A member sent these over and I wanted to get them up. They built the 42111 Dom’s Dodge Charger, and the photos are good enough that you can pick out the supercharger blower sitting proud of the bonnet in both shots. That blower is the first thing people recognise from the film, and in LEGO form it lands well.
Dom’s Dodge Charger
The 42111 is one of the few film-licensed Technic sets LEGO has produced, and one of the more recognisable ones at that. The car is Dominic Toretto’s 1970 Dodge Charger from the original 2001 Fast & Furious, flat black with a supercharger blower sticking up through the bonnet.
The set packs in a full-size V8 engine that sits in the bay and is visible through the opening bonnet. Both ends open, which is unusual for a Technic car set. There’s a moveable steering rack as well. At 1,077 pieces it builds in around 3 to 4 hours.
What to expect when you build it
The Charger is a more compact build than the 1:8 hypercars, but the engine assembly is the centrepiece and it gets a proper treatment. The V8 block goes together in the middle section of the build, and the supercharger blower that crowns it is one of the better-looking single parts in this set.
Having both the front and rear bonnets open is an unusual feature. Most Technic cars open one end. On the Charger, the rear reveals the boot space and the front frames the engine bay properly, so you can display it with both up and it reads immediately as the movie car.
The flat black colour scheme means every panel line and detail shows clearly. Not a lot of colour variation to track, which keeps the build moving.
Film-licensed Technic sets are rare. The Charger is one of a handful LEGO has produced, and the Fast & Furious connection is the hook that gets non-LEGO people interested. The supercharger blower sticking out of the bonnet is what people recognise before they even know it’s LEGO.
This is exactly why I like putting member builds on the blog. The official images tell you what a kit is supposed to look like. Member photos show what it feels like once someone has actually sat down, opened the bags, and worked through it.
If you have just finished Dom’s Dodge Charger, send over a few photos. It does not need to be a full studio setup. A clean table, a finished build, and a few notes on what stood out are enough.
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