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ooh!! best challenge yet!!!
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haha how about amaxophobia? fear of riding a car!!! haha!!! now i can build any car for the challenge even if it doesnt suite the challenge ill just say its about amaxophobia lol!!! no stealing my idea!
oh and ochophobia! fear of vehicles wtf?
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ooh, this one's gonna be tough. My only major phobia is of epidemic...any ideas?
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Apple pie...I've learned that people appreciate being totally taken by surprise...which is why its best not to talk about your build before you post it. Your idea is fine for the challenge, just make it clear in the write up what you are doing.
Dylan...this doesn't have to be based on any or YOUR phobias or superstitions...just any that exist. So if you want to do a spider themed car and you're perfectly fine with spiders then all is good. Also, anything sort of scary looking would work. Also, your vehicle can be in a diorama environment that helps illustrate your idea.
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umm i wanted to make ssure no one stole my idea so i had to announce it. oh theres a fear of speed as well
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There's another fear, very real, almost palpable, already lurking in the shadows... the fear of someone else building the exact same MOC!
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omg you are right!
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Like any other superstition, this one is essentially irrational. Look at the diversity of idea that people have come up with in previous challenges. In those, it's hard to find two vehicles that look the same. If you're still afraid: GET BUILDING!
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Interesting challenge, this could be chance to build something really wild...
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In the spirit of just doing it, here is my first Challenge 13 post.
When I was a youngster years and year (decades) ago, there was a teacher at my Primary school. Her name was Mrs Lindemeyer. She looked (a bit) like a Gestapo agent - at least to an 8 year old. She was the feared Music Instructor and she drove this:
1961 Mercedes-Benz W112 300 SE Saloon - Black
Is this the perfect henchman car or what?
I believe a car similar to this was used by evil henchmen in one of the early Bond films, I think by someone with a murderous hat.
Anyway, as I grew up (and taller than Mrs Lindemeyer), I realised that she was actually a very nice person with a groovy old car, rather than someone to be scared of. But as a little person, the persona of this teacher was really quite scary.
About the car.
Released in 1961 and based fundamentally on the 1959 W111 220 S/SE (b) 'Fintail' body, the 300 SE used a version of the 3 litre in-line six from the 300 SL sports car from the 50's to early 60's. This series replaced the earlier 300 d Series 'Adenaur' that had been the top of the range post war model for Mercedes-Benz for more than a decade.
The W112 shared much in common with the 1959-1965 W111 220 6-cylinder models, additionally with a long-wheelbase model 300 SEL with 4 inches extra in the rear passenger compartment. The body style was also shared with the 1961-1965 W110 190 series, which made do with a two inch shorter wheelbase and a shorter nose incorporating single circular headlamps instead of the one-piece incorporated vertical units used in the 220 and 300 models. (I know, this can get confusing).
In 1965 the W112 models were replaced by the W108/W109 S-Series cars of similar size. The remaining fintails were given the designation 200 for the 4-cylinder cars from 1965-1968, before being replaced by the smaller W114/W115 'New Generation' or 'Slash 8' models. A minor anomaly was the retention of one 6-cylinder version from 1965-1968 at 230 S specification, this was de-trimmed relative to the early 220 Model, as not to step on the toes of the new W108 250 S/SE model.
As a henchman car though the 300 SE in black has to be the way to go. As a counterpoint, would my Gestapo looking teacher seemed as menacing if her 300-ride had been white?
As something to be scared of, when I first got my drivers licence in the late 1980's, I was pretty keen to get a dark grey fintail (220 or 230) with which I could run over any remaining 1960's escapee hippies. (didn't happen though)
911
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911, how in the world do you remember what your 3rd grade teacher drove? That's crazy! Cool car though.
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Because she was scary, and drove a big, black, groovy car.
These were really very expensive at the time, so they were quite uncommon amoungst the 1970's Australian domestic and Japanese imports. Even in the Euro-centric suburb I lived in, these really were special, along with the unrepresentatively high number of Citroen DS that were around.
911
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Ha! I remember what my kindergatren/1st grade teacher drove! A 1992 Toyota Camry Wagon! Beat that! And my entry's almost here, I have it designed on LDD and going to build the real version soon! ;)
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I know what my 4th grade teacher drove. it was a hotrod but she crashed it and bought a vw beetle
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ha! okay, maybe we should leave comment space for the contest entries...
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One of my teachers drove a white Dodge Stealth.
