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neckbeard posted:New Lego Porsche 911 GT3 RS set finally revealed - 1:8 scale at 2700 pieces insert catching fire joke here
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Apr 25, 2016 17:06
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Witnessed this at Aliso Viejo Cars n Coffee:    http://www.mishimoto.com/toyo-tires-2012-smart-car.html  edit: Seems more like appearance than performance 
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Apr 25, 2016 18:00
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Powershift posted:USSRDM  That's a hot Lada. Words I never thought I'd type in that order without other wry / sarcastic things around them.
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Apr 25, 2016 18:45
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sofullofhate posted:
That's not even really a Lada any more, though.
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Apr 25, 2016 21:02
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EightBit posted:That's not even really a Lada any more, though. Oh cmon I bet it's a lada fun.
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Apr 25, 2016 22:15
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fyodor posted:Oh cmon I bet it's a lada fun. 
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Apr 25, 2016 23:24
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EightBit posted:That's not even really a Lada any more, though. triple clutcher fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Apr 26, 2016 |
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Apr 25, 2016 23:52
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neckbeard posted:New Lego Porsche 911 GT3 RS set finally revealed - 1:8 scale at 2700 pieces OMG I want that, don't care on the price
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Apr 26, 2016 01:13
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You Am I posted:OMG I want that, don't care on the price $300, just in case.
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Apr 26, 2016 01:16
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The price seems fair for something like that, but I really am not much of a technic builder and can't imagine what I'd do with $300 worth of technic bits. Plus I hate all all the gaps in the body panels even though I understand that's the technic "look".
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Apr 26, 2016 01:23
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xzzy posted:Plus I hate all all the gaps in the body panels even though I understand that's the technic "look". This is my issue with it. Specifically, the massive gaping loving holes between the headlights and the bumper. poo poo looks dumb as hell.
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Apr 26, 2016 01:56
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It sucks because lego almost always looks like poo poo when they try to use it to replicate something real. Lego is great when it's representational, you can make <generic sports car> and it'll look great because you can build around all the stylistic weaknesses and give the impression of details and technology. But when you're forced into making a real thing that looks a particular way it usually falls over really badly, like in this case. They could probably make a much better looking one but then 90% of the model would be custom oddball bricks specifically made for that set and effectively useless elsewhere unless you want something to look like a 911 quarter panel.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:00
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The F40 and Mini look spectacular. The bus looks pretty drat good too but it's not as perfect, they over detailed it a bit. Some of the angles on the models are off but it's close enough to impress. The ecto-1 they did is really good too.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:02
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Slavvy posted:It sucks because lego almost always looks like poo poo when they try to use it to replicate something real. Lego is great when it's representational, you can make <generic sports car> and it'll look great because you can build around all the stylistic weaknesses and give the impression of details and technology. But when you're forced into making a real thing that looks a particular way it usually falls over really badly, like in this case. This is why the Architecture series works so well. God do I want the Imperial Hotel set.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:03
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xzzy posted:The F40 and Mini look spectacular. The bus looks pretty drat good too but it's not as perfect, they over detailed it a bit. The VW looks great but the other two look pretty crap imo. The mini is nice in having a cool engine bay detail and stuff but there's just not enough scope for flowing curves in lego to make it convincing. toplitzin posted:This is why the Architecture series works so well. God do I want the Imperial Hotel set. Falling water
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Apr 26, 2016 02:05
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xzzy posted:The price seems fair for something like that, but I really am not much of a technic builder and can't imagine what I'd do with $300 worth of technic bits. Are model cars still a thing? Back in the 80's you could assemble nice little models of popular cars that essentially boiled down to really fragile toys you could never play with once you spent a bunch of time painting and gluing them together. Edit: yeah look at this shitastrophe I glued together when I was like 8, with panel gaps barely surpassing technics. 
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Apr 26, 2016 02:08
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Well if you need perfection there's always scale models. Hope you got a steady hand though.  And know how to do body paint. Edit - heh, beat! I'm pretty sure Estes is out there somewhere still selling their kits.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:08
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davebo posted:Are model cars still a thing? Back in the 80's you could assemble nice little models of popular cars that essentially boiled down to really fragile toys you could never play with once you spent a bunch of time painting and gluing them together. Those panel gaps look 100% realistic based on how the real car was put together. This goes for most classic models.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:11
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xzzy posted:The price seems fair for something like that, but I really am not much of a technic builder and can't imagine what I'd do with $300 worth of technic bits. The panel gaps is why I stuck to chrysler products:    This started life as the unimog kit, till a poo poo load of beer + winter break happened. Now its a jeep brute with a 2 speed automatic and a few other goodies.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:29
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Seems to be suffering from a header deficit. That's gonna impact compression.
