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So my only experience with RC lego models is the 42129 Zetros... My curiosity got the better of me and I bought it for a heavy discount about a year ago. The experience was underwhelming to say the least. So slow and heavy with rubbish ground clearance meant it got scrapped for parts pretty quickly. Out of the blue though some family members chipped in and got me a Buwizz 3.0 + 2 buggy motors for a birthday present. I thought about designing some electric supercar like a Rimac Nevera, but in the end I wanted something with more ground clearance/playability. I saw your model on rebrickable and it was exactly the type of model I was looking for! Thankfully I had most of the parts lying around already, so it wasn't too hard to get what I was missing. I settled with a DBG colour scheme for the body, with a black and yellow seat to match the shocks. Overall, this model is amazing! For me its way better than the Zetros is every way. Its fast enough to be fun, but not too fast that plastic starts exploding. Great ground clearance and suspension, good climbing ability and looks great (I love the tubular structure to the bodywork). Haven't had a chance to test it on super rocky terrain like your video yet, but it tears through all sorts of grass, bark and challenging terrain in the estate I live in. It's got the ground clearance to easily come down the square curbs in my street as well. The biggest weak link is the fake engine, the motors are way too powerful for it. The instructions even suggest to leave it disconnected if you plan on pushing the model, which is good advice. However it seems like a wasted opportunity for a RC model, especially when the Buwizz has extra ports. I realised you can sacrifice some of the engine detail and fit a medium motor in the snout. This only required some minor structure changes and could easily be routed to the Buwizz unit. Much more satisfying as it can now be turned on/off seperate from the drivetrain, and one can run it at less power. I also tweaked the structure just in front of the large steering motor... There is just enough room to add a mechanical limiter/block, when means it can be calibrated in the Buwizz app now. I can make a small render if you are interested. Thanks so much for sharing this model! I appreciate the effort put into the detailed write up as well

Awesome! I hope you enjoy the build. Looking forward to see the Imola version. I've recently finished the model in red and have been thinking about turning the black one into an Imola version as well...

Always super satisfying to see an awesome livery without any stickers! This looks amazing!

Honestly those front wishbones will not be strong enough to support those springs. Even without the springs the setup will be too fragile as it is. Plus the arrangement is 6 studs wide, you’ll struggle to even fit a rim on that let alone have any range of motion with the steering. You are going to really struggle fitting those shocks in a FWD, steered axle. I would suggest trying with 2 of the normal hard springs per wheel instead.

I think that will still be blue, just hard to see in the lighting of the photo. But that looks like the newer #60/61 panels in lime on the end of the wing!

So I take it the traditional replicas will be phased out completely for these new unique rounded versions? In a positive sense they look better without those lines through the exterior surface but overall I'm glad I don't have to use them. I prefer the original less curvy variants and those attachments on the end just make things unnecessarily complicated. I can appreciate the attempt and desire to do something different though, even if I'm not much of a fan of the results.

@EdwinSiu10 Can you please not quote entire images/posts from other people. It just unnecessarily clogs up the thread. If you could edit it that would be appreciated. It's definitely a clever idea, makes good use of those axle holes. I'm actually most surprised that it still fit under the clamshell as the space was already very tight as it is... But I tried it on my model and it works well

Thanks for building this! I know its quite a mission to source everything required, but seeing people do it makes it worth the sharing of the instructions. I can't take all the credit for the final design either, @astyanax definitely had a lot of input with the chassis of this version. The result is something that is more modular whilst having very similar levels of strength to the original chassis. It is indeed quite the rabbit hole when you start looking at all the different versions, but it makes it fun to design because there's more flexibility and things don't have to be exactly a certain way. I love all the extra details you added in the engine bay, (some very clever part usage there) looks great I actually have a red one in the works atm (will be done whenever the pick a brick order gets here). I appreciate the write up and the photos

@LegoHoops orange looks awesome! Love all your modifications, especially at the front the car looks a lot cleaner now. It’s always cool to see models of cars like this, it’s something different from all the super/hypercar models. I like it a lot.

I’m all for them recoloring sets, especially if it brings parts in new colors. (I really hope that is dark azure, the pallete needs some widening). I think I prefer this color scheme to the yellow one as well. Allthough I do agree in this scenario it would be cooler to have a 2 in 1 set with both colours as an option, even if the set is a little more expensive. Bigger sets I wouldn’t expect that, but I think it would work in this case.

According to rebrickable 1 Batmobile would provide 20% of the parts for the black version, 2 Batmobiles would provide 37% of the parts. Which isn’t bad if you can get the sets at a decent price - I’ve seen them for 30% discount regularly. Black is a common colour/useful for a lot of models so could be a good investment if you plan on making other models in the future as well.

It’s way too hard to say exactly what I got from where. Everywhere now and then I will do a bulk order from LEGO to stock up on certain things (eg: frames tend to be a fair bit cheaper compared to bricklink, especially when buying lots of them. Panels are the same price regardless of colour, so certain panels can be a lot cheaper than bricklink). I had quite a lot of loose parts in my inventory already… plus the model has been built/designed over the course of 2.5 years so the cost of buying things has been spread out enormously compared to someone that would now want to collect all the parts in 1 go. Bricklink prices are going to be different depending where you live etc… as well.

