When photos of a Porsche 911 “prototype” Lego kit leaked out of a German toy show earlier this year, we figured the swirly camouflaged sports car rendered from everybody’s favorite building blocks was the real deal. As in, we figured Lego planned to sell customers a Porsche 911 wearing full-size prototype camouflage of the ilk often seen in spy photos. A bit of a narrow scope, for sure, but endlessly cool nonetheless. It turns out, Lego was playing coy, and the camo on that 911 kit was actually there for camouflage purposes, as it would be on a full-size car trying to hide in plain sight. We know that because the “production-ready” 911 GT3 RS?aping Technic kit has officially debuted?sans camouflage.

If you’re wondering why this 911 model appears slightly, er, emaciated, that’s because it is being released under Lego’s “Technic” product line, wherein models are rendered in a more technical look. (Vehicles from the Creator line, such as the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, the Mini Cooper, and the Ferrari F40, are more fully formed.) In place of the prototype Lego kit’s camouflage body panels are pieces rendered in a bright orange hue like that available on the real-life 911 GT3 RS. The wheels are neat, scale versions of the GT3 RS’s rims, too. If you squint and sit back, the kit does look like a Porsche, although we must admit that the proportions are slightly off. In photos, this 911 GT3 RS instead appe...