I picked up another overpriced Icons car. This one is #10337-1: Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole. It was released on 1 July 2024 and contains 1,506 pieces. It retails for $179.99 which works out to $0.12 per piece. I got a GWP in the process so I guess that lessened the blow, but was it worth it?
The box shows the car on the front and then the back shows some of the features and a picture of the actual vehicle. The dark red on the box with the white car makes the box look sharp. It’s also a cool touch with the interior of the build being the same brick red color.
The set contains 11 numbered parts bags, one unnumbered bag, some wheels, and then the windscreen and instructions are in a paper package.
Here are the instructions and the windshield. The instructions have a few pages of information on the actual vehicle for those of you that enjoy reading about what you are building.
As expected, the first bag starts with the frame of the car and installs a few axles. The second bag continues to build this up and adds some of the brick red colored interior. It also includes the shifter or at least what represents that part.
Bag three adds in the front axle and the ability for the wheels to turn. It’s not a huge angle, but it’s enough to get the vehicle to turn.
Bag four adds in the seats to the vehicle. They are built in the brick red color as well.
Bag five adds in the doors that rotate up instead of out. I had to look it up, but I guess they also call these scissor doors.
Bag six adds an engine in the back. It uses claw pieces for the 12 cylinders. There are two red whips on the side which are clipped on. I lost a clip for the one side in this picture so it looks a bit off. I had a spare clip and added it on later.
Bag seven starts to build out the white body of the vehicle and starts in the back with part of the roof.
Bag eight adds wheel covers over the front and part of the front bumper and lights. I was super excited that there were no stickers and the Lamborghini logo is printed on a white cheese slope in the front..
Bag nine adds in the front trunk, headlight covers, and the rest of the front of the vehicle. The headlight covers are built in an interesting way using SNOT techniques.
Bag ten adds the brake lights in the back and creates the interesting angles in the back. I think the designers did a great job here creating the angles without a lot of gaps between pieces.. It looks really good! It also adds in the tail pipes.
Bag 11 wraps up the build with the final parts of the body, the rear spoiler, side mirrors, and the wheels. There are actually two wheels on each side in the back (one smaller and one larger) while there is one wheel on each side in the front. Also the wheels are installed in different directions so the hubcaps look slightly different between the front and back.
Overall, I enjoyed this build. There were some great building techniques, no stickers, and the vehicle looks pretty slick! This vehicle is way overpriced though. I know it’s a Lamborghini and so there are licensing fees, but come on!
I guess it’s your call. Do you like building these vehicles and you can find a deal or get a GWP? Or is it too expensive and you wait to see if it goes on sale before retirement?
Happy building!
