Lego

[VXR]

The new Formula 1 Speed Champions have reinvigorated the line for me. I don't think I bought any of the cars from last year, as I didn't think any of them looked right and what they did with the F40 was unforgivable.

However, I've bought 4 of the F1 cars so far, and my Dad, who hasn't really done Lego system since I was a boy, went out today and bought 6 at once. So, I think it's fair to assume this has been a massive success for Lego.

 

[TB]

That is impressive.

https://www.brothers-brick.com/2025/02/24/lego-godzilla-minus-one-is-double-plus-good/amp/

 

[Carpocalypse]

Finally got the london bus set, it took about 20 minutes to make it (I like to take my time), worst part was the side adverts, though.

 

[sesselpupser]

@Carpocalypse I can't stand doing stickers, they're a large part of why I like Creator 3-in-1 sets so much, but even then I have a couple with stickers but I just haven't applied them. I think they make sets age poorly because they trap dust at the edges and if you ever have to do stickers that line up across multiple pieces, long or symmetrical ones they'll never be quite right.

That said, I've read there's a trick where you put some water with a little dish soap where the sticker needs to go and you can slide it around to align it then it'll set as normal - haven't tried it myself. You can also wash stickers without damaging them, apparently.

Oh and translucent stickers, you have to get them exactly right first time! I hate them sooo much.

 

[Greycap]

I'll have to get at least one of the Speed Champions F1s, not sure yet which. The Ferrari looks tempting because, well, Ferrari, but something else could be an option too.

 

[sesselpupser]

So tonight I built something other than a City set for the first time in a long time - 7347 Highway Pickup.

First, the pickup that gets picked up by the bigger pickup:



It's old 6-wide Speed Champions-ish sized, satisfyingly free of ultra-specific pieces and as you can see has opening doors, bonnet and tailgate - not bad at all for its size!

The main event:







This is deeply, deeply cool. It's hard to choose a favourite detail but for me, oddly, it might be the door pockets. It has hand of god steering - not a huge fan of the upside-down Technic plate to add the button for the light bricks though - with a limited steering angle and to achieve it the tyres on front and rear are different, fronts are narrow (I guess to allow space for steering) deep-tread off-road tyres and the rears are wide road tyres, I think I would've preferred the same wheels front and rear except the rears doubled up as duallys, not sure there's enough space though. Still, minor flaws aside, I love this.

Edit: forgot to show off the engine:


Shame about the yellow bricks on the inside but what can you do?

 

[Spacegoat]

Had to go to the dentist yesterday. So I swung by Target on the way back to the car and picked up the Alpine Speed Champions F1 car, as a little treat and to go with the older McLaren and Aston set.

Question. Are all the new F1 Speed Champions this boxy around the rear? Honestly, I think I prefer the older designs because of that. Still nice though.

 

[sesselpupser]

I sniped a listing for a 60103 City Airport Air Show at a pretty good price, it came with an extra plane and I have to say, I was expecting the planes to be pretty meh but this one is actually great, all things considered:


The canopy is definitely a bummer but for something constructed with so few pieces it has a good amount of detail, a good overall shape and it's really big. Shame the stickers are so poorly applied and peeling but oh well, it was cheap. I can probably get replacements anyway. I'll have to replace a couple of the white pieces in this set though, the wings of the other one of these jets have bad tan lines.

 

[Awong124]

Had to go to the dentist yesterday. So I swung by Target on the way back to the car and picked up the Alpine Speed Champions F1 car, as a little treat and to go with the older McLaren and Aston set.

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Question. Are all the new F1 Speed Champions this boxy around the rear? Honestly, I think I prefer the older designs because of that. Still nice though.

I think maybe 3 of them have a boxyish rear end, but the Alpine is by far the worst.

I sniped a listing for a 60103 City Airport Air Show at a pretty good price, it came with an extra plane and I have to say, I was expecting the planes to be pretty meh but this one is actually great, all things considered:
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The canopy is definitely a bummer but for something constructed with so few pieces it has a good amount of detail, a good overall shape and it's really big. Shame the stickers are so poorly applied and peeling but oh well, it was cheap. I can probably get replacements anyway. I'll have to replace a couple of the white pieces in this set though, the wings of the other one of these jets have bad tan lines.

Some of my sets with white pieces are already turning yellow. They're only a few years old and don't get exposed to sunlight and they still turn yellow.