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Unboxing the LEGO Technic 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

May 26, 2016 By Jay 21 Comments

Update: Be sure to check out my full review of the LEGO Technic 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS for more photos!

The LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS is undoubtedly one of most anticipated sets this year. When it was announced in late April, Technic, automotive and even regular LEGO fans like me were sent into a frenzy at the overall set.

It’s undeniably gorgeous and more than befitting the luxury, power and class that’s synonymous with the Porsche brand. It also helps that the 911 is one of the most iconic cars of all time.

The LEGO Technic Porsche 911 will be released on LEGO.com on 1 June 2016. Here are the product pages – do bookmark them. I have a feeling that this set is going to sell out almost immediately.

  • [USA] LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • [AUS] LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box

Special thanks to The LEGO Group for sending a copy of the Porsche 911 for review. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by any party

.If you’ve been following my page on Facebook, you’d have seen plenty of teasers that I’ve been posting up to whet your appetite and get your engines running. I’m only publishing the full review on 1 June 2016, so stay tuned for that!

In the mean time, I’ve documented the unboxing experience of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS! The premium box, packaging and the general way that this set is presented is an integral part of the set’s appeal.

So here’s your peek into what it’s like unboxing the new LEGO Technic 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS! I even made a video, which is quite uncharacteristic of me since I’m fairly camera shy!

I figured it would be the best way to capture the unboxing process. I have like, zero experience making videos, so forgive me if it isn’t up to scratch!

Check the unboxing video out on my newly created Youtube channel below. Feel free to subscribe, although I don’t think I’ll be making many videos as I’m most comfortable writing and taking photos 🙂

Here’s a short writeup on the contents of the box and pictures as well if video isn’t your thing.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box Side 2

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box Side 3

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box Side

First of all, the box is absolutely massive. It’s nowhere near as large as the Death Star or Helicarrier box, but it’s sizable compared to most sets these days. The box is made out of a very premium matte material that’s quite unforgiving if you have oily fingers! The box some very subtle carbon fibre details printed on it.

You can tell immediately even before opening the box that you’ve got a really special, limited edition-feeling set on your hands.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box Contents

This is the view that greets you when you open the box. The outer box is made out of 2 parts, and you lift up the upper box very much like you would open an iPhone box.

All the contents are packed neatly, and you can see the four gorgeous new exclusive rims slotted into a box on the left. The instruction manual, one of the highlights of the set is front and centre of it all, denoting its importance.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Porsche Timeline

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Top Cover Box Inside

Before we get into the box’s contents, here’s another amazing design feature that surprised me when I lifted the upper box open. There’s a timeline printed inside of the box, featuring the evolution of the Porsche 911 from the original, all the way up to the current incarnation.

It’s things like this that really set the Porsche 911 apart from anything I’ve ever built. I really love the minimalist outlines that clearly show off the small changes in each version of the 911.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Sticker Sheet

Here’s a look at the sticker sheet included. A bit of a shame that the calipers are stickers and aren’t printed. Sticker haters can probably not have to apply any of these, except maybe for the Porsche emblem, but I think they’re very well designed and add a lot to the realism of the vehicle. We’ll see how the stickers stack up when applied to the parts in my review.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Tyre and Wheel Box

All the small parts boxes in the primary box can be removed, so here’s a quick look at each box. First up is the thin rectangular box that houses the rims. Again, it’s a really small detail, but I love that the insides of the box are orange. 

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Tyres and Wheels

Inside the box are the rubber tyres which you extract by opening up the flaps. The tyres are huge! Piggy Suit Guy for scale.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box 1

There are four boxes full of parts in various sizes. Each box has a specific component of the car printed on it, to sorta tease you on what you’ll be building. These boxes don’t necessarily correspond to the parts contained inside, but again, it makes each part of this set quite collectable.

