8880 Supercar Remastered

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Here is the car I created for the Eurobrick’s TC20 contest. It is a studless version of the legendary 8880 supercar.

About the design, I tried to keep the original proportions, angles and shapes as much as possible. I think I managed to keep the main look of the car. I of course reproduced the classic details of the car like the yellow lines, the white interior, the rear spoiler. My idea with this model was to use in the best way all the new elements that the studless era has brought. Those new elements of course include the panels, that I used to create a plainer bodywork. It also allowed to include new elements that missed to the original model, the best example is the opening doors.

On the side of the functions, I created a whole new chassis and managed to keep all the original functions. I struggled to make the 4x4x4 configurations. But I made some changes in the original organization of the chassis. I move the HOG to the front. This allowed me to move the fake engine just before the rear axle, which make a rear central configuration, more realistic. The gearbox still has 4 speed but is no longer manual, it is now sequential with flapping paddles under the steering wheel. The sequential system has a limiter that stop the paddles if you want to move between 4th an 1st or between 1st and 4th. On the top of that, the pop up headlights use a worm to keep position, followed by a few connecting rods. The fold in perfectly. All the functions work well, the 4 speeds don’t crack, the wheels don’t touch the mudguards and everything folds in and out perfectly.

You can fin the publication about the car on the following links :

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/186862-tc20-2020s-8880-supercar/

https://www.techlug.fr/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12454

Feel free to ask any question about the build if you have any difficulties or if you spot a mistake.