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  1. Jim
    When I find some time, I can make it orange. Not sure if I will do that for the review, since the Porsche is at my work and I hope to finish the review Sunday.
  2. Jim
    Done.
  3. Jim
    Ahhh that. I will work on that after I finish the reviews. Sneak peak!
  4. Jim
    I am aiming at Sunday, but I still need to most of the write-up. No guarantees, but I will do my best. My nephews are at our for a sleep over and they can't stop playing with both sets. It's for the first time that have observed kids playing with Technic for a longer time and it's quite interesting. Hopefully tonight, tomorrow morning and Sunday will leave me with enough time to finish the review.
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    I am implying (told by TLG) that toys these days have vibrant colors. This is for a reason. They appeal to kids more than regular red and blue etc. So when moms and dads (and kids) are in a toy store the LEGO sets need to be at least as appealing as the RC cars and other toys. That is one of the reasons (apart from us begging for years) that TLG is using more and more different (vibrant and/or bright) colors. Hehe, that is quite a feat I have just shot about ten different wheel setups and some of them look really cool.
  6. Jim
    If you like to know more, we can continue the discussion in one of the two topics about it. In short; yes, I do use the same setup. Although shooting the (box for the) BWE or 42070 does reach the limits of my backdrop. The 42009 was probably the most challenging to shoot, due to the size of the crane.
  7. Jim
    I see what you mean, but I do think that keeping the stickers (mostly) on the black panels results in some sort of balance. But you can definitely skip the stickers too see how it looks without. Just finished the 360 degree viewer for the 42069 and I can't stop spinning it
  8. Jim
    Since I was working on a 360 degree view of the 42069, I suddenly wondered why I use 800 instead of 1024. There are several Photography topics (see the index), but this one is the most relevant:
  9. Jim
    Not long ago we only had this: We have evolved to this I know they are completely different vehicles, but let's imagine you are a kid in a toy store....
  10. Jim
    Children don't like all black. This color is very appealing to them. Even my girlfriend likes it and I have had a girl and her mother visiting us and they both also really liked it and explicitly commented on the color. So, I think TLG did the right thing. And trust me...the photo would not have looked as cool when it was all black. Agreed. Exactly my experience Thanks for the offer, but I will do a better job proofreading my review this time. If you find stuff, feel free to PM or post. Would 1024 as default image size for my reviews be too big? (my default now is 800 wide) Compared to:
  11. Jim
    Ain't she a beauty!
  12. Jim
    Hehe. I wasn't too enthusiastic about the Unimog. You remembered correctly. Maybe I need to rebuild it and learn to love it. Sorry, quite off topic.
  13. Jim
    Still working on the write-up. I have had a busy week, so I couldn't find time to finish it earlier. I can tell you that 4 kids in the age of 4-6 have just been playing with it the entire night. So it definitely scored high on playability. Higher than I expected.
  14. Jim
    That means you haven't read my review
  15. Jim
    Sure. You have to build something with LEGO Technic Not 100% sure about the concept, so no hints yet.
  16. Jim
    I will finish the reviews first. After that I will contact TLG about prizes (when Kim is back from his holiday) and I will try to arrange some prizes. After that we can get a new contest up-and-running.
  17. Jim
    Noooooooo Any progress on the chassis?
  18. Jim
    My pleasure! While I do understand your opinion and I tend to agree, we sometimes forget that big Technic sets aren't for AFOLs only. Like I said in my review; I had a buddy co-building with me and sometimes even @Kitty (my partner) helps me out. It is interesting to observe the building process. Kitty tends to confuse dbg with black, so sometimes she is "missing" a piece later on. Overall, she is very meticulous, but these things happen. That's probably why TLG is color coding liftarms (and axles) more and more. We do need to take into consideration that these are the people who also will be building Technic sets, for themselves or for their kids. The unfinished look and hefty price have nothing to do with this of course, I am 100% with you on that one. Claas + Volvo is a no brainer. So of the most fantastic Technic sets for the price of a mediocre one. A picnic basket? --- On a more positive note; the battery box compartment easily fits the rechargeable battery pack or BuWizz
  19. Jim
    There's a very similar topic in Historic themes. I will close this topic.
  20. Jim
    Me too, but that doesn't involve LEGO (at the most, I am saving some money)
  21. Jim
    Now that is what I am talking about....your storage system. I prefer mine this way too (as you might have seen). This is so convenient. Oh, and nice work on the X-wing
  22. Jim
    That's basically what I said in my review
  23. Jim
    Great review, as always. I concur with your assessment. This set/review is worth a frontpage
  24. Jim
    Check out this video review by @Sariel. It's clear that the designer has Eurobricks roots
  25. Jim
    I will move it to Train.
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