Box 1 has the 911’s flat-six engine printed on it.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box 2

Box 2 has the Porsche’s bucket seat printed on it.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box 3

Here’s Box 3, which features the nose and bonnet of the car.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box 3 Back

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box 3 Side

I forgot to mention, each box has the corresponding number printed on the top, as well as the 911 GT3 RS printed behind it, so it’s not a completely blank box.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Box 4

Here’s box 4 which has the Porsche 911’s spoiler printed on it.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Crushed Box

Unfortunately, Box number 4 was a little crushed for me. There wasn’t any damage visible from the outside, but I reckoned that it might have been because it was standing on its side, which may have put a lot of pressure on the box. Either that or it got bumped around in transit to me.

Either way, I highly recommend laying the box flat if you get it to prevent this from happening. 

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Instruction Manual Booklet

Last but not least is the absolutely gargantuan instruction manual/coffee table book. I really love the cover’s minimalist design with the Porsche emblem being the focus.

LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Instruction Manual Thickness

The manual is THICK! Almost as thick as a minifigure and incredibly hefty. It goes up to like… 856 steps!

I won’t be going into the contents of the instruction manual as I’m saving that for the main reveal. The manual is a core part of this set, since it’s much more than a bunch of instructions.

So there you have! The unboxing experience of the LEGO Technic Porsche 911!

It was a really enjoyable process and it got me really excited to start building the set. It has such a luxurious and superior feel to it that’s unlike anything I’ve ever encountered. Think the LEGO Ideas packaging experience taken all the way up.

You can really tell that LEGO and Porsche have put in a tremendous amount of thought into the set’s presentation and experience, which begins as soon as you open up the box.

I can’t wait to put the set together and bring you the review. Mark your calendars for 1 June for the complete review of the LEGO Technic 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS!

The Technic 911 Porsche will be released exclusively on shop.LEGO.com and 13 LEGO stores throughout Germany and Austria on 1 June 2016 before becoming available in other LEGO stores across the world from 1 August 2016 onwards. Australia will receive the set in most retail toy stores in September 2016.

  • [USA] LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • [AUS] LEGO 42056 Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Are you excited about the Porsche 911? Are you planning a Day 1 purchase? Let me know what you think in the comments!

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  1. Du says

    June 29, 2016 at 6:11 PM

    Hey Jay,
    Do you know where does the 3B sticker goes?
    Thx

    Reply
    • Yahya says

      April 7, 2018 at 9:27 PM

      You can replace the 3A sticker with the 3B sticker.

      Reply
  2. B says

    May 31, 2016 at 11:51 AM

    Hi Jay love your posts. May I ask how big is the box roughly? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jay says

      June 2, 2016 at 10:30 PM

      Sure! It’s about 46 x 36 x 15 cm!

      Reply
  3. Michael says

    May 27, 2016 at 8:44 AM

    Nice unboxing – we need moar videos! Moar!

    Not sure whether to get this – I’m saving my pennies, but am unsure whether to get this, GBHQ, batcave, helicarrier or the new (rumored) death star.

    Also, FYI – all summer city sets are now on lego@home, releasing June 1!

    Reply
    • Jay says

      May 28, 2016 at 1:59 PM

      I’ll try and do more videos! Still learning as I go on how to do them!

      So many good sets out this year, not to mention the rumoured Christmas train and VW Beetle!

      Reply
    • Jay says

      May 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM

      Oh forgot to mention. I’m actually not that excited about the new City sets, save for Fun in the Park. I’m still undecided on the Volcano sets so I might try a few out.

      More interested in the new Elves and of course, saving up for Super Heroes!

      Reply
      • Michael says

        May 29, 2016 at 8:41 AM

        Fun in the park looks great. New super hero sets are exciting – especially the web warriors bridge! Looking to buy 2 to make one big bridge!

        Reply
        • Jay says

          June 2, 2016 at 10:23 PM

          Yup, I’m picking Fun in the Park up! Gonna have to wait for Web Warriors Bridge as it’s pretty pricey, so I’ll wait till it hits retail and gets discounted.

