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I think I've lined up a second hand Chiron - quite excited
Looking at the Lambo pics - I'm wondering what's special? Also thought Dom's Charger didn't look very good in the flesh.
Looking at the Lambo pics - I'm wondering what's special? Also thought Dom's Charger didn't look very good in the flesh.
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I would guess it’s not a million miles off the Chiron, just a different engine and ‘body work’ with the rest of the design recycled. I think the Porsche and LeMans racer are done that way too.
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I liked the orange GT3 but that was pretty sparse in the bodywork so looked more Lego; the Chiron had better bodywork but I didn't buy it, and the same is going to be true of the Lambo. I do like the Defender, though, and that's half the RRP of the supercars.
The big thing with each of them is the unique wheels, isn't it?
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It's a lot of extra money for unique wheels though, even when you take into account the high piece count in each set.
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I think it's a more cohesive silhouette than the GT3 to be fair, but I'll still struggle to justify the expense of it. I think it looks quite good.
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The GT3 and the LeMans 919 (I think it's closely related to the Lego V8 one) I have are different in scale and quite different structures,the racer doesn't have a gearbox so is hundreds of pieces fewer than the GT3. If you mean the 911 RSR I don't have one but the doors and side structure are completely different externally.Orange Cola wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 8:32 am I would guess it’s not a million miles off the Chiron, just a different engine and ‘body work’ with the rest of the design recycled. I think the Porsche and LeMans racer are done that way too.
Pic of when my mate brought his Lego RSR along to sit with my models.
That new Lambo looks really cool apart from the colour, hopefully it's better IRL. Are those angled arch pieces on the bonnet new? Can't wait to see what the MOCers make with them.
This GT40 MOC is pretty cool already but the front headlights aren't quite right.
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With the Chiron I thought the main feature was the 8sp (and reverse) gearbox.Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:18 amI liked the orange GT3 but that was pretty sparse in the bodywork so looked more Lego; the Chiron had better bodywork but I didn't buy it, and the same is going to be true of the Lambo. I do like the Defender, though, and that's half the RRP of the supercars.
The big thing with each of them is the unique wheels, isn't it?
Technic lego shouldn't be about bling wheels.
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It’s the same as the RSR, obviously the body is different.RobYob wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 1:41 pmThe GT3 and the LeMans 919 (I think it's closely related to the Lego V8 one) I have are different in scale and quite different structures,the racer doesn't have a gearbox so is hundreds of pieces fewer than the GT3. If you mean the 911 RSR I don't have one but the doors and side structure are completely different externally.Orange Cola wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 8:32 am I would guess it’s not a million miles off the Chiron, just a different engine and ‘body work’ with the rest of the design recycled. I think the Porsche and LeMans racer are done that way too.
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The Chiron's gearbox was just made out of normal Technic parts (well, they introduced the new synchro rings and wave selector, but they are generic and have been re-used in things like the Defender). The unique bits in each of these sets have been the wheels, and the colours used for the panels: http://www.newelementary.com/2018/06/le ... parts.htmlunzippy wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 1:57 amWith the Chiron I thought the main feature was the 8sp (and reverse) gearbox.Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:18 amI liked the orange GT3 but that was pretty sparse in the bodywork so looked more Lego; the Chiron had better bodywork but I didn't buy it, and the same is going to be true of the Lambo. I do like the Defender, though, and that's half the RRP of the supercars.
The big thing with each of them is the unique wheels, isn't it?
Technic lego shouldn't be about bling wheels.
Unless you're particularly keen to build an MOC in a particular colour, the wheels are the obvious differentiator and don't seem to get re-used in any other sets.
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I was meaning more that each "flagship" Technic model should offer something new that is not just some bling wheels. It shoulds be a technical advancement such as the Bugatti gearbox, the app control on the Liebherr, pneumatics, motors, robotics etc.Jobbo wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 9:58 amThe Chiron's gearbox was just made out of normal Technic parts (well, they introduced the new synchro rings and wave selector, but they are generic and have been re-used in things like the Defender). The unique bits in each of these sets have been the wheels, and the colours used for the panels: http://www.newelementary.com/2018/06/le ... parts.htmlunzippy wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 1:57 amWith the Chiron I thought the main feature was the 8sp (and reverse) gearbox.Jobbo wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:18 am
I liked the orange GT3 but that was pretty sparse in the bodywork so looked more Lego; the Chiron had better bodywork but I didn't buy it, and the same is going to be true of the Lambo. I do like the Defender, though, and that's half the RRP of the supercars.
The big thing with each of them is the unique wheels, isn't it?
Technic lego shouldn't be about bling wheels.
Unless you're particularly keen to build an MOC in a particular colour, the wheels are the obvious differentiator and don't seem to get re-used in any other sets.
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It fell through
I ended up rage buying 2 new ones off Amazon
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No bad thing as long as you can safely store one of them.
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