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    [LDD MOCs] imvanya's sports cars

    imvanya posted a topic in LEGO Town

    So for some reason I have been building sports car after sports car lately, and while most of them ended up looking rather bad, some turned out pretty well like this one. Of course the front would look suspiciously familiar to some of you, but you have to admit that it is a really good way to build a sporty front. The rear end is inspired by McLaren MP4-12C, but is quite a bit blockier Comments are welcome and feel free to download the .lxf As the topic is now quite large and I might add a few more cars to it, I decided to add an index of the cars:
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    Lego 2K Drive Racing Game

    imvanya replied to Killian's topic in LEGO Media and Gaming

    Has anyone here actually got the game? It looks like 2K gave away quite a few copies to all kinds of streamers to play, so I’ve been watching LEGO 2K Drive streams quite a bit this week. Unfortunately, very few people felt like someone actively engaged in LEGO outside of the game, so I didn’t get the kind of insights about the building gameplay that I expected. Just from looking at it, though, it felt quite similar to Stud.io – the bricks snap together, you can rotate them once they are attached, the angles of the hinged connections can also be adjusted. You can change the color of each piece, with different kinds of colors available – standard, metallic, transparent, etc. You start with one of the preset chassis (a couple for each of the vehicle types – street, off-road, and boat) and you build on top of that. You can change the wheels, but the core of the selected chassis seems to be locked. So if you want to build a vehicle from a LEGO set, you might need to adapt it to build around the chassis. It also looked like you could share your designs, but no one tried that. What I haven’t figured out yet is how varied is the part palette. All of the basic bricks, plates, slopes, curves, wheels, windscreens, etc. are there. However, when one of the streamers got building instructions for a Speed Champions set, he quickly discovered that the Speed Champions wheel arches seemed to be missing. I wonder if extra pieces can be unlocked by playing the game or (hopefully not) should be bought as extra content. And considering that actual Speed Champion cars (2 most recent McLarens) are playable cars, I also wonder if this is some kind of copyright protection. Like, you shouldn’t be able build a LEGO Ferrari set because it is somehow also a Ferrari? Probably not, but I would really like to now why the part inventory is limited. In terms of gameplay, it looked like a combination of Forza with an open world filled with all sorts of challenges, and Mario Kart in terms of the racing gameplay – you have several types of power-ups like self-guided missiles, spiderwebs to slow down your opponents, or ghost mode to ignore all of that. You also have wacky quests and some kind of plot, but it’s obviously not the main part of the game. Anyway, I would love to get it one day, preferably on a sale, because it seems way too expensive at the moment. I hope more pieces will be available eventually, because I am sure everyone would love to have their favorite Speed Champions design in the game. I am also waiting for some of the AFOLs to try their own designs in the game, there are too many cool car MOCs out there. I’m already thinking about modifying some of my own designs.
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    Modular Building Sets - Rumours and Discussion

    imvanya replied to The Jersey Brick Guy's topic in LEGO Town

    I think that would be https://brickset.com/sets/40448-1/Vintage-Car, which was the winning entry in the Ideas competition Build a Vintage Car. I would argue that the taxi and the truck sets we’ve got as GWPs so far are also inspired by that competition - there have been quite a few taxi and truck entries.
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    New LEGO Speed Champions 2023 Rumors, Speculation

    imvanya replied to MTBingNinja's topic in LEGO Town

    I have just been reading New Elementary, and several new sets (10312 Jazz Club and 71786 Zane's Ice Dragon Creature) have this mudguard piece included: The first thing that comes to mind in terms of Speed Champions usage is a Caterham. LEGO have already done the Ideas one, so an SC one could be possible. What do you think?
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    Best bang for buck LEGO Town set (~$100 range)

    imvanya replied to technicfanatic's topic in LEGO Town

    This year's Friends sets have a few bigger sets that seem very fun to play with – 41709: Vacation Beach House, 41711: Emma's Art School, 41714: Andrea's Theatre School, 41721: Organic Farm. Last year's 41449: Andrea's Family House looks nice, and I can imagine expanding it with custom built stuff City in general is more action-packed with Last year's City subtheme Wildlife Rescue seems to have a gender-neutral appeal with lots of animals and fun play features. That said, they are not really big builds. Also, there's a LEGO building instructions app with a Build Together feature. The feature allows you to build a set with different people building different parts of it and then combining them together. Not all sets are featured in the app, but 2022 Friends sets 41702: Canal Houseboat and 41703: Friendship Tree House are. Brickset has a review for Build Together: Review: Build Together As to LEGO shows, there seems to have been LEGO Friends series over the years.
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    [MOC] Fuchikoma and Section 9 members

    imvanya replied to the Inventor's topic in LEGO Sci-Fi

    Fair enough. Just to clarify, my comment was meant as a criticism, it just felt like a good opportunity to share some ideas I had for a similar thing
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    [MOC] Fuchikoma and Section 9 members

    imvanya replied to the Inventor's topic in LEGO Sci-Fi

    That's awesome! I love Ghost in the Shell, and at some point was thinking how to build purist minifigs. Batou was as far as I got, and only in theory: I am still convinced that Chirrut Imwe's head would be a great macth for Batou I always liked Batou's ponytail look, but the closest thing to it is the Pirates of the Carribean piece, which it is not available in Tan, only Dark Tan and Dark Bluish Gray. Flat top pieces – both the old and the new one – used for Zane in Ninjago sets are good alternatives. Honestly, Zane looks almost like hew as inspired by Batou among other things. For the body, I would go with the Collectible Minifigures Series 3 Pilot's bomber jacket. Regardless, I really like your interpretations. Saito, Togusa and Ishikawa are definitely my favorites.
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    Congrats on a well-deserved win!
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    [MOC] Porsche 911 Turbo VV

    imvanya replied to Bob De Quatre's topic in LEGO Sci-Fi

    I am with you on that! Got one figured out – Box Vidiyo Handle Strap
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    Something like this, maybe?
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    Help with identifying parts/sets!