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I get really excited, looking for what other people are going make.
Hurry up somebody, and build something.....
I can't wait....
911
(PS) my lego is now back within reach, and if nobody else builds anything, it might mean I will have to.
Doesn't someone want to make the 1000th pool entry???
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lego911...don't you recall the usual pattern? No one really lays out many submissions until shortly after the mid-month reminder...well, except for you. Cripes, I haven't even started mine yet. After my big art opening on the 8th, I'll have time to work on mine. I'm as excited as you are to see what comes up on this one.
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I have too many other building projects going on. My fire truck, which despite what I wrote to you Lino, isn't going to be an entry for the challenge (fear of fire is just too bloody obvious and a bit lame), and I have plans for a new helicopter. I do intend to build something specifically for this challenge, and I've got an idea what it is going to be, but it'll be a while.
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Umm, Ralph, it is a ladder truck isn't it? Seems perfect to me.
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It is a ladder truck, indeed. I wrote in reply to one of Lino's comments on the work in progress that it ticks three boxes: fear of fire, fear of heights and fear of loud noises. I'll see what I do when it's done. You'll certainly see it on LUGNuts.
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Oh Ralph its perfect for this challenge and surely no one else has come up with it. I've learned in art school that some of the pizazz exists in the art itself...in this case here at LUGNuts its Lego vehicles. But most of the impact comes in the presentation, the write up. Also, in these challenges...and in a lot of things in life, its encouraged to follow the rules...but implied that rules are meant to be broken intelligently. Just posting a firetruck as is without explanation may raise more than a few questions. But when you present it as fear of fire, fear of heights...and especially fear of loud noises (what child or dog hasn't been freaked out whenever a firetruck goes by?)...that's when we get it! You've thereby followed the rules of the challenge...then intelligently broken them...in a way that we all understand and appreciate. I say your firetruck idea is perfect for this challenge!
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I'd be an idiot to argue with both Lino and Proudlove and as soon as it's done I will enter it for the challenge. Thanks guys.
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No one who believes that walking under ladders is bad luck would go anyway near that thing.
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Phasmophobia or Spectrophobia: Fear of Ghosts.
Of course, "I ain't afraid of no ghosts..."
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Well, I guess it's about time I entered one of these. Here is a collaborative effort from me and Ralph www.flickr.com/photos/madphysicist/ under the title: "Arsonaphobia" unsurprisingly the fear of fire. In this case you cannot escape your fear by travelling to a different scale!
I hope you all enjoy. You can see more picks and a who did what description here: www.flickr.com/photos/legomonster/
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aha!....i been dreamin this model for a couple weeks now.......i will just come out and say it......i fear death.......
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Hey! So I'm actually in LUGnuts!? Hurray! I was going to post... Fear Of Largeness!
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OK then, LUGnuts. Here's one of my self-built TTs. It was for Fear Of Largeness - you know that feeling your chest gets at a rock concert? Or when you've stepped in front of a large-ish cement truck, turned around, just while its mighty snarling truck engine rumbled to life while you jump ten feet? Or when the neighborhoods bullies come up to you, rolling up their sleeves and cracking their knuckles? That feeling of excitement, of adrenaline. So here, (I needed an impressive name) is Iron Goliath! Doth thou likest?
Also available in yellow, here 'tis:
It's a bit small (Not exactly something you'd be afraid of stepping in front of) so I don't expect (although I hope greatly) any high impressions - I'll probably post another Fear Of ???? sometime. Well, anyway, I'm happy to post my first LUGnuts entry!!
Fear Of Largeness: Maximaphobia.
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Errr... Isn't anyone posting entries?
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The challenge still has about two more weeks to go. No offence, but I think you'll find that most people's entries take a bit longer to build than a four-wide vehicle. Building mine took almost two weeks.
Here it is:
more pictures
We've already discussed a few of the fears this can be associated with: fear of heights, fear of fire, fear of loud noises and the superstition involving walking under ladders. In addition there is a type of loathing particular to LEGO builders with this one: a Mega Bloks set provided some of the inspiration ;-)
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No worry mate, I've got something bigger comin' ;)
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Much bigger >:]
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you mean 18-wide yes? no?
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My car (if you can call it one) will be posted tomorrow.
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It's posted on mocpages. Sorry, you might be dissapointed. You've already commented on it. But I'm uploading it to LUGnuts right now :)
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Fear Of Dirt And Uncleanliness - Limusphobia. Actually, "Limus" is only dirt, but Rat Rods are considered dirty and associated with-
DOOM.
