F1 Lego build with the kiddo.
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daddyjt
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Ever since seeing the F1 movie, my daughter has become a rabid F1 fan. This is the first time in her 19 years that she has ever expressed any interest in any sport. All things considered, I’m thrilled that she landed on F1 for her sport of choice, as I think that F1 drivers are generally far less toxic than athletes of many other sports.
Anyway, she’s been buying and building the smaller 1/32 scale F1 cars (about 200 pcs each), so i decided to surprise her for Christmas with the Red Bull RB20 set (about 1,600 pcs!).
The real joy in this gift however, was her and I building it together over the past week. I mostly let her run the build, only stepping in when she got stumped or got something a little wrong. I also took on the difficult task of applying all the decals for her.
The model is beyond cool, with an actual v-6 with moving pistons, real push-rod/pull-rod suspension, steering front wheels and active DRS rear wing…
Next up was displaying the finished model. Like most teen girls, space in her room is shall we say “At a premium”, lol. I came across a vertical mounting board on Amazon, but at $115 it seemed quite steep. And bland.
So…. I figured I could produce something comparable for less money. Turns out, I was right AND I was wrong. I think my final product turned out pretty good, BUT I spent about $120, lol. I started with a 3/4” MDF board 19”x30”, with a 1/2” round over routered edge. Then primed and base paint with a metallic blue. Once that dried, acrylic yellow and red splatters, then acrylic-epoxy overcoat. Then the RB20 info plaque sandwiched between lexan with a 1/2” standoff. She loves it, and we had a blast doing this whole project together - indeed I think I got more out of this gift than she did…
The Amazon board:
What I ended up with:
Anyway, she’s been buying and building the smaller 1/32 scale F1 cars (about 200 pcs each), so i decided to surprise her for Christmas with the Red Bull RB20 set (about 1,600 pcs!).
The real joy in this gift however, was her and I building it together over the past week. I mostly let her run the build, only stepping in when she got stumped or got something a little wrong. I also took on the difficult task of applying all the decals for her.
The model is beyond cool, with an actual v-6 with moving pistons, real push-rod/pull-rod suspension, steering front wheels and active DRS rear wing…
Next up was displaying the finished model. Like most teen girls, space in her room is shall we say “At a premium”, lol. I came across a vertical mounting board on Amazon, but at $115 it seemed quite steep. And bland.
So…. I figured I could produce something comparable for less money. Turns out, I was right AND I was wrong. I think my final product turned out pretty good, BUT I spent about $120, lol. I started with a 3/4” MDF board 19”x30”, with a 1/2” round over routered edge. Then primed and base paint with a metallic blue. Once that dried, acrylic yellow and red splatters, then acrylic-epoxy overcoat. Then the RB20 info plaque sandwiched between lexan with a 1/2” standoff. She loves it, and we had a blast doing this whole project together - indeed I think I got more out of this gift than she did…
The Amazon board:
What I ended up with:
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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I liked the F1 movie! Pretty cool she latched on to it! Blame Brad Pitt😝
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What a great way for the two of you to spend part of the off-season! You killed the mounting board, especially with the informational plaque! Verstappen is great, but yes, those F1 youngsters are generally cool dudes!
Brian -
That’s a nice project.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon, WAY power cables for all other sources.
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Thank you for sharing.
Way cool you get to hang with your daughter on something you both enjoy. -
Super cool- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Very Cool, looks great..
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I didn't even know such kits existed with that many parts. The end product looks great! I was a pretty avid model airplane builder back in the day but nothing that big. Can still remember smelling the glue fumes but I didn't inhale. Different times!
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During a layover at the Austin airport I noticed a large vending machine loaded with F1 Lego car kits and had to chuckle.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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^Nice system there TEA.
Loved the Zappa pic.
