Siegfried

Ooooh! You're gonna be in trouble when a moderater sees this! Until then, welcome to EB!

I'm not so sure, and it's too early to tell. With K-Marts solution you can turn up any day for the next two weeks so there's no hurry. For BigW you have to be there ASAP. All BigW may have won is an expensive storage bill...

It's OK. The written word is often unclear. As to if we'll add or just replicate, only time will tell. Besides, sites come and go so even replication is a good thing. Do we? I thought we were just trying to create the center of Brick filming and Comics on Eurobricks, and to my knowlege no EB staffer has said otherwise. As I said before, this is just a response to member requests and an effort to reduce our waaay too big "Other" forum. To be honest, I personally haven't even been to BiM so until I get around to it I'll have to take your word for it.

Are you trying to get banned?

Well I wouldn't agree with either! Everything is not ( necessarily ) better on EB... but it's different. Afterall, we're not trying to compete here, we're just trying to meet a need that our community has asked for. Most of all though, I don't think it's a waste of time to recreate. While I won't go so far as to compare LEGO sites to art, once again they are (like most creations) always at least slightly different due to varying factors; community (number 1 reason IMHO), staff and software are just a few. Thus to some this might be better than others, to some it might be worse, and to others it could just be another site to increase exposure. If people didn't bother recreating what already existed I think the world would be a very boring place. On the other hand, there would be a lot less Warthog MOCs!

I think it's worth it for me, but it really depends on if you want a lot of basic bricks.

I won't tell anyone, but it won't be a secret for long...

This is what I've heard the origin is. No; I'm in the club using my real age. However kids automatically renew, adults must confirm (at no cost) each year.

Eurobricks has a new home for all of you creative BrickFilm makers and Comic writers! It's called Brickfilms & Comics and you can find it here!

Indeed; all but one were higher than I expected. I hope TLG note this; honestly this is insane. I have no plan to buy 8258 at that price. 8265 and/pr 8263 is possible, but certainly not at S@H. Please don't re-post images. There is no such thing as "page 8". Many members, including me, change the default posts per page. (For me this is page 4.)

Darn. Darn Darn. I just knew this would happen... but the timing was crap! How can I butter up my wife for the Dropship at the same time as the Grand Carousel. I hope you're right about the sales.

It changes roughly 4 times a day because I wrote a program to do it for me. Why? Cos I couldn't pick just one! Remember this is a sales thread, not a avatar rant.

To me LEGO in a box that you'll never open is nothing! I don't buy anything with the intention to resell so if I'm not planning on opening it I don't buy it!

Yes... so I merged them!

But it's useless then! I don't collect LEGO to leave in it's box/bag, I collect LEGO to use or display. Since I have no interest in starting a keyring collection for display purposes (to me it'd be like displaying LEGO housewares!) that means that I'd be a waste unless I used it. Yeah me too, but he's still cute! Since he's partially transparent exposed from the start it doesn't bother me too much. Dr Henry Jones comes in the bike set, and he's in 7198: Fighter Plane Attack. The cheapest will probably be the newer set.

Well I was all excited by that offer... until I saw that it was a keyring. I currently use a Rock Monster keyring and he's pretty scuffed up already! Since he's a monster it still looks OK, but chrome fig will look bad in short time. As svelte said; a fig would have been better. I like the chrome figs ordinarily... and I love my Darth!

S@H have made available to buyers from the USA the new Technic sets. Read about it here!

That isn't too bad. As a guess the Australian prices will be... 8265 - $119.99 8263 - $79.99 8258 - $249.99 Let's see if I'm right. Can't wait for the reviews!

I'm sooo sorry to have doubted you. You're my favourite guy in the forestman hat!

Gee, I thought it'd take a bit longer than that to forget me...

starstreak has been dusting off his Technic and he's given us a treat of two beautiful Supercar reviews; 8880 and... 8448! As an added bonus, someone else just recreated the last Technic Supercar, 8466, from spare parts. You can find that review here and even more great topics in our Technic, Mindstorms & Model Team forum!