So, here I present you, my newest creation from Raphy G, The Salt Rat, a Bonneville Rat. Hope you like ;)
Here's another view! You can see all of it on my Flickr account, or on mocpages.com. Nice, isn't it?
Soooooo, better than my little Iron Goliath? Yessss.
You know those stupid queens in England some long time ago? Those queens that had to have your jackets sacrificed to a small puddle 'o mud so that she could strut across it, just because Miss Queen couldn't walk around the puddle? And also because if you didn't she'd slice your head off. Jeez. Some poeple had obsessions. I probably would have sneaked up behind her and gave her a little shove. Ahhh, the satisfaction that would give!
But that's mud. And this is dirt. Rats are associated with death, plague, and all that other stuff that doesn't exist, so I made a Rat Rod Bonneville Racer. Tell me what you think ;)
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dyan is it 4-wide?
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For my car, I decided to go with one of the most common phobias out there. Did you know that 40% of the world's population is claustrophbic? That's the fear of small, confined spaces! Often times these small areas can make the person feel sick, or stressed-out. Nothing screams "Get me outta here!" like a 1963 Peel P50! Known to be the world's smallest production car at only 54 inches long! Claustrophobics beware...
Click on pic to see more!
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Today is the 15th so here is your usual mid-month reminder. The challenge is halfway over but you still have 15 days...plenty of time to come up with a phobia or superstition inspired vehicle. I see a few nice entries have graced this post (some I'm TOTALLY digging!)
I can assure you all I've spent the past few days indoors diligently working on what I hope to be one of my wildest creations yet...and you all know I've pulled off a few doozies! So happy building everyone and keep 'em coming!
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lino is it 28 wide? oh and dylan i am slightly claustrophobic
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Hi Guys,
This is my second entry for fear and phobia.
There are two fears and phobias represented by this entry. The first is given away in the title; Arachnophobia - the fear of spiders. Though not the only Ferrari named spider (a colloquial term used for two seater light weight roadster) The Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider is probably the most famous, and certainly now one of the most expensive. A recent sale of a Spider previously owned by James Coburn for US$ 10.9 Million.A near record for any car, though considered over priced in the market.
The second fear or phobia represented here is that of an infuriated parent.
Ferris: "Dude, you killed the car!"
One of the famous lines from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a cult teen film from 1986 in which Ferris convinces his frind Cameron Frye, that they should take his father's classic Ferrari for a day on the town. After accumulating many miles, which they are unable to rewind by running the car in reverse on stands, Cameron damages the car by kicking its nose as an expression of his resentment of his father's priorities. After a pause to reflect on the minor damage he has done, the stands collapse, sending the car roaring backwards out the window and down may dozens of feet into the forest below the house.
"Dude, you killed the car!"
At the price paid for the car mentioned above, I'd be pretty terrified of my father too.
Fortunately, no real Ferraris were harmed in the making of this movie. Much of the driving was done using a fibre-glassed replica on an MGB chassis.
The Ferrari was quite something at the time, though technically, engine apart, was quite a conventional vehicle.
It has been named one of the more beautiful of Ferraris, helping increase values of cars that enter the collector market. The car definitely captures the classic sports car feel. released in 1961, the SWB California was on of four road going open topped 250 GT variants, following on form the earlier LWB and Cabriolet variants from 1957 and 1959. The car war succeeded by the 275 GTS, a slightly softer, but more usable car.
If I killed the car, I would be afraid of whoever it belonged to. If I owned one, I be afraid to drive it anywhere.
911
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I may have entered my ladder truck for the challenge, but I still decided to also build one of the cars that I first thought about when I read the challenge, simply because it's such a nice car and an entertaining build: a black cat (a Jaguar Mk 2)
In much of Europe a black cat crossing your path is considered a bad omen, probably because historically black cats were associated with witchcraft. I decided to read up on this particular superstition and much to my surprise found in the wikipedia entry on black cats that in the UK and Ireland, black cats are actually associated with good fortune!
It's a good thing that I don't tend to take any of this seriously or I'd be getting seriously confused ;-)
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One question, are any phobias allowed?
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Never mind.
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You kids like ice cream, dontcha? Whats the matter? You afraid of little ol' me? Click the picture to learn more about our fiendish ride. C'mon, you know you wanna! Go ahead, click on it! I dare ya!
