Jeroen Ottens Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Hi, I would like to present my latest commissioned MOC, the Ferrari 458 Spider: It is 1:10 scale replica of this iconic Ferrari. It has the usual features (independent suspension, openable doors, fake V8 engine, steering, etc.) and a few more noteable functions: A 4-speed sequential gearbox (thanks to @Didumos69 for inspiration of the stepper mechanism) A convertible roof Here is a video showcasing the functions: It was a real pleasure to design and build this car. Especially the rear end is a maze of functions with the mechanism for the roof, the gearbox, the rear suspension and the fake engine all cramped into that little space. And of course I also still had to get some beams across as well to give the model enough rigidity to make the suspension useful. I have rebuild that section dozens of times until it suddenly all snapped into place. The stickers were made by @jaaptechnic, including a few you can't see on the photos . Comments and questions are appreciated. Leg godt, Jeroen Quote
TheMindGarage Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Nice and instantly recogniseable! I love the folding roof mechanism - any chance of showing some of the internals? The only thing I'm not such a fan of is that the bonnet has some rather large gaps in it. Quote
jorgeopesi Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 It is almost an old-school Lego car, congratulations I envy your skills. Quote
efferman Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 I love this build and the convertible mechanism is simply and simply genious Quote
Didumos69 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Very nice! The convertible mechanism is excellent, better than your previous convertible, in which I saw quite some stress in the entire car when it converted. This time it's perfect. And it looks gorgeous! Quote
JonathanM Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Love how the curves are captured so well with the flex axles and panel combinations. The convertible roof is superb. Whoever commissioned this is getting a real treat. Instantly recognisable. Quote
1gor Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) I'm not at all fan of new Ferraries, but you made geeat moc. I take myhat off -> -> Edited January 6, 2018 by I_Igor Quote
Lox Lego Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 This one is spot on. The details and flow of the car is well executed. Nicely done! Quote
steph77 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Simply love it. But why does Ferrari model need to be red. They are so much beautiful in black or yellow ;) Great job Jeroen. Ps still awaiting your F14 vid part two. (I have a little project in mind myself ;) ) Quote
brunojj1 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Congratulations, very nice job ! You have beaten my version from my earlier days for sure . I don´t wanna waste any words about some shortcomings which are not so much to my taste, rather enjoy your creations overall appearance with the flowing lines, it´s truly gorgeous . Edited January 6, 2018 by brunojj1 Quote
deraven Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Impressive. Great job with the shaping overall- a very attractive model while keeping nice technical features (especially that convertible roof). Well done! Quote
Aventador2004 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Beautiful, elegant, working functions! Quote
nerdsforprez Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Thanks for sharing this, man it is fun to observe the evolution of the technic genre. Functions are preserved....and the looks are just stunning. Edited January 6, 2018 by nerdsforprez Quote
Thirdwigg Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 You are so quick from one build to the next. Well done again with another stunning MOC. Quote
BrickbyBrickTechnic Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Very, very beautiful amazing flow. Quote
Leonardo da Bricki Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Stunning! Absolutely beautiful model, and with excellent functions as well. The convertible roof in incredibly smooth, well done! Quote
Jeroen Ottens Posted January 7, 2018 Author Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks for all the positive comments, that is much appreciated. 12 hours ago, TheMindGarage said: Nice and instantly recogniseable! I love the folding roof mechanism - any chance of showing some of the internals? The only thing I'm not such a fan of is that the bonnet has some rather large gaps in it. The model is already on it's way to my customer, so I can't make any more photos. I can try to explain the mechanism in words: It are basically two rotating liftarms that drive the roof and the lid. The are geared 1:3, so the driving linkage of the roof turns 1 quarter and the driving linkage of the lid turns 3-quarter circle. When the linkage of the lid is at 6 o'clock the lid is closed. When it is at 9 o'clock (it turns counter clockwise) the lid is closed again. At about half two the lid is at it's maximum opened position. The linkage of the roof is tuned in phase such that the roof is closest to the lid when the lid is at it's most open position. It all just goes. If the roof would come up a bit earlier, or later it would collide with the lid. 11 hours ago, LvdH said: Beautiful. Even though it's similar to Bruno's, it's so much different in many ways. Really nice job! Love the flowing soft axles especially. You're seriously making me consider a commissioned build one day... Thx. You can always send me a PM 10 hours ago, steph77 said: Simply love it. But why does Ferrari model need to be red. They are so much beautiful in black or yellow ;) Great job Jeroen. Ps still awaiting your F14 vid part two. (I have a little project in mind myself ;) ) Thanks, I think >80% of the Ferrari's sold are red, so I guess I'll be building red Ferrari's for some time . The second part will come, I just need to shoot one more scene and then I am done. I'm curious about your little project... 10 hours ago, brunojj1 said: Congratulations, very nice job ! You have beaten my version from my earlier days for sure . I don´t wanna waste any words about some shortcomings which are not so much to my taste, rather enjoy your creations overall appearance with the flowing lines, it´s truly gorgeous . Thanks, that means a lot coming from you. I'm still interested in your view. Would you mind elaborating (in PM if you prefer), as nice as all the positive comments are, critique is the only way to get better. 9 hours ago, Thirdwigg said: You are so quick from one build to the next. Well done again with another stunning MOC. Don't worry, I am not some kind of superhuman LEGO builder. I am not building sequential, but I usualy work on two or three models at the same time. For various reasons these models were all finished roughly at the same time. Thanks again for all the positive comments. Jeroen Quote
tomek9210 Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Awesome creation. I like the panelling. The car is instantly recognizable. Too bad you don't have more photos. Where is the knob that moves the roof? Is the front suspension of pushrod type? Quote
Victor Imaginator Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Incredibly curvy model. One of best LEGO replica that i've seen. Quote
grego18f Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Wow, the lines are awesome! The owner will sure be glad with this model Too bad the commissions don’t allow you to share more details of the internals… It sure enables you to keep your “ideas” but doesn’t help the community to make progress. Will you create models in 1/10 scale with instructions in the near future? Quote
offroadcreations Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 Those flowing flex axles and panels are beautiful. You did a great job on making this a near-perfect replica. Quote
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