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[JHSingo]

Not sure where else to share this, but thought it might be of interest to any forum members with kids (or, alternatively, those - like me - who have never fully grown up  ) - F1 has announced a partnership with Lego from 2025. 

 

Two of the world’s most recognised brands, Formula 1® and LEGO Group have announced an exciting new partnership that will see the launch of F1-inspired LEGO® products for builders of all ages. The range will include LEGO® DUPLO® sets for pre-school children alongside brick sets for both children and adult builders.  

 

Launching in 2025, the world of Formula 1 will come alive in LEGO brick form through an exciting new product range that will feature the Formula 1 teams, as well as engaging content for fans and families across LEGO’s digital platforms and a strong presence at Formula 1 events with fun Fan Zone activations throughout the season.

 

Formula 1® and LEGO Group build partnership from 2025 – Formula One World Championship Limited

 

As a big fan of the existing Speed Champions range (I currently have the recently released Ferrari F40 model on my desk) - I have to say, I'm quite excited by this! Please tell me I'm not the only one...

 

[PayasYouRace]

I’ve got a plastic tub full of Speed Champions sets including some of the F1 cars. You’re not alone JHS.

[Sterzo]

You are not alone, JHSingo:

https://forums.autos...go-do-you-have/

 

While I'm not into Lego specifically, I haven't grown up at all, never mind fully:

https://forums.autos...made-historics/

[ensign14]

First circuit should surely be the Brickyard...

[JimmyClark]

I dread to think what the price will be, considering both Lego and F1 are famous for being very expensive. 

[cbo]

I dread to think what the price will be, considering both Lego and F1 are famous for being very expensive.

Lets hope there is a Lego cost cap.....

[Henri Greuter]

As long as it is a better job then what they did with the Mclaren MP4/4 which got identical size wheels front and rear ......

 

In my room I have two own design Le Mans cars, (an open top spyder and a Bentley Speed8 equivalent) as well as how my design Gp B Rallycar would have looked like and an app 1:20 or thereabout model of the 1963 Novi driven by Jim Hurtubise.

 

I don't know how often as a child I've built Ferrari 312T's and Tyrrell 6-wheelers  (back then i still liked Tyrrell) before demolishing them again because I built something else again

[loki]

There was a period where the grandkids were getting me Speed Champions as gifts.  It would usually be two, one to build, one to keep sealed in the box.  Among them a Ferrari F1 car.  We’ve got a Lego owned store in a swanky mall on the Strip and out in the well healed ‘burbs.  They usually have some of the more difficult kits to get.  At one point they had a large Hamilton Mercedes F1 car.  It was a couple hundred bucks.  They also have McLaren F1 as well as some WEC/IMSA cars and exotic street cars.  The P1 is $450.  Wish they had a Senna or a Murcielago. 

 

https://www.lego.com...rformance-42171

 

https://www.lego.com...claren-p1-42172

 

 

[loki]

First circuit should surely be the Brickyard...

But most of the cars won’t come with tires…

[Frood]

But most of the cars won’t come with tires…

 

I read somewhere once that Lego is the world's largest tyre manufacturer.

 

I mean, they can't be worse than Pirelli, right?

[FLB]

Lego have had commercials every single F1 session on TSN this summer (Canada).

[JHSingo]

Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only Lego Speed Champions appreciator around here.   

 

I’ve got a plastic tub full of Speed Champions sets including some of the F1 cars. You’re not alone JHS.

 

Well, if you ever need any inspiration for making your own creations, I definitely recommend having a look at this chap's Instagram. He's made some amazing Speed Champions-sized Le Mans cars that I wish Lego actually put into production. https://www.instagram.com/sfh_bricks/

But on the F1 theme - any wishes for which cars you'd like to see receive the Lego treatment? 

[PayasYouRace]

Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only Lego Speed Champions appreciator around here. 

 

 

Well, if you ever need any inspiration for making your own creations, I definitely recommend having a look at this chap's Instagram. He's made some amazing Speed Champions-sized Le Mans cars that I wish Lego actually put into production. https://www.instagram.com/sfh_bricks/

But on the F1 theme - any wishes for which cars you'd like to see receive the Lego treatment? 