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Hah!! I didn't know this until it was pointed out to me, but with these pics I now have 666 uploads in my photostream. Hows THAT for superstition?!
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If I wasn't scared before I sure am now. Awesome work Lino as per usual.
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donneyboy [deleted] says:
i might do 3 topics-
Kainolophobia: Fear of novelty.
Hoplophobia: Fear of firearms.
Hobophobia: Fear of bums or beggars.
i have to choose.
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Here's my entry: "Dead Sled" a slammed 68 Cadillac hearse.
This vehicle covers two phobias Necrophobia, the fear of death and acrophobia, the fear of heights (since it's lowered.)
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OK Raphael, time to switch to decaf. If you look at previous challenges, most people post their creations towards the end of the month.
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dude calm it raphy
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here's my 1st stab at the phobias
Peanuts in the shell is part of an American racing superstition. I imagine this car with a French or Asian Driver. It wins all the races because the Americans are afraid to race with it. The car gets in accidents all the time, but keeps coming back. Fans love to see the wrecks, but the compitition stays clear for fear of death.
The blower is a magnet piece. It would look better (no studs) from all angles at 4 wide, but i wanted extra wide tires so I went with 6 exposed instead. The peanut was pasted in with photoshop as I don't have an available printer for decals.
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That's pretty sweet! And, although I'm not Lino, welcome to LUGnuts! (How come I didn't get a welcome?) Grrrr. But anyways, fe2cruz! (How about giving us your first name so we can call you normally :))
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raphy dude, i think it's time i pass on a wise thing lino once said to me. you never tell people what you're building! you give them clues or nothing at all, when they see what you've built, itll be like a soft punch in the face for them. and if its really good they'll be blown! and when you post you only write a couple of features not all of them and then say "And much more". but write what is absolutely required. that will bring you more visitors. and do a good write up as well.(by the way lino this helped me a lot thx :) man!)
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I don't see the point in trumping up your MOCs in advance. It gets a little annoying and when the MOC is finally unveiled it's usually disappointing. If you look at the entries in other challenges you'll see that most of the regular participants in these challenges aren't easy to impress.
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RaphaelG, Apple-pie talks like one who has taken the warnings to calm down to heart. He has become a much more mature poster because of the advice of others here. We like to hold each other to a fairly high standard of forum etiquette. You have posted 11 times in this topic and that's about 10 more than is necessary so curb it or else.
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OK I'll delete my two other sneak peek comments quick. I don't want anyone to see them ;)
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Hey guys? Just a quick question. I ordered a few parts off Bricklink to complete my next Challenge entry and I'm not sure if they'll get mailed here before the end of November. If the pieces so happen to be later, maybe just a day, could I still squeeze in my 2nd entry afterwords? Well, hopefully I will avoid this situation, but just in case, I'd like to know.
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Dylan...yes, you can add to any challenge, even if its months later. The only problem with that is there are other blogs and such that watch our progress. The LUGNuts blog and sometimes others link to these posts which gives us all more publicity. If you post several weeks or months later, we would see it here but others might miss it. But if you're only a few days off then you probably wont be missed.
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Actually guys, I'm going to have to sit this one out. I had a lot of ideas, but none that I can pull off in time, plus Thanksgiving is in a few days so I get to drive down to Florida, away from my precious LEGOs.
I wish I could enter.
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dude im rushin it! i got till the 30th and i can do it. i made the whole thing 99% in 3 days! incuding the chassis. looks like theres a new street rod comin in. ;)
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So here it is. My entry concerns chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats. We all know that Batman was inspired to use the symbol of the bat to strike fear into the hearts of lowlifes and villains. Plus, he always has the coolest cars. What better way to enter the Fear and Loathing challenge than with another Batmobile.
Be sure to check out the top view. I finally got to use those Batman Begins logo pieces that I designed months ago.
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This one's pretty cool!
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Here's my entry: Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake
Well, my entry for the 13th challenge presents two kind of fears(in my opinion)... 1st one is the fear of snakes since the name of this car is GT500 Super Snake.. as we know a lot of people scare of snakes specially the Cobras and the Anacondas! And for who don't know the emblem on the trunk and the front grill shows the Cobra snake..
