HELO1{"id":9839,"date":"2016-08-21T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brickfanatics.co.uk\/?p=9839"},"modified":"2016-08-21T15:59:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T14:59:06","slug":"75870-chevrolet-corvette-z06-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickfanatics.com\/75870-chevrolet-corvette-z06-review","title":{"rendered":"75870 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Review","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Chevrolet Corvette races into the LEGO<\/a> Speed Champions<\/a> range, is it going to be placed at the finish line or trailing at the rear?<\/em><\/p>\n

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While I have been impressed with the Ferrari 458 Italia<\/a>\u00a0and Porsche 911 GTs within the Speed Champions<\/a> range, the rest of the line up has been pretty much hit or miss – the McLaren P1 was an absolute horror. In 2016 there have been\u00a0a few better models, thankfully one of them being the Corvette Z06.<\/p>\n

Like most of the Speed Champion sets, this is a 6-stud wide model. It is a fairly straight forward build, with no overly complicated techniques involved. The minifigure, with the officially licensed overalls, is great. I am not a fan of stickers by a long shot, but this model needs them applied or it would look very flat as a finished build. The addition of the film camera as an accessory leaves the builder wondering\u00a0\u2018why?\u2019<\/p>\n

This set\u00a0does a fairly decent job of representing the actual car, but I still can\u2019t help thinking that this is just a caricature. The real car is low and slinky \u2013\u00a0dare I say quite beautiful to look at, having seen one in the metal at the Geneva Motor Show this year\u00a0\u2013 but\u00a0this one just looks a bit too chunky to capture the Corvette lines.<\/p>\n

But this is the problem with the Speed Champions<\/a> sets \u2013 some cars are done\u00a0very well, and some are just not right. I have to say that the ‘vette falls into the latter. It is frustrating for a petrol head like myself as there is massive potential, but ultimately, the rigidity of the brick limits the accuracy at this scale.<\/p>\n