I got a link to this on my Facebook feed.

I want one!!! Could do with a bit of refining! It needs 10,000 supporters to be reviewed by the Lego and considered for production.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/149421

Some people are so clever with computers!
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I think the Lego team would refine this a little and with a few special parts they would capture the spirit of the 500 a little better. Having said that, this person is a genius even to get so near to depicting a rounded car using square bricks!
I recently "helped" my 8 year old grandson build "Ecto-1"...the Ghostbusters' car....what a task! It was only slightly easier than restoring Murf, but for that I didn't have to put up with "Jack's" help.

I know it is very clever.

Have you seen the VW camper they actually made this one.

Vitesse said:

I know it is very clever.

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and it won't rust ...

Chris

Bambino said:

and it won't rust ...

Chris

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......it definitely will if it's realistic!

Perhaps sad to admit but I have the VW Campervan plus the VW Beetle they did a few years ago and the more recent Mini Cooper. All pretty good especially the two VWs but curves/rounded bodywork are the hardest bit to replicate and the least successful - as mentioned already. So far this looks a little too contrived but will probably end up on a birthday/Christmas list soon if it gets the go ahead .

At least I could sit at the table in a warm room to put it together rather than lying on the hard floor in a cold, draughty garage like the real thing

Think I'd just build the shell and then put it on a Lego pallet then spend months filling in the cracks between the bricks. Just to make it authentic!

The Lego Fiat 500 has nearly got half of the votes required so if anyone has missed this please take the time to register and vote. I have not bought any Lego for a long time so would love to go and buy this one.

Here is the link

https://ideas.lego.com/discover#search/q:fiat%2520500/f:state=Gathering%20Support/s:relevance

Just a quick bump.
It's doing quite well but could do with more votes!

TheCurleyOne said:

Just a quick bump.
It's doing quite well but could do with more votes!

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Just reached the magic 10k votes so should now be going to the Lego Review Board [emoji1] [emoji1] . Fingers crossed as I need something for my Christmas present list (probably not 2018 though)!!!

Talking of LEGO. Checkout their latest offering. It’s not a FIAT but it’s Italian-ish.

Comes with a price to match as well

https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Bugatti-Chiron-42083

Not a Fiat either (or even Italian) ... but Lego (enough said) ... I saw in the Volvo museum in Gothenburg.

There is also a life size Ferrari F1 car (so Italian ) at the Maranello museum. I don't have a photo to hand at the moment.

Neither are available on Amazon for my Christmas list

A little video of how it was designed.

[ame]https://youtu.be/LWNse0DDpF4[/ame]

Vitesse said:

A little video of how it was designed.

https://youtu.be/LWNse0DDpF4

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I bet there's been a few people there who've been cursing Mr. Giacosa and his love of curves[emoji3]. The obvious design problem with Lego is that it is not a very helpful shape for capturing our little bubble in a convincing way. I look on with interest rather than anticipation. [emoji23]

So I've finished my latest build [emoji16]

I don't know if anyone else has one of these. I must admit it looks better in reality than in pictures. As mentioned before using mainly square bricks for curvy shapes is always a challenge.

And look guys...not a dangerous fuel filter in sight [emoji1]


If only the real thing was as easy [emoji852]

AndrewRL said:

So I've finished my latest build.
I don't know if anyone else has one of these. I must admit it looks better in reality than in pictures. As mentioned before using mainly square bricks for curvy shapes is always a challenge.

And look guys...not a dangerous fuel filter in sight [emoji1]


If only the real thing was as easy

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I have got one as well but with the added extras!!!

Lego made a 1:1 model and displayed it in Turin at the Fiat Factory....