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  1. brickphisto
    Yet another small but marvelous model from you. I still remember your Aston Martin DB5 very well. Have you thought of using those new 1x4 wedges (part no. 5414/5415) instead of 1x4 curved slopes at the rear to give it a more roundish look? Also the roof looks a bit wide for me. Maybe 4 studs instead of 5 work better. Nevertheless a fantastic model! You proved once again that it just needs a handful of parts to create a masterpiece. The frontpage is well earned. Hope to see more from you soon.
  2. brickphisto
    Thanks! Indeed this was one of the few tricky details to design. So do I, thanks! Thanks for the frontpage! Fingers crossed to finally seeing a proper LEGO train station once again. Thanks, much appreciated! Those small train models were a little tricky but create fun to design. I do love those wrought iron details, too. Thank you very much!
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    Thank you very much! Thanks, much appreciated! Thanks!
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    Now that sounds better than Dodge Viper. We will most probably see a new 4x8x1 mudguard piece introduced similiar to the 3x6x1 windscreen they used for the 10242 Mini.
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    Great submission, well done! I would love to see a proper vehicle as a finalist but unfortunately I do have some doubts. The brick build-built flames look okay but not too great imho. Still I love that you prefer them over stickers. Did you consider adding a steering system? It would make the model even more desirable. I vote for it even though the price of estimated 130€ might be a bit steep. Good luck with this and your various other entries! It's nice to see a talented builder like you design very different models. By the way: great video creating and editing skills!
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    Thanks! Thanks! I had to choose between a conventional station or a railway museum and went for the latter. Thank you very much! Great to hear someone spotting the defibrillator. Thanks for your kind words!
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    Hi everybody, this is my first post in the Train Tech forum and hopefully not my last. I designed an old railway station inspired by Victorian architecture. The station hosts a museum for railway stuff such as a small model railway and a steam locomotive. Being usually a 1/12 car guy I really enjoyed this new challenge. I have already started to work on my next historic station. If you like my model feel free to support it to help it become an official LEGO BDP model: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-8/3080/Victorian-Railway-Museum Thank you very much!
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    Given the rumoured price tag, the fact that it is an American sportscar and the many curves of the origianl car it should be a very easy pass. However I am curious for the official images and hope to be proven wrong.
  9. brickphisto
    BYD Yangwang U9 (licensed). The tiny one is SC scale, the small one 10-wide (probably RC).
  10. brickphisto
    I really like your model a lot. It is instantly recognizable and would easily beat many of the Speed Champions set if it was an official model. The one detail that bothers me are the headlights. They are a little small and should be slightly angled. Apart from that it is a really great model and I do not think it can be improved significantly. I feel tempted to go for a 8-wide RUF Yellowbird now. ;-)
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    I like the Lego version much better than the Bluebrixx model. Both are not perfect by any means and the Lego car might not be that much closer in terms of proportions. But as a brick built model it looks far more appealing to me and uses more sophisticated building techniques. Comparing the prices you have to consider that you get a licensed model, printed tyres, an exclusive minifgure, 200+ parts more, licensed stickers, printed instructions and a real original box when buying the Lego set. Prices will drop easily to 50€ (in Germany at least) while Bluebrixx charges 35€ (including unlicensed stickers). I was tempted to give Bluebrixx another try after two disappointments but I will wait patiently for 10353. Very rarely you hear me advocating Lego. This time things are very clear to me though.
  12. brickphisto
    @HTM Thank you very much! A short update: - I added some details mainly to the rear end and amended the front part very slightly. - The ground clearance at the front looked perfect but there was too much ground clearance at the rear half of the car. Also the sidepods are 11.5 plates high. So I decided to lower them by half a plate to get the top edge "in system" and reduce ground clearance by half a plate. Although I only build parts of the model in real life to test stability it is already quite sturdy even without thoese new suspension arms. I am still searching for some elegant connections to increase stability of the rear spoiler and side wings though. - It turns out that some details cannot be recreated at this scale. The new suspension arms are too thick and thus sit too high to cover them partly by tiles or wedge plates (rear axle). So I decided against any form of cover. Also the part behind and next to the cockpit cannot be recreated too well. I will rather go for smooth looks than authenticity here.
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    A couple of weeks ago I got my hands on the 10330 Senna F1 Icons set. Its new suspension arms and a bunch of 49.6x28 tyres I found while rearranging my parts collection got me into designing F1 cars again - about 20 years after my last attempt. This is what I managed to build in two nights' time. Some parts are still quite rare such as 1x6 slopes in lbg + black and 2x8 curved slope in lbg. So I will try to finish the digital model first before ordering the missing parts. Some building techniques are obviously very similar to those used in 10330. Of course there will be no functions apart from steering. Most probably I need to create some custom decals to get a proper look. And hopefully I can come a lot closer to the original than 10330 managed to. (Please note: that misplaced 2x3 Nexo Knight tile is a rendering error by studio.)
