Lego Carbon Racers: Light Green Lightning

Here it is, the Light Green Lightning! To the best of my knowledge, there's never been a Lego Tiny Turbos jet, so I figured I'd make one myself. Plus, as you'll see later, this model has its own retractable landing gear!

Would Lego have made a Tiny Turbos jet on their own if the line had continued for longer? Who knows. Enjoy this picture that makes it look like the model has belly-landed in the middle of the road.

I'm pretty sure this was another later-made model of mine. I mean, it didn't really need standard Tiny Turbos wheels.

This was a fun model to make and refine. In this gif, the landing gear is up; the only image so far where the landing gear has been down was in the last picture. Can you see it?

OK, here's how the landing gear works: See where the orange claw is pointing? Press on that...

...and the landing gear goes from here...

...to here! Yes, those rear wheels don't go anywhere, but they're so small anyway.

Needless to say, standard Tiny Turbos construction was not employed in this blueprint.

Hmm, maybe I should've flipped Step 4 upside-down. Oh well. That's a pretty clear step anyway, right?

Just some more plates and another step that could've been turned upside-down. (I mean, this is a jet! What other model should be doing barrel rolls right now?)

As always, if you'd like to (or have to) use differently-colored bricks, be my guest. I mean, I'm pretty sure I got those light green plates from a Lego Store pick-a-brick wall.

Hey, see that single piece in Step 9? That was my best idea for something to fill space right there, but other substitutions are welcome.

Oh, NOW I start flipping things over. Of course, this step doesn't make much sense right-side-up.

Was I basing this jet off a real-life version? Not really.

Here's the magical landing gear piece. Bask in its brilliance.

*squints at the screen* This step makes sense, right? Maybe I could've made it clearer by not putting in those forward plates and showing this step from a different angle. Anyway, this is supposed to show how that magic landing gear piece connects to the main model.

Got your nose. Your jet nose, that is. Ha ha.

Uh oh...

...the model has gotten so big that every step is its own page.

Don't worry, I'm doing my best to cram as many parts as possible on each step. The end is near.

Wouldn't it be cool if we could play Grand Theft Auto with all Lego Tiny Turbos vehicles? I have no idea; I've never played GTA.

Those light green plates can be replaced by a 2x2 plate, naturally. This is just how I built the model. (Now I'm certain I got those light green plates from a pick-a-brick wall; this model was clearly a way to use them up.)

One tailfin later, and we're good to go!

This concludes the build for the Light Green Lightning! For those of you interested in classic-style Tiny Turbo builds, don't despair: Next time, I'll be covering a model that's based on an old favorite of mine...