While some of the previous cars in the Creator Expert line turned Icons line seemed to have a lot of excitement, the Camaro seems to have been released and then it went quiet. I haven’t seen much about this one since it was released in the US on 26 July 2022. Part of the reason might be the pricing on this one. It retails for $169.99 in the US and contains 1,456 pieces. This works out to $0.117 per piece, which is a bit high. I took advantage of the Black Friday sale to spend 100 VIP points to get $30 off so I got it for $139.99 which brought it down to $0.096 per piece. I also grabbed a few GWPs so maybe that helped. Still it seems a bit pricy for an Icons set. I suspect that if LEGO put a discount on it this soon that it might not be selling real well. That’s just a guess on my part though.
The box shows the final set on the front with some brick red colored greebling on the bottom. It also has the Chevrolet logo. The back shows a picture of the actual vehicle and some of the customization options you can use when assembling the vehicle.
This set comes with eight numbered parts bags, a sticker sheet, and the instruction book. The instructions have some information about the vehicle and its history, information on the design team, and little tidbits about the set as you go through the build.
There aren’t a ton of stickers, but still, I’d prefer to not see stickers in an 18+ set.
The first bag assembles the bottom of the vehicle. I didn’t show the bottom in the picture, but it has a Technic base that you build upon which helps to keep it sturdy.
The second bag adds in more of the insides, some of the steering column, and the center console with the 1x1 printed tile with the number 5 on it for a nickel I guess.
The third bag adds some of the front bumper, the front axle attached to the steering column, and adds a few details to the engine area.
The fourth bag adds the doors. They swing open and closed pretty well. The mechanism to do it sticks into the seating area slightly and wouldn’t be ideal for actual passengers. The doors fit in pretty smoothly with the vehicle and there aren’t massive gaps which is good.
The fifth bag adds some detail to the engine area. I don’t know what an actual one looks like, but I guess it is realistic. You add in some larger pieces on each side of the engine which work well, but are on the verge of being BURP type pieces.
The sixth build adds in the front and back bumpers. This is where you can start to customize the build. I decided to go with the brick red stripe, but you have pieces to build each of the options shown (but only one option at a time). The instructions let you know you have options at first, but then you had to pay attention at a few steps to make sure you were doing the right version for the option you picked.
I think the designers did a good job capturing the angles for the bumpers. There are some small gaps, but overall it looks pretty good.
The back of the vehicle has some large ax pieces as one of the structures. I’m not sure what the specific detail is called nor do I know what set the huge ax piece is from, but I like the use of the piece and I think it fits there perfectly on either side of the license plate. You get two options for license plates. One is California and the other is Michigan. No options for Germany or outside the US like the Mustang or Porsche. Maybe that’s because this vehicle was only available in the US back when it was released by Chevrolet. I don’t know.
The seventh bag builds the front hood. No issues with the design here. It doesn’t open up very high due to the windshield, but it’s not a major limitation. You also build the bench seat in the back and the two seats in the front. I like the red stripe on the hood with the red seats. The steering wheel is a bit bigger than some of the previous vehicles. I’m not sure if it’s to scale or not, but it works okay for me.
Bag eight wraps up the set with the trunk, the rear window, and the roof (assuming you decide to build the set that way. My set didn’t have scratches on either of the windscreens. I’ve heard of a few folks complaining about this recently, but I haven’t seen it on any of the sets I’ve purchased with larger windows.
The hub caps are silver and you add another silver piece on top versus a Technic piece like you do with the Mustang and Porsche. I think this makes it look a bit more classy than the other two vehicles.
Overall, I enjoyed the build. It’s not super detailed, but I think there is enough detail considering the scale of the vehicle. I like that you have options for assembling the car and you can change it up as you want. As for downsides, the price obviously isn’t the best and when looking at the previous two vehicles, it does have some similarities which make you feel like you’re building the same car again. Unless you are a big fan of classic vehicles, I wouldn’t rush out to grab this one right away. Wait for a sale, double VIP points, a GWP, and/or some other bonus.
I still have #10295-1: Porsche 911 and #10265-1: Ford Mustang assembled and on display. They all look about the same size for length and width.
Here you can see the Technic piece that you put on the rim of the Mustang (left) which is the same for the Porsche versus the different piece of the Camaro. The Camaro also looks a little sleeker than the Mustang from that angle.
You can also see the wheels are different The Mustang (right) has thicker wheels which is the same as the Porsche (not pictured). The Camaro’s wheels are thinner. I have no idea if that is to scale or not. You can also notice the bottom of each vehicle, the lack of details (not surprising considering the scale), and the similar axles. The Mustang’s customization was related to making the car more of a hot rod versus changing color, which was okay with me.
Feel free to share your thoughts on the different vehicles in the comments below or send me a note at store@bricksforbricks.com. I’m curious to hear what you all think.
