Easy, inexpensive upgrade to the Caterham. Good for beginners.
This is the first LMB project I tried. Good thing too, because it's perfect for beginners. There are only a handful of wires for headlights, taillights and a couple of parking lights. Hence the low price as well. The small expansion board tucks neatly into the trunk.
I have always wanted one of these Super 7s. It was designed for the home enthusiast mechanic to build in their garage. They are extremely lightweight and fast, but unfortunately in the past couple of decades they've been priced out of reach of most folks, especially outside of the UK.
So even though this kit is discontinued by Lego it is a very unique subject and cleverly designed. I recommend finding one from the usual sources and spending the extra $20 to light it up. It is by far the easiest LMB kit I've attempted.
I did not run the wiring between the coachwork bricks as recommended in the instructions. I ran them thru the engine compartment (in picture). Figured that wires make the engine look more realistic anyway.
As with some other kits I've tried, not too thrilled with the coin battery pack. However, given the low number of lights on this kit it does work OK enough and tucks neatly into the trunk. Problem is, these single-use batteries are expensive. So I wound up replacing it with the USB cable and the LMB AA Battery Box with some IKEA rechargeables. The lights burn much brighter with the AAs as well. You can see the difference in the first two pictures. First pic is with coin…
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Rated 5 out of 5
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