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    LEGO Speed Champions 2024 rumors/speculation

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to Bartlomiej's topic in LEGO Town

    Brick Fanatics have an early picture of the Aston F1 car from Alonso's Instagram. I guess no-one told him about the embargo dates :)
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    [MOD] 76910 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to BrickMonkeyMOCs's topic in LEGO Town

    Thank you. The 2022 mod instructions are still available through HispaBrick Magazine, but I'm much happier with this new lowered version. All my 2022/23 Speed Champions are modified to some extent, so it fits in quite well with those. Personally, the 2024 SC range isn't doing much for me so far, especially with their heavy reliance on stickers, but I'm hoping for more out of the upcoming releases.
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    [MOC/MOD] Mercedes W14 F1 & McLaren Solus GT Mod

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to BrickMonkeyMOCs's topic in LEGO Town

    I've taken a second shot at the W14. New version pictured below. Above instruction links will now take you to this version, with a new rear wing, engine cover, sidepods, floor, and mirrors which I think better represents the 2023 Mercedes F1 car.
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    10337 Lamborghini Countach Discussion

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to Vilhelm22's topic in Special LEGO Themes

    This may not be a popular take, but given how good Firas' 911-Alt Countach already is, I'd kind of like to get a model of the new Countach next just so as to have something a bit different to display. But so long as the Lego design is good, I won't be disappointed either way.
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    I'd say that depends very much on what model of McLaren we get from Lego. The Cada Assassin may be only 1:10, but still includes a gearbox and all the features Lego have only been putting in their bigger 1:8 sets. If Lego also stick to their pattern of 1:8 cars modelling latest releases from manufacturers then we might find that Cada are offering a more iconic vehicle with all the same functions packed in a smaller and much more affordable package.
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    Thanks for your reply. I just tried this but unfortunately just opening rather than importing the LDraw part file in Part Designer results in the same outcome, as Part Designer still gives a new center point for the part that differs from that of the original LDraw part, resulting in the parts moving out of place on import of models from LDraw into Studio. I posted the same OP query on the Studio forums and was told that this has been a known issue for a while, and that Part Designer just lacks the functionality for changing the center point for imported or custom parts.
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    To avoid getting NullBrick errors when importing an LDraw file into Studio, I know I can import the missing part using Studio Part Designer into my custom parts. This fixes the issue of the parts not showing up at all on import, but I still have a problem with the new parts in the imported model not being correctly positioned. In the past I've just gone through the file and manually re-positioned the parts, but I'm now having issues with the basic 1x2 Plate (now renumbered as 3023a/b in LDraw) which is far too common in my builds to manually correct individually. So my question is how do I modify a new imported part in PartDesigner so that it will retain its correct position within a model when importing models from LDraw to Studio? I'd thought that adjusting position values of the part in Part Designer might fix this, but it has no effect on the overall part positioning within a model, on either relative or absolute setting. Am I missing something obvious? How do I fix this problem?
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    10330 McLaren MP4/4 F1 Discussion

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to Vilhelm22's topic in Special LEGO Themes

    Found this as a free download: https://www.printables.com/model/801870 It includes versions with and without sidewall logos.
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    [MOC] H.R. Giger's Landscape XIX

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to BrickMonkeyMOCs's topic in Special LEGO Themes

    Sorry. Haven't got to this yet, but it will happen. A rogue windows update just annihilated my laptop in the middle of a project, so I'm a bit swamped at the moment. But thanks for the continued interest, and I'll prioritize it for when I can get back to prepping models for Rebrickable.
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    The price (for Cada) seems a little steep for a 1:10 model, though it clearly has a high parts count and great functions for its size. And the red at the back does look odd. Still, I'll be happy to add this one to my growing Cada collection at some point.
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    This disappoints me as I would have bought one too. Do you know why it was turned down? Too expensive or part-intensive to produce? Or maybe licensing issues? I can't imagine it had anything to do with the quality or appeal of the design work.
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    [MOD] 76910 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro

    BrickMonkeyMOCs posted a topic in LEGO Town

    When this set first released I felt it was far too long for its width and wheel size, so I shortened it by two studs. Yet the model then sat too high, and really needed the cockpit area to be sunk below the height of the front fenders. I didn't think this could be done at the time, but I've now revisited it and found a solution that fixes these proportions while retaining the clever techniques and sturdiness of the original set. It still fits two minifigures, but reclines the seating position so as to lower the cockpit. I thought I might have to sacrifice the steering wheel, but managed to add a bucket handle in its place. Instructions are provided below, along with comparison shots of the original set, my 2022 modded version, and this newly updated one. Instructions: [LDraw] [Studio] [PDF] Original Set 2022 Mod (shortened by 2 studs) New 2024 Mod (lowered by 1 plate) I've also recently reworked the Porsche 963 with a shorter nose, which I can share if anyone is interested.
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    42170 Kawasaki Ninja H2R

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling

    Sure, but it doesn't fit for me IRL either. The LDraw image was just for illustration. If it's working for you then that's great, but is the connection for the rear of the fuel tank actually staying connected for you when the 1L liftarm is added? For me, the added liftarm pops that connection open.
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    42170 Kawasaki Ninja H2R

    BrickMonkeyMOCs replied to Ngoc Nguyen's topic in LEGO Technic, Mindstorms, Model Team and Scale Modeling

    Cheers. I agree it is something of a design flaw, but a minor one whose effects are easily avoided. A better depiction than mine of the correct/intended stepper motion is shown below from TBB's review. Sariel also seems to note the same flaw with the mechanism occasionally jamming. Are you sure this works? It was my first thought too, but I found it wouldn't fit without disengaging the connection to the rear of the fuel tank. Here's an LDraw image showing the confliction of parts. The added 1L liftarm is in trans pink, and hits the grey connector in front of it. I've been using 48336 (1x2 plate w/ handle) in place of 32028 (1x2 plate w/ door rail), shown here in yellow, as an alternative solution.
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    After building the new Speed Champions McLaren F1 car I found that my upgraded W12 from the 2022 double pack wasn't really a good enough companion for it, so I've dismantled that model and rebuilt it into the W14 from the 2023 F1 season. The new car is built on the same chassis piece as the McLaren, allowing for the same lower driver position, and features new wings, floor, front axle, and engine, while retaining the best design features from the older model (i.e. the wing mirrors and sidepods). (The 1x2 slope on the nose will be replaced with the new non-grille version when I can get them from BrickLink. Note also that the design uses some BlueBrixx parts in a few places for stud reversal, which purists will need to replace with alternative parts.) Instructions: [LDraw] [Studio] [PDF] As a bonus here's a reworking of the 2023 McLaren Solus GT I've recently updated to better capture the front end. Compared to the real car, the original set's front wheel arches extended too far forwards, leaving the cockpit section too central. This version corrects those proportions while also lowering the rear wing, giving the car a more accurate and aggressive profile. Instructions: [LDraw] [Studio] [PDF]