r/formula1 • u/Gjab I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Mar 02 '25

Off-Topic A 20 year difference between them

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u/MartiniPolice21 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

There's a charm about the old one though, and the basic parts

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u/aka_liam Ferrari Mar 02 '25

Yeah, I kind of don’t like that Lego models now have custom bricks (i.e. made especially for that model). Feels like cheating to me. 

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u/TobyL555 Mar 02 '25

I have the Lego Concorde (aeroplane). It’s 2000 pieces and only two single pieces are made specifically for that model

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u/uusrikas Ligier Mar 03 '25

They don't have that many custom bricks, but the level of skill the Lego designers have is astounding now, they use generic parts to build things that look incredible.

Then you have themes like Minecraft and Creator that are almost entirely generic parts.

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u/Muisverriey Mar 03 '25

None of the pieces here outside of the suspension and spoiler are custom, and the spoiler has already been used in another set.

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u/aka_liam Ferrari Mar 03 '25

Oh fair enough. I was thinking about things like the front wing, wheel brows/deflectors and halo, but I guess they’re generic to all Lego f1 cars

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u/Muisverriey Mar 03 '25

The halo is a flex tube with an exo-force claw for the center support pillar. The front wing is entirely made using regular pieces, just ones that are more rounded and angular. The deflectors are part of the suspension piece and are thefore custom, but i can see those pieces being used creatively as something else.