Skip to main content Skip to secondary content News > 'Featured' > Lego’s New Ferrari F40 Kit Is the Ferrari F40 of Lego Kits Lego’s New Ferrari F40 Kit Is the Ferrari F40 of Lego Kits June 25, 2015 at 1:57 pm by Alexander Stoklosa Whoever runs Lego’s design department has excellent taste in cars, at least judging by which classic models have been turned into Lego Creator kits. The 1962 Volkswagen Camper Van. And now the Ferrari F40. Yes, Lego’s latest true-to-the-original car kit is a $89.99 Ferrari F40. Not only does that price make this Ferrari one of the most affordable prancing-horse models out there, it’s also not nearly high enough to discourage us from immediately ordering one when it goes on sale this August. Sorry, families/significant others/social lives. Half-Lego, Half-Real Porsche 911 RSR Is the Curviest Collection of Rectangular Bricks Who Toppled Ferrari As the Most Powerful Brand? Ferrari F40 Archived Instrumented Test: Like Having a Nervous Breakdown
While not as wild as some Lego kits—the Ferrari consists of just 1158 pieces and measures a modest 10 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches high—the F40 is nonetheless hyperdetailed, fully licensed by Ferrari, and was even designed with input from the famed Italian carmaker. The headlights pop up, the clamshell hood opens to reveal a tiny luggage compartment, and the hinged rear hatch gives unfettered access to the brick-based twin-turbo V-8 engine. In fact, you can even lift out the detailed engine if you’d like—or simply use the included prop rod (!) to hold the hatch open. In creating the Ferrari, Lego needed to actually create a few all-new pieces, including the aggressively raked windshield, the sweet five-spoke wheels, and a few assorted bricks. The designers even figured out a way to incorporate NACA ducts into the F40’s bodywork. So, shall we commence the countdown until August . . . now? Select a Model (optional) Lego's New Ferrari F40 Kit Is the Ferrari F40 of Lego Kits - Car News
Video: Wild-Ass, Flame-Spitting Ferrari F40 - Car NewsThe Pop-Up House, by Multipod Studio (Photo: Elisabeth Montagnier)French architectural firm Multipod Studio recently unveiled a new sustainable house prototype that's lightweight, recyclable, and promises to be an inexpensive purchase and extremely efficient to run. The suitably-named Pop-Up House also boasts another notable selling-point: all that's required to assemble it is four day's patience and a standard electric screwdriver.Pop-Up House measures a total of 150 sq m (1,614 sq ft), and the interior features a large combined open space that contains kitchen, dining and living room areas. Elsewhere in the home are two bathrooms, a master bedroom, two additional bedrooms, an office, and a terrace.The structure is simple to build and comprises a spruce wood frame, laminate veneer wooden floor, and expanded polystyrene insulation blocks, and everything is held together using wood screws. Indeed, Multipod Studio states that no prior construction experience is necessary for assembly, likening the process to building with Lego.Thanks to Pop-Up House's excellent insulation and airtight thermal envelope, no heating is necessary for the home, or at least, not while it is located in the generally balmy South of France.
However, since it meets the very exacting Passivhaus energy standard, Pop-Up House is certain to be very efficient to heat, even in chillier climes.At present, Pop-Up House is still in the prototype stage, so finer details on the home are lacking. A preliminary price is available though, and the home will set you back €30,000 (roughly US$41,000), which includes labor, but doesn't include finishing touches like waterproofing, electricity, and plumbing.You can see an overview of the project in the video below.Awesome RocketAwesome LegosAmazing LegoShuttle LaunchCity ShuttleShuttle SetLaunch AwesomeBuilding LegosLaunch SpaceForwardDon't Step On the LEGOs — (via Giant LEGO City set to launch Space Shuttle...It’s hard to believe that the 2016 Puddle Jumping fleet will soon be sailing into New Zealand for cyclone season. While some of you may be looking for work to fill the cruising kitty as we did when we sailed in nearly broke, others may be looking at a leisurely six months to explore these islands at the bottom of the South Pacific ocean.
You’ll find out in Opua that New Zealand is not a cheap place to travel…unless you know how to travel cheaply here. Even if you arrive in NZ the modern way — via plane — here’s our top tips for travelling on a budget by motorhome in New Zealand. Buy your motorhome or van. Renting an RV or campervan can cost upwards of $200 per day. For trips of a few weeks, that might be the easiest option. But if you are looking to travel for several months or more, it’s much more economical to simply buy one. Start your search on Trade Me. Look for a motorhome or campervan that’s got a recent Warrant of Fitness to avoid any upfront repairs. Make sure it’s Certified Self Contained (i.e. has got holding tanks) or you won’t be able to freedom camp anywhere. Buying any vehicle is simple in New Zealand: all you have to do is bring the registration to your local Post Shop or VTNZ and they’ll handle changing the vehicle into your name, a 5-minute process. When you’re ready to pass it on after your road trip, just pop another ad up on Trade Me and hopefully you’ll get a buyer straight away.
For less than $100/year you can join the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association. This is a great bunch of folks and besides their nonstop campaigning for motor caravanning rights, NZMCA provides very affordable motorhome insurance (sign up!), a bi-monthly magazine, resources for free or cheap places to park up (including NZMCA parks and park-over-property sites), discounts on services (Cook Strait ferry crossings, for a big one), an extensive travel directory, rallies, and a lot more. The NZMCA also has a brand new mobile broadband service offered for a fraction of the price cell providers charge. Download the Wikicamps app. Get this on your phone or tablet — it’s the best app you’ll use your entire trip. Updated constantly by app users, it’s got all the freedom camping sites, places of interest like libraries and laundromats (including waste dump stations — you’ll use those a lot) and ratings and comments of all of the above. You can even save the data for offline use (and you’ll be out of cell range often so be sure to do that).
Get your DOC campsite pass. Your NZMCA membership includes the option to purchase the Department of Conservation campsite pass. With only a handful of exceptions, this pass allows your family to camp fee-free at over 170 DOC campgrounds around the country. It’s a bargain at $175 for the 2016-17 season, considering current DOC campground charges are $5 – $18 per adult and $3.00 – $7.50 per child, per night.Sorry NZ tourism, but at NZ$50-$75 per night for our family to stay in a typical holiday park we avoided these like the plague. Not only are they expensive, but they are often crowded too. There are plenty of free places to park up and spread out. If you do need, or want, the luxuries of a holiday park (a shower or washing machine, perhaps), opt for an unpowered site to save a few bucks. We stayed in a few parks when winter temps dropped below freezing so we had power to run our electric heater; check your Wikicamps app for more affordable parks. There are some gems!If your fresh water reserves are limited — as ours was — you may start smelling a bit due to lack of showering.