The default list on the rebrickable is for the red version. Then in the description there is a parts list linked for the black and blue version. That past list is for the version in this gallery: https://bricksafe.com/pages/langko/pagani-huayra-v2 My default for ordering loose parts is bricklink followed by ordering direct through LEGO with there pick a brick service. Sometimes, when it is more efficient cost wise, I buy a set as a part discount. For example I bought a Batmobile (set 42127) when it was a sale to use the parts for the black version of the Pagani.

Hello, glad you like build! If you purchase the instructions it’ll come with 2 different pdfs. 1 for the red version and 1 for the black. The red version shows how to do the version with the bionicle teeth and the black version shows how to do the version with the 1x1 round tiles. There are also slightly different variations for the rear taillights between the red/black version. You can mix and match depending on what you like best.

@SNIPE The other thing worth mentioning is that when the ride height is in its lowest (normal play state) the axles are rotated, lowering the bottom mounting position further down. This means the bottom face of the springs bottom out against the pairs of +o liftarms, taking a bit of the stress away from the gears. The gears take more load in the higher position but since the car doesn't spend much time in that position you can get away with it.

Yup the part count suprised me initially…. But there are well over 1000+ parts in pin variants alone and then when you include all the details (4 bags adds 100ish pieces) it adds up quick. I think the fact that everything opens up adds to the part count - everything has to be more polished and detailed as everything both inside and out is on display. I hope you enjoy the rest of the build, the Italian flags near the mirrors is a nice touch

Probably my favourite B-Model I’ve seen from the SP3 so far. The overall shape and proportions look very good! The door hinges are well done, it allows the doors to open nice and wide with a good range of motion - which is not easy to do. Thanks for sharing, I’m glad my model could be an inspiration as well

Awesome! Look forward to seeing your version Thank you for the very nice words! Pagani's are very much works of art, so I hope we could do the car justice You're most welcome! Yes I have been thinking about that as well in regards to the Peugeot. Will see if it will be in LBG or DBG but even if the wheel arches are the correct ones there are still missing panels/parts in either colour... Will have to wait and see

Thank you, I appreciate the nice words It doesn't matter how you release your model that will be the predictable consequence. You can buy multiple AliExpress versions of your Pista as well, its not like one can stop it from happening. I agree with what astyanax said, you've got nothing to loose by making it and then pulling it apart for your own Mocs later. I've done the same with other peoples Mocs, you might learn something new that you can apply to our own designs as well. It pops a lot more than the original one, I like it quite a lot more too Plus it was a nice chance to use some blue engine pistons for a change from the typical yellow ones.

Thanks for the nice words and all your valuable contributions with the instruction testing! I'm so glad you enjoyed the model. White looks great with the gold! Thanks for sharing some nice photos as well. Believe me I was gutted when the dark blue wheel arches turned out to be a smaller size. I was really hoping that would open up even more colour opportunities...

Yup, I am finally happy to announce the building instructions are now available! After @astyanax ridiculously reverse engineered the original model, it made me realise how much people wanted to actually build this model. So I reached out and asked him if he would be interested in making instructions and thankfully he was. I am so thankful for all your hard work with the project, it wouldn't be what it is today without you The final model has undergone even more changes compared to my original and then astyanax's version. The biggest changes are a new front splitter and rear diffuser (taking full advantage of the new parts that come in the bolide 42151). My rebuilt version is black with blue and silver accents, but it can be built in red or with gold accents like the original as well. Rest of the photos Now you can, thanks for being patient! Thanks for the comment! Hopefully you can build one soon Enjoy!

Legend, thank you!

@n2kar_jw Good luck with your build! I’m interested to see how you approach the dash when you get to it. The original looks so much better than what CaDa did, and I’m yet to see anyone who’s attempted to build it out of LEGO replicate the original dash. I really like that white/dark blue pista as well!

@brunojj1 The black one was built by Vinkie116 - I saw some other photos elsewhere.... Built in all black with red tape for most of the accents. Not sure about the white version. The rims are from Technic-Rims.com although they are currently closed because they are catching up on the backlog of orders. I would also like to build the original all LEGO version but I don't think that will happen because the instructions aren't available and CADA changed so much of the model its not worth the hassle trying to reverse engineer there one back to what was originally intended...

This is actually the Ferrari I wish LEGO did instead of the SP3. The newer bigger wheels/rims make a lot more sense for an SUV… plus a front engined, 4 door car would have really added some variety to the lineup. I was actually reading a review of this car yesterday and I am sorry but I agree with some of the above comments, the proportions are way out here. The model looks way too squashed and station wagon like. There are some areas I really like, the front nose with the headlights and the panel on the rear door overlapping the rear wheel arch are nicely done, and credit for doing it as a B-mode. But overall I think you could do a lot better if you ditched the B-model idea and fixed up the proportions.