ofbothfastcarsandLEGO
®
buildingprovided
theperfectstartingpointforCarlGreatrix’s
ideaforaLEGOversionoftheCaterhamSeven
“OneofthemostexhilaratingdrivesI’veever
hadwasoutonthetrackinaCaterhamSeven
Itisbrutallyfastduetoitslightweightand
tremendousfuntobeinItreallystruckachord
inmyheartthatIneverforgot”
“WhenIgotbackintobuildingLEGOcarmodels
Ithoughttheshapeofthevehiclewouldlend
itselftobeingmodelledwellinLEGObricksas
itisveryangularandifIcouldfindasuitable
scalethenIwouldbeabletogetallthedetails
intoitthatIwouldlovetosee”
“Eachversiontookbetweentwo-threeweeks
todesignandthenre-designlookingatall
possibleoptionsThedecalworktookanother
weektogetsortedsoitssafetosaythat
eachversiontookthebestpartofamonthto
re-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’salwaysreally exciting towork onmore
detailedmodelsIamacarfansoIdidknow
abouttheCaterhamSevenbeforestartingon
theproject”
“MyroleasaLEGOdesigneristoensurethatthe
modelcanbebuiltaccordingtoLEGOquality
standardsanditisbuiltinawaysothatitcan
bedisplayedinLEGOBuildingInstructions”
“Carlreallydidagreatjobofconvertingthereal
car’sshapeintoaLEGOversionasboththe
slopingfrontandthehoodarereallycomplex
Therewerequiteafewiterationsatleastfive
orsixbeforethemodelwascompletesothe
finalversionissomewhatdifferentfromhis
originalone”
“Iamreallyhappyabouttheproportionsofthe
finishedmodelit’sreallyclosetotherealcar
–andIthinkitisaniceandcleanbuild”