10330 Mclaren 4/4 Supermod - a photo on Flickriver

Here’s a super-mod of Lego’s 10330 McLaren MP4/4, let’s call it a UCS version… I love that Lego is doing more detailed Icons series, love the historical F1 story arc… Having been a lifelong fan of high-detail kits like Tamiya’s 1/20 and 1/12 series I can’t help but see further potential in these Lego models.

Started with Bentobrick's fine mods to the kit’s nose and front wing, but couldn’t get past the bulbous quarter-dome parts at the roll-hoop and the too-compact, funky proportions.

Ended up changing everything about the model design. Dramatic changes to proportions (longer cockpit and tub, shorter and redesigned center/fuel-cell cowling, longer rear engine cover, longer wheelbase), fully redesigned build and architecture (separate tub and driveline, new build sequence), wholly new tub, new floor, new sidepods, new engine build and details, heavily revised engine and sidepod cover, revised wings front and rear.

It's a lot - and retains about half the kit's parts - but the result feels much more like a proper replica rather than the cute, toylike Lego set representation. Sharing some renders for now, and will be doing a full photoshoot when the Williams sets arrive and I can poach the printed staggered wheel/tires.

Instructions and parts lists available now at my shop prototyp-brickworks.com

Taken on: February 15, 2025

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Sets appears in: • McLaren MP4/4 10330 supermod

Groups appears in: • Lego Formula 1 • Modified Official LEGO Sets

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