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  1. Meatman
    There might be a lot of them now. The post that you quoted of mine is 6 years old, and at the time, this was the only studless replica that I had seen. I still don't think the old one looks as nice as the new one. It's just my opinion.
  2. Meatman
    Agree 100%. This 1:1 model is cool, but also kind of pointless as it is nowhere near being done completely with Lego. The entire chassis, steering suspension and wheels are made of metal and other non Lego materials, which is understandable as it would be impossible to build a driveable car completely out of Lego. They are also flexing the Heck out of some of those parts.
  3. Meatman
    Model looks great. Very faithful to the original. In aesthetics, one of, if not the best Technic model that represents a real car. Might have to break down and buy the plans to see how you pulled off some of the body building techniques. Shame there is no gearbox for a model of this scale, but I guess that it is understandable.
  4. Meatman
    Looks good! I couldn't make it to the show. Wanted to take the kids, but the wife had other plans. Was Paul (crowkillers) there?
  5. Meatman
    Nice B model. It looks great and nothing like he original model which is impressive. My only critique is that the angle in which the doors open is off. Imagine if there were a side window in the door and I think that you'll understand what I mean. The side mirrors and window should be more forward and above the front windshield when they are opened and not inwards toward the cabin. Out of curiosity, how many parts were left over?
  6. Meatman
    I would be concerned with those #1 connectors in the steering working themselves loose and pulling from the axle. There is no doubt a better way to do that.
  7. Meatman
    This is amazing. Might be the best Lego set ever.
  8. Meatman
    New 180 limiter idea from crowkillers
  9. Meatman
    That is actually a pretty simple, yet clever idea. I have noticed too in my Bugatti model that there is a few degrees of swing both ways with the orange shifting parts where they are still engaged. Yeah, that price is insane.
  10. Meatman
    At what point in the video is it shown how to attach the Porsche rims to the Chiron hubs with standard pins? Are you sure that you are not confusing how he shows to connect the Chiron wheel to the older standard hub?
  11. Meatman
    Probably be taking the kids to Brickfair this year. Hope to see the finished model there.
  12. Meatman
    At 13:32 you claim the Porsche rims are more versatile since they fit the standard Lego hubs, and with the addition of standard pins they fit the Chiron hubs, too. The Porsche rims DO NOT fit the Chiron hubs with standard pins. Unless you use 3L blue pins or something like that, which still isn't going to work right.
  13. Meatman
    Not sure what you are even talking about or what shipping the car to the buyer has anything to do with anything. The tape is cut crooked, is peeling, and and looks horrible. If you are advertising yourself about your commissioned models, they should look professional, and this one does not because of that inconsistent wrapping. Even the tape on the sides of the headlights looks rough.
  14. Meatman
    Car looks very nice! But for a commissioned project, all of that red tape or whatever it is doesn't look very professional. I think that you should have just primed and painted the parts with a nice flat red.
  15. Meatman
    Nice solution.
  16. Meatman
    Yeah, I suppose that it can be used any way that you want. I like the shock being used instead of an elastic band. Nice and clean looking module.
  17. Meatman
    This just popped up on my youtube feed.
  18. Meatman
    Neither set had friction pins being used at the base of the suspension arms. They both used axles. So why do you suppose that this set has friction pins being used at the base of the suspension arms in both the front and the back?
  19. Meatman
    When people pay $350(and more than that around the world) for an "Ultimate Technic" set, the suspension should at least work. There is no way that TLG didn't know there wasn't a problem with it before release. In fact, they tried to compensate for it with friction pins in both the front and back.
  20. Meatman
    No one that designed this car is supposed to be an amateur. Maybe he is just not good at building doors, because they are quite poor in design.
  21. Meatman
    I just tried it out. You're right. They don't work. One would think that a new part like a wheel hub would be compatible with all of the wheels.
  22. Meatman
    Well. I finished my Bugatti model late last night. My overall impressions were that it seemed that I was building a model by 2 people, a Lego designer and an AFOL. Most of the build was enjoyable, but there were some instances where I was rolling my eyes. The gearbox is obviously the star of the show, but I don't care for the shifting system under the steering wheel. It seems like a step back from the Porsche in that area. My front suspension is non existent which just completely disgusts me(and yes, I have it built correctly) The doors seemed like they were built by an amateur and I hate the use of the panels(again) for mirrors. And also, why couldn't Lego make a 3L bush pin in blue to match the door so that we do not have a light blue gray piece that sticks out like a sore thumb? It also seems like a lot of stacked beams in the front of the chassis which isn't very "Lego Like" I also hate the ugly gaps under the 3 x 11 curved panels on the roof. The use of these panels seems to be hit and miss. They also do not flow with the wheel arch parts. Also I am quite surprised that Bugatti didn't ask Lego to place the rear brake caliper in the correct position. And I don't even want to get into all of the stickers. I hate using them, but in order to continue the swoosh on the bottom, a sticker is needed. Let's hope they can get the suspension figured out for the next car in 2020.
  23. Meatman
    It does look like the front suspension works better than in Sariel's video. One other thing that video shows is how flimsy and ugly the front end is. This model almost looks like it was designed by 2 different people.
  24. Meatman
    You mean the shocks that now cost a fortune to buy? What is this gear meshing technique that you are referring to? In the Bugatti? Or in general?
  25. Meatman
    I didn't add any mods to my Porsche that added any weight at all and my suspension has been bottomed out since I built it. I highly doubt an experienced builder like Sariel made any building errors in the Chiron considering the suspension looks to be fairly straight forward in construction in the instructions that have been posted online. What I would like to know is If Bugatti was so anal about the functions of the model, then why were they not concerned with having the suspension design at least somewhat similar to the real thing?
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