2nd kind of fear here is the fear of excessive massive speed! Specially when it comes from an aggressive super-charged V8 modified engine(+600 HP) which placed under the hood of this monster car.. well I think the aggressive look of this car itself makes kids cry ;p
One last thing I'd like to add an extra kind of fear here: the fear of having HEART ATTACKS while building this disturbing car in LEGO! ;p JK… It wasn't an easy trip… that was my hardest model by far.. so I hope you guys like it specially that LUGNuts contains some of the best car builders in the world… finally I had so much fun building this entry to LUGNuts group(it's my first entry to a challenge here).. thx for sharing something like these challenges with us >>> peace.. Firas Abu-Jaber
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Why, because he made a mustang? Yes Firas has skills, but you guys need to choose your words better.
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Apple Pie, Firas' Mustang is a very nice MOC and he has presented it very well. I can understand that it gets you excited, but calling any one builder better than all the others is very rude to the others. You are comparing apples and oranges.
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Damn guys! Apple Pie, you were doing so well for awhile, what happened? Your friends look up to you. They see you acting a certain way, then they follow suit...that's why I'm depending on you to behave. Be cool, refined, and respectful like the other builders here and you'll find this whole LUGNuts thing to be a happy and rewarding experience. I was just as excited about Firas' Mustang as you are. What I admired most was in the write-up he mentioned that this was a very difficult build, nothing came easy. That is the mark of someone who is learning and growing as a builder and the results has paid off big time! No one should get too comfortable with their building...as soon as everything is done easily, then you've stopped learning and growing. But to say he is better than anyone else in the group...that's just immature.
We're a group of Lego car builders, but I bet you didn't know that within our ranks...some of the more silent members are real professional photographers, lego bloggers, and automotive journalists. They feature us in their blogs and magazines occasionally. Also, I can say without a doubt that representatives from the Lego Corp. has seen and regularly follow our challenges. So for their sake and for the ultimate survival of LUGNuts, lets all keep the trash talk out of our posts and challenges.
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the fact that time is taken to reproduce or create a car in Legos is mind blowing. All of them have my kudos.
I could play favorites but I won't because after all "Art is in the eye of the beholder" and what one thinks is crap, another might think Picasso. As demonstrated time and again by photos I think are awesome - some people think are under cropped, over exposed, etc.
Be respectful of that.
:)
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I'm sorry lino, proudlove and all other lugnuts memebers. i didnt know you were all offended by my comment. Now, im even embarrassed to post my upcoming entry. I really apoligize, so i deleted the comment and i was not trying to offend anyone even though it is kinda harsh. i guess i was so excited that i wasn't thinking right at the time...
again, im sorry. happy thanks giving :)
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You're a good kid, Apple...just a bit chatty at times. And you've proven to be very grown up for posting your apology here, so thank you. And definitely post your upcoming entry...we all want to see that more than anything.
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The new job is taking its toll... Another month of living out of a suitcase has left me no time to build. The only building I did this month was virtual and that has since been destroyed when my hard drive died.
When doing some research I came across the Phobia list and was amazed to find that there is such a thing as Dutchphobia... Me being Dutch meant I just had to do something with it.
The car I had decided to build is the most fearsome Dutch car of all time, the DAF Twin Turbo X1. For those of you not familiar with the Dakar rally, this is a rally truck with two 500+bhp turbo engines, one for each axle. The top speed of this monster was reported to be around 225kph (140mph for you non-metrics ;-)
In this video you can see it overtaking Ari Vatanen in a Peugeot 405 rally car...
Unfortunately I didn't have the time in November. I hope to get a chance to have a go in the christmas holidays...
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Duq...that video looks exciting as hell! It looks like it would be a phenomenal build. I have the next two challenges already stored on my desktop and unfortunately the rules of the next challenge may nix your DAF Twin Turbo...unless it has a couple of extras of a certain feature. You'll see what I mean when we get there. But January's challenge will certainly allow it...or you can build it anytime you want without pertaining to a challenge.
While we're on the subject of things that could have been...
Its not like me to share my ideas before its time...but I had an idea for a second entry that is too perfect to pass up for this particular challenge. Unfortunately I wont have time to build it. I'm offering the idea to you speedy builders, if you want to take it on in the few days before the challenge ends. The idea is James Dean's death car...a George Barris designed silver gray 1955 Porsche called "Little Bastard". The car is said to be the unluckiest, most cursed car ever made. Even before the long string of deaths and injuries caused by the car, Barris said the vehicle seemed to give off "a weird feeling of an impending doom". He proved to be right in a big way. Even after killing James Dean, pieces of the wreck killed or injured no less than a dozen people, the warehouse where the car was later stored in burned down saving only the car...which later up and disappeared never to be found again.
