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Congratulations to the winners! Fantastic contest as always

Here's a bonus cutaway image: Thanks so much for the comments, really happy for it to have an anime vibe ^w^. Tried building a sidecar for it as an alternative to support wheels, but could get over the assymetry and lack of blue parts Maybe a RC "bandit" trike for Harley-Davidson competition on Ideas next up :P

Somehow have missed all the updates, mindblowing creation The "practical" functions as the power windows and AC are a very unique touch, certainly makes this stand out from the trillionth supercar w/ a gearbox! Just insane to see how much functionality has been fitted into this beautiful package

Good Day. Got inspired to build this after an in-game motorcycle from Honkai impact 3rd Original idea was to use 2x XL motors, but it was boring af. Next obvious step were buggy motors - allowing an approximate speed of 10km/h. It could probably pick up a higher speed with BuWizz 2.0's Ludicrous mode, but fast mode of BW v1.0 is enough to topple the bike over when taking high-speed turns. Unfortunately it does require "training wheels" to ride straight, as it would lean on one side without those after taking a curve without those. The bike does feature rear axle suspension, and small wheels have shocks as well. "01" stickers reused from MPATEV, "police" from 42047. Design-wise it belong to the same "universe" as my spaceship and racers - an Axos Police bike used to patrol within city high-speed tunnels and surface operations. Video&photos, C&C very welcome and appreciated))) Cya later!

Small fighter initially developed by Axos for Yaegers during Xion Wars, with some of the wrecked spacecraft rebuilt and modified by the Terra Confederation. Presented version was developed for Yaeger 03. Technical specifications: Power core - Zirum Crystal based, based off leftover Aeromi technology adapted to human tech. While Axos used exclusively stabilised crystals in all tech, the Terra Confederation used artificially enhanced crystals in their modified fighters. Engines - 3 thrusters capable of propelling the Viper to a (factory limited) max speed of 200000 km/s in space. forward-facing thrusters are used for braking. Weaponry - wide range of customisation depending on Yaeger. 03's version had 4 swappable fuselage-mounted barrel guns and 2 swappable wing cannons as well as missiles. Refractor and shield-breakers were installed along with un-disclosed tech. Lore over (for now). This model was an accident most of it's development - it started out during the dissasembly of "Bugeye" , when the 3D panels were placed back to back. The fiting placement of bionicle chestplate as rear part of tail was a pleasant surprise. The Technic looks are missing Technic functionality (only cabin is openable, the main thruster does not rotate for VTOL mode...) but not too shabby in the end. Photos (folder not yet public, but miniatures below can be enlarged)

That would be really sweet, specially considering that 12 years ago TLG released a WALKING RC dino (yeah, 4-legged but still, it walked and looked amazing). Never understood why 4958 didn't have a Technic equivalent.

@vectormatic Not a fan of the Chiron either (I much prefer the 1999 concept, but the Imo the design of the set isn't really on point - the front specially as it is not consistent with the rest of the car (too many holes compared to the rest) . It'd be nice to get something not recent and more of an iconic model like in the Creator Expert line to attract more audience. And TLG, please no more half baked Corvettes

Out of the 6 car sets in current range, 3 are licensed products - wider audience reach outside Lego fans (car people who buy just because it's a car brand or as a cool display piece) and 2 represent a truck with unique functionality and an RC set. Technic could certainly use more "functional" vehicles, but usually supercars and bright race vehicles catch more the eye than a different type of an excavator. The recent years and 2020 lineups do indeed have too much basic speedy stuff, but looking from another perspective these cars are all different and have different price points for the buyer. Obviously it would be amazing to get some complex machines and construction equipment (or maybe a T-Rex&Space shuttle remakes as mentioned earlier) in the lineup instead of a quadrillionth pullback, sportscar or offroader.

Best way to start with PF Imo is the tracked racers (42065 or 42095) if you prefer a recent kit, or bricklink.com for spare motors, receivers, battery boxes, etc. Or if you need a servo and need a kit, buy a used 9398 - fantastic part selection to start with RC. Also a consideration would be a SBrick or Buwizz as they allow for more motors to be controlled, use Bluetooth technology instead of IR and the latter has an integrated rechargeable battery in a compact size. PU could be considered but it's too soon to really get into it with all the available PF options and very limited PU counterparts as well as higher price. Note that PF might (most certainly will) stop official production next year. However the aftermarket is flooded with PF parts and it shouldn't be a problem at all, specially considering the existence of BuWizz and SBrick controllers.

