Jay Psi

Oh go on then, I'll be the first one to say I don't like the rectangular headlights ... ... but apart from that it's brilliant, the chassis you've been working hard on has been put to good use with the part-supercar, part-torpedo bodywork Out of interest, how many frames went into the chassis? This supercar might even be stiffer than its real-life equivalents!

Allow me to add my opinions (points) to the debate: 1: 10 20: 6 30: 4 6: 3 32: 2 17: 1 At one point I was tempted to pick numbers from a hat, such was the outstanding overall quality of entries.

Here's hoping I got in on those lovely-sounding orange envelopes then! Let's see if my forgetfulness in not paying for two days costs me... Regardless, my Porsche is in its box waiting patiently for these fine stickers. Thanks for the works that has gone into making these @8421XXL

I've got a (private) offer for a new 42056 at £187. After seeing the excellent work Didumos and others have put into improving the set and wanting to support a future line of large-scale supercars, I'm hovering over the buy button. But it's a good deal more then I've ever spent on a single set... Do I?

Like this. You do need to use the full Youtube link, the code cannot read youtu.be links (yet?)

They're a bit smaller - 42037 has 43.2mm x 26mm wheels with 81.6mm x 38mm tyres, whereas 9398 has 56mm x 34mm wheels and 94.8mm x 48mm tyres.

Or sometimes, very, very dark grey? @Neko77025 If you're looking at RC, then you've made the right choice with 42030. But to go with the PF parts from that set I'd actually recommend 42029 or 42039 as bases to get a good idea of how suspensions, (distribution) gearboxes, bodywork, etc. are built. In your position I'd get the pickup truck first because it gives you a lot of red parts (a popular vehicle colour, particularly for supercars), and should be slightly cheaper than the Le Mans Protoype, but both are relatively easy to convert to RC. If you're looking at SBrick, the SBrick Plus Kickstarter has just gone live, but I'm not sure it helps you because even if it is cheaper you'll have to wait a few months for the Plus to be built and shipped.

Seeing as I received the link this morning I assume it's fair game to post this. I've backed it already as I wanted another SBrick, so I thought I may as well get the Plus (and looking at how quickly the Early Bird tier is filling up I'm not the only one). If the lessons from developing the SBrick's hardware and software have been learnt then this should be another useful addition to the burgeoning ecosystem for Lego-compatible controllers. Edit - Aaaaaaannnnnd it's gone. The Early Birds were quick today!

Thanks for the pictures CM4Sci. I see you've got a lot of (unwarranted) flack for this on r/lego, so let me counterbalance that with some gratitude. Not liking the look of the jet so far, it's less F-22 and more Thunderbird 2 ... in medium blue. The proportions look off as well but that could just be the angle of the picture.

As someone who spent the better part of two years jobless, I can only offer my sympathies. Even if you manage to fill your time with other activities the guilt eats away at you, leaving you with a dreadful sense that you don't deserve to do anything fun or worthwhile because you haven't "earned" it. Your videos and posts have helped me as they have many other on here. Hopefully the next time we see you you'll have the funds and motivation to back up the talent we all know of and appreciate.

Playing Devils's Advocate for a moment - do chromed pieces chip much or at all? I can imagine TLG not wanting to replace a significant proportion of chromed pieces* if they think they are more likely to be damaged, especially in transit. *Compared to the proportion of non-chromed pieces that are replaced.

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Blakbird doesn't like working in aerospace, but still does because it's the only job that gives him access to the massive buildings he needs to store his collection!

I think they (Porsche) would be receptive to this idea. IIRC, someone here (Lipko?) built an A4 DTM and was invited by Audi to a DTM race to show off their model. I reckon the engineers were keen to see what they could learn from it! Congratulations to the shortlisted, runners up, and last but not least, to the winner Tamas - FWIW, I think the judges made the right call on the grand prize.

