Shell Lego Ferrari 458 - Italia

A long long delayed post on my Shell Lego Collection!

Featuring this week is the Ferrari 458 Italia which was charted into the Ferrari hierarchy in 2009. Although, released as a replacement for the outgoing F430, it has a completely new design with much more advance technologies harnessed from its success in Formula 1. 

This lego model is molded in yellow rather than the Ferrari's signature red. Too many reds make the world dull I guess? 

This model is the only in the whole series which shows its "Engines" through the back windscreen.. The lights' placement are spot on (in Lego terms) and its "exhaust pipes" accurately shows the 3 mufflers from the original design. For those who are interested in the real thing, proceed to this link. XD

Designs aside, this Ferrari model actually won many accolades such as:

1. BBC Top Gear Car of the Year 2009

2. BBC Top Gear Supercar of the Year

3. CAR Magazine Performance Car of the Year 2010

4. Motor Trend Best Driver's Car 2011 

and many more~

The only drawback of this supercar is that.. Justin Bieber owns one...... =(

With that said, here are more pictures of the Lego! Enjoy!

The real thing~~

And for you motorheads, A comparison between the 430 and the 458 by Top Gear UK!

Sources:

1. http://www.ferrari.com

2. http://www.carsguide.com.au

3. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/

Till the next post!!

Shell Lego Ferrari - 150 Italia

Ferrari 150 Italia.
The first of many to come. =D

Before we start the post, here's a short bio on this little gem from Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari's Racing Division). The 150 Italia is born for the 2011 Formula 1 season and its "150" designation is mainly to represent the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. In truth, this model never really reached its potential and fell far behind Red Bull's Renault for much of the time during the season.

Getting these little Ferraris from Shell isn't that easy for starters. Many places are sold out within a few days! Anyone else faces this problem in your region? From my point of view, these might be due to people just getting it as it is cheap for a Lego of this size nowadays at RM12.90.. or I could be wrong. =p

The Package:

These are all the parts provided. Not many as you've imagined as some are casted into larger pieces together (to save cost I presume). 

The manual is very simple and easy to follow. I love the decal (stickers) that they provided as they are of quality and the attention to detail is there.

The model:

The overall shape and ratio of the F1 car is acceptable for a Lego of this price range; not to mention it's an official Ferrari certified product. The build is also solid as one would expect from a Lego (or is it?); I actually have not bought a Lego product for more than 10 years now. HAHA!

The details:

Detailed RIMS! (for its range)

In truth they could have given more decals or stickers to add to the aesthetics of the car, but then I would say it is justified for the price I've paid. Besides the "blue driver" provided, they actually give another driver which is green, so one can actually have 2 of these to have a complete set. To further prove this point, if you look at the decal sheet, you will find that there is another front decal with the Number "5" which I didn't use. 

Overall, this is one of the models in this series that one shouldn't miss as it contains the soul of Ferrari in Formula 1. 

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Well I think no explanations required. :D

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