Seen at SEMA 2014 | Lexus Monterey Peninsula

The SEMA auto show—that annual Las Vegas-based cauldron of creative vehicle enhancements—is always full of surprises. Once again, Lexus didn’t disappoint.

Take the finished Lexus InstaBuilt car, which Lexus fans helped create. Of course, we knew it would turn heads, but we didn’t know just how much that Seafoam Green exterior would pop:

 

And then, of course, there was this gentleman:

Car-tuning enthusiasts will recognize him as the colorful superstar he is: Takemi Takasago, the almost legendary Japanese tuner with a huge following—and who designs his own line of aftermarket parts with Lexus vehicles in mind. He roamed around SEMA because he’s been helping out Clark Ishihara’s team with the InstaBuilt car these past weeks. Well done, Takemi.

Another delightful surprise from the floor: That remote control mini-me version of the InstaBuilt RC F, which also sports the same (smaller) custom Vossen wheels as the real thing (the small ones are 3D-printed):

 

SEMA attendees, of course, would have been all over that little car if it were free to fire up and drive, so perhaps to prevent arguments (we’re only half kidding here), Lexus wisely kept it in a display case—but you can see it in action in this USA Today coverage.

Also on hand at the Lexus booth and around the show: the RC F GT3, more Oculus Rift RC F race-simulator action.