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This is hilarious. I just finished a moc and did this thing I sometimes do of running a reverse image search to see if it returns the real life car. Well, it didn't do that, but it did return your moc, and I'm guessing we both used the exact same car as inspiration (that color combo is a custom job, and with that trim in that year, I'm guessing it's a 1 of 1). It's too bad I didn't find your moc BEFORE I started building, because I would totally have saved myself a ton of effort and just built yours instead. (in short: great work, beautiful rendering, and you have excellent taste in Mustangs ?)

I mean, yes, that's the implication as I read it. I'm not aware of a poly like this ever not corresponding to a real set, and if the Elva were going to be part of, say, the Creator Expert line instead, it would have been branded as such. Speaking of Creator: intrigued by the red and black muscle car.

That's what brickfanatics are reporting today. Honestly, I feel a lot better just knowing Architecture hasn't been included in the 2021H1 catalogs--seems really unlikely they'd kill that line.

Spy Racers is another possibility if they go down the F&F set route, as that show is targeted at kids, and all the cars are all generic, so they don't have to worry about securing rights from the real car companies.

? Rationally I know that the person monitoring Lego's social media accounts probably doesn't have insider knowledge as to what sets are upcoming or which themes have been cancelled, but an AFOL can hope...

O/T but Technic is getting a $50 (US) Senna GTR. Interesting that they chose the Senna over the Speedtail or Elva, but I guess that's par for the course for Lego considering the Chiron got an SC two years before the Technic.

@AlexSanders wow, those look super clean! Totally natural. I love that you did it without the 2020 chassis or axle holders. Going to have to try this.

Pictures please. I would love to turn my Senna to 8-wide.

I'm eager to see the first wave of mocs built at this scale and using the new chassis, windscreens, etc. Personally I'm finding it completely overwhelming, and I wouldn't know where to begin trying to reproduce a car in this style (seems like the F8 should be a good starting point to mod into a McLaren or C8 Corvette, but I can't even visualize in my head yet how they should look). Gonna be an adjustment, and I hope to learn from others' examples.

Built the GT-R last night and was really overwhelmed by the size and scale. With the F8, it just seems like a wide-bodied supercar, and that feels authentic. With the Jaguar I-PACE, I mean, that's an SUV. But the GT-R is pretty much the exact same dimensions as the I-PACE which is totally ridiculous... It's also completely true to life: - 2019 Jaguar I-PACE dimensions: 184.3" x 74.6" x 61.3" - 2020 Nissan GT-R dimensions: 185.4" x 74.6" x 53.9" So yeah, the GT-R could stand to be a plate or two lower, but in terms of footprint, the relative sizing is absolutely accurate.

Personal take: it's not actually that bad. SC cars are already a bit inconsistent in relative scale (why is the Chiron so much smaller than the other super/hypercars? why are the tiny LMPs the same size--if not larger--than mammoth muscle cars like the Dodge Challenger?). Putting the F8 next to some of the 6-wides I had lying around looked... fine. I'd imagine that when I put the F8 next to the 458/488, that will be more jarring, and when I get around to the urq, I'm sure I'll have feelings about how it mixes in with my two S1 SECS, but I don't think it's going to be anything some careful angle choices can't cancel out when taking photographs. Edit: here's what I mean (and sorry for the cruddy lighting): Yes, if I were to put them, say, head-to-head, the difference in size (but more noticeably, detail) would be a bit jarring, especially since the 488 and F8 are almost identical cars in real life, but there are plenty of angles you can shoot from where they look fine side by side, or, at least, as coherent as any two 6-wide cars from, say, different MOC designers.

Oof. Fair--honestly, I totally forgot about the recolors. PSA--Lego brand stores are selling the Speed Champions (and indeed most of the Winter 2020 catalog) early. Apparently they've been on the shelves since yesterday. Also, if the Tributo is a representative example, the models look WAAY better in person than they do in the box art.

Hope I'm not breaking any rules here. This is the link to the most official page I've been able to find for the brand: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SemboBlocks/posts/, and here's where they announced the wave with the 22B STI (alongside an ur-Quattro, Exige R-GT and E30 M3). You can find them all over Ali Express (though keyword search is not going to be your friend), and here's an example listing. I must have a dozen models from this brand by now--extremely high quality with excellent building techniques on par with official Lego sets. Plus, as far as I can tell, they're not stealing their designs from the community, which is always a plus. My favorite so far have to be the Renault 5 Turbo and MG Metro 6R4, both of which are available through this listing: As you can see, they're trying to avoid copyright infringement in lazy but hilarious ways, but the models are pretty nice looking, and they're definitely sturdy builds.

