posted similar cars on EB (in the Technic, Mindstorms and Model Team forum) in the past, I can understand why. Most of the Technic builders aren't particularly interested in them because they're not Technic and the people who might like them, mostly people who are into the city theme, don't see them because they're not in the city forum.

Cheers,

Ralph

[Meatman]

84 Pages - September 2012BrickJournal #21 (84 full-color pages, $8.95), the magazine for LEGO enthusiasts, takes a look at LEGO Superheroes, takes to the streets with an issue themed to LEGO car building by guest editors Lino Martins and Nathan Proudlove, leaders of the online LEGO car builders group LUGNuts! Learn the secrets behind their LEGO car creations, and see TECHNIC supercar models by Paul Boratko III and other top builders! You'll also get instructions by Tim Gould, plus our regular feature on minifigure customization by Jared Burks, Miniscale instructions by Christopher Deck, AFOLs by Greg Hyland, step-by-step "You Can Build It" instructions, and more! So get jump-started for LEGO building with BrickJournal #21! Edited by Joe Meno.

[dr jones]

I never stop in the technic forum, but I saw the name Aston, of which I am an incredible fan, and I must say: This is awesome!

[jorgeopesi]

What a master piece... I would like to see that level of detail applied to a large car, it would be great but the weight would be a big problem...

[sama]

Its nice, but more detail could have been put in if the scale was enlarged. Still amazing though.

[Carsten Svendsen]

It looks good but I'd like an overview picture to get the full perspective :(

[Ape Fight]

It looks good but I'd like an overview picture to get the full perspective :(

Loads of pics in the link

[Carsten Svendsen]

Loads of pics in the link

Oh I must've missed that <.<