Gray Gear

I can't tell if you are being ironic or not... A well designed transmission does not make any sound, exept of the smooth sound of moving gears. But definatelly no gear skipping, it is a sign of terrible design. The only thing I hear when playing with my Honda NSX MOC is the sound of the fake engine running, and the tires on the ground.

@Rudivdk Yeah you might be right...idk

I think MK making an original competitor model instead of stealing LEGOs design is a step in the right direction. Now they only have to pay the MOCers, and everything is nice

And it looks like they are still using the same wheel aches as before. I wonder how that will turn out, these Wheel aches were not made for such a low curvy body. Those wheel arches on the MK model looked pretty good tbh

Looks like a torque steer stimulator to me

Its no suprise the pop up headlights give you trouble. Pop up headlights are the coolest thing ever, but a massive pain to recreate in LEGO. I can remember the troulbes I had with the NSX - and that model is 1:8 scale! Just keep them like they are, and dont feel bad about it. There is a limit to what you can do in this scale.

Agreed, you can always change and improve thingsyou don't like. For me personally, I dont even care what the car looks like, I just want some cool new pieces for my MOCs

Well, as far as I see there is no point to connect the wheels to anything, not even to each other, when they are not driving andything/being driven by anything. But at least the diff looks cool

It looks pretty good, bit I wonder...Whats the point of the rear Diff if there is no working fake engine?

Oh yeah lets collect some donations too They have to raise their prices every year just to keep the company afloat, TLGs profit margins must be so small...

Very nice, I like it better that the A model. Good job.

I know, I got the Idea to do this guide yesterday after our little chat

I always wondered why there are so few technic cars with manual transmissions... I would like to change that, so I made a little guide, maybe it will help some of you. This is meant to help you get going, but not to carry you all the way. This is a small mockup of a compact 6 speed with shift assembly Yellow is power input (connected to the wheels) and red is power output (connected to the fake engine.) It is ideal for a mid-engine RWD car, as the engine can be placed right above the transmission. This is the secret of the "Safeshift" system that I developed. It makes it impossible for two gears to engage at the same time. That means you can shift without being careful, like this: The heart of the safeshift system is this sliding piece, which locks the 2 inactive selector rings in the neutral position: If you want to recreate this mockup and start experimenting a little, here are some pics for you: (Don't ask for instructions please, if you need the then I cant recomment trying this anyways ) The Shift lever contains a 6L bar with stop (piece 63965) I hope you liked it Gray Gear

I agree with most oft your points, but this: "opening trunk vs. opening trunk and wobbly doors" you might wanna mention 8880 dind't even have opening doors in the first place And this: "4 wheel steering vs. two wheel steering" The real car does not have 4WS as far as I know, so where is your point? But other than that you hit the nail on the head...

Very nice, looks like a real offroad monster. I like the creative weird steering and suspension solutions

I can't say it's recognizable, I am sorry. A V4 in a RX7? Nononononononono. You know that black area an the doors is supposed to be further inside, the door and side, and not on top of it. It's a vent.

Very nice, has a 90s japanese sportscar vibe, and I love it But please change the color of the engine behind the seats to gray, it looks really weird in tan

I could not care less what brand of bricks the model was built from, as long as they are good quality. It doesn't reduce the quality of the MOC or the skill of the builder. Just be honest about it. It is an amazing model. Good for you that you even made it into production LEGOs Brick palettes just have too many holes, some bricks being unavailable in mainstream colors like red, yellow or black is just a shame.

Looks promising so far! I only build in 1:8, and I dont like to see a manual car modelwithout a gearbox/transmission, bit I guess that's just the 1:10 style The suspension setup looks solid and will easily ba able to support the models weight. Not sure about the modular chassis idea tho... I for myself never liked the it as it is likely to introduce unnecceary weakpoints to the model. Using the Land Rover wheels is a good decision. Are you planning to use the wheel arches of the white 1:10 Porsche? If yes, what are you going to do about the prints?

I wish for narrower wheels as well. The wheels we have now are just way to massive. I build 90s sportscar MOCs, and the real front wheels are like half as wide as the ones I am using now. Decreased steering radius, unnecessary suspension desing limitations, decreased interior space, and overall a little funny looks is the result. New wheel width isn't gonna happen imo, neither narrower nor even wider.

It is obvious these are not the wheels that'll be on the final version of this model, there are Bugatti Disc Brake wheel hubs visible. That's a connection that doesn't even work properly and doesn't allow for flush fitment as well.

I want to know that as well! Please explain. I have 8043, but i cant remember having any issues with the linear actuators in the 2 weeks I had it in one piece After that I barely used them tho, idk...

I for myself would have loved to have those front fender panels back when I built my Honda NSX...they would have been a perfect fit

They'll have to make some new molds for this model, LEGO has no other choice. I agree with the studs tho. Colors do not have to mean much, Porsche and Bugatti were all available in 3 different colors too.

Firtst of all, If the mods dont like me posting this, feel free to remove it. It might be the first picture of the LEGO model we have in my opinion. I just wanted to tell y'all that I just found this on The Dark Side Of The Brick: Either MK is now seriously trying to compete with LEGO by releasing their own version of the same car at the same time, or they already know a lot more about the LEGO model than we do. The second option seems more realistic to me because MK isnt known for making up new molds and pieces.