Supercar 3d Model Free Download

[Eberardo Topher]

TheMould King F8 Sports car model is created with 332 pieces and suit for ages 8 and up. The car model features a streamlined body and transparent windshield, exhaust-pipe, opening doors, a steering wheel, and sport seats.

Has been very entertaining. packaging excellent, bags clearly makes, instructions clear. Have not finished assembly yet. Impression however is that I will try other offerings when this one is complete.

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Naturally I had to go out and buy the latest Technic Supercar the moment I heard some stores had it, and I put it together the same night. I tried to remember to take pictures as I went along, but I was pretty excited. So without further ado, here is my review of the Supercar II. Note that I am using lo res photos here, but you can get high res versions on my Brickshelf account (once moderated).

Let's start with some pictures of the box. As usual, this box is much larger than necessary, being no more than 25-30% full by volume. The box is of the recent "destroy it to open it" variety. I try to destroy mine as lightly as possible by cutting the rear flap with a razor blade. The front of the box shows the main model and then the functions within the orange Power Functions band on the right. The back of the box shows the alternate hot rod model. There is no parts list on the outside of the box.

Inside the box are about a dozen poly bags, instructions, and a sticker sheet. This is the first set I have purchased which uses the new method of putting cardboard in with the instructions. I appreciated this very much since it resulted in pristine instructions. The instructions are divided into 3 books for the primary model only. As with most current instructions, they are broken down into truly tiny steps, some with only a couple of friction pins to install. The model could easily have been put into one book. The instructions for the alternate model are also 3 volumes but must be downloaded.

Now we'll look at the parts. The first picture shows all of them laid out on the table, partially sorted. The Power Functions parts consist only of an M motor and a battery box. The second image shows the large number of newer red panels. There are 6 large wide panels, 10 medium wide panels, and 2 medium narrow panels. The next image shows the liftarms, of which there are many. Most are either black or red. The parts for the seats and dash are dark gray. The frame is light gray. This would have been a nice time to start making this part in black, but no such luck.

Now let's see the special parts. The first image shows the collection of gears. Not as many as 8043, but quite a respectable quantity (note that I inadvertently left the 12 tooth bevel gears out of the picture). The 16 tooth spur gears are the new reinforced variety. The next image shows the expensive parts. There are 8 control arms (new narrower size), 4 of the wheel hubs, a differential, two transmission driving rings, 4 stiff shock absorbers, 6 steering links, 4 CV joints (dogbones), and 2 of the new CV sockets (the only new parts in the set).

Time to start building. The first image shows the beginning of the transmission, the heart of the car. The two parallel axles will be driven at the same rate by the motor, and the clutch gears will be used when engaged to drive the four motorized functions. Two non-motorized functions (engine and steering) will also pass through the same area, making this section very dense. The next two images shows the transmission installed in the beginnings of the chassis. The view from above shows the white clutch gear which protects the motor from stalling. It is driven directly by an 8 tooth pinion on the M motor. The long axle sticking out the front will go to the V-8 engine from the rear wheels. The last image shows a view from below. The gears you see are one level under the transmission.

This next image shows the rear axle and suspension assembly. It features independent suspension and a differential gear. The CV joint "dogbone" system is used here which allows the pivot points of the drive axle to be in the same plane as the suspension pivots, as it should be. This arrangement is exactly like the R/C cars and trucks that I build use The axle stub coming out the front will go to the engine. The following image shows the suspension assembly in the chassis along with the completed gearbox.

This next image shows the rear spoiler, the first mechanical function to be completed. A crank further forward uses a link to pull the spoiler which is on a 4 bar linkage. The next image shows the seats. There are a couple of things to notice here. The first is that the seats are truncated because the gearbox interferes with the inboard edges. The next is that the gearbox is not centered in the chassis; it is off by one stud. This means the attachments to the seats are not symmetric.

Here is the front suspension assembly, also independent. The shocks and steering rack are not completed at this point. The next image is a closeup of the completed front of the gearbox. Many mechanical functions are visible here.

Even though LEGO instructions never put on the wheels until the end, I can't resist putting the rolling stock on a completed chassis, shown in the first image. Everything is functional at this point except that the doors and hood are not attached. The engine and steering work, as does the spoiler and the mechanisms for the doors and hood. The next image shows the body coming together. There are a lot of complex angles happening here, and most of them are NOT accomplished with angle connectors but rather pinned liftarms.

The model is now complete. This animation shows what a big difference in appearance there is with and without the panels installed. Note that there are no stickers applied at this point. I did apply them later, but I did not find that they added much since they are mostly solid red.

OK, let's see the finished product. This is a VERY good looking car. The panels and flexible axles do an excellent job of contouring the car. The headlights and grille are a great touch. As I've said before, the styling of this car with it's enormous hood make it look like a Dodge Viper to me, though it should be a V-10 then.

Let's take a closer look at the functions. The battery box and M motor power 4 functions through the central gearbox. The rear spoiler "hides" under the rear deck. As it deploys, it pushes the deck out of the way. The deck swivels on pins at the roof posts. It is an odd spoiler indeed being open in the middle and far too large in scale for the car. I think it has more in common with the air brake on the Veyron and McLaren than with a real spoiler. My guess is that they just needed something to use that 4th function for! The doors are scissors style. The pivot axle is at an angle to chassis, so they pivot not only upward but outward. This is accomplished through a 9L link on either side connected to ball joints. The hood pivots at the front to open. When down, it presses against the top of the engine. All 4 of these functions use worm gears which means not only are they geared down significantly, but they stay in place wherever positioned.

Besides the motorized functions, this model also has everything else you'd expect a supercar to have including 4 wheel double wishbone independent suspension, V-8 engine, differential, and steering. The HoG steering is at the back by the rear window instead of on the roof.

I'm sure one of the questions everyone is asking is, "How does this hold up next to the supercars of the past?" The images below show them all together. The first 2 "auto chassis" on the left were primitive by modern standards, without even a body and without full suspension. Starting with the 8865 "Test Car", that changed. Most would consider either the 8880 or the 8448 the pinnacle of Technic cars, so how does the new one compare? Very well indeed. It has everything you'd expect from the two older models including 4 wheel suspension, steering, and an engine. The 8880 had 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering, but that was more of a novelty than it was realistic. The big difference is in the switch from a transmission shifting gear ratios to a transmission shifting functions. Although the newer set may be less realistic in that regard, it is actually much more complicated. The older models took a single input (wheels) and converted to a single output (engine) at either 4 (8880) or 6 (8448) ratios. 8070 converts a single input (motor) to 4 outputs and must therefore contain the entire gear system required to distribute these functions to their remote locations. I think this was an excellent compromise of playability with realism. I can't really think of anything this car should have had that they skipped.

I must preface this section by saying that these are minor gripes. There is nothing wrong with this model, but these are things I might have done differently or trivial improvements which could be made.

There's no doubt that I have to recommend this model. It easily holds its own amongst the older cars, losing out only because it does not yet trigger any nostalgia. At the USA price, it is a great deal even for parts. Buy it.

One last thing I wanted to mention is that I firmly believe that this model exists due to comments at this (and other) forums from AFOLs. We've been saying for years that it has been too long since the last Supercar, and we've opined at length concerning what we'd like to see in a new one. I think this model is for us. Thank you LEGO, for listening. You got it right. (Should have been blue though.)

it will go nicely beside my Ferraris. lots of red pieces which is good. I have a lot of red pieces because of my Ferraris, and the crane truck that will hopefully arrive this week. personally I would have liked it in green if it was a different colour, but I'm not sure how well that would go with other people.

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