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LEGO ReBrick‘s McLaren Competition is gathering pace, and we have a superb entry to share with you today. Hoping to win a trip to the awesome Goodwood Festival of Speed courtesy of McLaren Automotive...
View ArticleMcLaren Concept Competition – Finish Line
LEGO ReBrick and McLaren Automotive’s ‘Future McLaren’ competition closes today, and it’s resulted in some epic concept vehicles created by Lego builders from all around the world. Before the judging...
View ArticleFerrari Enzo – Picture Special
Some cars are fiendishly difficult to build from Lego. Volkswagen’s Beetle, Porsche’s 911 and of course, Ferrari’s legendary Enzo. The variety of odd shapes in the Enzo’s carbon fibre bodywork make it...
View ArticleTurbo Triple
Turbocharged three-cylinder engines are all the rage at the moment, thanks to tightening emissions regulations, high fuel prices, and the advancement of forced induction technology. Ford, Volkswagen,...
View Article‘Misstress’ Picture Special
This bewitchingly beautiful Technic supercar was discovered by one of our Elves on Flickr. It’s been built by previous bloggee Jeroen Ottens and – as you can see – it’s a work of art. The beauty of...
View ArticleDownsizing
America. Bigger is better. Guns, meals (and waistlines) and – of course – cars. But what if there’s another way? It was actually America, remarkably, that put the first turbo-charged production car on...
View ArticleMore Downsizing
Earlier today we featured America’s attempt at downsizing, which is definite step in the right direction, but is still – let’s face it – bloody massive. Europe are making things much smaller. Leading...
View ArticleAvant Veyron
Long before Bugatti formed part of the Volkswagen empire, before Veyrons, before EB110s and before their products were simply trophies of the super-rich, they made cars like this. Only sixty-five...
View ArticleFly Me to the Moon
Built for TLCB Summer Building Competition, Flickr’s Davanchi M. has entered his own fictional ‘Apollo’ supercar. Nice detailing abounds and you can see more at the link above.
View ArticleShuriken Supercar – Picture Special
The Elves are riotously excited following this find. They love Technic Supercars, and TLCB Master MOCer Paul Boratko (aka Crowkillers) is one of the very finest supercar builders around. His latest...
View ArticleAventador!
Perhaps the only part of the Volkswagen group of companies that will remain unaffected by the emissions scandal is Lamborghini. Customers buying a 690bhp, 6.5 litre, V12 engined car, probably won’t be...
View ArticleTechnic Trofeo
Ah, special editions. If there’s one way to sell something it’s to make people think that what they’re getting is unique. From humble hatchbacks with new seat upholstery and a sticker stuck on the...
View ArticleMini Maxi Maxi Mini*
*Allow us to explain; Today’s post is a small version of a bigger version of a big version of a small car. See? It makes perfect sense! OK, we’ll try again… This excellent Technic creation is a scale...
View ArticleMechanical Three
BMW’s M3 super-saloon is still one of the best driver’s cars in the world. Over the years the M3 has got bigger, heavier, much more powerful, and much, much faster. But it has also become more...
View ArticleRed Letter Day
It’s been an uneventful few days here at TLCB Towers, as not a single Elf has returned with anything of note. Out of patience, we summoned Mr. Airhorn and chased any remaining Elves out of the office....
View ArticlePower Cut
This impressive looking vehicle is the latest creation from Eurobricks’ builder and previous bloggee Lipko. Underneath the striking bodywork Lipko has built a Technic Supercar chassis of old-school...
View ArticleTribute
TLCB opens the batting in 2016 with a suggestion from one of our readers. Found on his Facebook page, Crowkillers has returned with a tribute to the late George Barris, one of the greatest custom car...
View ArticleThe King is Dead…
…Long Live the King. Manufacturing of the the world’s fastest production car ceased last year, and with Bugatti now readying a replacement we thought we’d take a look back at the car that re-wrote the...
View ArticleTechnic Porsche 911 42056 – Set Preview
We were a little underwhelmed with LEGO’s 2016 Technic line-up when we released details back at the end of 2015. However, there was hope that better sets were to come; there was a gap in the numbering...
View ArticleKoenigsegg One:1 – Picture Special
This breathtaking creation is a Koenigsegg One:1, Sweden’s twin-turbocharged, 1,300bhp, rumoured 270mph, 1:1 bhp:kg ultra-rare hypercar. It’s the work of Pvdb, and it’s one of the greatest Technic...
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