Popular Post Jappelsap Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Hello! A little while ago I finished redesigning most of the cars from LEGO Racers. I thought that people here might appreciate them as well. All cars: Spoiler Rocket Racer: Spoiler Captain Redbeard: Spoiler King Kahuka: Spoiler Basil the Batlord: Spoiler Johnny Thunder: Spoiler Baron von Barron: Spoiler Gypsy Moth: Spoiler Later addition: Veronica Voltage: Spoiler Edited March 25, 2021 by Jappelsap I've added Veronica Voltage's car Cirevam, ThisOneBrick, Arthuriel and 14 others 15 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben24x7 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Oooooh, these look so cool! I genuinely love how you've taken the spirit/design of the original cars and fleshed them out using modern pieces/building techniques to make them smoother and more detailed. Not sure how controversial this opinion is, but honestly, I prefer these designs more than the originals. The limitations of LEGO Racers' vehicle building tools meant that the vehicles were extremely blocky/basic (then again, Racers was made around the "LEGO System" era, a time where most vehicles were built with stacked bricks while SNOT-building techniques were only used for adding small details), where-as here you've managed to re-imagine those designs into something more visually interesting/believable. For instance, I always felt that Captain Redbeard's vehicle looked weird, considering how long and low-to-the-ground it was, but just by beefing-up the wheels you've made the design far more believable (as an actual car) than the original. I also love how Johnny Thunder and Baron Von Barron's vehicles actually look like old jeeps, as opposed to a primitive, blocky representation of them. All in all, fantastic work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappelsap Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Ben24x7 said: Oooooh, these look so cool! I genuinely love how you've taken the spirit/design of the original cars and fleshed them out using modern pieces/building techniques to make them smoother and more detailed. Not sure how controversial this opinion is, but honestly, I prefer these designs more than the originals. The limitations of LEGO Racers' vehicle building tools meant that the vehicles were extremely blocky/basic (then again, Racers was made around the "LEGO System" era, a time where most vehicles were built with stacked bricks while SNOT-building techniques were only used for adding small details), where-as here you've managed to re-imagine those designs into something more visually interesting/believable. For instance, I always felt that Captain Redbeard's vehicle looked weird, considering how long and low-to-the-ground it was, but just by beefing-up the wheels you've made the design far more believable (as an actual car) than the original. I also love how Johnny Thunder and Baron Von Barron's vehicles actually look like old jeeps, as opposed to a primitive, blocky representation of them. All in all, fantastic work! Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I'm glad you like them more than the original. I tried to preserve the proportions, colour schemes and most iconic features of the original cars. Though with some cars I took quite a bit of creative freedom, considering the original cars sometimes had very little defining characteristics. Captain Redbeard and Baron von Barron for example. Their cars had so few pieces it's hard to even imagine what the original designes were even supposed to represent. Ben24x7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 These designs are like something you'd see in a LEGO Racers remake if done in the same vein as the recent Crash Bandicoot/Spyro/etc games, as Ben said they're a marvelous way of bringing the classic designs forward with modern parts! Top notch stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 These are awesome, great work. I like the chunkiness that some of these have. I kinda want to build them IRL, but I don't have enough new pieces with all the curves and rounded bits. Maybe I'll try anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappelsap Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 10:04 PM, Cirevam said: These are awesome, great work. I like the chunkiness that some of these have. I kinda want to build them IRL, but I don't have enough new pieces with all the curves and rounded bits. Maybe I'll try anyways. I actually have the building instructions if you're interested. They sometimes have some very minor alterations to make it more stable at some points or because a certain colour wasn't available for some pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOANOVA Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 This is amazing man! I wanna drive these lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 It's amazing how such a small change makes such a vast improvement, especially in Redbeard's. How could they have a pirate themed car and NOT have a Jolly Roger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumboking Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 4/27/2021 at 5:31 PM, Haz said: How could they have a pirate themed car and NOT have a Jolly Roger! Redbeard always had the flag on the back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werfer Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 3/20/2021 at 8:09 AM, Jappelsap said: I actually have the building instructions if you're interested. They sometimes have some very minor alterations to make it more stable at some points or because a certain colour wasn't available for some pieces. I would be super interested in seeing those. Was originally planning to just build the old models, but I actually like these more. Would be a fun collection, nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappelsap Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/3/2021 at 10:09 PM, Werfer said: I would be super interested in seeing those. Was originally planning to just build the old models, but I actually like these more. Would be a fun collection, nice job No problem! I would love some pictures if you actually end up building them irl. Some instructions might differ ever so slightly from the original render because of some inavailable colours or tiny modifications for structural stability. But I haven't tested it irl yet so I'd be interested to know if they are actually sturdy enough. ThisOneBrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisOneBrick Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Wow, great job!!! Love these designs! Just wow :o And thanks for the instructions :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon_Moneyear Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Great work! I was tempted to build the originals recently, and then saw your designs. I might just have to build them both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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