I was up to post this for a long time, but it's still a work in progress: my own attempt on the Italian Police Gallardo... with working lights!
About this creation
After finishing my lighted Murciélago SV (and with all the buzz it generated on you in mind... thanks again!), I soon decided to work on another lighted model. I still had some old 9V Light&Sound elements around and when I found the PF-9V adapter wire in a nearby LEGO® store, time had come to combine them and make a policecar. Certainly the famous Gallardo which the Italian Highway Police, - the "Polizia Stradale" – received from Lamborghini as a present was the first choice. I already had most of the blue parts in stock.
Then I saw the first preliminary pics of TLC's set ... I had to hurry to get mine done.So this one is NOT based on the official set 8214 - I still don't even own it!
However, one of the old light bricks had broken down and I ordered two (you never know what future brings) via BL. The new bricks were soon delivered and finally I had three of those beautiful flashing light bricks, two for the roof and one for spare. Wait, the real car has also flashing blue lights in the rear grill, just behind the B-pillars and in the front bumper intakes. How cool is that? OK, decisions made - NO spare! I opted for the front lights, in my opinion the most dramatic and easiest possibility. But believe me, it was a finicky job to get a good result ... All this "designing-during-building" delayed the project more and more. At least I made up my mind and post it as a WIP - maybe I'll never finish it , who knows.
The real car
In december, 2004, Lamborghini donated two Gallardos to the "Polizia Stradale" in honor of their 152nd anniversary. Today, those "old" Gallardos are already in museums, as Lamborghini surprised the forces with the brand-new and even more powerful LP 560-4 variant last year. Unfortunately, on november 30, 2009, one car crashed into a row of parked cars near Cremona in northern Italy where it was displayed on a job fair. No one was seriously injured - but the car was totaled beyond repair.
For more info on the real car, check out this page.
The model
I "borrowed" the side intakes from TLC's design, the rest is mostly my own design... I hope so! With all those Gallardos around here, on flickr, Brickshelf etc. it is easily possible that someone already had the one or the other idea. If so, please let me know and I will mention you with all kudos you deserve... nevertheless I think that the front skirt design is unique ;-D
Just take a look around...
As usual, you can open the bonnet, front hatch and doors...
...and you will find NO detailed engine, NO no trunk with lining and also NO seats, steering wheel or dashboard.
It's not a Tesla, but even so you will find a big battery pack instead of an engine ;-)
Front hatch showing the siren and front bumper lights.
The interior is still missing because the last 9V wire I had at hand was about 4 feet long. Hence the cable spaghetti at the driver's place...
There's the master switch...
IR receiver activated...
To sum up the electric bits and pieces:
1x PF IR remote control
1x PF IR-receiver
1x PF battery box
2 pairs of PF LEDs
PF - 9V adapter wire
1x old 9V "Space" siren
3x old 1X4 light brick
several plates with electric contacts
and finally LOTS of wiring...
Lights on
Front
Rear
Emergency lights / siren are independently switchable
The video
...is rather basic but shows the whole thing in action... so watch it!
You will find a wallpaper in higher resolution here
I hope you like this new "electric car". Please take some minutes to write down your pros and cons, as it will help me and others to improve skills. Thanks!
Well, you guys have done it again. You have made the real Lego set look silly. But your car doesn't have an interior and engine. But who cares? It's got working lights! Great car! What does WIP stand for? 10/10.
This is a great car! I think next you should try making the police Reventon from NFS Hot Pursuit, even though it's not a real car. I still want to be impressed by a Zonda or really anything RC!
Thanks for the comment on the four door Ferrari. I'm sorry about the fact, that the video is blocked in Germany. A lot of people in Germany would've liked it.
The working lights are so I-M-prèzz-iv! The nose with working police lights are like a shark attacking it's meal, it looks like something in that way...
The next thing I'll build is a fully PF loaded off-roader. Because the weather is snowy and cold, I'll try hard to complete it in a short couple of days, to be sure that the snow is not molten away. Then I'll try to make impressive images and even a movie.
I think that the Ferrari movie is blocked because I added the "scorpions" soundtrack. On youtube I also added some explanation, that the video is - in short - not for commercial purpose, but for my designer portfolio.
Quoting steve emmenegger
Very nice car. Could you please explain how you were able to link the PF IR receiver with the old 9V space police siren and blinking lights ?
I don't need a whole booklet ;-)
Thanks in advance.
Thanks, Steve. You will need an extension wire (BL#: 60656), which doesn't come with a set. You can order it directly at TLC, via BL or get it at a LEGO store (as I did in Hamburg, Germany). Here's the link to LEGO: -> http://powerfunctions.lego.com/en-US/products/8886.aspx The adapter comes with the 9V contacts on the underside of the ends, hence the "electric plates" to connect them to further 9V elements. Hope that helped? Ciao, Jens
Very nice car. Could you please explain how you were able to link the PF IR receiver with the old 9V space police siren and blinking lights ?
I don't need a whole booklet ;-)
Thanks in advance.
Awesome! I'm liking this very much! much better than the set(of course!)! The only problem is that the back seems a bit long. Don't worry! Cause it's just my opinion.
Quoting Dalton Brooks
i know that you don't like when people ask this but could you make instructions i know how to and its some what easy when you are ready to take this apart take a picture every two pieces you take off then once you have do this take the footage and reverse it basically use the last picture as the first and the first as the last i know you don't want to its just that i would like to build your Lamborghini's BY DECEMBER 3 FOR KIDS FEST IN CONNECTICUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT YOU GUYS AND THE FIRST PRIZE FOR THE COOLEST CREATION IS 100$ CASH OR A LEGO STORE GIFT CARD !!!! i would of course send it to you guys and a additional 50$ dollars for the effort and 40$ for just being ya know awesome BTW 500000/5 great job so far please respond to this.
Dude, please stop it, OK? You already know the answer...
i know that you don't like when people ask this but could you make instructions i know how to and its some what easy when you are ready to take this apart take a picture every two pieces you take off then once you have do this take the footage and reverse it basically use the last picture as the first and the first as the last i know you don't want to its just that i would like to build your Lamborghini's BY DECEMBER 3 FOR KIDS FEST IN CONNECTICUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT YOU GUYS AND THE FIRST PRIZE FOR THE COOLEST CREATION IS 100$ CASH OR A LEGO STORE GIFT CARD !!!! i would of course send it to you guys and a additional 50$ dollars for the effort and 40$ for just being ya know awesome BTW 500000/5 great job so far please respond to this.
I can only think of pros for this there are amazing details on the design and the fact that you were able to put all the lights in just is shocking that you could fit in such a small car
Interresante Lösung unter der Haube.Ich glaube ich sollte mir doch mal son Galle holen.Hast mal wieder ne lupenreine Arbeit geleistet.Gefällt mir sehr gut.
Gruss Patrick
I like it
That LDD Guy
September 26, 2010
I'd hate to see this pulling into my rearview mirror! Nice job.
AMAZING! this is superb, the only tiny improvement could be to black out the windows so you dont see the wires everywere, but to be honest you dont really notice them that often. Graet job guys!
Wow! I love the lights, I watched the video, and the effect from the flashing lights is great. Also, great work with the front grille lights. It definitely appears to have been inspired by the official set, but upon closer examination, I can tell that everything is much tighter and smoother. Everything is well designed so far, I'd love to see it finished!
