LEGO Speed Champions 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1

Part 0: Thoughts on the 2020 Speed Champions
The start of 2020 has brought with it a whole lot of new LEGO kits! There's new Marvel sets, new Star Wars sets, a new Creator building and; most importantly for me, new Speed Champions! I went ahead and and ordered three of the new kits along with the last 2019 Speed Champions set.

For anyone who haven't heard yet, these 2020 SC kits have changed from the standard 6-stud wide construction to a new 8-stud width. This should allow TLG's designers to more accurately design each vehicle and include more details. However the new width means more parts are used which means the price for the Speed Champions has been bumped up by $5.00...

As I mentioned the increased piece/price allows Speed Champions cars to look more detailed. Now each car have the proper two seats and a stick/e-brake in between the seats. So now our drivers aren't sitting in the dead middle of a weird single seat car. A great improvement!

However, I've had a few reservations with the new scale. Primarily the fact that the more curvy vehicles have looked off to me in the promotional materials. Because of this bias, I decided to begin my journey with the new SC width with the Audi Quattro S1. Since this vehicle comes straight from the 1980's I hoped the boxy proportions would translate well to LEGO.

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LEGO Star Wars: Battle of Endor (Gift with Purchase)

2019 saw the 20th anniversary of LEGO's Star Wars line. To celebrate, TLG created a special "20th Anniversary" Star Warts line (reviewed Here, Here and Here). In addition to the standard retail sets, a handful of the sets in this line were created as polybags or as Gifts with Purchase (GWP) sets. I was fortunate enough to grab the Battle for Endor GWP back in October alongside  the new Resistance A-Wing and old BB-8 kits. 

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Part 1: Main Build

Let's start with the good items:

The entire model is constructed using studs-on-side techniques. Many of the bricks used to make up the forest floor have exposed studs to allow for the small AT-AT, 'Stud'-troopers and Han and Chewie builds to attach. The shield generator is a very nice build and is readily identifiable.