Mechbuilds

Should we already make a thread for 42111 mods?

Well done @Void_S!

I liked the shorter roof better.

They remove great motors because when kids bang those cars into the walls or misuse the set, the motor will pretty much chew all the gears or destroy parts which TLG has to replace. (they have a broken part policy) Also less complicated builds without suspension are more durable when seriously played hard with.. TLG's sets need to pass a kids play test in order to make the set viable to sell.. Also sure the suspension parts cost lego 3 eur a piece sure.. BUT they have to play licensing fees so they can buy the right to make FnF themed cars. Also they need to pay the designer and pay the workers and still get a +50% profit out of the whole thing when they sell the product. Also the store selling the product ALSO needs to get a profit when they sell the set. So basically the parts and boxes cost less than a 1/3rd of the money is needed from a set. So yeah parts are expensive when taking account what the full set needs to make and making more complex stuff with suspension or metal parts needing to be machined to certain tolerances so they work with lego will cost money. And if kids throw their sets into the walls and those expensive parts break then you are not making that much of a profit. TLG's whole motto is high quality products.. After all they're only building block toys for kids.

Biggest issue for TLG is set cost. They still make building block toys for kids. So if they made high quality moc style sets that have stuff like buwizz ect, the sets would be around 600-1500 euros a pop. Instead they keep the part count low and use simpler electronics so the sets can endure kids throwing them into the walls and not damaging singular parts too hard. But back to the topic. Is there any reason WHY should i preorder the charger instead of waiting for them to come to retailers? In my country there isn't a massive lego fandom in stores and lego sets tend to sit for a while. So "not getting the set cause somebody else rushed in first" isn't the issue. If preordering would get me the set cheaper or before others get them in shops then i'd pull the trigger today. But if it's just a "The set costs the same at store anyways and you get the thing in mail around the time they appear in shops" then i'd rather wait and not pay for shipping.

That's amazing! I can't believe you packed so much stuff into that! I bet if you remove the gearbox and interior, you could make it RC too! Edit: This chassis could probably be used for a easy drifter if you modify it a little bit.

What i'm getting from this is: It's a great model that has been executed prefectly. If you're a mere mortal. If you are a great elitist lego master race then you can obviously see the miniscule flaws of this set which was made by monkeys who have no idea how to build classics and they have tarnished the whole essence of muscle cars with presenting this abomination of a set.

In theory yes.. But not prefect condition.. Just back to "useable"

Fun fact: Twisting the axle in theory should make it shorter.

Try to build it in real life and you'll see.. The rear axle for example will just flop to the sides.

Won't work in real life but looks good digitally.

Can't the mustang wheels be used to replace the wheels on this charger? It should be more accurate that way.

How about options for the different chassis options being seperate instructions/partlists that you can get if you buy the original instructions?

Would be nice to include the different chassis options in the instructions.

https://www.lego.com/en-fi/product/dom-s-dodge-charger-42111 Price has gone up 20€. Wtf? Is it still going to go up even further? I should have preordered yesterday..

Now if they ever shrink me to technic figure size, at least i'll have a sweet tanktor to ride with.

Can we get a 42111 mods thread already started? I'm looking for: -Full RC with buwizz -Leaf spring rear suspension -Interior if possible -Normal hood -Color mods -Red stripe on the tail -Mustang tires and wheels? You know.. All the good stuff I wonder if buwizz would fit in the trunk?

Very nice model of a classic 'cuda!

https://www.brickshop.nl/lego/lego-technic/lego-42111-dom-s-dodge-charger.html Is this a meme? You can't buy it yet i think. EDIT: Just found the translate to english button on that site I gotta ask, if you preorder it from lego, will it be cheaper to buy than if you bought it from a store? Because i don't see whats the point of ordering it now when it ships it out at april 27. https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/dom-s-dodge-charger-42111

It's the real deal.

Can't wait till somebody figures out how to RC that thing.. It's going to be the one thing i won't disassemble. Perhaps put it in the living room for people to see.

Any idea how much this set will cost? This is a definite buy for me. EDIT: 99€ damn that stings..

Have you made mocs that have the option to lift the second rear tyre up? Don't know whats it called in english.

That works!