It's been a dream of mine to own a LEGO Technic Supercar... and it's still a dream! (I'm not a big fan of spending large amounts of money on used LEGO.) But I have now achieved the next best thing; a recreation of 8466 using the parts I have. To make this several sets had to die; 8106 Aero Booster, 8292 Cherry Picker, 8838 Shock Cycle, 8145 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, 8297 Off-Roader and 8386 Ferrari F1 Racer are the most notable ones. Mechanically it's 90% the same, structurally it's about 60% and externally it's... well it's close, but since I didn't have many of the original fairings that had more holes in them I had to make bigger changes there! In a lame effort to make it look accurate I used some of the clear engine blocks. The gear box was my main goal. I've been studying the pictures and instructions of the supercars for a while, but I still was unclear what was actually going on. Making one and being able to observe one first hand has enabled me to finally understand what is actually going on. This one in particular is cool as it has 5 speed and reverse. Supercar owners will notice that I don't have the correct gearbox top piece. It's a big beasty of a model. To me the biggest failing is the smaller wheels; I might bite the bullet there and buy the real ones! The doors to this are very cool. They can be controlled individually and you simply press the axel on the top... ...and the top lifts at the same time as the bottom lowering. Flashy, but not unbelievable. For added proof how big this is; 'Daddy! Can I drive? Pleeeease?' Unlike the current Technic line, the steering wheel is not just decoration. The interior is the original design but I went for the leather option. I used up most of the Ferrari 599 fairing and flexible axel parts on this! The center diff; one of the rare true LEGO 4x4s. It was one of the main reason why I made this and not the Super Street Sensation. (I'd rather have made 8880 but it is older and I am missing too many parts still.) Rear view. You can see in the foreground the mechanics for the doors and in the background the rear of the gearbox. Front diff. The model uses an interesting (and rather wasteful) technique of having a gear as a spacer. One of my big disappointments with the current 8297 Off-Roader is the suspension is way too stiff. Arguably this is correct, but it makes a poor technical demonstration. This model however has a much better suspension with better travel... however (at least with mine) the front seems slightly too soft. I'll probably try to tweak it by adding a second shock later. Here's one reason why this model is far superior to most modern Technic sets; it has a four studded beams running for most of the length of the chassis. These beams are then cross reinforced. Thus no flexing. Note the lime parts in the steering; building this was a strain on my parts. So does this mean I no longer want a real supercar set, new or old? Not really; in fact it makes me want one more! The amount of parts needed was stunning, but it does highlight that the parts are in circulation if TLG chose to make one. I suspect that they will in time. The new line of fairings should let them make a car that not only has great function but great looks as well! I really love the way LEGO do suspension. Building this has been an interesting experience. I don't own any of the older large sets and it seems to me that the instructions and the build itself have been simplified. Many of the steps needed more careful alignment than what is expected of today. I was dismayed how fast my collection of gears were whittled down, forcing me to pick more parts of other models and MOCs! So what's my rating? Well it seems rather silly to rate this set seeing I haven't actually got it... but I'll do it anyway! Functions: Shocks: Two front, two rear. Drivetrain: 8 piston engine linked to the both wheels via 5 speed gearbox (with reverse), center differential, front and back differentials, plus universal and constant-velocity joints. Steering: Rack and pinion via cab mounted steering wheel and hand of god on roof. Doors: Damped gull wing doors with linked step. This is the best drivetrain of any supercar. 10/10 Parts: Going by the original, this is a stunning kit. 10/10 Price: Looking at the sets I had to buy to be able to re-create this, I do wonder if I should have just bought one! I do have a lot of spare parts now though! However since I didn't buy this as a set the rating makes no sense. N/A Looks: Looking at the set photos, this set always seemed un-impressive to me. It wasn't until I looked though the instructions when I realises how good this set was. Personally I think ignoring the smaller wheels, my version looks better... but it could just be that TLG took horrid photos. Eitherway, the original loses points here. 5/10 Fudge: It's a supercar. 10/10 Overall: Recommended. 10/10 Notes: 1. There's more pictures here. Nothing special, just slightly different angles 2. The timing of my "review" has nothing to do with the recent ones by starstreak... it's just a freaky co-incidence!

OK, OK. Before I get grumpy I'll abuse my mod powers and close this. It's no longer news anyway...

Like many, this set doesn't do much for me, and as a technic fan boy it's hard to accuse me of being mini-fig obsessed! I'm very surpised that there aren't printed parts. I do think that TLG should continue the concept though; I'd just prefer ships that hadn't been done so much. svelte_corps Show off!

Welcome to EB.... thanks for the review.... and what an odd set! I like the overall concept (especially the rotating wall), but it doesn't work for me. It's quite clearly just a filler set and doesn't add much to the line.