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Yes and that's entirely down to those who put so much time into making the GT3 what it should have been from the start. It's coming along but very slowly. I've not had much building time due to Family commitments. The body is separate & self supporting and can be easily removed to show the good stuff underneath. Again, this is how the original should have been.

Build Day 6/7 - Combined building time 7hrs 30mins - Total build time 23hrs 15mins Just time to post pictures of the last 2 days building sessions. Sorry I've no time to write much other that to say I had no problems other that a few of my own making that were quickly resolved so progess has been good. Apologies for the quality of the pictures.

That looks like it’s going to be something of a beast. I very much look forward to seeing it once complete

For me it's anything with more than two pieces

That poor guy! I think you should add a 'No Technic Guys were (seriously) hurt during the making of this film' disclaimer to calm a worried audience . Wishing you all very Happy New Year. May 2019 be a year of good health, happy memories made and dreams fulfiled.

Build Day 5 - Building time 4hrs 15mins - Total build time 16hrs 45mins This morning while building all went well with the exception of my mangling a 18651 Axle Pin 3L with 2L Axle when trying to push it through the two 6632 1 x 3 Thin Liftarms above the steering column. I find the plastic used for the 18651 to be much softer than that used for pins and axles. It’s always the pin end that I damage usually rendering it oval or worse still I spread the ends of the pin apart so it ends up looking something akin to a happy cod! I know it’s bad but I must ruin 2 out of 3 I try to fit. Good job I’ve plenty of them. This afternoons building session also wasn’t with out a problem or two, again of my own making. The most annoying was when fitting the paddleshift unit. I hadn’t noticed that when I had it in place the 11L Liftarm fitted to it’s right side had missed one of the pins, notably the one to the left of the gear indicator. After making sure the liftarm was fitted to the paddleshift unit correctly my thoughts turned to only other thing I thought it could be, the position of the shifter unit itself. I checked but could see no reason why the hole in liftarm wasn’t aligned with the pin. Perplexed and somewhat annoyed I went in the house and had a coffee. The caffeine must have had some effect on my observation because as soon as I was back at my building table I could see that the paddleshift unit wasn’t sitting quite square, it was tilted slightly towards the back of the car, just enough for the liftarm to miss the pin. A bit of leverage with my clamps had it aligned and a quick push had it in place. I felt like such an idiot not noticing earlier but that aside the mistake was easily fixed. That’s the end of today’s ramblings, I hope it all makes sense. Here’s today’s pictures:

Always a pleasure to see you wonderful creations Edwin. She's a real beauty.

You're making a habit of building really beautiful looking cars

I'd say you nailed it. Well done

Great looking build. I find it amazing that so many functions can fit in a build this size.

Really nice build with impressive performace. I'd love to see it with the Buwizz set to Ludicrous so keep practicing that driving..

If you're looking for an app to open .lxf files look no further than Buf3d+. For an app it's got some great features. You'll find it in the Play Store.

She is indeed

In that Vision GT guise with that colour scheme it looks simply stunning! I look forward to seeing it in the brick. Great work

I like this a lot. It's immediately recognisable and personally I think it's fine as an entry for the competition.

Happy Christmas to you all, my Eurobricks friends. Thank you for your kindness and support throught the year.

That’s incredible. If I hadn’t seen it myself I wouldn’t have believed it was possible. My ‘chair has two 90ah batteries powering two 4 pole high torque brushless motors and I reckon it’d struggle to pull that. Amazing.

I too can’t believe I missed this. It’s fantastic! I love the functionality, especially the way that drill moves, it’s brilliant. Really mesmerising.

Thank you for taking the time to review these sets. Although I do like these sets I can’t say I any of like them enough for them to be day of release purchases.

I’m building the Pimped version of the GT3 and I'm curious to know if I need parts from bags 2, 3 or 4 before I'd need them if building as per the original instructions. I just don't want to have masses of parts out if I don't need to.  Hope that makes sense.  Any help would be appriciated.

I'm curious to know if I need parts from bags 2, 3 or 4 before I'd need them if building as per the original instructions. Hope that makes sense. I just don't want to have masses of parts out if I don't need to. Any help would be appriciated.

I’ve never been one to get demoralised about anything but those bands, now they came close . As for enjoying my ramblings. You’re very kind. Thank you

Give me a break. I’ve only just built this one

Thank you. It's getting there, slowly, but I'm quite pleased with progress so far. It's been interesting to compare the stages of this build with the original instructions and see the differences between the two versions and how the improvements have been made. In doing so I came across something unusual (to me anyway). In the screenshots below the parts indicated by the red arrows aren't fixed onto anything from below but rather 'float' and are secured by the pieces above as indicated by the blue arrows. Other than steering racks & Outriggers I'm pretty sure this is something I've not come across this before. I'm pleased I chose to build this version. If I'd have built the set in its original form I think I'd have regretted it. A lot of people put a great deal of time and effort into coming up with the various Mods so I reckon the least I can do is build it. Between them they've made the GT3 what it should have been in the first place, not just a display piece but as you say, a more playable set that our Grandchildren can have a great deal of fun with (especially when the Chiron gets built). Apologises for my pictures not really showing the changes very well. It's a tad difficult to take pictures as I'm back to building on my laptray while my shed is being used by Santa as a temporary place to store presents.

Build Day 3 - Building time 4hrs 35mins - Total build time 12hrs 30mins None of those pesky rubber bands to hold things up today so I’ve made decent progress. As you can see, the gearbox is together. Bear in mind that I’m not particularly aufait with these things but looking at it against the original instructions the Pimped gearbox does look less ‘fussy’. That’s about as technical as you’re going to get from me. Yes, no rambling. Call it an early Christmas present. One thing I’ve been careful to ensure is that all axles, gears etc have a some slack, just a little, to allow as friction free rotation as possible. The last thing I want is to complete the build and find something not working as it should just because something’s been fitted too tight. The next major assembly to build is the improved paddle shift unit by Didumos69 which I’m really looking forward to. All being well it should be tomorrow. Here’s today’s pictures.