- Official collaboration between Rimac and CircuitMess.
- Kit 'teaches automotive principles' in 1:18 scale.
- Advanced builders can create their own code for the car.
It's not unusual for car enthusiasts to build models of hypercars. But here's a kit with a worthwhile difference: a 1:18 representation of the Rimac Nevera that will teach you how the real thing is actually made.
A collaboration between two Croatian tech specialists with wildly different customer bases, Rimac Automobili and STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) company CircuitMess, the Nevera kit aims to "teach engineering principles in the automotive world".
CircuitMess has shipped more than 300,000 devices worldwide since its founding in 2017, specialising in DIY electronics and programming kits aimed at both children and adults.
The Nevera model extends that approach into the automotive space, guiding builders through an assembly process that mirrors, in miniature, the core systems of the full-size car. Working from the chassis up, builders install electric motors, a servo-controlled steering mechanism, wheels and tyres, LED headlights, and a Li-Po battery system — the same fundamental technology that powers the real Nevera.
Once complete, the model connects to a computer and can be programmed using the CircuitBlocks application or, for more advanced users, C++: allowing builders to write their own driving logic, customise controller inputs, and design light sequences using the car's built-in LEDs.
The package also includes a hand-assembled Time Attack driving controller with an integrated Boost Mode, itself a build project in its own right.
The limited edition set of the CircuitMess Rimac Nevera is now available through the Rimac Store. It costs approximately NZ$310.