Williams FW11 and FW18. Lotus 49. Jordan 191…

[red stick]

Three thoughts:
You are not alone.
Lego pricing on cars still by and large beats Playmobil.
Ferrari 156.

[Jackmancer]

If it's about creativity, please give a kit to design and build your own race track.

[red stick]

Also, Lego-adjacent, since we're talking about scale models, basically, but late releases in this year's Hot Wheels line include a Porsche 904 and a Lotus 49.  I haven't yet seen them in stores, but I'm hopeful.

 

 

 

 

Edited by red stick, 19 September 2024 - 00:15.

[loki]

Haas.  The Lego of F1 constructors…

[fridge46]

Anybody else have this collection?? Took over my great-nans dining room table whenever I visited

 

Edited by fridge46, 19 September 2024 - 04:49.

[Gambelli]

I have the Peugeot 9X8 and I have ready to start building one day, both Pacman and Titanic....

 

 

So yeah, no way my kids are allowed to play with them...

 

I also have a 60m long Scalextric track with average lap times of 17 seconds!!!!!

[jonklug]

Ah well, rip my bank account. Who needs food anyway? 

[PayasYouRace]

Anybody else have this collection?? Took over my great-nans dining room table whenever I visited

I had the transporter and the single car, but always wanted the pit lane set.

[jimjimjeroo]

[sportyskells]

When I was in lockdown I had to use Lego and made a few racing cars while waiting for the return of both my sports that I love

[MRX94]

I'd be really surprised if we get the entire grid in Speed Champions style. I have the McLaren, don't really have much interest in the Aston Martin because it's 95% the same parts, just a different colour.
I'd get a Ferrari if they make one, but I can't really see the less-known teams selling particularly well. Then again they will probably be extremely cheap to manufacture, since they only need to change the colour of the bricks and the sticker sheet between models.

[PayasYouRace]

I was surprised at home different the construction of the Mercedes and McLaren were, so I’d expect every car would be slightly different.

[Brackets]

Not official, but you lot should google RoscoPC. Here is a pic from someone having most/all(?) of the collection:

 

https://farm5.static...434db1790_b.jpg

[JHSingo]

Also, Lego-adjacent, since we're talking about scale models, basically, but late releases in this year's Hot Wheels line include a Porsche 904 and a Lotus 49.  I haven't yet seen them in stores, but I'm hopeful.

 

Loved Hot Wheels too! I've still got a suitcase full in storage that I've never been able to part with. I remember when Hot Wheels was making F1 cars from the early 2000s - I managed to collect two Ferraris, a McLaren, Renault, Jordan and Williams.

 

Anybody else have this collection?? Took over my great-nans dining room table whenever I visited

 

 

This has brought back some memories - I had that car!

I also had the Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello minifigures/podium set. 

 

I know minifigures are often very collectable, and I wonder if they'll do something next year along the lines of those mystery minifigure packs including famous drivers throughout the decades? I imagine they would be quite popular...

 

[PayasYouRace]

Did they have alternative awkward facial expressions to recreate Austria 2002?

[blackmme]

This is interesting news and I look forward to seeing what they come up with.

 

I loved Lego as a kid and thanks in large part to my Son (who’s late 20’s now and never stopped making Lego models) I’ve developed a serious mid-life Lego addiction. I have a lot of the Speed Champions and will be picking up the large Mercedes W14.

 

These are my favourites though. They are designs by RoscoPC an absolute artist of a MoC Lego designer who’s designs were put into production by a Chinese company who promptly ripped him off and didn’t pay any license for using his work.  If you buy the (wonderful) stickers from him then you can show your appreciation for them.  He does some incredible designs.

 

 

Regards Mike

[FirstnameLastname]

Can’t wait for the Perez mini figure if it’s like the one in the Lego F1 series

https://youtu.be/xK2...aLNq7Gs_tEPvt3Z

(Could a nice mod imbed that please? I can never get it to work these days *sob*)

[renzmann]

This is bad news. If the sets are any good, I will want to buy everything without having a good place to put them.

[red stick]

This is bad news. If the sets are any good, I will want to buy everything without having a good place to put them.

It's an issue!

[GiorgioF1]

As a person who gave Lego probably tens of thousands of bucks over the years - ***c the price of Lego nowadays. Now I'm exploring Aliexpress or Temu where you can find the whole sets of fake Lego for like 30% of the price of the regular ones. The quality of the bricks is almost indistinguishable:

 

[Beri]

As a person who gave Lego probably tens of thousands of bucks over the years - ***c the price of Lego nowadays. Now I'm exploring Aliexpress or Temu where you can find the whole sets of fake Lego for like 30% of the price of the regular ones. The quality of the bricks is almost indistinguishable:
 

Nah. No. Plus; it's not Lego. Simple as that.

[bargeboard]

My 9 year old is really into Speed Champions Lego and F1, he's going to be super excited about this!

[Beri]

My 9 year old is really into Speed Champions Lego and F1, he's going to be super excited about this!

And so will you

[JHSingo]

Yeah - given the well-known poor quality of many Temu items (they're cheap for a reason), I'd much rather stick with the real deal rather than some cheap knock-off. 

 

I don't find the price of Speed Champions sets unreasonable - but then I only tend to buy them occasionally as a treat, otherwise I'd rapidly run out of space to keep them. 

[GiorgioF1]

The quality of the knock-offs is actually insane nowadays - they even fit perfectly with the originals. They're cheap because Lego pumps up the cost of producing a brick by like 5x. In the end it's just plastic. Spending $280 on a set that you can have for just $50 of the exactly the same model and parts (apart from the lego logos you cant tell the difference from the originals when you're holding the fake brick in your hands) is just too good of a deal imho.

[PayasYouRace]

I was inspired:

 

[TennisUK]

This appears to be a new way for my son* to spend all of my money on lego.

 

* me, it's actually me

[Clrnc]

The quality of the knock-offs is actually insane nowadays - they even fit perfectly with the originals. They're cheap because Lego pumps up the cost of producing a brick by like 5x. In the end it's just plastic. Spending $280 on a set that you can have for just $50 of the exactly the same model and parts (apart from the lego logos you cant tell the difference from the originals when you're holding the fake brick in your hands) is just too good of a deal imho.

Really? I shall try it then

[Anuity]

I have a Lego McLaren mp4/4 but haven’t built it yet, needs some aftermarket good size wheels, some other parts and decals. It will probably build into a decent display kit. On sale it usually goes for around 50-55 euros which is a pretty good price I think.

 

though I personally prefer building plastic models. Just recently built a Fujimi mp4/6 1:20 scale which was a great experience. And have quite a few different models in stash. 

Edited by Anuity, 19 September 2024 - 20:05.

[Beri]

The quality of the knock-offs is actually insane nowadays - they even fit perfectly with the originals. They're cheap because Lego pumps up the cost of producing a brick by like 5x. In the end it's just plastic. Spending $280 on a set that you can have for just $50 of the exactly the same model and parts (apart from the lego logos you cant tell the difference from the originals when you're holding the fake brick in your hands) is just too good of a deal imho.

 

Ill bet you that those knockoffs will have knibbled on the cost which will cause a higher degradation and has less UV tolerance than the bricks of Lego themselves. The wife has been buying some "Temu sets" for the little one and yes I agree, at first glance they look fantastic. But some fake Lego have been sitting in the sun and the color has faded away much more than one would expect with Lego. Same goes for it being more brittle. Ive been demolishing some buildings and Ive cracked a couple of bricks already.

 

If one accounts for this and takes it for granted, then yes ofcourse this is a fantastic option. And some sets are near identical to their Lego counterpart. But as a pure bred Lego fanatic since the 80s, Ive kept all the fake Lego seperated from the two 60 gallon rain barrels of Lego that I have accumulated over the years. The only parts in my collection which are not original Lego, are my hundreds of rails for my original 9v train sets which are aftermarket from FX Track. They simply do not corrode and offer more realistic radii to play with for your layout. Also the 20 motors Ive horded are all refurbished to last longer. If you are not attached to 9v but simply to more modern systems, then TrixBrix.eu is the place to go for you. Much more elaborate junctions, switches, better radii and various bricks that complement any rail build. But that is as far as I will go for any fake Lego myself.

[Beri]

A good breakdown of what to expect from the Lego partnership. Good channel too for if youre not following it already.

 

[FLB]