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    Do you mean something like this: ? 2854 lacks the "good elevation", but it looks like an escalator to me It's a little bit hard to understand which way you want the axles/pins to be relative to the part you are looking for. Maybe it's just me, but some context will definitely help.
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    That would be great, it is one beautiful car. I kind of based one of my MOCs on it: XVK It is in no way a scale model, but I really like the rear lights and the roof angle, and that is what I tried to capture. Sadly, as is often the case with LEGO, some of the curves on the original car are to smooth to capture in the brick.
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    Reminded me of the Elder Sign tabletop game, this is basically what clue tokens look like: I really like the photo, it captures the noir atmosphere very well!
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    Hey CodyCorvetteZR1, thanks for sharing! You've captured the look of those executive 4-doors very well, the color also adds some more executive-ness. Looking forward to seeing more MOCs from you!
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    @CodyCorvetteZR1, welcome to Eurobricks! Thank for sharing your MOC, it looks pretty cool. I really like the color scheme, it does remind me of Viper GTS. If you have more MOCs, please share them as well! That said, I originally created this topic to share my personal MOCs, but apparently it never occurred to me that the name of the topic is too generic. I should probably change it at least to "My sports cars" So, if you plan on staying at Eurobricks, I would recommend creating a topic for your MOCs so that it's easier for people to find them. Just remember to give it a good name And you should definitely stick around - there are tons of cool MOCs here, and folks are very friendly and supportive. From my own experience I can tell you that with all the inspiration and comments you will very soon learn some cool new techniques, and you will see your MOCs evolve and improve with every new one. Once again, welcome to Eurobricks!
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    @Erik Leppen, true, that's definitely something you can't change by simply building something different than a Bugatti But I actually referred to the fact that being dark blue the rims are limiting in terms of rebuilding the Chiron in other color schemes. Once again, they might work with black+blue, but with no blue the rims would probably look out of place. I am not a Technic builder myself, but I feel for Technic fans (especially purists) in that LEGO offers very few realistic rims. You have wheel covers from the Ferraris and Lamborghinis, which are not that cheap and are mostly for the smaller wheel molds, and then only Porsche and Bugatti wheels for this scale. And while black Porsche rims are quite universal, you can't easily replace them with the Bugatti ones unless you use the new hub as well, and on top of that they are dark blue.
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    OT: I'm not sure if anyone would actually be interested in doing this, but - Bugatti rims look pretty similar to Opel (Vauxhall/Holden) Astra OPC (VXR) rims. They should be black on the Astra, but since it is blue anyway, dark blue could work: There've been some complaints about poor re-usability of the rims, now there's a solution that no-one asked for
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    Really love the way the windows on the storefront are built!
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    @zux, sure thing! Definitely didn't mean to sound condescending. I had a similar issue, but worse: not only didn't I fave the image, I never even saved it, or at least a link to it. Sadly, Google Memory Search is not a thing yet
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    Based on the description, this is probably the author's flickr. Google Image search is very helpful, just right-click and search Google for image.
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    That is indeed the connection TLG often use in models where a few modules need to be connected, but also easily detached. I think themes like Star Wars, Ninjago and Nexo Knights have a lot of that, but other one too. Another use is something like this (see the connector at the back of the hinged wall): But you know what they say, great minds think alike And that's also a part of LEGO magic - coming up with new ways to combine pieces. From what I understand, this connection is not as strong, so it is useful in places where normal play assumes disconnecting the pieces often, like the wall on the bus above or the rear module in https://brickset.com/sets/9499-1/Gungan-Sub.
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    Thanks for a more in-depth comment 'MAB'! I did not get into that much detail as I was not sure I could put it well in enough in English
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    You can try this at home: fill the sink with water, take a bottle and push it into the water so that the opening looks straight down. You will see that the water doesn't get into the bottle. As 'icm' said as long as the pressure inside and outside is equal the water is pushing just as hard as the air inside and no-one gets anywhere
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    The way the rear on the white car is built is very smart, I haven't seen a solution like that before. I should remember that Good luck with your project!
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    Welcome to Eurobricks ‘ederseesteine’! That is a very good-looking and quite detailed model, I really like it. As a side note, LEGO actually used to have a Farm theme for LEGO City: https://brickset.com/sets/theme-City/subtheme-Farm I never owned a set from the theme, but there was something very appealing about them, so I can understand why you decided to build your own. I hope you will share future models as well!
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    Apparently, LEGO built a life-size version of the 75888 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0
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    imvanya replied to Kevin Yoo's topic in LEGO Town

    I really like how your build captures the Cosmo's signature rear lights. Thanks for sharing!
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    Thanks @koalayummies! I wanted to use the studshooter rear lights for quite a while, they looked like something that could replicate the round supercar taillights. I can’t take credit for the snowboard spoiler, I’ve seen them in quite a few MOCs, and TLG used it in the Speed Champions McLaren P1. Thanks @ColletArrow! It was one of those times when I was like “Hmm, these parts look like they would fit together”, and they did!
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    So, hachiroku24's Fast and Furious Mitsubishi Eclipse inspired me to have a go at building the Eclipse. It turned out trickier than I initially expected, so it is still somewhat rough around the edges. I decided to leave it as a convertible as I couldn't come up with a good build for the roof, but I am really happy with the rear section: You can download the .lxf file here, or find the Mecabricks model here. Comments and critique are very welcome. UPD: PDF instructions are now available on my Bricksafe here.
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    Thanks 'supertruper1988'! I've seen the trick, but I haven't tried it. I assume, LDD won't allow it, but in Mecabricks it shouldn't be a problem. I guess, I will give it a try. In the meantime, I have come up with another design for the taillights, at the price of the exhaust pipes ans some stray studs: The trans-red connectors seem to be a little bit more common then the popsicles (just in case anyone wants to build it IRL).
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    It now takes longer than it used to for me to complete a model, but I'm happy that I took some extra time with this one. I really wanted to use technic panels in a MOC for a while, however, it turned out to be harder than I expected. I've tried several approaches of attaching them, I haven't been able to find a good way to cover up some of the gaps they created, and LDD refused to attach them to plates. But in the end, I feel like I fulfilled this dream. So here it is: I am still experimenting with A-pillars, this obviously isn't the ideal solution. You can download the .lxf here, or find the Mecabricks model here. Both LDD and Mecabricks lack some of the crucial parts that are available in the other one, so consider checking out both. Comments, suggestions and critique are more than welcome.
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    Here’s a photo from Bricklink which illustrates the differences between existing variants of the 1 x 6 x 2 arches: You can check Bricklink for more info: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15254#T=C
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    Thanks Wes, and welcome to Eurobricks! Thanks ‘ColletArrow’, I am myself very glad how that worked out. I haven’t had a chance to test the connection of the front part “in the brick”, but I did spend quite some time coming up with a solution that loooked viable.
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    Well, better late than never. I can't believe it's been almost a year now since I last posted in this topic Never stopped visiting the forum, though. Anyway, I've tried out Mecabricks, and it's great. The best thing about it - an up-to-date parts palette, something LDD can't boast. "Slope, Curved 2 x 1 No Studs with Stud Notch" was what I was looking for, and that's what I got So, here's Studshooter: And here's a link to the .lxf file. Comments and critique are as welcome as ever. UPD: I used the amazingly handy new feature of Mecabricks and rendered the model. A huge thank you to Scrubs for creating such a great service! UPD2: PDF instructions for a new and improved version are available at my Bricksafe here.
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    I could suggest this article at Brickset, it looks like it might be helpful: https://brickset.com/article/22494/the-economy-of-lego-city
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