Lego classic F1 cars

[ecsrobin]

Just seen this: https://grrc.goodwood.com/race/historic/incredible...

The plans seem cheap but I wonder on the cost of the bricks.

[Murph7355]

BT52 and 312T look brilliant.

[fatboy69]

So who, I wonder, will be first to buy the instructions & then calculate the cost?

They look epic - why haven't Lego picked these up rather than lumber us with that awful looking Audi Le Mans car?

[BlueMR2]

These will most likely cost alot to build, you won't know how much or which rare parts you need until you get the instructions as well.

[CRA1G]

Wow....... Bloody fantastic..... Were do I sign......

[Red Firecracker]

BlueMR2 said:

These will most likely cost alot to build, you won't know how much or which rare parts you need until you get the instructions as well.

You can download the Brickstore Inventory for each model from the MOCplans page. The Eagle Westlake is coming out at $267.44.

[fatboy69]

Red Firecracker said:

You can download the Brickstore Inventory for each model from the MOCplans page. The Eagle Westlake is coming out at $267.44.

£165.92 - not as much as i expected. Come on Lego. Do a deal on these please!!!!

Russy......................

[CarbonViper]

Oh my days, they look incredible, resisting the urge to spend a lot of money

[BlueMR2]

£165 is not so bad.

[THX]

These are superb. No way on earth I could justify near £200 on each but I'd love to have at least a few on display somewhere.

£100 a pop, maybe.

• edit to say, by 'justify' I really mean 'can't afford'.

Edited by THX on Wednesday 22 October 16:55

[BlueMR2]

These would look nice on a table at LEGO shows.

[dr_gn]

The Lotus 43, Eagle and Ferrari 126 are bang tidy IMHO.

[ecsrobin]

They're of a decent size and cost not much more than a decent technic set.

My question is how time consuming is it to try and order all the bricks? I'm very tempted to buy one as a Christmas present to myself.

[BlueMR2]

You put in the bits you need, find out who's stores have them, pay your money and wait for the parts.

[TobyLaRohne]

I really want to get the williams, however got no idea how to order the bits, anyone help. I registered on bricklink but thats been bugger all use. I thought you just copy the brickstore inventory and paste it into the search but that doesnt work.

[TobyLaRohne]

I got to the wanted list bit now it says invalid file format when I upload the xml list.

[dr_gn]

I ordered some stuff from an independent supplier in Denmark to replace lost items...finding a site where you can order all the bits you need is a nightmare, and several parts were not available anywhere.

I'll be getting some of the plans though, for the effort that went into them the cost is small, and the guy deserves to get something for his work. I'll look at sourcing the parts as a separate part of the project!

[slybynight]

I do this kind of thing. It's a nightmare. When I was buying on bricking for one of my kits, it didn't take me long to realise that after p&p from many sources, buying enough for 10 kits isn't much more expensive. What you guys should do is agree some firm orders and get one person to do a bulk buy and bagging job. Reward him heavily for his time though..... believe me... its he'll! !

Don't look at me! I've got my hands full with my lego concorde at the moment.

[72twink]

TobyLaRohne said:

I got to the wanted list bit now it says invalid file format when I upload the xml list.

I seem to remember when you copy the bricklist XML file and import it into Bricklink do not copy the <BrickStoreXML> line only copy the bits between <Inventory> and </Inventory> ....... or something like that anyway And yes, Bricklink does take some patience!

dr_gn said:

I'll be getting some of the plans though, for the effort that went into them the cost is small, and the guy deserves to get something for his work. I'll look at sourcing the parts as a separate part of the project!

My thoughts entirely, I grabbed a copy of the Lotus 49B instructions a few months back just to see what they involved, I'm only now learning the black art of Bricklink navigation/purchasing.

[DoubleSix]

I'm interested in the Williams if anyone can fathom the brick thingy and price!