Carbohydrates posted:

Reworked the Pagani Zonda, and then did it again, and then did it again. Really wanted to nail this thing. I think it's a much better model now.



The big change is that it's no longer a Cinque, but a C12-S now. Not having to worry about the red stripe down the middle allowed me to do a lot more creative shaping, especially around the nose. It's also much more complex, with all sorts of wacky stuff attached at all kinds of angles now: the nose, tail, greenhouse, rear deck, sides, and panels between the greenhouse and sides. I think the shaping is massively better now, especially the nose.



I think I built this at least partially because I had this little nagging voice in the back of my head calling myself out for mostly building American classics and muscle cars, which tend to be very chunky and boxy: "Are you just doing those because they're easier? Do you avoid supercars because you're not capable of building their complex shapes?" I am satisfied enough with this model to shut that little voice of doubt right the gently caress up, I think.

Oxyclean posted:

It's a decently higher piece count compared to previous creator cars, but it's still 80$ CAD more then the DeLorean for about 500 more pieces?

mastershakeman posted:

Huge improvement. Your next step needs to be brick built windshields somehow (a tall order) , since the one there seems out of place

Oxyclean posted:

I think with them leaning into their adult audience, we're also seeing them blur the lines on product lines too. Like last year, the Camero is almost certainly the "creator" car, but you also had the Vespa and DeLorean that fill a similar target. The year before that you had the volkswagon camper, the pickup truck and the porche.

I fully expect there's going to be at least one other large scale car this year. (That will hopefully be closer in piece and price to stuff like the Camero or Porche)

Carbohydrates posted:

Land Rover's cool but the cars after the Porsche have been overpriced. You know... pre-911 and post-911.

Carbohydrates posted:

Reworked the Pagani Zonda, and then did it again, and then did it again. Really wanted to nail this thing. I think it's a much better model now.



The big change is that it's no longer a Cinque, but a C12-S now. Not having to worry about the red stripe down the middle allowed me to do a lot more creative shaping, especially around the nose. It's also much more complex, with all sorts of wacky stuff attached at all kinds of angles now: the nose, tail, greenhouse, rear deck, sides, and panels between the greenhouse and sides. I think the shaping is massively better now, especially the nose.



I think I built this at least partially because I had this little nagging voice in the back of my head calling myself out for mostly building American classics and muscle cars, which tend to be very chunky and boxy: "Are you just doing those because they're easier? Do you avoid supercars because you're not capable of building their complex shapes?" I am satisfied enough with this model to shut that little voice of doubt right the gently caress up, I think.

Oxyclean posted:

It's a decently higher piece count compared to previous creator cars, but it's still 80$ CAD more then the DeLorean for about 500 more pieces?

But it's also 500 pieces less then the Jazz Club but 30$ more. Granted, comparing piece counts is not always the most fair/good comparison, it's hard not to feel like it's got a pretty steep price tag.

Habibi posted:

I know my opinion on the Technic Land Rover differs from others - I bought it primarily for my son, who loves him some complicated Technic and the gearbox on that thing is impressive - but this new one strikes me as even more ho-hum than I expected. Alright, yes, the sand green elements are great. And I'm sure there will be some interesting building techniques. The Technic one was admittedly pretty straightforward outside of the mechanisms, but the Land Rover is a boxy creation that actually lends itself well to Technic and thus not only looks great but, unlike many other large scale Technic cars, makes for an awesome play set, being nigh indestructible. Conversely, in a way, it almost feels like the Land Rover is not particularly suited to being a Creator set because of its pedestrian geometry.

Lizard Combatant posted:

There's even a reference to the first Mad Max hidden in the internals.

Carbohydrates posted:

lol, forgot about that. I do poo poo like that sometimes even when nobody else will ever see it. My latest, the Zonda, has a lil Italian flag hidden in it.

edit: all set up for a show this weekend. Bun decided that my usual arrangement method of "I just kinda put em down however" is bullshit and insisted on something more cohesive.

Carbohydrates posted:

lol, forgot about that. I do poo poo like that sometimes even when nobody else will ever see it. My latest, the Zonda, has a lil Italian flag hidden in it.

edit: all set up for a show this weekend. Bun decided that my usual arrangement method of "I just kinda put em down however" is bullshit and insisted on something more cohesive.

PriorMarcus posted:

I would love to see these all in person. Such incredible work.

Do you have other shots of the purple Plymoth (I think) in the top right hand corner?

VaultAggie posted:

Is that at the show in Dallas this weekend?

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mitochondritom posted:

God's the Rivendell set is so good and I've just got my annual bonus. It's almost cruel. I keep telling myself that I've not got the space and also I've seen the rumours about Medieval Village 2 and another Ninjago city set to come. Lego really are pumping out massive sets at a pace nowadays. Feels strange having to really stop and think about what I'd really want (the answer is naturally all of them).

My little girl is really into Playmobil at the moment and I'm being exposed to how many cool sets they also make. There's an insane variety of themes and sets that aren't just Police, Fire and Construction sites. They've also got in on the mystery bag game too. Guess there's not too much adult demand for Playmobil due to the non-building element of it.