ofbothfastcarsandLEGO
®
buildingprovided
theperfectstartingpointforCarlGreatrix’s
ideaforaLEGOversionoftheCaterhamSeven
“OneofthemostexhilaratingdrivesI’veever
hadwasoutonthetrackinaCaterhamSeven
Itisbrutallyfastduetoitslightweightand
tremendousfuntobeinItreallystruckachord
inmyheartthatIhaveneverforgotten”
“WhenIgotbackintobuildingLEGOcarmodels
Ithoughttheshapeofthevehiclewouldlend
itselftobeingmodeledwellinLEGObricksas
itisveryangularandifIcouldfindasuitable
scalethenIwouldbeabletogetallthedetails
intoitthatIwouldlovetosee”
“Eachversiontookbetweentwotothreeweeks
todesignandthenre-designlookingatall
possibleoptionsThedecalworktookanother
weektofigureoutsoit’ssafetosaythateach
versiontook thebetterpartofamonth to
designandbuildtofinishedstandardsthen
photographetc”
“ItakemyhatofftoHenriktheLEGOdesigner
who worked on my model as he was as
passionateaboutitasIwasYoucanseethat
instantlywiththeversionhecreatedItissuperb
andhehasdonesowelltokeepitlooking
justlikemyoriginalideaeventhoughitisbuilt
quitedifferently”
Being a fan ...
LEGO designer
HenrikAndersenwasalsohappytobeinvolved
inthislatestLEGOIdeasproject
“It’salways reallyexcitingtowork onmore
detailedmodelsI’macarfansoIknewabout
theCaterhamSevenbeforestartingonthe
project”
“MyroleasaLEGOdesigneristoensurethatthe
modelcanbebuiltaccordingtoLEGOquality
standardsandthatit’sbuiltinawaysothatit
canbedisplayedinLEGOBuildingInstructions”
“Carlreallydidagreatjobofconvertingthereal
car’sshapeintoaLEGOversionasboththe
slopingfrontandthehoodarereallycomplex
Therewerequiteafewiterationsatleastfive
orsixbeforethemodelwascompletesothe
finalversionissomewhatdifferentfromhis
originalone”
“Iamreallyhappyabouttheproportionsofthe
finishedmodelit’sreallyclosetotherealcar
–andIthinkit’saniceandcleanbuild”