You can read up on The Curse of James Dean here
www.underworldtales.com/dean.htm
www.paralumun.com/ghostcurse.htm
...and variations of the tale exist all over the web.
Part of my reasoning for not building it...aside from time restrains...turns out to be my own superstitions and not wanting to temp fate in building a replica of this cursed vehicle.
Sometimes...superstition is a powerful thing.
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Interesting idea Lino! I'm just finishing up a car now, so I definitely wouldn't have time, though I have always thought of making a 550 Spider. Oh, and sorry If you guys were mad at my comment too...Just trying to make Firas feel good, not put anyone down. You are all excellent builders in many shapes and sizes, I mean it!!! My next entry will be here by Nov. 30th ath the latest....the way latest...
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Apple-Pie, it's OK. You've apologised and as far as I am concerned, that means it's history. Fear of Dutchness?! I'm stumped!
I remember the DAF Turbo Twin. It had two engines of 600 BHP each and could do more than 200km/h. Quite a beast. At the time I actually built a model of it, but badly I never took pictures. It wasn't without its share of bad luck, I'm afraid. In the 1988 Dakar rally, one of the two trucks entered crashed, killing the navigator and seriously wounding the other two occupants. DAF withdrew from Rally racing after that.
I really like the 550 Spider, but would rather finish me helicopter this weekend. I wouldn't be surprised if LEGO 911 can whip one togther, though.
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This is my second entry of two. It's a speedy roadster thingy...
Fits into the following phobias:
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Click on the picture to see more!
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ya know that car JD drove disappeared after being rebuilt. It got on a train and somewhere between stops it got off, never to be seen again...
:)
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Well, here I am with my last entries!! How do you like them? Oh yeah, first, before I ask you that, I'll have to show you them..... ;)
Nova SuperVan:
- Twin nitrous oxide systems
- Sleek side flamy paintjob (for Firas Abu-Jaber)
- Underglow (pics coming soon)
- Chrome exhausts and grille
- And much, much more!!
Nova SuperVan Fears:
- Brontophobia (Fear Of Lightning/Thunder)
- Noctophobia (Fear Of Night) Well, it is dark..... And night is settling on the 13th LUGnuts challenge....... ;)
HydroRider:
- Red leather interior with steering wheel, console and dashboard
- Black, Red and Yellow paint job
- Hydraulics that really work
- And much, much more!!
HydroRider Fears:
- Acrophobia (Fear Of Heights) (C'mon it was taken twice!!)
So, now I'm free to ask you what I like. Did you like HydroRider's console? And Nova's NOS and Underglow?? Please, guys, tell me what you think...... Cuase this will probably be one of the last Fear And Loathing entries yet..... And Lino, when you make the roundup on LUGnuts website, then please make a good description of these two cars. Nothing big, just more than "Raphy presents two cars". Thanks. But I think they came out quite nicely - (I had to take HydroRider's photos last-minutely!! Gaaaacccckh!!!!)
I hope you liked it. It is an honor to be in this club and I'll stay on it until I die, Lino please keep these pages if LUGnuts ever "goes out of business", so we can a good laughs - cause here we'll find one.
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RalphG, thanks for the welcome on my older post. The holidays and computer troubles slowed my reply. I also share your enthusiasm for your van's wide windshield piece. And though the technical prowess of the larger scale models do shock and awe me, 6wide seems be my favorite lego scale in the end. Its amazing how each entry is so different and inspiring in thier own right. The theme+writeup makes this challenge extra interesting.
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This entry shouldn't exist, or at least it wasn't supposed to. When Lino first announced this challenge I racked my brain for ideas and this mental image of a monkey driving a car with a terrified passenger kept popping in there. As hard as I tried to forget about it all I could think of was this image. After a couple of weeks I gave up on this challenge and proceeded to build other things. This build itself started out as a military build but I was unable to control the beast and lo and behold this was my final product. So here it is representing amaxomaimouphobia the fear of riding in cars with monkeys, a mixture of amaxophobia the fear of riding in cars coupled with maimouphobia the fear of monkeys.
After some thought the build itself represents another fear, that of not being able to control ones own actions. Thanks for listening to me ramble hope this will get the monkey off my back. (Sorry for the pun but I had to)
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Oh, and thanks, fe2cruz. Just forgive me, everybody, for posting this comment to tell fe2cruz my name really is..... Raphael G!
