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Ford and LEGO have teamed up to unveil new Mustang and F-150 Raptor sets, complete with everything the builder needs for a day at the racetrack.
No word if the Mustang has a double-decker flat plane crankshaft.
The Mustang set, offered for $14.99 when it’s released in March, will be sold with a driver and a lap-time board. The F-150 Raptor includes a hot-rod Model A on a trailer, mechanics, a workshop, and a drag race Christmas tree, all for $49.99.
Early reports place Ford fanboy Bark M. already in line at his local LEGO store.
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Based on the piece count for similar sets from last year, the Mustang should be just over 150 pieces, and the Raptor/Model A set over 500.
http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Speed-Champions
The quick estimate method simply removes a 0 from the (non-odd) price for a parts count, or adds 0 to the parts count for a price; most themed LEGO kits average $0.08-0.10 per part, dropping to $0.07-0.05 per part for non-specialized kits.
This is partially true; however, the price-to-parts (P2P) ratio for licensed sets (Star Wars, Marvel/DC, etc.) has increased to $0.12/piece due to inflation.
Ouch, that’s a painful reminder; 2014 saw me picking up a Death Star kit for the young man in the house, and it cost more than the replacement low-E door for our house, itself the victim of a friend trying to help mow some rocks and launching a projectile into the door glazing.
Actually, the P2P for the Death Star playset (10188) was 10.5 cents. Ultimate Collector’s Series (UCS) sets are usually 10 cents/piece or lower, but this one included 25(!) minifigures, which bumped the price back up.
Thanks to the link provided now I have to debate between getting various Star Wars LEGO or racing car LEGO. Decisions, decisions.
The LEGO Raptor is actually test-marketing the look of the 2017 Raptor. Nostalgia, squareness. All it needs is a pair of Brostacks.
I’m not a truck guy, but I may have to buy this kit just to get the Model A hot rod. Then my daughters’ Lego friends would have a sweet ride.
Only thing is, because of the wonky proportions of Lego minifigures, any car has to be egregiously “out of scale” to sit two abreast.
What Bark M. needs to complete the set is his own 3D head: https://www.etsy.com/listing/254218278/custom-make-your-own-head-for-lego?ref=related-0
Cue Greenpeace’s strident calls for boycott of evil petroleum based fun in 3…2…1…
Greenpeace actually protested Lego’s Shell theme after Shell announced plans for Arctic drilling, to the point where Lego didn’t renew the license (which I won’t get into any more than that; you can look it up yourself if you’re so inclined). Lego is also at the forefront of developing non-petroleum-based plastics.
I do recall that well; Shell’s cross promotion with LEGO was older than I was when Greenpeace launched their attack.
And replacing ABS? I salute their effort, but that’s going to be a very tall order to completely fill.
Trying to make the cars look real (in proportion) at this scale is silly. It just turns out weird looking. I much prefer when they make the greenhouses match the mini-figs. I made an FJ Cruiser for my father in law a few years back. It really turned out nice and is clearly an FJ despite the model being all greenhouse. That reminds me that I need to convert my minifig scale 4Runner from white to red. I did have to commit a Lego taboo by modifying a glass piece to give the correct look for the C pillar on the 4Runner.
You can never have too many LEGO’s, definitely want them.