This is my modified Lego Porsche 911 RSR and custom-built display stand. I built it from the original kit, but once finished, I wanted it to resemble the car seen here. In order to do that, I replaced the wheels, rear wing endplates, side mirrors, headlight covers and bulbs, and exhaust. I also replaced a lot of visible blue pins with black or white ones so they would blend in better. I added brake discs behind the new wheels. I created several custom stickers, including a driver name for the roof, Michelin tire graphics, windshield banner, rear wing name, and Porsche Design logo stickers for the side mirrors. I added a battery powered light kit that provides light for the headlights, rear lights, and an interior light. I also added working door latches, so the doors stay closed, that also tigger the interior light when the lights are on, and custom made track maps for the driver door that can be swapped out. These include LeMans, Road Atlanta, Road America, and Nurburgring.
STOCK BUILD
CUSTOM BUILD
For the base, I started with two gray Lego base plates. I stuck those onto a wood base, and added the stripe to match the design of the car. A created a custom Porsche name sticker, and purchased a Porsche keychain on eBay that I cut the Porsche crest out of, and stuck that on the nameplate. The real interesting parts of the base though are the interactive features. The switch to turn the lights on is mounted on the back left corner of the base. On the right side of the base is a button to “turn the engine on”. Pressing this button plays an audio file of a 911 RSR going around the Virginia International Raceway track. I wanted to make sure admirers of the car got to hear what they sounded like on the track… at least as close as I’m able to reproduce at this size. This audio component was added by mounting a circuit board, speaker, and button that was meant to be used in a greeting card. The speaker is hidden beneath the car’s engine bay, so the sound comes from the right place.
The final interactive detail is a NFC chip hidden on the roof of the car. Hold any mobile phone with NFC capabilities close to the roof of the car, and you’ll get a notification to open a webpage. That will take you to the real life version page I’ve created, that can be found here.
I hope you find as much enjoyment in this Lego kit, as well as the real life car and the information I’ve provided in these two pages. The Porsche 911 RSR is one of my favorite race cars of all time, as I had the privilege of watching it get the overall win at the 2016 Petit LeMans race at Road Atlanta, unheard of for a GT car.