Good luck finding it in stock though! You can also take a punt on Argos' eBay outlet - £4 for delivery but it should be a safer bet than trying to hop around stores to see if they have any left.

Should there be a spoiler/warning for that photo? Half a lifetime on the internet has dulled my sensibility somewhat, but I imagine anyone eating really wouldn't want to unknowingly see that picture...

Congratulations are in order. Remember to start the little on Lego as early as possible! Don't worry about not building anything - I'm sure we'll be seeing a 1:1 scale RC pram from you in about a year's time

Those mods look really good, but you might want to fix those links... It looks like you've selected "photo for forum" when you uploaded the images, but "thumbnail for forum" is the better (working) option, as so: This also keeps the pictures under the 1024 x 768 pixel limit on Eurobricks while maintaining the link to the larger version on Fotos-Hochladen (the option you chose looks to me as if it would have exceeded this limit). I hope you don't mind me uploading one of your pictures as an example, I will remove it on request. Alternatively, you could use Flickr which automatically resizes the images to forum-friendly limits. It's not my personal recommendation, but someone is going to suggest it anyway

That's the Hero Factory Weapon Barrel.

No surprises that you're the one to spot the bargain first Grum I got it a fortnight ago for £90, if only I had waited I could have saved another tenner... Actually, if I hadn't bought one already I'd be tempted to get two copies and use the £20 off code (TDX-WYMJ). It's still £80 each, but it would be a quick and easy way to get another set of the tyres, red rims and lime pieces.

I tried this recently and it definitely works. It's not quick so it's not much use for this fan, and the motor from the Renewable Energy set is a much better fit, but the M-motor can be back-driven with an XL.

Fantastic small-scale small MOC! And there's still room inside for a minifig Jeremy Clarkson

You could say it's for ... -> ... data mining.

Thanks for the review, it's a shame that it doesn't quite mesh with the A-model but the mods needed to do so don't seem difficult. I understand the use of a (smooth) panel in the chute, but it looks like the 3x11 panel in the 5-wide chute leads to most of the gaps that small pieces get stuck on. There are a lot of 13/15-length beams left, maybe it would have been better to use these in the chute instead.

Hi there. 1) That's a bummer, I've ordered from Lego - I'm also in the UK - a few times without issue, although I've never ordered PF parts. They can be significantly cheaper on some common pieces, but for the most desirable ones (i.e. new wheels/tyres/pnuematics, etc.) it's quicker and usually cheaper to go to Bricklink or BrickOwl. Tesco would be my recommended high street retailer as well, when you combine their seasonal sales with Clubcard offers you can get a lot of Lego for a relatively low price! A word of warning about Ebay though ... make sure you have a good idea of what you're buying first. I've had to go back-and-forth a number of times on misleading descriptions and shoddy packaging, but it works both ways and you can pick up more than you expected as well. When I emerged from my dark ages Ebay was a fantastic place to look for old sets, but now that I've got almost all of the out-of-production sets I wanted, it's much less useful for me. 2) LDD. It's not perfect, but it's invaluable for getting a look (if not a feel) for a model in the early stages, and it can save a lot of time/effort if used wisely in the "endless" cycle of building, refining and rebuilding a model. 3) It depends. I do not enjoy making mistakes in an official set, but for MOCs or mods it doesn't bother me nearly as much. Of course, a total rebuild to undo a mistake would be a pain, regardless of what the build was... 4) I really would recommend Bricklink for this sort of thing, unless you know that there is a set that will supply you with the majority (as in 50+%) of the missing pieces - I assume you've seen the Rebrickable feature that shows you what pieces you need and which sets would help you get most of them? If you live near a Lego store you could also go there to buy PF parts, in my experience this is one area where buying directly from Lego is almost always the cheapest option. Because I can do this, I also avoid having to order these parts online.

Looks brilliant, performs just as well. One of the best big mobile cranes I've ever seen. Do you have any close-up/WIP pictures of the brick-built actuator?