Will be interesting to see how the small circa 1960 Chevrolet Corvette scales next to the larger sized cars from recent years Creator Expert cars. Looking forward to building this set and finding out. Thanks for the info :)

It's red, nice, I hoped it will be red but also I would rather except it to be 100-110 euros. 150 seems for me a bit too much.

Really loving the use of what look to be teacup saucers in clear with white printing on top for those headlights. And are the taillights barraki eyes or spring-loaded shooter bolts?

Is that a recolor of the candle piece?
Edit: staff hilt from Monkey Kid as well.

Wow that was out the blue... I mean red. :P
Not my favorite gen Corvette, but love the curved windshield. Hope that part will come to many more sets

Oh, that's gorgeous. I love it when there's a proper convergence between the contours of the vehicle and the parts Lego has available. Also, there doesn't appear to be a weird excess of plate pieces used to make the vehicle walls--everything looks fairly solid.

(I am kind of starting to wish we had a 1x4 cheese slope piece.)

The seam of the rear trunk is expertly hidden.

I like it...I might get it. If it sticks around for a few years on the shelf and my budget allows it. I have so many on my list that I want already.

To me this looks better than several of the last few Creator Expert vehicles. A bit too expensive for my liking, but which current LEGO set isn't nowadays?

Looks quite gorgeous. Glad it doesn't have versions different enough to temp multiple copies... so a bit of a bargain really!

I would to have 53, as well as a C3 and C4 Stingray. I am definitely getting this

Didn’t we just get a camero last year?

That has to be one of the most tiled-off sets I’ve ever seen. How many studs are exposed, maybe 5? I don’t even like cars and I’m tempted to get this.

Are those bananas?! And yes, there needs to be chrome here.

Not what I was expecting tbh. Thought it would be a modern model.

If it was the earlier 1953-55 C1, the one with a single pair of headlights, I would probably buy.

I have waited years for this set!

That price is wild.

Looks nothing like the on-screen version.

@R0Sch said:
"Funny how proudly they advertise the bad quality print of the DeLorean wheel caps with a huge offset from center:
https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blteb85558cc36b9e90/10321_alt9.png"
Amazing. Seems like a clear sign they don't bother with print quality anymore. "This is our benchmark, stop complaining already".

Maybe some bucket handles in the grill instead would make it look better

Pretty car.

@PunSlinger said:
"Really loving the use of what look to be teacup saucers in clear with white printing on top for those headlights. And are the taillights barraki eyes or spring-loaded shooter bolts?"

It looks like part28624 to me.

A nice set. Is this the first time that one of the Creator Expert/Icons cars reuse the same colour (red as on the Ferrari F40)?
Great to see this new type of windscreen. A shame about the light bluish gray, which should definitely have been at least silver metallic or pearl or something.

I got to assist with a rebuild of a 1963 so this is a must buy for me. I am a little disappointed with the sides looking flatter than the nice curves of the real thing (from the rear to the doors) but I do not know how they would have achieved that affect.

@Zink said:
"I'm so confused by the headlights. Is that a new piece?"

Me too - what is going on there? Is that a clear radar that is 1.5 studs wide on top of a 2x2 round tile with hollow stud? I can't tell what that is. A size in-between 1 stud and 2 studs wide clear headlight size would be ideal for a lot of vehicle builds!

Finally, I can own my own little red Corvette!

I really like this, even if it’s a smidge overpriced. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for any Target sales this fall, since they’re the only local retail outlet likely to carry it.

@MisterBrickster said:
"I'm pretty sure it's a saucer piece: 38799 https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=38799&name=Minifigure,%20Utensil%20Tea%20Saucer%20with%20Hollow%20Stud%20on%20Top&category=%5BMinifigure,%20Utensil%5DT=C&C=1"
Indeed, with the stud facing towards the car.

I’d pay $120.

Also, was hoping for another brand this time (Dodge Challenger?).

If my MOCing skills were up to par, I'd try to modify this into Lola from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I guess I'll have to keep this one stock and content myself with 76077. Pipe dreams notwithstanding (I'm nowhere near that good of a MOCist), I like this and am definitely planning to get it. It'll be nice to get a large-scale car with functional steering, as the only Creator Expert cars I have are 10252 and $10271, neither of which have functional steering. I also have 10298, but that's not a car, and it's steering is much simpler than that of one.

@MisterBrickster said:
" @yesplease said:
" @Zink said:
"I'm so confused by the headlights. Is that a new piece?"

Me too - what is going on there? Is that a clear radar that is 1.5 studs wide on top of a 2x2 round tile with hollow stud? I can't tell what that is. A size in-between 1 stud and 2 studs wide clear headlight size would be ideal for a lot of vehicle builds!"

