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Has Anyone planning on Building one of these? Lego Caterham

Jeano - 16/3/16 at 04:31 PM

Could be a bit of fun

http://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/you-can-buy-official-lego-caterham-seven

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[Edited on 16/3/16 by Jeano]

[Edited on 16/3/16 by Jeano]

Ben_Copeland - 16/3/16 at 04:37 PM

Depending on the price... Yes

Slimy38 - 16/3/16 at 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Depending on the price... Yes

Exactly what I was thinking!! Lego isn't cheap, if Caterham are charging a licence fee for the name then it could be quite an expensive ornament.

Although the sad person inside me would want to collect all four...

nick205 - 16/3/16 at 07:01 PM

Love Lego and Caterhams, but they're not for me I'm afraid.

Worzey - 16/3/16 at 07:26 PM

Roll on Christmas. That will be the first kit car I'll build with my son. I'll also own a Caterham by then too

dome - 16/3/16 at 09:23 PM

Damn right! I've just built the Technical crane and its fantastic. Got the better half primed to get me a blue one...

snapper - 17/3/16 at 07:35 AM

It'll take me 4 years and cost twice as much as I expected
I'll need loads of spare pieces and it'll never be truly finished

Adamirish - 17/3/16 at 08:42 AM

quote:
Originally posted by snapper
It'll take me 4 years and cost twice as much as I expected
I'll need loads of spare pieces and it'll never be truly finished

They must be very realistic!

nick205 - 17/3/16 at 08:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by snapper
It'll take me 4 years and cost twice as much as I expected
I'll need loads of spare pieces and it'll never be truly finished

...says the voice of male automotive logic

Matt21 - 17/3/16 at 11:06 AM

Yer, depending on price!

I don't think they'll make a kawasaki green one mind

SteveWallace - 17/3/16 at 01:39 PM

The front wheels are wider than the arches and some of the edges look a bit sharp - it will never get through IVA

minibull - 17/3/16 at 07:00 PM

I'm going to wait for the cheaper Westfield version

Slater - 1/4/16 at 01:09 PM

here is a locost version made by my daughter a few years ago, an edible one to boot.

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Daughters Seven [/img]

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Daughters Seven2 [/img]

and Caterhams spotted at LEGOLAND in Windsor in 2012.

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lego 7s [/img]

Sam_68 - 1/4/16 at 03:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by snapper
It'll take me 4 years and cost twice as much as I expected
I'll need loads of spare pieces and it'll never be truly finished

Nah, that's the Lego Locost.

As it's a Lego Caterham, will fit together straight out of the box and a reasonably bright chimp should be able to put it together in a few hours... but you'll need to take out a second mortgage to pay for it.

I wonder if the guy who created it (Carl Greatrix, according to the article) is any relation to Chris Greatrix (aka Cymtriks; he of the Locost chassis structural analysis)?