For those looking for to build a Subie, hachiroku24 has a great 22B on his channel. There is also a clone brand that's been putting out some absolutely amazing SC (6-wide) scale models, Colin McRae's 555 Impreza among them.

Had a shower thought. Light blue wheel arches from the I-Pace mean that we'll be able to start building Speed Champions scale cars with Gulf livery.

So while I was initially blown away by the Huracán, upon closer inspection, I'm realizing... it's all stickers. Maybe this is just the pre-production model, but what I'm seeing doesn't seem to have any detailed sculpting or solve any of the design challenges through creative parts use or novel building techniques, it's all just stickers. I actually can't think of a single Speed Champions set as reliant on sticker usage as it's looking like that Lambo is. I mean, is that just me? Am I being unfair?

I'm fine with the switch to 8-wide (Lambos should be low and wide), but I'm majorly bummed the second Lambo is an Urus and not a Countach or Miura.

The difference is that Ford doesn't still sell Gen 1 Mustangs and--despite the jokes--a Porsche 911 you can buy today is completely different than the 930 Turbo. It's incredibly rare for a car "generation" to last 13+ years--we're long overdue for an R36.

Note that "Road Car" would probably be a mistaken translation of "Stradale" Honestly, that little mistake is what makes me inclined to believe the rumor. Ugh--there is absolutely no need for an official GT-R when the R35 is older than half the people buying the set, and there are so many literally perfect MOCs of it out there (see above). I will say that I'd be psyched to see a Formula E car, and pairing it with an I-Pace makes sense in this context. Also will be eager to see how Lego does Lambos, which I feel like most designers feel are next to impossible to do on SC-scale (the best I've seen are JerryBuildsBricks' designs, which are city-scale).

That's from the Iron Man: Detroit Steel Strikes set.

Since the first time I saw one, I've been in love with the third-generation Corvette and been fascinated by the man behind it, Zora Arkus-Duntov, a man who'd fled the Nazis, raced at Le Mans and become so enamored by the early Corvettes that he talked his way into a job at GM as an engineer. While the original Corvettes were soft luxury cars, designed to compete with the Ford Thunderbird, Arkus-Duntov saw the car's potential as a European-style, proper sports car, and with the C3 Stingray, that's what it became. But Arkus-Duntov had greater ambitions for the Corvette--as early as 1959, he toyed with the concept of putting the engine behind the driver, but while he continued to refine the idea over the next four decades, he could never quite get GM to green-light a production model of a mid-engined Corvette. Zora Arkus-Duntov died in 1996 having made the Corvette into America's sports car, but without ever succeeding in making it America's supercar. Last week, GM President Mark Reuss unveiled the newest generation of Corvette, the C8. It would feature aggressive jet fighter inspired styling, eschew the traditional leaf-spring suspension for proper coil-overs... and finally, finally, place its massive powerful 495 bhp 6.2L behind the driver. This is my Lego model of that car. It's obviously too early to know how the car performs and handles, but I have a feeling it will do Arkus-Duntov proud. I'm Here, Father by Antar Iliev, on Flickr The C3 MOC in the above and the following shots is by the amazing Jonathan Elliot. New Century, Same Vision by Antar Iliev, on Flickr Evolution and Revolution by Antar Iliev, on Flickr I've made available PDF instructions, digital files and parts lists for this moc all via Rebrickable.

IIRC Craig Callum gave an interview confirming the 1.5-2 year development time for SC. On the other hand, it seems unlikely that they had pictures of the McLaren 720S as early as 2015, so who knows?

I would totally expect a C8 set as well (best bet would be to bundle it with the C3 and include a minifigure of Zora Arkus-Duntov), except: GM kept an INCREDIBLY tight lid on this car. There were renders based on the camo mule, but unlike with the Supra, no one *really* knew what the car looked like until it was officially revealed. So that leads me to suspect GM probably didn't share the design in advance with ANYONE. Given that it takes 1-2 years for a SC car to go from concept to release, I'm guessing we might not see an official set of the new Corvette until 2021. As for what we might see instead: I'm thinking this is going to be the year of Aston Martin. - Valkyrie single - Red Bull F1 2pk Long shot guess: one of the most the 250-300 piece sets will be the Zupr4--you'll be able to swap parts to turn it from a Supra to a Z4 and back (this is a long shot because getting a Toyota merchandising license would be a major coup). Finally, I side with those who expect the higher part count is going to be used to justify bumping the price point for the singles from $15 to $20+ (USD)

Mine seem to mostly land in the 150-170 range.

Between their current livery and how horribly Binotto & co. are botching this year, I'm guessing we're not seeing any Lego Ferrari F1 cars for a while.