I'm pretty sure it's a saucer piece: 38799 https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=38799&name=Minifigure,%20Utensil%20Tea%20Saucer%20with%20Hollow%20Stud%20on%20Top&category=%5BMinifigure,%20Utensil%5D T=C&C=1"

The headlights are an entirely new white-on-red printed piece, from the 2x2 Round Open Stud tile, together with that saucer piece.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18674

@TheOtherMike said:
"If my MOCing skills were up to par, I'd try to modify this into Lola from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I guess I'll have to keep this one stock and content myself with 76077. Pipe dreams notwithstanding (I'm nowhere near that good of a MOCist), I like this and am definitely planning to get it. It'll be nice to get a large-scale car with functional steering, as the only Creator Expert cars I have are 10252 and $10271, neither of which have functional steering. I also have 10298, but that's not a car, and it's steering is much simpler than that of one."

You could just copy the mechanism from the Delorean as Lola’s switch to hover mode is a similar motion.

I already have a diecast 1/18th Bburago replica of a very similar variant* of Corvette, albeit in light turquoise with white highlights.
Enough to satisfy my wants in that regard.

*Yes, it's not exactly the same since it's the 1957 variant without the double headlights, but close enough in my book.

@minecraft_lego_mom said:
"Day one purchase for me. It's a corvette!!!! I just hope my husband doesn't think this will satisfy my need for one. I would love to see every model of corvette made. "

Including the discount Ferrari that is the one with the engine in the back?

I'm not loving the hard edges at the front corners, nor the hardtop version. Those aspects look terrible, IMO. The rest looks pretty good but with my Expert Vehicles collection outgrowing my available space I think I'll skip this this one.

Set record for least number of exposed studs per piece? Gotta be in the top 10

Wish this was in Speed Champions scale. We don't have a '61 at that scale.

Don't like the hardtop, but the side view of the convertible is astonishingly curvy for something made out of Lego. I finally broke down and bought the Mustang and the Porsche, and this one might make three. Well, almost certainly will--but I'll have to watch for good GWP and all the usual ways of improving value for money before I let myself do it!

I'm suddenly singing a certain Prince song....

I have no idea why. ;-)

Also, I wonder who will be the first one to make a LOLA mod!

I'll wait for Speed Champion version

I was looking forward to seeing this, and now that it's here I'm not so sure I'll buy it. Something about that front end just looks off. I'll take some time and weigh my options.

@IgelCampus said:
"The front looks really awkward so I am wondering which Corvette this is meant to be."

It's clearly a C1. After 1957 since it has quad headlights. In fact, looking at the tail lights, it's got to be a 1961 model. Just as the press release states.

New half-arch parts on the top of the door insert!

Funny how most of the comments on the LEGO Himeji Castle was it being too expensive with 2125 pieces at $159.99. While this has only 1,210 pieces for $149.99 and most of the comments are yeah I like it, I'll get it. LEGO collectors are a funny bunch.

@shokwave2 said:
"Funny how most of the comments on the LEGO Himeji Castle was it being too expensive with 2125 pieces at $159.99. While this has only 1,210 pieces for $149.99 and most of the comments are yeah I like it, I'll get it. LEGO collectors are a funny bunch. "

FWIW, I do think this is a bit overpriced, I just don't think that's the biggest issue with this set.

But not all parts are equal. Feels like you get quite a bit more bulk here, with some pretty unique pieces (windscreen!) and seems like several printed pieces too. Himeji seems like mostly pretty common tiny pieces, resulting in a rather small castle. I do very much like it and eventually (with a decent discount) I will surely buy it, but I have a much harder time to see the value there.

Oh, no! I like the Corvette - but sorry Lego, Your model does not work for me. I honestly think it looks terrible. There are worlds between this and the elegant lines of the original. Certainly wont buy it.

@PunSlinger:
Oh, hey, I think you're right about the headlights. Pretty cool, if true. The taillights...I'm not sure about. They look too shallow to be Barraki eyes, but I can't see how the bars would fit into the body of the car if they were long missiles (plus, the only element that you can really feed them through that deeply is the shooter itself).

@IgelCampus:
First gen, from 1961 (the second to last year of production for that body style). I'm not enough of a gearhead to be able to comment on how accurately they pulled it off, nor do I have any idea why they did a 1961 model of a body style that ran from 1954-1962. What I do know is that I'd have been a lot more excited if it was the split-window Stingray from the second gen run.

@TheMikeStrikesBack:
Ignoring any instances of studs that are visible through clear parts, studs that are poking out of notches, hollow/recessed studs that have bar parts inserted into the cavity, and studs that are not visible on the exterior body of the convertible build...I count five (just from what little I can see, there are probably at least twice as many inside the passenger compartment). And all of them are on the rear deck. And it would be very easy to eliminate all five of them without altering the body contours at all. The rear edge of the hardtop roof looks like it might have at least ten, which just looks bad in comparison.