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here's my entry:
This Beast qualifies for the following Phobias:>>>
.Amaxophobia fear of riding in a car
.Amenophobia fear of drafts or wind
.Egrasiophobia fear or functions
.Coulrophobia fear of clowns
.Cygophobia fear of the dark
.Mechanophobia fear of machines
.Nyctohylophobia fear of dark wood
.Ochophobia fear of vehicles
.Ombrophobia fear of being rained on(no roof haha!)
.Panophobia fear of everything
.Phobophobia fear of phobias
.Plutophobia fear of wealth
.Plyphobia fear of many things
.Sciophobia fear of shadows
.Sinistrophobia fear of the left side(steering wheel)
.Tachophobia fear of speed
.Xanthophobia fear of yellow
.Zelophobia fear of jealousy
it includes LOADS of interior and exterior details so click on the pic to view the mocpages with full 35 images!!!
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last day! :P
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A couple of write ups to come, but no internet at home.
I hope I can be given a couple of days grace.
911
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Dylan, yea today the first thing that came to mind this morning was "must post...last day!"
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I tried to build this years ago when I was in school, but got really discouraged by my grungie white pieces. Now that I have no photo-shop-shame I feel I can share the rebuild with all my dirty studs out, conquering my studphobia. A larger model that better references the scale, curves, fins, and details of the original Amphicar will hopefully be submitted to a future lugnut challenge. Its only a babystep of 7-wide from my last entry of 6, but hopefully my next entry will show more progress.
Reading over the list phobias I remembered my own from rollercoasters to honeycombs. All the spine tingling body freezing horror at the sight of such things when I was younger. I'd just imagine them as I read over list for inspiration.
Imagine yourself stuck in this little German built, British underpowered, open air, floating machine. It floats so low in the water it feels like it will eventually sink! One of a kind and so strange it seems impossible to believe that it works. Step inside. I dare you to take a ride. In my lego AMPHICAR!
References:
Hydrophobia - fear of water
Batrachophobia - fear of frogs
Thalassophobia - fear of the ocean
Ereuthophobia - fear of the color red
Teutophobia - fear of German Culture (amphicar maker's home land)
Ichthyophobia - fear of fish
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar
www.flickr.com/photos/oybay/49701333/
www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/29837122/
www.flickr.com/photos/telstar/2630857889/
lego amphicar set
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In the dying minutes of November (in the US anyway, overhere it's a few hours into December) here's my entry. With no access to my physical bricks I decided to use an insomniac night for some virtual building. Unfortunately LPub and L3Pao refused their cooperation so no fancy render (yet).
I've explained the choice of the car in a post a few days ago. Because of the name I figured Tiny Turbo scale would be fitting so here's the Mighty Tiny DAF Turbo Twin X1 Rally truck:
My first thought when I read the title of the challenge was '... in Las Vegas', but it turned out that had already been done in Lego:
www.brothers-brick.com/2006/05/26/fear-and-loathing-in-le...
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Hah! Its still November here for another hour or so. Barring the islands of Tonga and Samoa, I am always the last to know its December. As I'll be up for awhile, and its been written already for weeks now, I might post the new challenge before I get my beauty sleep. That way, anyone anxious enough to dive into the challenge in the wee hours of the first day can.
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im ready to dive in captain.....
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Howdy!
OK, if I did this right, you should have 'clickable' versions of my Fear and Loathing entry.
Thanks Lino!
G
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Hi All,
Sorry for the delay to send up my final posts.
Many of you have already had a look at these, but they were designed for the theme. I'll make up a work Megalomaniaphobia, or the fear of those who are megalomaniacs.
My chosen car is the Mercedes-Benz W07 770 Grosser or Grand Mercedes. One of the first products from the newly combined Daimler and Benz concern, the 1930 770 Grosser was the largest Mercedes-Benz model built. A massive 7.7 litre straight eight engine was used (with optional supercharger) and a grand wheelbase of 3.75 metres.
It would be easy to say that all owners of this massive automobile were likely to have been megalomaniacs. The two distinct cars that I have built are famous for their particular owners (especially within the context of their historical circumstances) and also for being on display at the Daimler-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.
