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Agreed. Still the best IMO for the product they offer....but the margin is shrinking....

BOLD!!! This may very well be the most popular Technic supercar by OAFOLs out there. Good Luck.... I know I will be following closely....

Fair enough. I can respect an expectation for a premium product for a premium price. But based on what I am reading.... This is above and beyond wanting recompense. This sounds like the poster is out for blood. Sounds like he/she is out to cash in on TLG's perceived problems with the set. We all pay for this type of attitude. Also, I think folks should consider this...... there is a degree of buyer responsibility with all things. TLG had put out two shoddy "Ultimate Collector" series supercars prior to this. Both had significant issues with drivetrain (42056) and front suspensions/drivetrain (42083). I bought both. For the Sian, I thought no way am I buying it or at least not until I really see the reviews/feedback for these reasons. What ever gave someone the idea that this car was going to be any different? Completely throwing up one's hands and taking 0 responsibility for the purchase of the Sian, and then being so demanding when it goes south does not seem to be the answer either. We all throw around the moniker of "premium product" for what TLG offers like it is objective, like it is undeniable. Like it is written in stone somewhere. Just because they charge a premium price, and they market their product as such does not make it so. I know this has also been their history .... but for anyone who is paying attention well...... times be a changin'. They claim a premium product...... but their self-proclamation does not make it so. I know this is not a popular opinion, and I still think Lego is the best product in the market for building blocks, but I am wondering aloud if we need to stop viewing Lego as this "gold standard" premium product and perhaps with a bit of suspicion. Be critical - yes... but not entitled. Difficult balance to achieve - yes; and I in no way profess to have that formula, but that expressed by @blondasek does not seem to strike that balance. "Caveat Emptor" (aka...buyer beware) seems more and more appropriate when buying Lego nowadays and I don't think anyone is absolved if they chose to ignore this warning...

Wow... and here I thought this degree of entitlement only existed here in America. Silly me. I do hope that you end up on LEGO's blacklist. It is this behavior that at least partially contributes to Lego's high prices. High prices that we all have to pay for your sense of entitlement.

Wow... really nice job. I think you have captured the F1 racecar look well! This does leave me with questions however of how this pertains to EB rules and posting. This is a B model off a Cada set, with Cada parts. I am not complaining, I personally have no problem with it, but a clarification of the rules would be nice. I will go back and read them myself, but it seems things are more nuanced or acceptable with Cada sets/parts. I am curious because I also have been dabbling with non-Lego sets and parts, reviewing quality, etc. so obviously this is of interest to me.

He doesn't. Never said he had to. Said that's odd word usage on a lego forum. That's all.

In my like what, nine years on this forum (this is a LEGO forum right?) this is probably the weirdest thing I have heard.......

this is why I ask. Looks like later ones obviously will be last. Which is only fair. But with me ordering so late, what would be the anticipated shipping date (or at least time-from-order)

Just found out that my order did not go through. I am not sure what happened.... I may have entered my incorrect information? No idea. Either way, I now need to submit a new order so I will be last in line. Any idea how long it might take for me to get mine given that I now am last in line?

Saw this on FB. Great job....

Great eye. I will look at it tonight. Either it is my error, or there may be another error in the instructions. I am curious.....

One of my all-time favorite MOCs to build. Great work. TY for the experience. Can't wait for you new one....

I also bought the 18K Super. Did a review of it. Will not post it here because it would definitely be against the rules (already pushing it), but it is on my youtube channel. Overall: great value.

In my experience when personality tests are used for hiring there is an extreme amount of emphasis placed on "fit." Often, if these are used companies will barter talent for "fit." I have been a part of academic institutions where talent has been set a aside in favor of one's ability to play well within the organization. There are many very talented artists, builders and designers out there. It may very well boil down to having a baseline set of skills, experience and talent but true selection criteria being based on how one fits within the Lego ideals, limitations, and vision of the other members of the building team.

I try to see the positive in all things. The only thing I can come up with is..... I just became 300 euros richer.

If you read the whole thread you see that his intention is to change things quite a bit. WHat we see above is just the WIP for the moment. Rigidity, changes, etc. are all on their way

Agreed.

This actually may be a plus for me. I like third-party tires anyways. Allows me to put on bigger ones... Oh ick... Just saw it on FB. Agreed. Wheelbase too long. I was a buy on day one kinda guy for this set based on the preliminary pics.... but now super disappointed. please don't be the official model!!