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Apr 26, 2016 02:31
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davebo posted:Are model cars still a thing? Back in the 80's you could assemble nice little models of popular cars that essentially boiled down to really fragile toys you could never play with once you spent a bunch of time painting and gluing them together. Yes, scale modeling is still very much a thing. You can get model kits of almost any car depending on the depth of your wallet.
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Apr 26, 2016 03:15
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The Locator posted:Yes, scale modeling is still very much a thing. You can get model kits of almost any car depending on the depth of your wallet. That got me searching for dumb poo poo, and it's true! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007H0GTQ0/rocketfin-20
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Apr 26, 2016 03:48
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If you have a *lot* of spare cash, and want to make an extremely nice model, then Pocher is your cup of tea - https://www.pocher.com/uk-en/ Of course they only do super-expensive kits in time-limited runs, so they become extremely collectible and the price only goes up. Note the pricing on this site( http://modellers-workshop.com/category/shop/pocher-scale-model-kits/ ) , which carries a fairly good number of kits that you can't buy from Pocher anymore, the prices are listed as "please inquire", if they aren't $1500-$2500+. Heh.
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Apr 26, 2016 04:00
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Hey if any of you are looking at scale models, come to the scale model thread. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3148869 Car modeling is under represented, so join us! We do poo poo like this:
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Apr 26, 2016 04:46
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neckbeard posted:New Lego Porsche 911 GT3 RS set finally revealed - 1:8 scale at 2700 pieces Gonna grab one of these for sure. Park it next to my 599 GTB set.
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Apr 26, 2016 12:38
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xzzy posted:The price seems fair for something like that, but I really am not much of a technic builder and can't imagine what I'd do with $300 worth of technic bits. These things fetch crazy prices once they are discontinued. There's an exclusive set of wheels in this kit which will probably fetch $100+ alone on bricklink in a few years. I'm thinking of picking up two of them, one to build, one to sell in 3 years recouping the price of both.
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Apr 26, 2016 13:38
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Grater posted:These things fetch crazy prices once they are discontinued. There's an exclusive set of wheels in this kit which will probably fetch $100+ alone on bricklink in a few years. I'm thinking of picking up two of them, one to build, one to sell in 3 years recouping the price of both. I have a Millenium Falcon set that is supposedly worth $1500, bought originally for $299; an Eiffel Tower worth $700, originally $280. Lego is already ridiculously high prices, and then out-of-production sets are even more ridiculous.
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Apr 26, 2016 16:26
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Jonny Nox posted:Hey if any of you are looking at scale models, come to the scale model thread. I've got three model kits waiting to go together, time to lose a few hours of my life gathering ideas.
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Apr 27, 2016 01:12
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Sigma X posted:I have a Millenium Falcon set that is supposedly worth $1500, bought originally for $299; an Eiffel Tower worth $700, originally $280. Lego is already ridiculously high prices, and then out-of-production sets are even more ridiculous. LEGO is actually a really good investment. I just sold an early Marvel set for $340 and I paid $45 for it when it was new.
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Apr 27, 2016 01:17
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Rhyno posted:LEGO is actually a really good investment. I just sold an early Marvel set for $340 and I paid $45 for it when it was new. A friend of mine buys two of each Lego set: one to build and then the other one pays off both and then some in a few months after it's discontinued.
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Apr 27, 2016 01:21
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Seat Safety Switch posted:A friend of mine buys two of each Lego set: one to build and then the other one pays off both and then some in a few months after it's discontinued. I know a good dozen people who do this. If I can the extra income I'd do the same. At least one of them sits on them long enough that in the end it more than pays for the hobby.
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Apr 27, 2016 01:24
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We interrupt LEGO chat with this special bulletin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Bmh2_XgZM
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Apr 27, 2016 01:24
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https://gfycat.com/HoarseSociableAngora
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Apr 27, 2016 01:36
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Saw that in the other thread. Those are washers, right? Because those look like washers. That is not awesome.
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Apr 27, 2016 02:01
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Those look like lug nuts that snapped in half.
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Apr 27, 2016 03:07
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Or they're mag/alloy wheel nuts with washers.
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Apr 27, 2016 03:12
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Zoom. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. 
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Apr 27, 2016 05:06
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Getting your nuts off?
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Apr 27, 2016 05:09
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Futher zooming/enhancing/rotating/enhancing suggests they might have been running spacers on a 1000hp car with slicks. 
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