DaveB 151 Posted February 16, 2015 As I work with LEGO and follow the huge LEGO community, I was surprised not to find interpretation's of some of the well known Tamiya RC's, so whilst playing around with LEGO one Sunday afternoon with my girls I thought I'd have a go myself. I had limited bricks and colours so thought I'd do a mini version Have you guys seen or built any LEGO Tamiya RC's? 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njmlondon 570 Posted February 16, 2015 I love lego too and am lucky to have a 3 and 6 year old who love it so plenty of excuses! Not sure if you saw this... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=125575&sid=10614 or this... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=125431&sid=10614 Outrageous! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3523 Posted February 16, 2015 I love lego too and am lucky to have a 3 and 6 year old who love it so plenty of excuses! Not sure if you saw this... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=125575&sid=10614 or this... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=125431&sid=10614 Outrageous! Unbelievably epic! Jx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkysx 125 Posted February 16, 2015 how did they do that??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveB 151 Posted February 16, 2015 I love lego too and am lucky to have a 3 and 6 year old who love it so plenty of excuses! Not sure if you saw this... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=125575&sid=10614 or this... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=125431&sid=10614 Outrageous! Not seen this, absolutely amazing stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWarty 1325 Posted February 16, 2015 Holy Smokes!!! Those Shots Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njmlondon 570 Posted February 16, 2015 No idea how he did it but they are amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GregM 1109 Posted February 16, 2015 Oh boy. They all rock, both the small one as well as the big shots. And they even look like they could have been build with LEGO's design philosophy in mind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkysx 125 Posted February 16, 2015 Hard to beleive that they weren't produced by Lego themselves! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grastens 2795 Posted February 16, 2015 Nice mini-Hotshot, and I do remember those epic 1:10 scale builds... Or should they be 1:1 since they emulate the RC cars? I feel outdone already... I do not have much Lego to spare, but I do have Lego Digital Designer installed on my computer. It is a fantastic little program, and with it I have built the following: A Lego Lancia Rally: On the same chassis, a Lego Subaru Brat: And of course, a Lego Frog! Sadly, it seems Lego has discontinued their custom set service, meaning I can no longer order the relevant pieces through their website to construct these kits in reality... But they were still a lot of fun to put together! Think I will refrain from the Hotshot for now after seeing the masterpieces on this thread 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonicdeath 2 Posted February 16, 2015 Hey guys, the big Lego shots are mine, Lego is another hobby of mine alongside Tamiya Rc cars. Have wanted to do some Lego Tamiya cars for a few years but other projects have always got in the way. I really appreciate the kind comments, I intend to do some more in the near future so will share them as I get them done. Dave B, my son saw your mini Hotshot and instantly had to build a copy, you have made him very happy! Grastens, I love yours too, there is a real skill in designing small Lego versions of things that I have never really mastered, I think these will get built in my house also. I am currently preparing a Lego Ideas submission, for those that are not aware Lego have set up a site that allows members of the public to submit their own designs for possible creation into an official Lego kit. There are a couple of small catches...you need 10,000 votes and then pass the Lego company review. A few of the guys on here have convinced me to submit one of the models so I will start a forum topic soon with all of the details to see if I can drum up enough support to pass the first milestone. Obviously to succeed there would have to be a collaboration between Tamiya and Lego which may not be possible, but hey its worth a shot. Cheers James 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkysx 125 Posted February 16, 2015 you got my vote! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GregM 1109 Posted February 16, 2015 I bought two kits that once were announced on Ideas/Cuusoo. I'd love to get my hands on your Hotshot too, one day. you got my vote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveB 151 Posted February 17, 2015 Hey guys, the big Lego shots are mine, Lego is another hobby of mine alongside Tamiya Rc cars. Have wanted to do some Lego Tamiya cars for a few years but other projects have always got in the way. I really appreciate the kind comments, I intend to do some more in the near future so will share them as I get them done. Dave B, my son saw your mini Hotshot and instantly had to build a copy, you have made him very happy! Grastens, I love yours too, there is a real skill in designing small Lego versions of things that I have never really mastered, I think these will get built in my house also. I am currently preparing a Lego Ideas submission, for those that are not aware Lego have set up a site that allows members of the public to submit their own designs for possible creation into an official Lego kit. There are a couple of small catches...you need 10,000 votes and then pass the Lego company review. A few of the guys on here have convinced me to submit one of the models so I will start a forum topic soon with all of the details to see if I can drum up enough support to pass the first milestone. Obviously to succeed there would have to be a collaboration between Tamiya and Lego which may not be possible, but hey its worth a shot. Cheers James Hi sonicdeath, you have serious LEGO skills, you should apply for a job at our place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TamTom 367 Posted February 17, 2015 Hey guys, the big Lego shots are mine, Lego is another hobby of mine alongside Tamiya Rc cars. Have wanted to do some Lego Tamiya cars for a few years but other projects have always got in the way. I really appreciate the kind comments, I intend to do some more in the near future so will share them as I get them done. Dave B, my son saw your mini Hotshot and instantly had to build a copy, you have made him very happy! Grastens, I love yours too, there is a real skill in designing small Lego versions of things that I have never really mastered, I think these will get built in my house also. I am currently preparing a Lego Ideas submission, for those that are not aware Lego have set up a site that allows members of the public to submit their own designs for possible creation into an official Lego kit. There are a couple of small catches...you need 10,000 votes and then pass the Lego company review. A few of the guys on here have convinced me to submit one of the models so I will start a forum topic soon with all of the details to see if I can drum up enough support to pass the first milestone. Obviously to succeed there would have to be a collaboration between Tamiya and Lego which may not be possible, but hey its worth a shot. Cheers James I was just about to let you know about this lego site and suggest you to public your Hotshot. One thing though has to be considered. Will no copyright of Tamiya be offended because of the car design? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GregM 1109 Posted February 17, 2015 I see many projects on Ideas (formerly Cuusoo) being based on movie, TV, toy or videogame designs. Some of them, e.g. the Back to the future set, made it into an official set, while a lot of others didn't (e.g. this fantastic Macross Valkyrie Variable Fighter (or Robotech Veritech Fighter), which was fully transformable). I can certainly understand that everything where licenses are involved will make the decision and negotiation process harder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr crispy 2293 Posted February 18, 2015 All great work, love that working Valkyrie! I had to zoom in on the big Hotshot to convince myself it was Lego 😳 That ideas site, is that were the Ghostbusters Ecto1 was developed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flerbizky 225 Posted February 18, 2015 All great work, love that working Valkyrie! I had to zoom in on the big Hotshot to convince myself it was Lego That ideas site, is that were the Ghostbusters Ecto1 was developed? Yep. As was the first MineCraft Lego set (: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chilihook 51 Posted February 6, 2017 Old thread, but WOW! those are amazing LEGO creations @sonicdeath ! Did anything ever come of your submission? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1812 Posted February 7, 2017 Ideas submitted need to get 10,000 votes of interest within set timeframe before its eligible for consideration by HQ... don't recall seeing them submitted. these didn't get nowhere close https://ideas.lego.com/projects/155743 https://ideas.lego.com/projects/66505 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites