http://www.autoevolution.com/news/tesla-model-s-lego-set-proves-you-can-t-fit-a-square-peg-in-a-round-hole-106298.html Tesla Model S Lego Set Proves You Can't Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole 7TH APRIL 2016 VLAD MITRACHE
[image http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/tesla-model-s-lego-set-proves-you-can-t-fit-a-square-peg-in-a-round-hole_1.jpg video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFP2hZONvtY Tesla Model S in LEGO Craig Froehle Apr 4, 2016 My own creation: A 1:16 scale Tesla Model S rendered in LEGO. 12" long by 5.5” wide by 3.5” high ... Features include: - Hood opens to reveal frunk (front trunk), with included suitcase - Swooping roofline with panoramic sunroof - Front doors open - Front door handles slide out and in - Front seats recline - Front center armrests slide back to reveal cup holders - Rear hatch opens - Optional 3rd row children’s seat folds out - Custom decals on front, sides, rear, and interior ] The author of this Lego set trying to depict a Tesla Model S says he's a big fan of both the Danish plastic bricks and the Californian EV-making company. And it's a good thing he told us that, because you wouldn't have guessed it just by looking at his creation. You can take this as a compliment towards the design of the Model S. Have you ever seen a Jaguar E-Type Lego set? Well, there were probably people who were both fans of Lego and the E-Type, but just like our man over here, they too did a very crappy job. And that's probably because there's so much you can do to replicate a nice set of round forms using square-angled bricks. So if what he wanted to do was draw some attention to the curviness of Tesla's body shape, then he clearly did a good job. And it's not like he wasn't thorough. He even mentions a scale (1:16), as if this were an exact replica of some sorts. Just for reference, the Lego Tesla Model S is 3.5" high (9 cm), 5.5" wide (14 cm) and a full 12" long (30 cm). It's also got plenty of features, such as opening doors (with slide-out door handles), an opening frunk - complete with a suitcase - reclining front seats (for those 1:16 human beings interested), and a functional tailgate that reveals a set of jump seats (yup, you guessed it, for the children of the 1:16 human beings). That being said, the level of detail is something to appreciate, if only the author - Froehle - gave more consideration to the vehicle's design. The only thing that gives this away as being a Tesla is the front grille. And I'm not talking about its shape or anything, but the fact that it has a Tesla logo on it. Other than that, it could be anything: from an older Nissan GT-R with a Porsche rear to virtually any other car that's just finished rolling down a cliff. But, please, don't let me influence you in any way. If you feel like kids or collectors should get the chance to spend money on this thing, you can vote for it on the idea.lego.com website. If it gets 1,000 votes (it's only got 108 at the moment), Froehle will throw in a Tesla Supercharger as bonus. If it gets 10,000, then somebody from Lego will review it, bring some improvements (and by saying "some" we're being kind) and, given everybody's lost their ability to reason, will send it into production. You have been warned. [© autoevolution.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/1-16-Tesla-S-Lego-Model-tp4681556.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
