 When this Ferrari 812 Competizione Lego set was launched, I immediately noticed it because I liked the design of the car, however it had a detail that didn't convince me. The element that I found disturbing in the design was the yellow stripe that ran across the entire car in the central part, giving the idea of dividing the car in two. The 812 Competizione is a special edition, the last of its series and that stripe is indeed part of the real car's design, however the original is not as visible as in the Lego reproduction. In short, I liked the Lego version, except that the yellow stripe that broke up the red livery definitely bothered me. This detail actually made me completely give up on the purchase until I noticed another detail which however concerned the "Speed Champions" models in my possession. Except for the lego models of the 1969 Corvette and the Toyota Supra, there were no other attractive front-engine car models at that time. As I have already explained other times I prefer cars with the long hood design whereas most of the “Speed Champions” sets had mid-engined cars. This was the detail that later led me to purchase the 812 Competizione, always hoping that in the future, Lego will also dedicate more space to older cars with a long hood design. In the meantime I purchased this car hoping that the reproduction would have the proportions and design I prefer. Assembly ProcessLike almost every “Speed Champions” set, inside the box there were two large bags, a double set of rims and many stickers. There were 87 steps in total and I assembled the car in one sitting, taking just over an hour. For this assembly I did not have any particular difficulties nor was it particularly exciting with singular assembly or different parts compared to other similar models. The only thing worthy of note was the assembly of the rear part with the particularity of the headlights and exhausts, very showy but delicate to position. Unfortunately for me, this set had an infinite series of stickers, many of which reproduced the central yellow livery. However, I was positively surprised because except for the sticker with the writing "Ferrari", which I had to remove and apply again, I put all the others correctly with imperceptible errors. In general, the assembly of this "Speed Champions" set made me understand that I now assemble this type of set almost automatically and easily. For a front-engined car, the design and proportions are good but not the best. The proportions of the Lego Toyota GR Supra are better and the hood is slightly longer although in reality this car is shorter. Compared to the Lego Ferrari F8 Tributo which has a central engine, the 812 is just a little bit unbalanced forwards, of course placed side by side, the difference is noticeable. Furthermore, the 812 is high at the back and the effect of the front pointing downwards, makes the hood look even shorter. The yellow livery that I initially didn't like, in the end it fits on this model, gives character to the car and differentiates it from other Ferraris. The rear design of the exhausts is very nice but it doesn't have an excellent fixing system, if you put pressure on that area there is the risk of them coming off as happened to me during assembly. In general the Lego version of the 812 Competizione is a nice car even if the effect that I like is only sufficient. The design of the Lego F8 Tributo is certainly more successful while as cars with a long hood, both the Lego Toyota GR Supra and the Lego 1969 Chevrolet Corvette are, in my opinion, on another level. In particular, while as a real car the Ferrari 812 Competizione is definitely a supercar, paradoxically in the lego version, it is the Toyota Supra that has this effect despite the real car being smaller and more compact than the 812 Competizione. As I said in the post "Lego Batmobile - Batman VS The Joker Chase" I am of the opinion that Lego should review the size standard for these Speed Champions and in addition to starting from a larger base, it should respect the proportions of the original cars in a way such that if a car is bigger in reality, then it must also be bigger in the dedicated Lego version. Gallery       VS Ferrari F8 Tributo  VS Toyota GR Supra  VS Chevrolet Aston Martin Vantage GT3  VS 1969 Chevrolet Corvette A.M.
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