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Compact KTM X-Bow promises to get your heart racing

If you are unfamiliar with the Austrian auto manufacturer KTM, it may be because they primarily produce motorcycles. The KTM X-Bow (pronounced “crossbow”), expertly built here in LEGO by Nard Verbong, marks their entry into the road car market. The sporty little X-Bow GT2 has found its fans among connoisseurs, and was even invited to participate in the Bathurst 12-Hour endurance race, starting in 2022. This is one of those models where you aren’t sure how it’s holding together. This is Nard’s second iteration of the ultra-light sportscar. Extra credit to the builder for pressing to remove any studs in this updated version.

KTM x bow 5

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Sailing the seven highways with Top Gear

For a show that was ostensibly about cars, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how much fooling around featured on British TV show Top Gear. Some of their challenges stick in the mind more than others, though, and LEGO builder Nard Verbong has re-visited possibly one of the most iconic in brick form. In 2006, Clarkson, Hammond and May were tasked with turning everyday cars into sea-worthy vessels. Predictably, the results were equal parts wacky, funny, ambitious and, frankly, pretty rubbish. But the designs were all very different, and the most successful (or least unsuccessful) was James May’s Triump Herald. The car model on its own here is superb, but the sailing accessories really make it.

Take a look at the other vessels after the jump!

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