>>7498937I 100% agree.
While i guess stability is 'secondary' to aesthetic and play, it is still VERY important to me.
My stuff isn't up to speed with lego sets stability for sure, but for the style, scale and seating hieght/ number of setaers availability I make them as structurally sound as possible.
You should be able to handle/grasp and lift them without thinking and nothing should come loose or push apart. Even that tiny little plate that isn't supported in the big build gets a pass in my book.
The roofrack and a pillars/rooflines aren't super sturdy so you cant carry the thing grabbing it, but that was sort of a necessity for the skeletal look. I did make it sturdy enough so that if you put pressure down on it it hooks itself more together like a bridge.
To make up for it i pre-designed it in
stud.io so overkill-ey that the 'ring' of the door panels, hood and rear seat so to speak were like absurdly sturdy. I could clutch it in my fist as ahard as i could without it collapsing despite it entirely hollow. I was very proud of that.
As a rule of thumb, the smaller and more compact you go the harder it is to do so, but i always try to do it anyway. In that regard i think my more regular cars are more impressive.
