CrazyCrank Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Evening guys A few days ago, I couldn't imagine that I'll open simultaneously three threads in the WIP section ! But my birthday was September 30th, and my wife thought it was funny to give me a poisoned gift, probably tired of me complaining about the plastic kit bodies that I regularly torture when I don't get my way! So I received THIS 😮🤔: Of course, I used to build Lego with my two sons some decades ago, and more recently with my elder grand-daughter, who is near 5 years old and is a passionate of Legos. I don't want to bore you with this type of construction, but after all, I won't be the first to do it on this website, and there's no reason why I should be the only one to fall back into childhood! 🤣 So I decided to share it with you, and I will build this model (splendid by the way) very slowly, at the rhythm of my little daughter's stays at home (about twice a month) because I have the desire to build this Mustang with her. So, you can buy beer packs and ton of popcorn for these 313 steps build !!!!!! And a last word: don't worry, there's no way to modify this kit with scratch-building.....unless.... 😉 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hi Thierry I'm in! So is this going to be a straight out of the box build or are you planning any mods! At least the doors look like they can already open! 😂😋 Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 And the Pink Floyd tribute band are on standby... "All in all you're just another...." Lego? Love it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Afternoon happy fellows First sub-assembly: the chassis There's 2 parts bags numbered for the chassis, and the first one contains a third bag of junction pieces . Steps 1 to 9 of this sub-assembly : That's all for now, guys ! see you later 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Lego AND a Mustang! What's not to like! Watching with anticipation. Cheers, Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I'm with Mrs CC on this, it really is damn' funny! Enjoy the build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Last week I built the Vespa Lego released this year. Sometimes it feels good to build something that doesn't require glue and paint. I will follow this build for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 nice Thierry. Wonder what you are going to modify with this model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Church Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I just counted the number of studs on the frame of the 1967 Mustang parked down the street from where I live. The frame should be seven studs across, not six. I'm shocked to see such poor research by the kit designers at Lego! But honestly, I love how clever these Lego kits are and I'm looking forward to your photos. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Michael Church said: I just counted the number of studs on the frame of the 1967 Mustang parked down the street from where I live. The frame should be seven studs across, not six. I'm shocked to see such poor research by the kit designers at Lego! But honestly, I love how clever these Lego kits are and I'm looking forward to your photos. Sorry Michael, I don't understand of which parts of the car you speaks with "studs" ! could you explain ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 02/10/2022 at 20:08, CrazyCrank said: And a last word: don't worry, there's no way to modify this kit with scratch-building.....unless.... 😉 Go on. I dare you... 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Church Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 58 minutes ago, CrazyCrank said: Sorry Michael, I don't understand of what parts of the car you speaks with "studs" ! could you explain ? Sorry about the confusion! I was being silly. Lego calls the little bumps on the bricks "studs," and it made me think of "rivet counters" and the gentle teasing on this forum of builders too concerned about realism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 That looks great! I've built the VW Camper (a Christmas present from my wife), The Ducati motorcycle and the Land Rover Defender about 18 months ago. All of them great builds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Morning guys New update today on the chassis step: front axle How does it work ?: Ingenious, right ? See you later for next step: rear axle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Fantastic! As a childhood Lego fanatic, I'm onboard for this one! So far, this is reminding me of my Christmas present in 1980 when I was 11 years old..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 Evening gentlemen Thanks to my first grand-daughter, my sweet Emma, a Lego fanatic, we have progressed n this build today from Step 30 to Step 56: the chassis is almost achieved now. Emma will be 5 years old on November 1st, but she's very clever and good with her hands, and she assembled the rear axle by herself ! Almost without error ! Hereunder, on the first picture, she made a little mistake I noticed some steps later: Mistake fixed : Next steps: And a second mistake... she began to get tired after such concentration efforts, and she inverted the assembly ! Error fixed: Next steps: She's proud of her excellent work... and remember that she is not even 5 years old yet ! See you soon for next steps with her 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 This looks fun! You're quite lucky an expert has come along to help! 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I agree. It's good Thierry that you realised you are completely out of your modelling depth and called for experienced help! 🤪🤣 Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) A 5 year old expert on a 16+ set that is impressive. Edited October 30, 2022 by dbostream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 Hi everybody A little update I should have made earlier, as the following steps are 6 weeks old ! We go on with sub-assemblies of the chassis, and particularly the rear axle and the mechanism that allow to modify the suspension height ! Previous step was: Let's continue with steps 56 to 65: (suspension height mechanism) And now, a short video to show y ou the ingenuity of the system that Lego engineered : And now, front part, under the bumper, steps 67 to 77 : No more work on this Lego kit since those steps because my granddaughter has been more interested in building her owns Lego kits than mine 🙄 I'm a desperate grandpa 🥲 Stay connected if you like 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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