Lego Creates Full-Size 1:1 Model of Ducati Panigale V4 R Superbike
The 15,000-piece motorcycle replica tips the scales at 400 pounds.
Lego Technic’s modular building blocks have been pushed to the absolute limit once again to build a 1:1-replica of a Ducati Panigale V4 R.
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The choice in vehicle is no accident, as Lego recently announced a 646-piece kit for the Italian motorcycle marque’s most powerful production bike. By contrast, the full-size, 400-pound superbike model was hand-assembled assembled using 15,000 Legos over a 400-hour period by Italian artist Riccardo Zangelmi.
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Zangelmi, who had never worked with Lego Technic elements before, used mostly beams and pins in red, black, and light gray to recreate the 221-horsepower track eater. His work was unveiled alongside the real thing with special guest and Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso at the Modena circuit on June 19.
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“Almost everyone at some point in their lives has played with LEGO bricks at least once, but seeing up close a replica of the Panigale V4 is something incredible and at a very high level,” Dovizioso said.
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Lego Technic has yet to its Ducati Panigale V4 R kit, which features a miniature version of the 998cc Desmosedici Stradale R engine with a two-speed gearbox that’s actually operable, an active steering head and suspension, exhaust pipe, windshield, dashboard, and disc brakes. It’s currently listed for $69.99 with a “Coming Soon” status online.