See this picture here? It’s the most popular photo in my whole flickr library. It’s been viewed more times than many of my pictures combined. It’s made it into countless other journals and blogs. A staggering 24 people so far call it a fave. If you want to jump on the bandwagon and call it a fave yourself, even just for humor’s sake, I wouldn’t complain. But why is it so popular? It’s arguably not the best MOC I’ve ever done and definitely not the best photo I’ve ever taken. So what makes it special? It’s simply more famous than all my other cars. It’s Kurt Russell’s Death Proof ’70 Nova from the movie Grindhouse. It attracted attention from the usual Lego crowd, but also caught the discerning eye of car guys, movie buffs, Quinton Tarantino fans, and even cult trash aficionados. I want you all to enjoy the same attention that I did…which brings us to this month’s challenge…
Your Claim To Fame You have until April 15th to build any famous car, truck, or bike from movies, TV, or even well known cars designed by legendary builders. You may build in any scale whether it be micro, minifig or larger. Whether you go with the General Lee, the A-Team van or one of thousands of other possibilities, the trick is to make it instantly recognizable. Also, don’t forget to include all those important keywords so that folks other than your friends can admire your work. So if the amounts of views on your profile seem a little bleak, of if you’re already a flickr superstar looking to score another big hit, this is surely a challenge you won’t want to miss. Be sure to include LUGNuts and claim/fame or famous cars in your header so we know where to find you. Whether you finish minutes from now or well past the deadline, you may post a picture of your entries here with a short write up about it.
Before our group grew to such large proportions it used to go without saying, but just to be clear, please don’t post mechs, tanks, boats or spaceships. Yes, we know your model X-wing fighter gets you a lot of views, but here we are all about cars, trucks and bikes. Got it? Good! Lets get building LUGNuts! Your claim to fame awaits!
Here's my entry. A Shelby/ AC Cobra. The car and its designer are famous by themselves, but versions and replicas of it were also shown in movies such as "Gone in 60 seconds", "Lock stock and two smoking barrels" and "Austin Powers" among others, as well as in TV shows such as "Miami Vice" and the short-lived "Fastlane".
I hope you'll like it.
I hope you'll like it.
I thought of building 'Christine', but got hung up on what car it actually was. The cars they used in movie weren't the same type as that in the book. Added to that, it's a car with a really complicated shape. you've obviously had to simplify a few things, but it still looks great. Nice work!
I just realised (with a little help from wikipedia, actually) that a Ford F150 SVT Lightning featured in "The fast and the furious". Added to that, the F150 has been America's best-selling car for years, which makes it kind-of famous, I suppose. So, here's my second reply to the Claim to Fame challenge:
Cheers,
Ralph
I just realised (with a little help from wikipedia, actually) that a Ford F150 SVT Lightning featured in "The fast and the furious". Added to that, the F150 has been America's best-selling car for years, which makes it kind-of famous, I suppose. So, here's my second reply to the Claim to Fame challenge:
Cheers,
Ralph
Here it is. My entry for the, "Your Claim to Fame," challenge is none other than the Mystery Machine. My wife has been suggesting I build this for some time now and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. This was a Bricklink intensive build, hence the black prototype I built to determine exactly what pieces I needed to order.
Be sure to check out the shot of the whole gang here.
Be sure to check out the shot of the whole gang here.
Here is my entry for the LUGNuts "Your Claim To Fame" build challenge. Its not the first, not the last, but the most famous...the '66 Batmobile.
There were a lot of complex shapes and angles required to build this world renowned car so be sure to check out all the pics of this state-of-the-art retro ride starting here...
www.flickr.com/photos/12622904@N03/2407615919/
There were a lot of complex shapes and angles required to build this world renowned car so be sure to check out all the pics of this state-of-the-art retro ride starting here...
www.flickr.com/photos/12622904@N03/2407615919/
