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Interesting news from Town subforum: You might have noticed that City's Explorer Train - 60470 is using Powered Up and comes with remote control. So Powered Up is still (relatively) alive. Not sure if that says anything about Powered Up in upcoming Technic sets... Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/LegoNewsAndRumors/comments/1k4bl81/city_explorer_train_60470_source_fateful_04/

Nice idea! Despite these rims looking overly detailed compared to the rest of the car. But yes having a variety of rims would be a good idea! And these special rims TLG is using for the car, especially in this color are super weird looking. Someone at Lego seems to think slamming the Fast'n'Furious batch on some random looking car will increase sales figures. And know what? they're right!

That is the straight one. But the picture (of the space vessel) shows the mudguards that are slightly curved on top.

There are far too few Hondas in the Lego universe. And Lego's 77241 Honda S2000 definitely needs a friend :) The NSX uses some slightly more complex building techniques. Tried my best to minimize the gaps, to make it look as closed as possible. The bonnet made me some headaches. ...but looks super clean now! It's definitely worth building! And here is the free build instruction on youtube

agree! The bionicle elements work very well (at least for me).

Funny, City has THE best Technic Set for around 60$. I wonder if 42213 Ford Bronco SUV can compete. Nice find @Auroralampinen!

Isn't that the same steering configuration the Icon sets (like the 10337 Lambo or 10295 911) use? So sad TLG didn't go for a clever virtual pivot point solution.

Love everything about this build. The shape is super smooth, the folding mechanism is impressive. And the many lovely details are so ...uhm lovely!!

Very well executed Technic-System-Element-Mix! I wished TLG would do such builds!

Thank you! a version without the set-restriction? Can't agree more! I was super happy when i saw that the donor set allows to be rebricked into a Z. This amazing car is just underrepresented in brick society. Which is weird as the shape is simple, but mega good looking and the old 70's technic of the original thing would be super easy to be reproduced into a Technic build, even for less experienced builders. But when it comes to such kind of build, it's your turn i guess, as i'm more into alternates.

@MangaNOIDThank you for your positive feedback. Sorry for the late response. Was to tired to answer yesterday. Why a Datsun Z? Hm good question. This set is laying around here for a while and i wondered if it's possible to build something like an "Icons" car with the given pieces. When i saw the Alt-Build Contest i immediately knew that this is my chance to find the motivation to get creative. Never would have tried without some extrinsic motivation. I just had to find the perfect car to replicate... As this set comes with some restrictions like the steering mechanism that needs a lot of force to operate, it was clear from the beginning that i'll build a rally car. So i could use the spare wheel to cover the steering axle and to compensate the force when steering. Other restrictions where the flat wind screen and the in general the pieces that come with this set. And as i wanted to build something sleek and elegant i ended up with the Datsun Z. It has some decent curves but it's completely G-rated compared to p*rn-ish look of an AC Cobra or a Jag C-Type. And just in case someone is interested in some of the build solutions used here are four more pictures. Have fun watchin. The door hinge looks relatively clean i like that... And i had to do some magic at the rear fenders... Cheers PS: i plan to finish this build after the contest is done, including instruction (also for the sister model 5581) edit: specified "Icons" to "Icons" car

Thank you! fixed.

5550 Custom Rally Van: super ugly Datsun Z (medium category)

"super ugly Datsun Z" based on 5550 Custom Rally Van (Model Team) from 1991. But hey, it comes with steering and open-able doors! wohoo!1!!! I've started a bit late with the build(Jan 26th 11o'clock), and was a bit in a hurry. Luckily the task was simple. Build a Datsun Z Rally Car out of Lego's '91 Model Team Custom Rally Van till the end of the day (contest closing). ..or at least try. But most important: Have fun! And i had great fun building this ugly monstrosity! Why the Datsun Z? Because it has simple lines. And looked easy to build. Following the photos you'll see my build stategy. Let's start with a mess... Let's get some structure into the process. These are the biggest plates and elements that can be used to build some wild angles: Update 14 o'clock: blocking out the shape... and now the fun part begins: shifting parts back and forth till all holes are stuffed. The photo above shows how i managed to change build direction using the limited pieces that come with the old set. underneath is the beauty with opened door. The rear. The last part finished, in case you wonder why it's so blocky. comfy seat and large steering wheel. in my opinion, the front is not bad! Thank you for watching! Hope you find my build at least interesting. :)

Had to search for. What i saw ended pretty violently.

Tight!

- Volcano eruption model - "massage"toy (Hello Kitty styled!!!!1!!1!) - camera with iris mechanism - model of a washing machine - water mill model - Hat with clapping/flapping hands

Wohoo, we'll get a dedicated animal contest! I was thinking about building something with eyes. But splitting this contest up makes more sense! Merry Christmas to all of you

The details are just mad! Brilliant alternate as ever! The description is super interesting! didn't know these funny details about Lego's G-Class. Nice that you where able to get rid of all the (unrealistic?) compromises the G-Class comes with!

Uhm, people might build a 2nd animal...dunno. The point is, chances aren't that high, we'll see a pure animal contest in the near future. Wonder what @Jim 's stomach thinks about this topic? Would be an honor to me, to loose against a studded-technic-build!

I would say the idea to have this mixed contest is to make an Animal Contest possible. As animal builds are often seen as "to different" or "to difficult" chances are high that a lot of people refuse to participate.

Puh, luckily i plan to build a two legged mecha. ...just kidding. I'm just brainstorming to find something that's feasible & fun. I definitely plan to build some kind of animal that moves. The mechanism is the first to come. As soon as it works and is fun to operate, i focus on building the shape. And having more options to chose from simplifies the whole process. Some mechs from Horizon act as vehicles(!). Some can even be used as mountables. But a tiny group is very animal like. I only would have taken the latter ones into account, ...to have a wider range of interesting things to chose from. Possible that in the end i do a prehistoric chicken anyway.

I had the idea of possibly building an animal like machine from the Horizon video game universe. Would that be allowed? If not. I guess it's fine to do an animal not shown int the game but using that particular (art-)style? edit: Finally :)

Can't disagree more! 1. Lego (the company) has many product lines (City is for kids, there are bricks for architects, serious play is for adult education, there are even flowers for people who love plastic flowers, ...and many more themes of course). 2. And Lego (the interlocking system) is just a tool to build things. It is also used in science: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/199259-fyi-technic-for-science/ But back to the topic: In my opinion TLG is selling parts packs, with an instruction for a single design. And we as a community build whatever we want from it. And as TLG isn't producing B-Model instructions anymore, they completely rely on MOCers. Which i think is acceptable. Not good, but acceptable. There's no need to be worried about TLG producing bad sets, AS LONG(!) as Lego releases well thought parts packs in three to four (five?) price categories. Do they do that, at the moment? No idea! What I think is missing at the moment are payable sets following the legacy of the 42139 All-Terrain Vehicle, that combines many different parts into one single set with a customer friendly price tag. I mean, it comes with shock absorbers, chain pieces, turn tables, different gears, two differentials - in one set! And don't get me wrong, I'm not restricted to special parts. I did more than 30 builds for the 42147 Dump Truck. Brilliant tiny set and huge fun. And 6 builds for 42164 wacky Offroad Racer with it's many obtuse-angled liftarms(which is super annoying tbh). But i wished these sets had, at least, more gears!

@bruhThese sets are Lego's take on the theme. All sets are carrying another vehicle.