lol username Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Series 18 of the collectible minifigures includes a "Race Car Guy"... The official bios for this series aren't out yet, so we don't know if he's truly supposed to be a Rocket Racer redesign, or something else (since the theme of this series is a costume party). Still, I thought maybe people would want to mod this guy into the Racers games, and I just got him at LEGOLAND California a few days ago... So I got some photos for anyone to use. They're not the absolute best, but they're good enough for reference when making textures. CaptainGolem, Ayliffe, MUCINEXSWEEP and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaddius Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 7 hours ago, Terrev said: Still, I thought maybe people would want to mod this guy into the Racers games, and I just got him at LEGOLAND California a few days ago... So I got some photos for anyone to use. They're not the absolute best, but they're good enough for reference when making textures. You called? lol username, Ayliffe, Zeb and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dy_enforcer Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 All he needs is his updated expressions and it would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRY1994 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 That's cool. In anticipation for the first physical release of Rocket Racer, I built his car from the games but with the colors and details reflective of the car costume piece. I also created alternate hood designs that showcased his iconic RR logo like his car in the LEGO Racers games. deaddius, MUCINEXSWEEP, grappigegovert and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Love what you did with the color and sticker patterns, matching them both to the shape of the original car and his accessory. Good stuff. Also, the bios are out, but his doesn't confirm or deny anything: https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/minifigures/characters/race-car-guy-b40062a0571d46f69f78045bfa5004c8 Quote “Zoom! Race you to the cake!” The Race Car Guy likes to do everything fast, fast, fast! He wants to be the first one to arrive at the party, the first one in line for cake… even the first one to get to the bathroom! Yes, the Race Car Guy definitely parties in the fast lane. Just don’t expect him to keep quiet while the cake’s candles are being blown out, because no matter what he’s doing, as long as he’s wearing his race car costume, he just can’t stop himself from making constant “VROOM VROOM” noises! Go, Race Car Guy, go! DRY1994 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerRabbit Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 6 hours ago, DRY1994 said: That's cool. In anticipation for the first physical release of Rocket Racer, I built his car from the games but with the colors and details reflective of the car costume piece. I also created alternate hood designs that showcased his iconic RR logo like his car in the LEGO Racers games. Oooh! Very nice work with the custom stickers! DRY1994 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRY1994 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 13 hours ago, Terrev said: Love what you did with the color and sticker patterns, matching them both to the shape of the original car and his accessory. Good stuff. Also, the bios are out, but his doesn't confirm or deny anything: https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/minifigures/characters/race-car-guy-b40062a0571d46f69f78045bfa5004c8 Thanks for the compliment. While it doesn't directly say in the bio, the name on his belt reads "R. Racer," similarly how the name on the belt of the Race Car Driver from Minifigures Series 3 reads "N. Groves." Their uniforms are very similar to each other. Also, the RR logo refers to the character's name and not simply a title as far as we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy0099 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 That's an interesting design. I came from a different angle with my concept design of the car. I instead tried to match the color scheme on his outfit, seeing as his car matches his outfit in both of the Lego Racers games. Take a look: Spoiler Brightfall, aidenpons, DRY1994 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRY1994 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 That's pretty cool. I really like the front of the car. Do you have a picture with a better look at the side of the car? I noticed that different official images of Rocket's car from previous games have the wheels sitting at various heights on the car, of which you've chosen the higher position. I think that works well because it allows the air current to keep the car on the ground. Good job. RandomGuy0099 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy0099 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yeah, here's a side view: Spoiler I was using the ingame model of the car for reference as I was designing it in LDD. I wouldn't really call myself a perfectionist but I do try to be as accurate as possible when I'm recreating something. Thanks! deaddius, lol username and DRY1994 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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