Lego fans here’s your ultimate project, a Toyota Supra

The Toyota GR Supra is made of up nearly half a million Lego bricks. Photos: Supplied

Bored during lockdown? Then you could spend your time creating a full-size Lego Toyota GR Supra and all it will take is 477,303 bricks in 291 different designs.

An amazing replica for a Supra was recently unveiled at the Legoland Japan resort.

Reproduced by a team of Lego engineers in the Czech Republic, the right-angled building blocks have been layered to capture every curve and shut line in such a manner that it’s just like a genuine Supra.

Thankfully the interior has genuine Toyota Supra seats and steering wheel.

As well as the nearly half a million bricks, the Supra was made by using a box section metal frame as a base and a set of original wheels, everything else was made using regular Lego Technic components.

The team consisted of 21 model builders and two mechanics, working 24 hours a day in three shifts. In total there were a total of 5400 hours designing and producing the Supra in time for its debut. That’s 225 days of concentrated model-building, and we call that dedication.

But wait, there’s more, you can drive it! The Lego Toyota GR Supra is also able to drive under its own power thanks to an integrated electric motor that can propel it at a modest speed of up to 24km/h.

The Lego Toyota GR Supra can also be driven.

It also has fully functioning exterior lights, indicators and doors but there’s good news for the driver, the majority of the interior is made of Lego bricks, the seat, steering wheel and pedals are lifted straight from the road-going car. 

And if you are a Japan-based AutoMuse follower, the Lego Toyota GR Supra is on display in Legoland Japan from 12 August to 11 October 2021.