Lego Carbon Racers: Moss Monarch

What do I have for you this week? Why, it's the Moss Monarch, the second Lego Carbon Racer I built (and, considering the number of times I modified the Navy Nemesis, it's the oldest design as well)!


The design process behind this model was basically me thinking, "What if I made one of the rat-rod-style Tiny Turbos except, y'know, fancier?"


I mean, you want fancy? Check out those lantern taillights. The original Tiny Turbos versions of this model might as well have been left in a bad part of town.


Now that I'm looking at the spinning model . . . yes, I've designed a car that's a front-half modded powerhouse of a rat rod and a back-half elegant retro coupe. Whatever. People should be able to look fancy and drive fast.


When building the Moss Monarch, I had this model in mind: the yellow rod from Lego set 8681, Tuner Garage--because, as I established in an earlier blueprint post, this was one of my favorite sets growing up--but one could say it's also based on set 8641, Flame Glider, or set 8302, Rod Rider. Wow, that might be my most hyperlinked sentence ever. Moving on.


Now that I think of it, could those round plates in Step 2 be replaced with square ones? I think they can, actually. Just do what your heart feels is right.


Is it just me, or have those old-timey grille pieces (like in Step 3) disappeared nowadays? I don't think I've seen them around that much. Also, I think those round pieces in Step 3 could also be replaced with square ones.


There are those taillight-lanterns! Again, fancy, but they'd probably be the first things to get destroyed in a street race. If you want to make your Moss Monarch look more like a street racer, I guess you could replace them with flames or something. Just be sure to send pictures of the finished product.


That jet-engine piece in Step 8? I consider that one of this model's signature touches. It fits great on top of that curved piece, and it makes a great rolled-up convertible top. Maybe I should make an alternate Moss Monarch build with the top unrolled--or maybe you can do that. Again, I want final product pictures if you do.


Hmm . . . yes, those three parts in Step 9 are the only moss-colored pieces on the Moss Monarch. Fun fact: I have this stored under the "Olive" folder of my Carbon Racers files because I sometimes can't tell the difference between olive and moss greens.


While I recognize the difficulty of designing things in the days of yore, I can't help but be charmed at how many old cars had steering wheels at the weirdest angles.


You know, you don't need to use that gold piece as a hood ornament. It could easily be replaced with another thing; perhaps one of those 1x1 Lego frog pieces would work? I should try that!


Slap on two different types of wheels, and we're good to go!


Whether you like your rods fancy or ratty, I hope you enjoyed this old-timey Carbon Racer, the Moss Monarch? Now, what do I have in store for next time . . . ooo, something very unique indeed! See you then.

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