1980SomethingSpaceGuy

Nope, they still want to pop out! After 2 years, there's less than half a millimetre delta with a new one at the tip. I don't cut, modify or reshape parts: I'm just using a wider range of their mechanical properties: these panels remain perfectly usable! Anyway, I don't think I'll ever dismantle this MOC: as I said, it's my favourite ever, so I don't really care if these in particular are not pristine anymore. I know illegal building is a no go for some. I tend to stick to legal techniques, but I'm an engineer; I know a little stress may be acceptable, especially with Technic contraptions: legal builds will also flex under load or have play. This panel snugging is illegal. The maths for the A-pillars are not perfect. I fitted a 2L system plate inside the holes of a Technic liftarm. For the reinforcement bars, I went as far as assuming that 81 was a good enough approximation for 80. That's bad. Blame me, but the model feels a lot better with these bars: the play created by the stacking of small bricks in the transmission far exceeds 1.25%... On the other hand, mixing system brick bottoms and Technic panels is not illegal, but it's a no go for me. I find that using motors is fun, but a whole lot less elegant: performance is disappointing for race cars and batteries are consumables, which, in my mind, is philosophically opposed to the Lego experience. I prefer building small and detailed than impressively huge. I know that this does not match the dominant mindset here, but I think there's room for everyone: you'll find no other MOC of the same size on EB with that many features. I'd rather build something that is to my taste than try to please people I don't know.

Thanks @Jurss ! I think you're a great builder, your opinion matters to me. After the first track tests, it appeared the chassis was not rigid enough, so reinforcement bars were added. Also, the car was lacking high speed stability, so splitters were fitted. Finally, the seats were hand sewed with vintage leather (black 3L pins) and the areas next to the seats were smoothened. I think it's an improvement: il looks more smooth and racy, while also being a lot more rigid. Still, I fear the moment when I'd add too much and make it look busy and inadequate. Anyway, thanks for watching!

Thanks a lot @whitepen ! I must admit I think it's the best Lego contraption I've ever created. At least it's my favorite. It has looks, play features, is very robust, mostly respects Lego standards but still uses a few hacks (e.g. snugging panels), displays a minimal amount of studs, makes good panel usage: altogether quite elegant. At least that's how I see it. I'm glad the feeling is shared! Thank you @Midkun ! Yes, I'm happy with the exhaust line. Not only do the bended parts look nice, but the straight part also helps strengthen the chassis. I also love the little crank: it's not a lot of parts but it was a challenge to have it actually work, be a real play feature and still fit in the trunk. It's my son's favorite part! Thanks @XTN ! Indeed, they fill what felt like a gap there. They're not especially beautiful for themselves, but I love the rallye racing touch they bring! Thanks a lot @zoo! Re-doing a photo shot session took some time, but it was worth the effort.

Thanks a lot! Yes, neither the angles nor the light are good on these photos. I'll most likely do another shooting session soon. Must be camera angle indeed: with soft shocks on the rear and medium in the front, she now lays flat and returns to a balanced attitude after being pushed all the way down. [Edit]: Updated photos in the above post.

Update: Added mud flaps for the rear wheels, improved the rear suspension dangling limiter thing (rubber band is now captive and a bit more loose), smoothed the bodywork here and there, added a passenger side dashboard, added a working crank that fits in the trunk. Also, I swapped the front soft shock absorbers for medium ones. I'm satisfied with the front/rear balance now. Thanks for watching!

Tweaking with this MOC again... This time, I ordered a few parts from bricklink. Smoothed the A-pillars and tweaked the front side a bit. I updated the rear bodywork and added a spare wheel. I added a reinforcement bar and some tools. Roadside repairs are a thing in endurance rally! On the left hand side next to the differential, a rubber band is limiting the dangling of the rear axle when holding the car up. The articulated suspension system tends to have too much play when stretched rather than compressed and the rear axle was hanging too low to my taste when the car was manipulated. It may be a bit low but this is as high as will fit on the lower deck of 42098. Thanks for watching!

