A MOCpages Backup

3,118 visitors
33 comments
Added May 3, 2015

Almost completely new: The 4-wide version of my favourite super car, the Lamborghini Countach LP400

I’ve built the Coutach quite some time ago. Last week I was looking at photos of a real Countach and comparing it to my Lego version I realized that the proportions didn’t really match. The Countach was recognizable, but looked a little strange. So I started to redesign it with LDD. This is the result:

The new side view. The complete roof section is 1 plate flatter and 1 stud shorter, now. I also came back to the rims with smaller diameter and thicker tyres which are closer to the original. Credits again to Rhys for the air intakes on the side panel.

The new front: A slope for the front hood, new wheel arches and a more pointed “nose”. A 2x4x1 slope has replaced the two 1x4x1 slopes after taking the pictures (I just couldn’t wait longer for the Bricklink order…)

The new rear end: Everything one plate flatter.

Some more pictures…

And a look around on the platform:

Bonus photos:

Compared to the old version in the bottle. There’s quite a difference.

And compared to the “original”, a 1/43 scale model.

So this is my new 4-wide Lego Lamborghini Countach LP400. I hope you like it as much as I do :-))

A MOCpages Backup

Rated 5 out of 5 (42 ratings)
3,519 visitors
24 comments
Added February 3, 2015

My 4-wide version of the iconic Ferrari 365 GTS/4 “Daytona Spyder” in “Miami Vice Black”

Inspired by my “brick buddy” Marcus (aka ER0L) and his wonderful 6-wide Daytona Spyder on Flickr I decided to build my own 4-wide 365 GTS/4.

I had a good base to start with, my 365 GTB/4 from last year. In LDD I “cut off” the roof section and added an interior, side panels and a 3-wide window frame.

As I still wasn’t 100% satisfied with the rear end I tried some different designs and ended up with an upside down version. There are already quite a few cars with upside down rear ends, so the idea isn’t new. I’m not even sure if this combination of parts has already been used on a 4-wide… Anyway, I’m quite satisfied with the result :-))

OK, time for some photos:

Credits to Starscream Soundwave and TheLegoNowItAll for the air intakes on the hood.

Still no place for more than 2 tail lights on the rear end…

Meet the GTB:

A little mod on the front: Now with “grill tiles” for the grill. I also put the new rear end on the GTB (I’m still waiting for the red SNOT brackets…) and moved the roof section half a stud to the front.

“Oh no, we’ve wrecked it, Tubbs!”
“No problem Crocket, we’ll take this one instead.” :-))

Oh, a Cobra…
Wanna race? :-))

So this is my 4-wide LEGO Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder in “Miami Vice Black”.
I hope you like it as much as I do :-))

A MOCpages Backup

6,995 visitors
32 comments
Added July 10, 2013

My 4-wide version of Porsche’s Group B Beast, the 959.

What happens if you give anabolic steroides to a Porsche 911? You get a 959! 4-wheel drive, 6-speed gearbox, the first engine with a sequential twin-turbo and an amazing “bodykit” combined with the classic design of the 911.

The 959 was first built as a Group B Rally car and finished 1st and 2nd in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally. The street version was the world fastest production car when it hit the streets (Vmax = 195 mph / 317 kph). It was first beaten by the Ferrari F40.

I wanted to build the 959 quite for a while, but I have to admit that Loek Marcus was faster. He was the first buider I know who made a 4-wide 959. But it was Tom’s (DeTomaso Pantera’s) “fault” that I really started building this one. He wrote a comment for my latest 911 that mentioned the 959.

I started with the 911 and tried to combine it with some details from my Audi Sport quattro S1. It became quite difficult to combine the “3-wide” center section of the S1 with the side panels of the 911. There was always a “half plate offset” in the way. But I finally found a solution.

Enough words, time for the photos:

The rear end with the big wing:
This design was only possible with the new 1×2 “half bows”

The “spy” shot:

Back to 1989:
Accolade presents…
The Duel – Test Drive II
(If that doesn’t mean anything to you, take a look here)

F40 vs. 959
3, 2, 1 … Go! 🙂

The beauty and the beast … But which one is which? ;-))

My 4-wide Porsche family:
911, 914, 550 spyder and 959.

So this is my 4-wide LEGO Porsche 959.
I hope you like it. :-))

A MOCpages Backup

Rated 5 out of 5 (29 ratings)
6,205 visitors
24 comments
Added March 19, 2013

V1.2 and V1.3 of my 4-wide Porsche 911, model 964, including a new front and a new roof line.

Time for a new version of this German classic sports car.

Even after my V1.1 I still wasn’t 100% satisfied with the iconic shape of the classic Porsche 911. The sillhoutte was too long, especially the roof section and the front.

So I tried some more designs and this is the result (for now) ;-))

This model really was waiting for the white 1×4 bow… I mainly bought 31006 for these parts and the 1×2 “grill wedges”

Here you can see the evolution of my 4-wide 911: V1.0, V1.1 and V1.2 (top 1st).

No changes on the rear end

I love this view. It looks so 911 on this one ;-))

Another rear side view.

And again: The new profile.

So this is V1.2 of my 4-wide LEGO Porsche 911, Model 964. I hope you like it :-))

Update March 28, 2013: V1.3
With V1.2 posted a few days ago I had an idea for a new rear end.
As the change isn’t really big I decided to update this page instead of posting a new one. So this is it:
A new SNOTty rear bumper with a “half plate offset”.

Side view:
New SNOT side panels to match the height of the front and rear bumper.

So this is V1.3 of my 4-wide LEGO Porsche 911, Model 964. I hope you like this one, too :-))

And last, but not least, for my fellow LEGO purists:

————————————-
DECLARATION OF PURITY

Foreign parts: No
Cut flextube or pneumatic hose: No
Other cut or modified parts: No
Custom chrome: No
Custom stickers or decals: No
Cut Lego stickers: No
Paint: No
————————————-

A MOCpages Backup

6,828 visitors
33 comments
Added March 11, 2013

The Volkswagen T1 flatbed “Renntransporter” with longer wheelbase as used by the “Rennstall Bunker” in the late 1950s

I already built the 550 spyder with the T1 Renntransporter in mind. I wanted to build this team in 4-wide scale since I first saw Senator Chinchillas fantastic big version in the Classic Race Teams group.

So this is basically a 4-wide version of his model.

I already had made some 4-wide T1, especially my small version of the 10220 Camper. So the basic design of the T1 was already there.

I wanted to have the Porsche and the T1 as 4-wide models, so I had to leave the idea of hinges for the side panels. Instead of hinges and tiles like on my earlier double cab flatbed Transporter I used three 2×4 tiles on each side. To imitate the opening of the side panels the tiles can be positioned 1 stud lower.

Ah, the cargo has arrived ;-))
Art Bunker (USA) / Charles Wallace (USA) finished the Sebring 12 Hours 1957 (the 2nd race of the 1957 FIA World Sportscar Championship) 8th overall and 1st in the Sport 1500 “Class F”, driving Bunker’s Porsche 550 spyder.

On the flatbed between the wheels of the loaded car there is room for two 1×8 tiles.

The tiles can be used as rails for a ramp to load and unload the Transporter.

There is goes…

And there it is, ready to go…

Credits: Please take a look at the 4-wide T1 models built by Isaac, Hot Rod, Dylan, Klingus and Ben and you’ll find one or another detail I used on this model.

Bonus photo:
The rest of the Volkswagen T1 family: Camper, Flatbed Transporter and Panel Van.

So this is my VW T1 Renntransporter as used by the Rennstall Bunker. I hope you like it :-))