"Ultraviolet Blue" LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS Finally Happens as DIY Build

The uber-toy was released earlier this year and, following the official introduction, we brought you some related goodies, such as a build video. However, one of the greatest issues with this 2,704-piece set was its main color. And that's because LEGO's shade of Orange came pretty far from the Lava Orange launch hue of the actual GT3 RS PDK.

People complained we reported this and the plastic-fantastic world moved on. However, one Zuffenhausen-loving couple decided they couldn't just leave things that way.

That couple, who happens to own Arizona-based aftermarket specialist Vivid Racing, decided to gift the brick PDK-wearing contraption (it has functional shift paddles, remember?) with a more suitable hue.

As such, the two went through quite a lot of hassle to paint their 1:8 scale LEGO GT3 RS in a custom shade of Violet. And while this doesn't use Porsche's Ultraviolet Blue (one of the most spectacular GT3 RS PDK shades) color code, we've decided to call it that way - heck, the DIY hue comes closer to its real world target than LEGO's Orange.

So, why don't we get to see such pieces of eye candy more often? Well, the description of the adventure might explain it: "Many have built the Porsche 991 GT3RS Lego Technic set. But we took it a step further to make it a piece of Vivid Racing art. So to make this happen, my wife and I set out to make the ultimate Lego car. Each piece was hand painted before assembly. Going from Box to Box we would paint, let dry, assemble. The car was only worked on a couple hours a night and a couple days a week. The entire process took just over a month. End result, pure awesomeness!"

Perhaps the wrap industry should step in with a partial second skin for this Porscha toy - a Martinied LEGO Technic piece would be otherworldly...