I'll update the 3d model and publish it here. I'm not sure I'll have time to work on the instructions, but you may build it from the 3d model, it's not a big car after all.. That said, it's not really an alternate. You'll need quite a fair amount of bricks more than those in 42098. Thanks for your message!

Small update. Color swap here and there, face lift, added a fake battery, filled the gap in the rear with exhaust pipes, added a rubber band to limit rear axle dangling, and a couple of random tweaks.

Kinda sums up my feeling about the average reaction (or absence thereof) on MOC posts here, competition entry or not. I'm not sure things will be radically different for a GBC contest, but I think the theme matches well my usual approach: trying to find the most elegant or creative way to get the job done, with the minimum amount of parts (and out of a limited pool). I now know that I can't win on EB doing so, but quite frankly, I don't care. I like to see what other people submit and compare. It's a bit sad of course that I can only rely on myself to rate my builds, but I can't take votings on EB too seriously; they'll always favour the biggest pile of assorted color parts, with the best post-prod photos. Even if the build is in fact fragile, unnecessarily complex or slightly off the theme of the contest. But things may be different with GBC, as it may drag a different population. I look forward seeing this.

I filled the gap on the side of the tank, in an effort to smooth things a bit. Also replaced the red beam in the frame. Et voilà! New family member:

I figured double headlights would fit the theme better. Here's what it looks like:

With a couple more parts at hand, I wanted to smoothen some details; front mud guard, tank, seat, controls, tail and finally the 3-pin long half liftarm as footrest, as suggested by @Mechbuilds. I think those vintage wheels now got the tribute they deserved!

Yep, totally agree with @howitzeron this.

I'm in! GBCs are a lot of fun to build and watch. I just can't get why Technic fans wouldn't at least give it a try. Of course first places will be taken by people that are already renown on the site, with a lots of time and bricks as always, but whatever; it's fun to build something new. And with GBC, there's at least one objective criteria; the thing must work.

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Yes, I found it quite surprising too. It's interesting to see what people vote for, but as for the why, it remains mostly cryptic to me. The only tendance I could decipher is a lot of voters tend to favor big, over-engineered mocs. The more parts used, the better, it seems.

Thanks for this TC @Jim it's been a blast, as usual !

Done! You can find it here: I went full salesman mode. Contests are for fun, ain't 'em?

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There was a bit of sunshine this morning, and I figured sunlight is the best to make those chromes pop out. So I shot my final photos. Now I can prepare my entry post. Cheers!

Hello ! Modeling an existing bike is quite a challenge, kudos for trying on that. A few remarks, thought.. Are you sure about that caster angle ? Also, the final model seems a bit heavy on system bricks, are your sure you still qualify ? Finally, have you noticed there's no picture of the front side ? Good luck with votings !

Awesome video, man. And a very neat build ! Good luck !

Thanks @Zerobricks! Yep. I guess that's the advantage of building small out of a small bricks pool (I currently have way under 20K Technic bricks); there's a limited amount of possible ways to assemble them.. Thanks a lot for your message! So did I. But rejoice, the pictures will remain here for whenever we need that rush of nostalgia Seriously, thanks again for pointing the right course, captain Manneth Berd!

Yeah, me too. But so much for nostalgia, it looks better now! @zoo Thanks ! That's the way I build, usually: I try to make every piece count. Even more so here with a naked bike! My nephew is here at home right now, stress testing it. Looks like it's robust enough so far

Thank you @Man with beard! You pointed the right spot. I started this build with red beams because that's the color I wanted the bike to be, but it indeed ended a bit too flashy. I wanted it flamboyant. Anyway, I swapped quite a lot of red: Still no fancy rare colors, but using the classic DBG and LBG instead of all red clearly adds something. It now looks a lot better, more grown up maybe: Thanks you @Rudivdk! It indeed is quite small. The size in the end is dictated by the wheels, which are not big for a Technic motorbike. I'm happy to be back to building bricks and be posting things here. Thank you very much for making me feel at home Another couple more pics: I kept the central L piece red for fun, as a reminder of my initial mistake. Thank you both again for your feedback. I'm even happier now with this build!