@Zink:
It seems to be a red donut tile (2x2 round w/ large hole in the center) and an inverted clear tea saucer from 71033-9.

@minecraft_lego_mom:
They could totally skip the fourth gen body, as far as I'm concerned. That was a very boring design.

@ytjedi:
Some of the mosaics used 1x1 round tiles and only had 3 studs exposed at each corner. If you count the interior of even the convertible build, I think the mosaics still win. They definitely beat the hardtop build.

@shokwave2:
These days, accusations that the set is overpriced are more indicitive of fans' budget woes than the set actually being overpriced.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @shokwave2 said:
"Funny how most of the comments on the LEGO Himeji Castle was it being too expensive with 2125 pieces at $159.99. While this has only 1,210 pieces for $149.99 and most of the comments are yeah I like it, I'll get it. LEGO collectors are a funny bunch. "

FWIW, I do think this is a bit overpriced, I just don't think that's the biggest issue with this set.

But not all parts are equal. Feels like you get quite a bit more bulk here, with some pretty unique pieces (windscreen!) and seems like several printed pieces too. Himeji seems like mostly pretty common tiny pieces, resulting in a rather small castle. I do very much like it and eventually (with a decent discount) I will surely buy it, but I have a much harder time to see the value there."

I understand that not all parts, or even sets, are equal. But sometimes smaller pieces cost more to make due to their design, shape, etc.

I guess value is personal and subjective to each collector/buyer. If a theme or set interests you, you're more likely to buy it no matter what the RRP is. For instance I love everything Japan/Japanese so Himeji Castle and Zen Garden are instant buys for me, day one purchases.

I feel like the Lego version of this car is too boxy compared to the actual version, and I feel like the creator didn't put enough effort into it to make it look its best. But I don't know, maybe it looks better in real life. but an amazing car tho would buy it if it was cheaper.

If Pixar had produced this for another outing of the the CARS franchise it would be perfect! The front looks like a joke rendition of the beautiful C1. That grille & lack of chromed parts also does it no favours. Who signed off on this?

@shokwave2 said:
"I understand that not all parts, or even sets, are equal. But sometimes smaller pieces cost more to make due to their design, shape, etc.

I guess value is personal and subjective to each collector/buyer. If a theme or set interests you, you're more likely to buy it no matter what the RRP is. For instance I love everything Japan/Japanese so Himeji Castle and Zen Garden are instant buys for me, day one purchases. "

I don't think so much in production cost, after all, that's for just a fraction of what we pay for. Once pieces get made in the millions if not billions and doesn't need any extra care, the actual cost per piece should be pretty close to zero. But pieces like the windscreen just will never be made in those numbers, which when factoring in the initial costs will make it a lot more expensive. And obviously I haven't seen the parts list, but just looking from the outside I just don't see many special or rare pieces on that Himeji set, except for two printed tiles for the name in both kanji and romaji.

And I think you can judge value somewhat objectively. A set I don't like can represent good value if it offers good pieces for the price, while a set that I do like can be not so great in this regard. My personal interest in the set will just be a factor in if I will het over that and buy it regardless.

I too am a huge Japan-fan (just returned from my 17th visit a few weeks ago), don't care much for that garden set but I'll surely get the Himeji set. Just like I also got the Tokyo skyline set despite it having some pretty glaring flaws I otherwise would have never overlooked. Himeji looks a lot better, but if I can save €40 or so by waiting a a bit, I'm totally fine with that. After all, I still have a bunch of Japanese inspired sets from Loz (generally about 800 pieces for €10 per set, now that's great value!) I haven't built yet :-)

Probably gonna get roasted but this model is a great rendition of a terrible looking car. Never been a fan of the 61 vette.

@JGW3000 said:
"Looks great, probably will buy eventually. But, since on this side of the Atlantic we have hoods and trunks in our cars, a "bonnet and boot" is not an authentic feature."

I’m surprised they used that phrase, I could have sworn Lego usually uses the word hood and trunk.

Hardtop looks terrible

@PolarMammoth said:
" @JGW3000 said:
"Looks great, probably will buy eventually. But, since on this side of the Atlantic we have hoods and trunks in our cars, a "bonnet and boot" is not an authentic feature."

I’m surprised they used that phrase, I could have sworn Lego usually uses the word hood and trunk."

They didn’t. I just checked the text on LEGO.com, and it was Brit-washed before being posted here.

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I wish Lego would make a Creator Expert version of the McLaren F1.

That's a really, really difficult subject for a LEGO set. The shape of the C1 doesn't exactly lend itself well to bricks. The hard top is pretty atrocious, hard to see why they included it. The silver bananas are a nice touch, and the back looks great. It's just $50 more than it should be.