    imvanya replied to WhiteFang's topic in General LEGO Discussion

    Could it be 853-1 Auto Chassis? Building instructions are available at peeron.com, the gearbox in that fits your description: http://peeron.com/scans/853-1/4/
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    A really nice MOC! It was very cool following the WIP thread and seeing this go from a digital model all the way to the accurate bus model. From some angles, you can hardly tell it's LEGO, so going studful definitely payed off.
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    Saw this just yesterday and was immediately reminded of this topic: Lego Yukikaze Moc with Russian paintjob by Tyutyu the A-10 guy, on Flickr
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    My latest model is a cement mixer. This is a model I have been working on for quite a while. It is loosely based on a 3-axle Mack Granite and the Bruder toy model in particular. The truck features a cab that can seat 2 minifigs. an openable hood with a brick built engine inside. The drum is brick-built, so unfortunatley I did not manage to make it hollow, and driven by the truck's 2nd axle. I also included a discharge chute with an extra extension section. I am very happy to have finally finished this model and quite satisfied with the result. Some of the connections, specifically the filling funnel and the ladder, may be somewhat flimsy if built with real bricks, but I have not had the chance to check it myself. I also had to make the Tile 2 x 4 with Silver Car Grille Pattern piece myself as it is not available in either the Stud.io or Mecabricks library. It has only been used in Juniors/4+ sets, which could explain why it is missing. The .io file is available at my Bricksafe here, the model is also available at Mecabricks here. You can get PDF instructions at my Bricksafe here.
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    As some of you may know, I already have a topic for my sport cars. Why not have another one for regular city cars? The latest LEGO Ideas contest "BUILD A VINTAGE CAR TO CRUISE THE STREETS OF LEGO® MODULAR BUILDINGS!" was a perfect occasion to get back to building after a break. After all, 6-wide cars is what I mainly build, so why not take a shot at a contest? Choosing a subject matter for an entry was the first step. In the end, I (like many others) decided to build a delivery truck. I was able to complete it in about a week, and looking back at it, I think I may have overcomplicated things as I tend to. Anyway, I am really pleased with the end result, especially with the shaping of the fenders. It fits one minifig, 3 crates and a hand truck. The roof and the hood are detachable, and there's a brick-built V engine. Comments and critique are welcome. The model is available at Mecabricks, or you can download an .lxf file. UPD: PDF instructions are now available at my Bricksafe here.
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    I wanted to share a teaser of something I've been building on and off for the last few months: At the moment, I'm finalizing the design and working on the instructions. I hope to share the full model and instructions very soon.
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    New LEGO Speed Champions 2022 Rumors, Speculation

    imvanya replied to Bartlomiej's topic in LEGO Town

    There are quite a few iconic BMW cars. The original M3 seems obvious, M1 would be a great choice, 3.0 CSL could work, too. They could also use more recent models like Z8 or even i8.
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    New LEGO Speed Champions 2022 Rumors, Speculation

    imvanya replied to Bartlomiej's topic in LEGO Town

    With LEGO having a BMW license with 2 Technic motorbikes released, I wonder if we could see an M4. I was looking at the 2022 sets and noticed the new projectile launcher piece. I can definitely see it used for a front grille build. A pic for reference, see the shooters on the green car's hood:
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    Totally agree! Any troubles you had with the bodywork definitely paid off. The shape of the front is great, it's curved in multiple directions, yet it still incorporates some details like the headlights and looks just as well when in the narrowed plane configuration. Great job!
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    Yes, that's what I meant. If you decide to build the MOC with idependent suspension, the missing parts would have to be sourced from other sets or bought separately. Edited my post for clarity.
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    One of the first things that ocurred to me when I saw this set was "This would make a great part pack for a Borderlands 2 Bandit Technical MOC". Of course, the Borderlands truck has independent suspension on both axles, so the wishbones, steering and all that would have to come from somwhere else. But otherwise 42139 already looks somewhat similar.
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    In his video review, @desert752 dedicated a whole section to the gear box. The video is in Russian, but there are quite a bit of angles with most of the gears exposed, so it may still be useful:
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    HELP! ! !

    imvanya replied to Fugazi's topic in Forum Information and Help

    Select the part of the post that you would like to hide and use the Spoiler tool (eye icon in the toolbar).
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    Help with identifying parts/sets!

    imvanya replied to WhiteFang's topic in General LEGO Discussion

    I am pretty sure this is what you are looking for: The part number is 2484c01
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    My guess would be that the wheels, specifically the friction of the tires is what's resisting the body narrowing part of the transformation. If that is the case, some kind of deployable stand or outriggers could probably help, but it doesn't look like it would be easy to do at this point.