The first is the car of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia, Emperor of Germany (to 1918) used whilst in exile. Ascending the throne at a young age, Wilhelm II sought to assert Prussian (and Prussian dominated Germany's) political and military influence in Europe. Though all countries involved in WW I were victims of circumstance that dragged them into a conflict they were not directly involved with, Wilhelm II's manufacturing of this circumstance is not to be underplayed.
After losing control of his country during the war, he abdicated the throne and fled to the Netherlands, in hope of one day being restored to his former position. This of course, did not happen, though he still had the opportunity to enjoy the trappings of his former life, including one of these magnificent vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz W07 770 Grosser Cabriolet Kaiser Wilhelm II
The second W07 770 belongs to Emperor Hirohito of Japan. Coming from a long line of Japanese Monarchy, being the 124 Emperor. Initial military actions by the Japanese military focused on the invasion of China in 1931. The Emperor's view of this coloured by a long standing view of inferiority placed on the mainland Chinese.
Drawn into the second World War, in part by the lack of success in diplomatic relations and the invasion of Pearl Harbour, the Emperor's megalomania focused on subverting the increasingly power hungry Generals controlling the country's army and navy. Joiing a military axis with the dictatorships in Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy did not help in promoting a peaceful outcome. Unfortunately the Emperor's view of reality relied on the quality of information flowing to the Palace. Over time this bore less relation to reality and clouded the Emperor's judgements as to best lead His country.
In the end of the war, the Emperor was directly responsible for the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces in the Pacific, though only after the two nuclear attacks by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Many citizen of country's in the Pacific region see the Emperor as directly responsible for the genocidal activities during the war. He was never tried as a war criminal, in part, to maintain Japanese cultural pride in spite of defeat.
His ownership of the Mercedes 770 was no doubt in part to his military and diplomatic ties with Germany leading up to the hostilities. The car is displayed at the Daimler-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. It is a truly magnificent car.
Mercedes-Benz W07 770 Grosser Limousine Emperor Hirohito
About the car:
The 770 Grosser was the largest Mercedes-Benz vehicle of the time. The 1930-1938 versions (pictured above) were replaced in 1938 by Series II cars, code-numbered W150 and built through to 1943. Many of these vehicles could be considered to be the vehicle of choice for many more megalomaniacs during the events in Europe under the Nazi regime headed by Adolf Hitler. Series I and II 770 were frequently used as staff cars by Hitler, and also by his Generals and Nazi Party officials.
Both series used predominantly supercharged version of the 7.7 litre straight eight and were formidable autobahn cruisers. For many citizens of Europe, however, their appearance could only bring dread and fear at what their occupants had in mind during this period of cultural and humanitarian terror.
Although these cars are magnificent objects, they remain a powerful image of the time and a material reminder of the personalities and regimes that caused the world and lives of so many individuals so much loss.
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On a happier note, my final (late) submission for Challenge 13 is another Spider, this time from Alfa Romeo. Originally released in 1966 as the Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider, this car had a remarkably long career, lasting until 1993. This, in spite of safety and environmental legislation.
The Duetto Spider was part of a long line of moderately powered roadster models from Alfa Romeo. When finally replaced (by a vehicle using similar Spider nomenclature), the Spider had grown its own cosy place in Western culture, in part from its appearance in the 1967 film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman (you might like to add a fear of being hit on by your girlfriend's sexually predatory mother).
The car is a classic in red. The build took the opportunity to use the unusual Lego grille treatment as the Alfa Romeo shield, though the proportions do not quite sit happily. The part has been inclined downward using a hinge.
There have been many other Italian cars from the period using the title Spider in their name. An alternative spelling Spyder can also be used. It refers to a car with no roof, or detachable roof, and no side or rear windows. The term was earlier used for a similarly configured horse drawn carriage of light weight. Thus the term is used to describe lightweight sporting cars with convertible roofs. A similar work speedster is used in Germanic languages, and more broadly, also the term roadster.
This particular vehicle, being a period Alfa Romeo, might also conjure the fear of you car not starting, or alternatively rusting into a pile of red dust. Therefore it is often helpful if the car is painted red in the first place.
Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider 1966
911
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I've read somewhere that it is very wise to fear fear. WHY oh WHY didn't I make a phobophobia????
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Nice idea, but how would you express that in a car?
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Yeah..... I dunno!
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Fear and Loathing is a band!!
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Its also the premise to several books by writer Hunter S. Thompson, in which I took the name...most notably, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.
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Round-up is here.
lugnuts-cars.blogspot.com/2008/11/fear-and-loathing-round...
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