  14. brickphisto
    Nothing but a baseless comment. You can clearly notice by looking at just one image each that both designs do not have much in common.
  15. brickphisto
    Thanks! Thanks! Those curved slopes are perfect for the bathtub. Thank you very much for your kind words! It is nice to get some positive comments at last. To be honest I had no idea if the interior details were too much or too little since this was my very first modular building. Currently I am working on another building for BDP series 6. It will not really be a modular building and the theme will be slightly different this time yet similar to the B&B. Hopefully the interior design can convince you once again. ;-)
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    Very well said @BrickMonkeyMOCs. The side profile, the transition from hood to windscreen and the fenders kill the look for me. On the other hand the overall design seems very clean with minimal gaps and apparently some great building techniques. The building experience must be great. It is a shame the price is that high. Considering the flaws discussed here and the price tag I will not get my hands on the model.
  17. brickphisto
    Looking at the ridiculous price (once again) and given that I have never been a fan of the Countach it will be an easy pass for me. But from a designer's perspective I am very curious to see how they manage all those slight angles and subtile curves. Hopefully they will get this great series back on track after the disappointments of the Camaro and the Corvette.
  18. brickphisto
    To be honest I did not even realize that I replied in the Pirates forum. I wish I could keep up with you guys and your awesome Pirate creations. But no chance! So I will stick to model Team and scale modelling. Sorry for that!
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    I will go the other route and substitute my idea.
  20. brickphisto
    I just checked some parts which are essential for my design. Unfortunately and very surprisingly 67810 (2x2x1 1/3 curved slope) is not available at all whereas it was available in 13 colours last time. Very strange.
  21. brickphisto
    I am by no means the only one thinking of a Dodge Viper looking at 8070. Maybe you are right that I am "bending reality" a little here but far less than Lego do so by calling 10262 an Aston Martin DB5 or calling 42093 a Chevrolet Corvette e.g. 10258 went EoL about two years ago, 10290 did so only three months ago. That is not so long ago I guess. Regarding licensing you are right: That is clearly no fair competition. It is pure speculation because we do not know licensing fees or selling numbers but I am pretty sure paying licensing fees pays off multiple times by selling a more attractive set to a wider audience for a higher price. So the competitor acquiring a license usually is the one having the advantage.
  22. brickphisto
    Releasing models clearly based on iconic vehicles without license is pretty much the same Lego used to do for many many years. It is fair to criticise this. But make sure you do not have 8070 Dodge Viper, 10258 Routemaster London Bus, 5571 Peterbilt Giant Truck, 8458 Mercedes Silver Star and so on in your collection.
  23. brickphisto
    I am happy to present my first serious MOC which is not a vehicle: The Green Shamrock B&B. It is based on traditional Irish B&Bs and designed in a modular way although it is not really a modular. The roof and the upper floor are removable but it is not built on baseplates and its size of 40x32 studs does not fit with regular Lego modulars. The ground floor contains the lounge, a small kitchen and the main breakfast room. Upstairs you can find two bedrooms which have both access to the bathroom. Outside is a large garden with a trampoline, a sandbox and Gaelic football goal posts. There is also a small bed with some flowers and pumpkins. Six minifigures and some animals live in or around the B&B. If you like my design, feel free to support it: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-4/1466/The-Green-Shamrock-B&B Thank you very much!
  24. brickphisto
    RUF build their very own cars from scratch nowadays. That makes them a full-fledged manufacturer. Their models like the CTR or SCR might look very similar to Porsche cars but they have nothing in common. Of course RUF still modifies Porsche cars and so they can only license models based own their own cars. It is a bit like calling Cobi or CaDA elements Lego bricks. "Normal people" cannot tell the difference. But those who are more into it can clearly differ and appreciate these differences. So I would not call it a "trick" anymore. By the way: There is an Abarth model in the CaDA catalogue.
  25. brickphisto
    Funny to read this once again after nearly three years. Yes, CaDA's C61045W and Lego's 10295 are based on very similar cars. But that is all they have in common. To be precise you should have written "the Creator Porsche looks a lot like Cada classic sports car (C61045W) to me" because I presented my MOC which the CaDA model is based on nearly a year before first rumors of the Lego set started to spread. And CaDA even teasered their official set long before Lego did. Regarding the licensing it is a shame that CaDA could not get the Porsche license back then. But times have changed and I am very happy that RUF have come on board. To be continued...
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