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(...) Simply the best Lego car model on the net. Nuff said. regards lawrence (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Lawrence, I feel truly honoured! Thanks for the comments so far, keep them coming. Neil (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) It just felt so right. Attention to detail The scaling Doing a good job of difficult curves. You also managed to get a working transmission into that tight space (thanks for the hints there) And I like the blending of technic and bricks. To (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I kept the scale as near to possible correct by digging out all the dimensions of the real car and then scaling with respect to the 8448 wheels. I've got 12 years worth of Autocar magazine (I am a car nut as well as Lego nut...) to refer to! (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I can fully empathise with those weeks spent getting things right - it is as if the model is sitting there teasing you, telling you that there is a way to get things working correctly, it's just that you haven't found it... yet. The (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) if (...) I know exactly what you mean! That's half the fun of Lego though.... (...) As mentioned on the site, I feel that the rubber bands spoil the purity of the mud guard solution (oh dear, Lego really is getting to my head...), but hard as (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Nah, I think you're just fine with the elastic bands. They are legit pieces anyway aren't they - the "Mud Masher" uses them as part of its steering - so the purists shoud be happy. Jennifer Clark (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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