LEGO has released an official statement in the LAN regarding the gear instruction issue for the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS. A few other reviews out there have expressed concern that the gears weren’t shifting in the correct order. If you read the statement below, LEGO did take this point into consideration and decided that the way that it was built in the instructions gave more of a smoother experience but that’s up for the individual builders to decide which way to build it.
Thank you to all our dedicated fans for the comments regarding the GT3 RS by LEGO Technic.
It is correct that the gears in this model are not sequential as in the real Porsche PDK. This is however, a deliberate decision taken to ensure that we make the best possible LEGO version of this amazing car that both meets our design requirements and gives everyone a great building and product experience.
It was a considered decision taken during development that the gears running in the correct order meant that it did not result in a great experience when driving the car. Too many gears are engaged at the same time and smooth running with all those tolerances is just not possible.
If you switch the build in steps 267 and 269 the gears will run sequentially, and everyone who feels that this is the better solution should feel encouraged to do so.
LEGO Technic really is the ultimate open source design product and now that it is finally available, we look forward to seeing all the ‘improved’ models our fans create. After all, that is what LEGO building is all about.
We hope everyone will have a great building experience and feel a strong sense of pride from creating both our version and their very own LEGO Technic representation of a Porsche GT3 RS. We are very fortunate to have such skilled and dedicated fans that can spot this small deviation from reality and would like to thank everyone for sharing their ideas and expert knowledge.
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Well, sounds for me like “sh**, they found another mistake, let’s just tell them, it works as designed. Throw in a little bit about creative building and butter them up a bit”.
Not buying it.
Nobody asked you to buy it, and it’s already sold out everywhere so doesn’t matter even…
And, by the way, it’s an excellent model, and pretty exciting to build, so you’ll miss it 🙂
I did not yet buy it, but had the opportunity to look at a friends’s one. Looks pretty impressive in real, that’s true. Still thinking about getting it, but only for a lower price. BTW, it will be restocked in LEGO stores tomorrow as I heard from a store employee. And it is available in the Porsche online store. The set is not limited, so I don’t worry about the availability in the near future.
I doubt you’ll find this for a much lower price anytime soon. And after this gets discontinued, it certainly won’t be cheap lol.
Just found this comment from a year ago. In retrospective it is interesting to see how quickly the price dropped …
I mean, it took a few months didn’t it? I ordered one online at around that time and it took quite a while to arrive.
‘We are very fortunate to have such skilled and dedicated fans that can spot this small deviation from reality and would like to thank everyone for sharing their ideas and expert knowledge.’
this statement could have come from a Douglas Adams book!