I won't respond to rhetoric....but this does not appear to be such. This sounds much like the experiences of my son and others I know. I feel this is genuine, raw, and emotionally guttural. You likely could be right. If met in person we might find much more common ground. What you write above feels much more like common ground to me and I wish you didn't have to deal with what you have to. Sounds like you actually DO control, ALOT, what affects you and what does not (contrary to your statement), but sometimes allow your frustrations and hurt get the better of you. Which only makes you human. So do I. I guess I need to reinterpret your statement as something to the effect of "humans can and do control what affects them day in and day out, but sometimes fail in that endeavor and let things get the better of them." If this is more accurate then indeed, you and I have found a common ground. I agree with this and you have my sympathy and understanding. If this is indeed the case I would have no problem referring to you by your preferred gender/pronoun. I hope I am not putting words in your mouth. I do not mean to. Based on what you said this is what I heard.

I will officially stop here because of this statement. And now I know where you are coming from and I don't feel a need to respond to every statement you have made, etc. This statement perfectly sums up why it probably would be okay to lock this thread. This is no longer about LGBTQ issues. If you honestly believe we have no control what affects us then there certainly are larger issues at hand. This is not name-calling, bullying, etc. This has nothing to do with LGBTQ issues, and is patently false. I know MANY, including my own trans son, who struggle with being misgendered, who would not agree with this. This is the very epitome of deflection, and does not describe the LGBTQ people, friends, family members and loved ones I know or have worked with over the years. Please re-read my comments. I most certainly have said just the opposite I DO understand. I even agree with the frustration. I literally have said something to that effect. I have even shared tears with my own child over this very issue. One just does not have the right to try and force another to accept their gender. That is all I have said all along. You can be pissed, angry, etc. and have every right to. I would. You can distance yourself, etc. from such people. You just can't force them to your worldview. I did not. Your words not mine. Please re-read. I made a comparison. Did not state what you accuse me of. This distinction is very important. I perfectly accept that respecting people's pronouns is basic human decency. If you read my statements you will see I have literally stated as such. But I also accept the fact that not all people are decent. And I cannot demand that they be so. No robbing, sexual exploitation, etc. are also all elements of basic human decency. But I know these will be violated. If I go through life with the philosophy as @Alexandrina put forth "No human being can choose what affects them and what doesn't" then I have just made myself a target. All social ills (and mis-sgendering IS a social ill) will throw me for a loop. I would never DEMAND for someone to mis-gender someone else just like I would never DEMAND that I never be robbed again. I can PREFER it. But not demand. One is flexible and shows malleability, is durable and can withstand force against it, the other is rigid, inflexible and prone to being easily broken. Please go back and read my comments on the previous pages and you can see my credentials and where I come from. Don't need to repeat myself. This comment shows you have not fully read what I have been saying so I feel no more need to respond here. **break** This will be my last response on the issue. My silence is not "defeat" or anything like that, I just honestly I don't think this has anything more to do with LGTBQ issues, but rather more about @Alexandrina's comment that no "human being can choose what affects them and what doesn't". Armed with this there is no end to the demands one can impose on other people. And as I worker within the mental health community, the father of a trans son, and one who works with or addresses LGBTQ issues daily I can tell you this does not reflect the movement. At least not the healthy aspects of it. This is categorically something else altogether and provides background and context to a lot of the things spoken here, that have nothing to do with other members of the community. I will end with this. I am a HUGE proponent of the LGBTQ community and I owe it to my son. He has never demanded that his mother and I call him by his identified gender. He has never demanded his grandparents to, who struggle with it as they are deeply religious and carry some biases there. He is always respectful, understanding, silent but strong in his conveying his beliefs and ideas on the issue. He certainly does not espouse the idea of @Alexandrina, but understands that only HE can allow what affects him or not. He has had to go through life being misgendered all the time, and continues to hold his head high and deals with this adversity like a champ. He, and others like him, have made a convert out of me through their silent, civil, but strong and confident manner in which they conduct themselves.

