Monday 25th November 2019

Lego Nissan GT-R!

Well, if you're stuck for present ideas this festive period, Lego might have just the thing

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We never need an excuse to get excited about a new Lego collaboration, but with Christmas around the corner now is an even more thrilling time to learn of a new release. Lego's latest automotive collaboration is with Nissan and, while it may not be a many-thousand-piece Technic kit like some of our favourites, it does recreate a car that PH has a soft spot for.

It was back in the summer of 2016 that Dan had a go in Nissan's bonkers 1,390hp GT-R drift machine. Having cost half a million pounds to build, and fresh from setting a new world record with a barely believably 190mph drift, the 'Spec-D' it ought to have been a rather intimidating prospect. In the end, though, the incredible build was so approachable that Dan declared driving it to be "as fun as anything you can do on four wheels."

The Lego recreation pays tribute to that drift model in a 298-part form that has received the blessing of Mr GT-R himself, Hiroshi Tamura. Nissan's chief GT-R specialist said of the kit: "The GT-R has been part of my life since I was 10 years old. Working with the Lego Group was like awakening my inner 10-year-old self to rediscover what makes the GT-R so special to me. It's amazing how much the LEGO Group's attention to detail reminds me of our own craftsmen."

Speaking of which, Asako Hoshino, Nissan's executive VP, added that the partnership allows everyone the chance to be a `takumi' - the specialized craftsmen that build the GT-R. And once they're done, to play out the Type-D's record-setting antics for themselves too. Good thing that Lego is the world's largest volume tyre manufacturer, then.

 

[GTEYE]

Apart from the stickers all over it, it looks nothing like a GT-R....

[designforlife]

Not one of the better speed champions efforts, they are very hit and miss.

[Vixpy1]

So thats where Chris Bangle ended up

[DanielSan]

I'll wait til January and get this instead...

[designforlife]

DanielSan said:

I'll wait til January and get this instead...

What he said ^

[cerb4.5lee]

Vixpy1 said:

So thats where Chris Bangle ended up

[snuffy]

DanielSan said:

I'll wait til January and get this instead...

A snow plough !

[MikeM6]

Here was me hoping it would be a new technic set... Not convinced by this at all!

[DoubleD]

snuffy said:

DanielSan said:

I'll wait til January and get this instead...

A snow plough !

Thats the first thing that I thought when I saw it. Very useful in January though.

[Tcooc168]

It’s a £20 Lego toy, what are you expecting-_-
It be a nice secret santa present

[Photek]

DanielSan said:

I'll wait til January and get this instead...

Cheers, didn't know about this one - currently have the F40 and the Senna on my desk on front of me :-)

[MParallel]

This guy did a better job than Lego

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-25326/Loxlego/nis...

[flacko]

Tcooc168 said:

It’s a £20 Lego toy, what are you expecting-_-
It be a nice secret santa present

will it really be that cheap?

[snuffy]

I remember the good old days of lego when all you had were a load of rectangular bricks of different sizes and you had to use your imagination and make something (which was normally a house or a gun (which is against the law now)). There was none of this kit of bits to make a single thing nonsense back in my day, let me tell you.

Yes, things were better in the 70s (well, Lego was at least).

[playalistic]

flacko said:

Tcooc168 said:

It’s a £20 Lego toy, what are you expecting-_-
It be a nice secret santa present

will it really be that cheap?

They're usually around £10 - £13.

[PistonTim]

MParallel said:

This guy did a better job than Lego

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-25326/Loxlego/nis...

Thats a FAR bigger model, these ones are only tiny, think lego figure sized drivers.

[Kev_Mk3]

GTEYE said:

Apart from the stickers all over it, it looks nothing like a GT-R....

Exactly my thoughts

[MBBlat]

snuffy said:

I remember the good old days of lego when all you had were a load of rectangular bricks of different sizes and you had to use your imagination and make something (which was normally a house or a gun (which is against the law now)). There was none of this kit of bits to make a single thing nonsense back in my day, let me tell you.

Yes, things were better in the 70s (well, Lego was at least).

Well you will be glad to know that Lego is still a load of different size bricks, and nobody bans you from taking apart any set and using its parts for say or a house or a gun (still legal, as long as it can't fire real bullets). And back in the 70's Lego came in sets with instructions. So no real change then, just some of the bricks come in curves as well as rectangles.

[wolfie28]

Looks nothing like the real thing and a piss poor attempt a bit like the Bugatti Chiron that looks like its been rolled and ended up in a field. Last decent Lego car was the Mustang in my opinion.

[Alex_225]

I can't say that's the best Speed Champion Lego car they've come up with. I know they're smaller so getting all the angles right isn't always going to mean perfection but they've done better. I have a few of them but I reckon the Porsche 911 and Dodge Charger sets look a bit better :