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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:37 pm 
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more details http://www.fbtb.net/2014/06/03/lego-ann ... ni-cooper/

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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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I'll probably be a wally and buy two: and then enough parts to make one of them in another colour!
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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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+1 to that harley! Gonna take a bit of a chunk out of my funds for a real mini but i think it'll be worth it.

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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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I am a bit sad that they scaled it down so much though :cry: the prototype was awesome at 1:6


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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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It's still about 1:8 and that's a decent size.

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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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Its 1:12.


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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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Damn just registered as a VIP member but won't be able to get it much earlier :cry: maybe July instead of August


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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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Ah yes, my mistake. I though smaller number, bigger size. Sorry, yes it's less than a tenth of the length, not more.

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Man I am all for this, totally getting one, or two maybe. Too bad it doesn't come in red...

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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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Am I the only one that thinks this thing is **** ugly?? :oops:

I'm up there with the biggest lego fans, but seriously I think they dropped the ball on this one - it looks more like a jeep wrangler or a hard topped moke than a mini! :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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Am I the only one that thinks this thing is **** ugly?? :oops:

I'm up there with the biggest lego fans, but seriously I think they dropped the ball on this one - it looks more like a jeep wrangler or a hard topped moke than a mini! :lol:


Considering it is a rover it isn't too bad, I agree it could have been way better but if you look at the corporate model of Lego I don't think it was on the cards for it to be much better. The shape of the mini is all wrong and lego aims not to produce one off bricks for sets if possible (it saves money) so you have to build from existing bricks where possible, tie that in with number of bricks in the box, price people are willing to pay and licensing fee (yes this is a licensed set) and that determines how close to original you get.

Look at the Hippy van for example, it is pretty good as it has mostly share shapes and regular curves and is pretty big. The VW Bettle on the other hand...... lets just say the mini is pretty :wink: (there was also a bit of a licensing argument on that one I believe....) But for an official set I think it is pretty good, certainly could be better but lets face it we have been waiting how long for Lego to make one?

If you want to make a mini that looks more realistic then the one from this page is by far the closest I have found so far but you have to source the parts yourself and there are a lot of them as it is big! http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/14663/the-brickset-builders-guild-share-your-mocs-here


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 Post subject: Re: Lego Project
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chopchop wrote:
wrong hose clamps for that model too

ha ha hahahahahaha I actually have a set of new Utilux clamps....

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