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That is a quite limited view of Technic that thankfully not everyone shares.I love this crane, size is a challenge by itself.

I like the irony of your post

Using stickers to achieve certain shapes not feasible with bricks is something TLG does in official sets. I think those look ok and contribute to a closer look to the original model.

"Improved Production" makes sense, it will be just a non branded generic car then, with spoilers and lots of stickers.

The LAs in the Volvo Front Loader were not black, so I don't expect black cylinders at all.

Neither the Enzo nor the Fiorano were instantly recognizable to me, just red sport cars with some Ferrari flavour, as close to the real models as the 8070 to a Ferrari Sedan. Modelling within the constrains of an official set is very hard, the curvier the model the worse. The typical Porsche is one of the worse case scenarios because it has many subtle but very distinctive curved shapes. A Lamborghini might be easier to model and recognizable.... as a "generic" Lambo. Unless way higher part count than previous models is used in the bodywork I don't expect the IP to be meaningful at all. Anyways *IF* there is a licensed supercar I expect it to be a Mercedes SLS AMG, Lego loves to put fancy doors on their supercars, it is quite boxy, has not too subtle distinctive features and is the perfect excuse to make silver panels like in the Silver Champion

I hope they are not using "ultimate" too loosely. For example, RF is ultimate, IR isn't..

Everything you say guys sounds pretty reasonable, plain common sense if you will, because that is what we have been taught. The concepts of property and reputation get entrenched in our neurons pretty soon and firmly, and that makes very very hard to think differently, I just suggest that for a second try to think out of the box: Of a community where people shares without expecting profit or recognition. Of a community where every bit of knowledge is put in a common pool for everyone to benefit, and learn. Of a community where recognition or authorship don't matter because is the community and not the individual what matters. It is pure utopia, our very nature is to seek power and control, the catholic church enjoyed that quite a bit by controlling literacy for some centuries. I work in the IP world and that has changed my way of thinking over the years. I choose to not contribute to that way of thinking.

Lego itself, its very first plastic bricks, are a copy of a patented design! They did not license it, just stole it. I wonder why they do not give proper attribution when selling those very profitable Lego boxes I see a model in the web, the designer is called JohnDoeBricks. I like something about it and want to use it. So following your ethics, I ask for permission to use it, and publish my own model giving proper attribution to JohnDoeBricks . Except I may be wrong, Unless I know every of the published MOCs since the creation of Lego Technic there is no way I can be sure JohnDoeBricks is the original designer and not a copycat, And I can't really know what mechanisms he copied. Even if I knew every single model, how do I know he did not steal an idea from someone that simply does not publish. Reputation. Sadly that is how it works now, a very one sided system. If a builder with a well established reputation steals the model of a newcomer, no one will believe the newcomer for example. This has happened many times in academy and literally world, there is no reason for it not happening in Lego . Specially if there is some value to it. Example Not that long ago someone published a gray Land Rover. It is not a surprise that it was similar to Sheepo's, as both were stealing a Land Rover design -the irony always makes me smile-. Some technics in the body where close, although not the same. but someone was fast and in my opinion rude calling him a copycat, specially because the technics were really different. And that is the problem with all this IP crap. I don't care at all about Sheepo's reputation or profits -no offense-, what I care of is of someone being stigmatized for no real reason. It has been said already, 99% of what is done is based on previous works and I don't see a 10 page document relating the tree of attribution on every new MOC, ¿Sounds ridiculous? It is because it is, but for a system to work it must work the same for everything and everyone, not just for the big things or famous members of a community Conclusion This isn't a perfect world and ethics is relative, scarce, and attribution does not benefit everyone but just a few, hence for me it is a useless burden. I personally don't care if people give attribution as long as they respect those who don't and don't become zealots protecting their Idols.

Just ask yourself for a second not if it is wrong, but what is the harm done?Yours is a nice example of ethics. But while it may be obvious to you what is right and wrong it may be not the same to everyone, and even if everyone agrees, your very own example isn't a black or white. ¿Tweaking? Where does the inspiring end and where does the copying begin? Furthermore you imply that there is intent,to deceive. I would not accuse so happily, who is to be judging that? It becomes a burden and for what purpose? Here is where the answer to my first question is relevant. In the end people know enough to tell a copycat or not enough to know or care. I myself appreciate a creation for what it is, not for who signed it. I don't think Lego needs third parties making a profit to survive. Care to clarify? The academic world is a good example... of why it is wrong. There is a big controversy about how it works for exactly the very own reasons you mention. People stop sharing or caring of anything except fame and/or money, and that hurts knowledge and progress.

All these threads directly or indirectly related to Intellectual Property and Lego don't cease to amaze me. Authorship, permission, citation... all concepts related to IP, which is itself designed to keep control and grant profits. And it is amusing how since -by now- there is not clear law or rule to apply, all kind of opinions sparkled with cursives, quotations, similes , etc. surface, in an effort to convey a personal vision of an apparently -but not really- very complicated subject. The very moment that IP concepts or law are invoked, it is either a matter of ego or profits. I don't feel any sympathy for ego worries because I see Lego as a toy, for fun and learning. Hence I wonder why people care so much about what others do when it is just a matter of enjoying it. But ego is a messy subject and when two people argue about it three opinions arise. So nothing surprises me. If it is for profits it is just like any business. It is not about time, effort or compensation, it is about running a business by choice and following the law and paying your taxes. Personally I want Lego free of laws, rules or limits even if that hurts a few egos or makes hard to make a profit.

14: 10 9: 6 18: 4 16: 3 13: 2 1: 1

Old style box, with the plastic trays....

It performs surprisingly well.

Regarding my LDD update wish... It is a bit puzzling that even common PF parts are missing but I have no clue of when it was first launched or how frequently it was updated so I don't know if a 3 years hiatus is kind of normal.

I think that sometimes after a long period unused you need to reflash the brick and it comes again to life.Maybe that will help.

Wow

Cute and fun kind of a creator set made with Technic but better.

There are many old sets I want but don't own and still I am not a fan of re-releases. Old sets may in certain aspects be outdated or have a lot of potential for improvement. A remake -42009?- is way more interesting. An 8455 re-release without taking advantage of the new cylinders makes no sense. a remake is the way to go.

Missing parts in LDD

In real world cars, taking someone's else model, and desgining parts to make it uglier, unreliable and most of the time not faster is called Tunning. And there is a lot of people who enjoy it. So nothing wrong here, this is Lego Tunning

Technic-ally even if not everywhere, July 1 begun almost 11 hours ago... So unless a timezone was specified in the NDA. no fool play. Anyways, watching one video won't prevent us of watching the others... Tomorrow I expect some hamster action.

I am not sure If this thread is restricted to empty threads or includes general complains about thread policing... I'll assume is the second The search button is pretty useless, when I need to find something I resort to google site:eurobricks.com So I guess sometimes new threads are created because a relevant thread can't be found even when it is just a week old. Also some useful threads like the "General Parts" are not pinned and it is a shame because it just makes things harder. Also sometimes necrotheading policy isn't clear...or helpful. Creating a new thread instead of using the one where most of what you need is posted seems... unnatural. For example I hope that no matter how old it gets the Third party tires thread stays alive and unique.... and pinned? But above all I really miss a "hide this thread" button.

It has a complex shape but It is just a sticker like many other models have,