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Big Adam

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  1. Big Adam
    Great news. At this scale there should be fewer concerns on wheel accuracy or 2023 livery on a 2024 model!
  2. Big Adam
    I love this. Bravo, sir!
  3. Big Adam
    Bravo on the obvious / not-obvious HOG steering!
  4. Big Adam
    Replicating the curves of the BMW ‘nostrils’ in brick form will be a challenge at this scale.
  5. Big Adam
    Beautiful. Titanic was my first (and only) Day 1 purchase. This will be my second.
  6. Big Adam
    I wish that fella would squeeze his bricks together properly.
  7. Big Adam
    Iconic movie tie-ins now seem to be in the SC DNA. I definitely don’t need another F&F car. I’m not sure I need a DeLorean either. Heaven would be a Pontiac twin pack, complete with Burt and The Hoff figures! and I’d LOVE a Bond Esprit! Particularly if it could also be built in submarine mode! Visually, maybe it’s too soon after the white Countach?
  8. Big Adam
    Tilting/dipping nose as well as retracting landing gear?
  9. Big Adam
    That is lovely!
  10. Big Adam
    Fabulous work Sir! I like this more than the A-model!
  11. Big Adam
    Built the Pagani and McLaren F1 this evening (Day 1 purchase from Lego but only arrived today!). I’ve got all the 8-wide series to date, but wow, the F1 is such a fantastic build! Easily my favourite SC model. The brick-built rear in particular is just a joy. Strangely, my Pagani build didn’t have a wobbly tail. Not sure what I did right/wrong but it just didn’t have the freedom of movement seen on reviews. I added the additional cheese pieces anyway just for extra rigidity, but I definitely didn’t need to. Bit odd really.
  12. Big Adam
    Nice job! I plan on doing something similar in my ‘man-loft’!
  13. Big Adam
    Great work!
  14. Big Adam
    10-4 good buddy!
  15. Big Adam
    Would love a Pontiac Trans-am double set including Michael Knight and Bandit mini-figs. But it’ll never happen!
  16. Big Adam
    They are absolutely fabulous! Just need to sort some Pocari Sweat stickers for the contents!
  17. Big Adam
    Exceptionally well executed!
  18. Big Adam
    Right now, 42143 (Ferrari Daytona) is £249 on Amazon UK
  19. Big Adam
    I’ve got all the 8-wides and, for me, the one that put the biggest smile on my face was 76896 Nissan GTR Nismo. And that’s coming from someone who generally feels fairly ambivalent to modern Japanese cars. The Quattro got me into the range but the Nismo put a huge smile on my face as I was building it and I still think it has the cleverest design from those early 8-wide models. Not sure how much they are fetching new these days though.
  20. Big Adam
    See RacingBrick’s YT review. He covers the roof issue and provides a simple fix.
  21. Big Adam
    Which branch of JL? Sounds like a clanger as the set isn’t released for another week! 😝 https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/fast-furious-1970-dodge-charger-r-t-76912
  22. Big Adam
    Bond and F&F sets now on UK Lego site. £20 each, so a £2 premium over the ‘regular’ single car sets. I’ve got every 8-wide set and my head says ‘yes’ but my heart isn’t feeling the love for these movie crossover models. If the next models are a K.I.T.T. Firebird or an A-Team Vandura, I’ll be all over them. Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino? I’m guessing a Hardcastle & McCormick Coyote X would be too niche (but very cool!) If TLC stick with movies, Blues Brothers Dodge Monaco? Bullitt Mustang? Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am? I’d be disappointed if they go with the obvious BTTF/Ghostbusters/Herbie options. Heaven would be an Italian Job triple pack of classic Mini Coopers! 😎
  23. Big Adam
    Pah! That’s nothing. You should have seen me when I connected the Titanic engines up! 🍆
  24. Big Adam
    I’m with derekthetree on this. When I was a kid and actually played with Lego, the pleasure/satisfaction I got from the functional aspects of 8860 was due to the fact that it had springy wheels and the engine pistons and fan ‘moved’ when pushing the car. Back then, I’m not sure I ever registered that the speed of the engine changed via the simple 2/3 speed gearbox. One of those gears was likely reverse. Again, I didn’t notice. I was too busy building the B-model dragster for my Hulk figure to drive. Fast-forward 40 years, and I no longer ‘play’ with Lego but not much has changed on the functionality side. I get pleasure from the complexity (in my eyes) of the build, the innovative way challenging angles/arrangements are constructed, and the overall impact of the final piece. But while I enjoy the technical build, the final models may as well have a single speed connection from one wheel to the engine to give me the same ‘Ooh, it spins!’ buzz that I got with the 8860. And no, adding simple functionality to a Creator range would not do it for me. They may be pretty, but the (clearly very casual) engineer in me loves just knowing that I built a complex mechanical system under the pretty skin. So, I apologise to all the ‘real’ AFOLs here. I am clearly the sort of Neanderthal shallow-gene-pool AFOL-lite audience that Lego are targeting with these 1:8 cars. Hopefully you are able to modify the Ferrari to address it’s failings. I’ll just build the vanilla version with a big grin on my face. EDIT: Although I will incorporate Balage’s fixes to address Lego’s instruction errors!
  25. Big Adam
    The USD and CAD prices are excluding sales tax (but your point still stands)
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