Lol... I almost did not read after this. "can" and "have to" are different concepts here. One "can" certainly, but does not have to. Unfortunately "can's" or "shoulds" do not compel human behavior. Would certainly be nice if we could do that. But we cannot. So many concepts of society are built on this fundamental understanding that appears lost on you. If I leave my belongings in my car unlocked, someone "can" walk past without taking them. That does not mean that they will. Clearly you are, especially if you turn to name calling (i.e. "idiotic"). Which is unfortunate. What I think what many are trying to do in the LGBTQ community is raise some really compelling ideas and expose some really deep-seated biases. It is great, it really is. But you really will, at some point will be dealing with the armpit of humanity, and that is our biases and stubborn categorical thinking. Which to expose or deal with will really take some grit. Some teeth, a backbone. One will really have to be tough and their ideas will have to stand up to logic. To plead "I am so done with you guys really" in the face of logic sets the movement back. I will stop as well. I don't intend to hurt feelings... but honestly, it is frustrating. To be so vociferous and demanding of social change and then bow out or name call when others have questions about that change seems to hint at ulterior motives....

How does someone calling you something interfere with your right to a belief? To your identity? Sorry but this is where you lose folks. Your rationale falls apart here. No one has a right, nor should you allow anyone to, for their words to affect you so much. Certainly not change your belief, identity or self-image. THat is the very antithesis of strength and IMO, an Achilles heel for our movement. It is weakness. If you are allowing others words to affect you so much, I am sorry and I say this with respect, that is a much bigger problem than even LGBTQ+ issues. That is a much greater emotional issue that needs to be addressed. THink of the un-ending applications you are saying and how many different ways that does not work in society. Just think of how this would affect one area of social life, the belief in religion. By your logic I could say that a god believer "directly interferes" with my belief there is no god and my identity as someone who does not believe. One may think "well that is different because there are different concepts of god, and that concept is not an internal construct. One's concept of gender is an internal construct therefore I have ownership over it." This is correct, but only ownership over that internal construct. You, trans, ci, whatever-gendered people however do not have ownership over the construct itself however. It is NOT YOURS. Gender is an idea. A construct. NO ONE OWNS these. In the words of many LGBTQ proponents, it is fluid, changeable, mutable, and open to interpretation. It is an idea owned by all. There are many who choose to define that idea by sex. Biology. Genitals. I agree that it is not accurate. I think it is naive and uneducated. But, that is an interpretation that many have and it is theirs. We, as the LGBTQ community, do not have a right to define that for others, just like they do not have a right to define it for us.

Clever, professionally done. I also like the upgrade option. Bottles scattered around for optics is a cherry on top. This looks like it could be an official model. Well done.

Sorry... no more from me. Had some down-time and found this thread. I will end with I recognize that it is a very important issue (LGBTQ stuff). But for all proponents out there please thoroughly think through things as the LGBTQ movement goes forwards. As I have both worked in the field of psychology, but more important as a parent of a trans child, I honestly believe that the greatest opposition to LGBTQ rights, progress, etc. comes not from the outside, but from within. Half-baked reasoning, mis-directed stressors, abusing social platforms, etc. can and are embedded in such movements. If you find yourself advocating the LGBTQ movement, or intimately (personally) involved, continue to push forward. Feel free to be loud and proud but remember the values of civility and sound logic. Don't try to persuade anyone with passion, rhetoric or emotion. Do so with rationale and sound thinking. Without any finger-pointing, please be aware that it is just as important to identify internal detractors as it is to identify outside detractors.

I don't accept that people's declared gender identity is definitive. And that is not my call or interpretation. Like I mentioned before, self-identity is a fluid, ever-developing concept. It is no more definitive than one's sexual orientation. Which, for some, is always changing. Over the years I have been involved in many cases where one identifies with with the opposite sex they were born, so by definition they become transgender. But later in life they switch back, and identify with their natural-born sex. It is not rare for this to occur. Gender identity is certainly JUST THAT... it is difficultly discerning one's gender identity. How else can it not be? One is born into a sex, and social and personal identity is then built around that. If it does not seem to fit, then what does one turn to? The opposite sex, naturally, because we only have two biological sexes (not counting all the rare, but different permutations out there). But just because the degree of freedom is 1 here does NOT mean that that person knows what it means to be the other sex. I have seen it a lot where person 1 is born as sex 1 but does not identify as such. So, naturally, they turn to sex 2 and try to identify with that sex as well, only to find they don't identify with it either. They spend decades afterwards trying to figure out all the nuances in between...that is the very definition of "non-binary" - I would think this would be familiar to you....