182
ofbothfastcarsandLEGO
®
buildingprovided
theperfectstartingpointforCarlGreatrix’s
ideaforaLEGOversionoftheCaterhamSeven
“OneofthemostexhilaratingdrivesI’veever
hadwasoutonthetrackinaCaterhamSeven
Itisbrutallyfastduetoitslightweightand
tremendousfuntobeinItreallystruckachord
inmyheartthatIhaveneverforgotten”
“WhenIgotbackintobuildingLEGOcarmodels
Ithoughttheshapeofthevehiclewouldlend
itselftobeingmodeledwellinLEGObricksas
itisveryangularandifIcouldfindasuitable
scalethenIwouldbeabletogetallthedetails
intoitthatIwouldlovetosee”
“Eachversiontookbetweentwotothreeweeks
todesignandthenre-designlookingatall
possibleoptionsThedecalworktookanother
weektofigureoutsoit’ssafetosaythateach
versiontookthebetterpartof a monthto
designandbuildtofinishedstandardsthen
photographetc”
“ItakemyhatofftoHenriktheLEGOdesigner
who worked on my model as he was as
passionateaboutitasIwasYoucanseethat
instantlywiththeversionhecreatedItissuperb
andhehasdonesowelltokeepitlooking
justlikemyoriginalideaeventhoughitisbuilt
quitedifferently”
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