@Ngoc Nguyen There is barely 1 car/supercar per year... (pullbacks are play, not display sets). And there are still so many rims that could be introduced into Technic as well as many colour palettes incomplete

Thanks everyone for C&C Already building something else with those panels, will be getting sometime a Silver Champion to extend the part inventory as well))) @Gray Gear I don't think a realistic model would be expected from me, it takes a lot of patience and talent to build scale cars @johnnym Thx, techno-trance always sounds futuristic in a 00's way to me) That music you recommended would be great for a synthwave supercar, can't wait to get working on that

Thanks for the detailed comparison, never regretted buying a second buggy motor

Oh shoot, now I know why it sounded too familiar Thx for pointing out, now there's some backstory available too

Good Day. Continuing my futuristic series of racers (Ximos , Xonox & Azimus) is this one - popularly called "Bugeye" in Xalax races - Scarab in 1:10 scale Features: BuWizz v1 2x Buggy motors RWD independent suspension m-motor with return to center working steering wheel detailed 1:10 openable canopy light up power core and "dashboard" Overall this was just a filler build with very basic chassis that served as a test platform - bucket seat with actual driver, front suspension with only one shock (part #48912), independent suspension built around buggy motors. This was as well an excuse to use some "new" Bionicle parts on a build and SILVEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!! In the end it turned out OK, but steering was somewhat weak leading to a crash into my pet roomba effectively destroying the car (driver was okay so crash safety test passed?). Incomplete LDD file (the chassis and seat is there, only missing bodywork, power core and steering wheel/dash assembly. download Bonus: Crashed car and fuming driver. Cya later!

Great to hear it did work in the end, looks cute

5:10 4:6 6:4 1:3 2:2 7:1

A car full of interesting solutions, very refreshing to usual cars) Front reminds me of Alfa Romeo Brera, and looks really mean

Extraordinary machine, the video walktrough of each function was insane. Bravo.

The Golden Age would vary heavily on interests, age and preferred style of a person. In Technic, most prefer the current sets (use of panels, almost no gaps, recent introduction of smart technology...) yet I prefer older sets as they are more visually appealing to me ( flexaxles, futuristic looks- specially 90s and 00s sets) and my budget is not of 300+ euro to buy a Bugatti or BWE and Powered Up is a no for me. As for other themes, I miss non-licensed stuff a lot. Specially Exo-Force with their unique anime-styled minifigs and badass mechas. Or castle/fantasy themes of which there are none currently (elves was nice but minidolls could use some extra articulation points). And of course the all-time popular favourite - classic space. To define a universal "golden age" in lego is an impossible task imo.

Not a GBC fanatic (ehem, yet, ehem) but the tower module seems very nice mechanically speaking and split level stepper is something comletely new for me. Additionally, the use of the often neglected Bionicle parts in the last one is nice

Looks very nice, as a JDM fan this is a real gem . The fact that it is an alternate build makes it even better. Fantastic model, in fact, IMO even better than the Porsche itself)))

I personally prefer PPP as I don't care how big or heavy parts are - the more parts you get, the better (except black 2L pins ). It is supposed that a person knows that there are special elements that will drive the price up - electronics/wheels/panels/flexaxles/licenses - so that is taken care of mentally. Let's say set #1 has heavy remote control parts&motors, and is built around those, but set #2 doesn't have electrics and instead has frames and other functions, increasing it's part count significantly. Both are the same price and approximate weight, but PPP for set#2 will be smaller than PPP for set #1, yet PPG will be simliar-ish. So a buyer that needs parts and doesn't care much about electronics will see that he will get a better deal off of set#2 because it's PPP is smaller. And the buyer that doesn't care about specific parts will see that one set has a better offer for quantity of parts but other set has specific elements that drive that price up. Conclusion for me: I personally need a value that counts every element in an equivalent manner, without changing it up because of the nature of certain elements. Lego could release a superheavy part that will drive up the PPG unrealistically, yet PPP would count it as a part. Maybe I'm wrong on the mathematical&economical level (not my strong points) but on a personal level PPP is my preference.

Ni-Zn are the way to go if using standard PF battery boxes/C+ (unless there's some sort of limit for the new system). They offer 1'6V each - so a 9'6V in total. Here are cheap ones (purchased mine from there) as well as expensive ones

+1 App is cool and sensors might be useful for large MOCs, but they completely left out what BuWizz and Sbrick accomplished: Small size factor and powerful outputs. Even CaDa has a better form factor than C+/Pu (4 ports, BL and smaller than a train Battery Box/ PU receiver/battery box). Sorry, but for me power > programmability. Btw, why is everything white now? Sincerely hope the RC car will bring something new to the messy table. Like the amazing RC cars from 2006 Racers line.

Based off your feature/wanted list, placing the XL motor after the servo seems the most reasonable option. this gives enough space for 3 stud wide seats with 13 stud wide body or 4 stud (standard 90's technic seat) with 15 stud body. battery box/receiver can live behind the seats. download