          Reply
      • Michael says

        May 29, 2016 at 10:13 AM

        They’re all up now!

        Reply
  4. Julian says

    May 26, 2016 at 12:59 PM

    Great update Jay. I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on that set.

    I’m still debating in my head whether this will be a day 1 purchase for me. I still have several unopened sets that could occupy me until it’s general retail release, which like Mark says above, could potentially mean I could pick it up during a sale. Blogs and videos like yours really challenge my self control though!

    While the packaging does look impressive and a step above the usual, I for one would be happy to forgo all of that if it meant a cheaper price for the set. Ultimately for me, it’s still a cardboard box that’s going to be shoved in the back of a cupboard somewhere. It’s the Lego inside that I’m really after.

    Lastly, I’d be interested to see how you fare with the instruction manual. With such a thick, non “ring bound” spine, I wonder how easy it will be to keep the book open on the page you want and be able to see the diagrams clearly without the book wanting to close over on itself?

    Can’t wait for your review….. but I might already have ordered it before I get a chance to read it! 😉

    Reply
    • Mark says

      May 26, 2016 at 8:55 PM

      Great point on the manual Julian. This is one that would seem to benefit from the older style ring binder. It will be interesting to hear Jay’s point of view.

      Reply
    • Jay says

      May 28, 2016 at 1:56 PM

      So far, the manual is pretty heavy and it’s quite easy to keep open when building. I would’ve LOVED a hard cover one but that would’ve made the set more expensive.

      It’s not so much about the box being a collectible (even though it is) but more of the overall experience. It brings me back to days when LEGO boxes were far more interesting with the open flaps and plastic windows to tease the contents.

      Plus point, you could always incorporate the box into your display!

      Reply
  5. Mark says

    May 26, 2016 at 10:08 AM

    Such a tease Jay! As far as unboxing’s go that has to be the most worthy one I’ve seen. It’s looks like an awesome part of the experience and I can’t wait to get one. Although I might try to hold off until it becomes available in retail sales to soften the financial blow. Judging by the size of the wheels it’s going to be huge!

    Reply
    • Jay says

      May 28, 2016 at 1:35 PM

      Yup! It’s really incredible. I’m not sure about waiting till retail as I think this will set out really really quickly. That said, Rick James Bricks will be stocking it. If you buy from him, I’m pretty sure you could work out some kind of preorder!

      Reply
  6. Chris says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:24 AM

    This has just come up to the number one spot on my list of must-haves! It was GBHQ, but this bad-boy is just awesome! I’m sure that I’ll need to do some smooth-talking to the wife, but I don’t want to miss out on another Technic set like I did with the crawler car.
    Can’t wait to see more of your review, Jay.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      May 28, 2016 at 1:33 PM

      Thanks Chris! This is my first Technic set that I’ve built in a long time and I’m really enjoying it so far!

      Reply
  7. Anna says

    May 26, 2016 at 9:19 AM

    Hi, I’m planning on buying the set online on 1/6. Will it be available for purchase immediately after 12am??? As you said it’s likely this will be sold out straight away so I don’t want to miss out!!!

    Reply
    • Jay says

      May 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM

      I don’t really know, LEGO is quite unpredictable with when sets get listed online. I’d try just after midnight or early in the morning (if you’re in Australia)

      Reply
      • Jason says

        June 1, 2016 at 8:52 AM

        Hi Jay, will this be available on the en-AU site? It’s currently unavailable so i’m assuming it’ll be a US based release date? Is lego planning to release it to us Aussie at the same time as rest of the world?

        Also do you know if we’re able to purchase off the en-US lego site? At current exchange rates we’re looking at ~$410 AUD plus they have free shipping.

        Cheers

        Reply
        • Jay says

          June 2, 2016 at 10:34 PM

          It’s currently listed as Temporarily Sold Out. The retail release date for Australia should be somewhere in September.

          No you can’t order from the US site. Not unless you use a mail forwarding service.

          Reply

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