Lego Carbon Racers: Magenta Mariner

Kind of like the Light Green Lightning, this week's Lego Carbon Racer doesn't have a preexisting Lego Tiny Turbos model. Those of who who've been following Carbon Racers for a while--and who therefore know my supply limitations--probably aren't surprised this model doesn't have wheels.

Why did I render this boat in the middle of the street, same as the rest of my Carbon Racers models? Well, because this is Not Enough Bricks, and I therefore had not the pieces to make a full Lego water background in real life. You also get to see the whole model like this, not just the bit that would be "floating above the water." TL-DR: Enjoy the beached boat.

For me, this is what the model's all about: those two upside-down intake pieces serving as speedboat jets. That's the best part about the rear view, of course. From here, the Magenta Mariner just looks skinny.

Now that I'm looking at the 360-rotation image, it wouldn't be hard to add wings to this thing to make it into a spaceship or something.

While we're putting this model together, I think it's weird the original Lego Tiny Turbos line never had a boat like this, as far as I know. They could've made a trailer to go with it.

Did I make a trailer for this boat? No. Again, I was short on wheels when I built this. It can be connected to the Green Giant Trailer, though, and that's good.

Wait, I forgot to mention this in Step 4: I don't actually have a magenta plate like the one that's in this model. I have two 2x6 plates of the same color, so that's what I used.

I also don't have a 2x4 slope like the one in Step 8. I used two 1x4 slopes instead. Look, I'll say it one more time: This blog is named Not Enough Bricks.

Something inside me feels bad to be "building upside-down." I suppose it's these reservations that good Lego builders have to overcome.

You could use a basic spoiler like the one I've added here, or you could substitute it for something more interesting. Your choice.

Connect the engine, and there you go! No final step for wheels needed here.

There you go, a Tiny Turbos-style boat! We'll be returning to more familiar-looking Carbon Racers next time--well, honestly, next week's model is kind of familiar and kind of . . . very not.