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Meh, why not?
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Meh, why not?
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@phillkillv2 - SFO to FRA for less than $100?!? You suck, dude.
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@phillkillv2 That's one hell of a deal. How much is it going to cost you to get home though? 
Needed some more storage and thought why not future proof at the same time, seeing as a new laptop is on the horizon within the next year. LaCie Porsche design 4TB USB-C desktop drive.
Not my photo, nabbed from Google.
Needed some more storage and thought why not future proof at the same time, seeing as a new laptop is on the horizon within the next year. LaCie Porsche design 4TB USB-C desktop drive.
Not my photo, nabbed from Google.
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Well, it's apart of my traveling package. I have quite a few family members and a few friends that work in the airline business, so I can get domestic US flights for free and international flights for no more than $200 a flight for standby status.
As for how much it'll cost me to get back.. well, I'll have to figure that out. I have to book the return flight separately. I expect about $150
Well, it's apart of my traveling package. I have quite a few family members and a few friends that work in the airline business, so I can get domestic US flights for free and international flights for no more than $200 a flight for standby status.
As for how much it'll cost me to get back.. well, I'll have to figure that out. I have to book the return flight separately. I expect about $150
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And a set of sanding sponges in 400, 600, 1000, and the above 1500 grit.
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Minolta MD 45mm f2 lens and also an adapter for e-mount
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More farm. In the pic below is the entirety of the land purchased. Half was bought a week or two ago and the other half went up for sale so we bought that too.
From where I took the pic to the wall on the left down to the house at the bottom, those are the boundries of my farm land.
It's currently a rice paddy but I think small fruits or squash might be a better way to go. I'll have to see what the soil is doing first.
Also, this is not a commercial venture. We bought the land for future development as the area is expanding and we don't intend to make a living from farming. It's now 1200m2 in total, so plenty of room for a house build.
From where I took the pic to the wall on the left down to the house at the bottom, those are the boundries of my farm land.
It's currently a rice paddy but I think small fruits or squash might be a better way to go. I'll have to see what the soil is doing first.
Also, this is not a commercial venture. We bought the land for future development as the area is expanding and we don't intend to make a living from farming. It's now 1200m2 in total, so plenty of room for a house build.
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The water runs down through irrigation channels dug into the earth, plug those up and it'll dry out then new channels can be dug to manage the flow to certain points.
I think I could scavenge a load of old tyres for planters and grow trees of some sort. That would be cool.
The only thing is it is miles from where I live in my wife's home town so her uncle will tend the crops and take a small amount for his work.
All quite exciting really.
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You Americans are lucky, I can guarantee you that probably cost a quarter of how much a PAL copy costs. 
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You Americans are lucky, I can guarantee you that probably cost a quarter of how much a PAL copy costs.
15 euros in the Dutchielands.
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It's around £25 to £30 here. Crazy.
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I (finally) bought myself one of these - a Hearts strip with the names of all the people who have donated to the club and kept it from liquidation a couple of years ago. My name is on the front, around the belly button region
I got some money from my parents for my birthday, and so this will make a nice collector's item as well as a tangible 'thing' I can say I got for my birthday, as opposed to paying my gas bill or something rubbish like that.
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How long did it take to find?
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Bought New Years Eve, started this weekend...
Stage 1 complete (rolling chassis/gearbox/steering/diff/suspension/engine)
Built a bit of lego for my nephews over the years, but nothing like this... the working PDK gearbox is amazing. Properly good fun to build and see how everything fits together... working 4 speed gearbox (inc. fwd/neutral/rev), diff, pistons, suspension, steering. About 8 or 9 hours build time so far.
Stage 1 complete (rolling chassis/gearbox/steering/diff/suspension/engine)
Built a bit of lego for my nephews over the years, but nothing like this... the working PDK gearbox is amazing. Properly good fun to build and see how everything fits together... working 4 speed gearbox (inc. fwd/neutral/rev), diff, pistons, suspension, steering. About 8 or 9 hours build time so far.
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So that's why those kits are so exspensive!Bought New Years Eve, started this weekend...
Stage 1 complete (rolling chassis/gearbox/steering/diff/suspension/engine)
Built a bit of lego for my nephews over the years, but nothing like this... the working PDK gearbox is amazing. Properly good fun to build and see how everything fits together... working 4 speed gearbox (inc. fwd/neutral/rev), diff, pistons, suspension, steering. About 8 or 9 hours build time so far.
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So that's why those kits are so expensive!
Missed out when they were £150 in Tesco just before Xmas, but got this for £174. I think the Lepin ones are only c.$80 from Aliexpress.
If you like building stuff they really are great fun. The attention to detail is fantastic - eg; you have to assemble the crank/pistons, which eventually connects back to the gearbox and run up and down the bores when the wheels rotate (assuming you have it in drive/reverse).
There's another 12 hours or so of building left.
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I want that Lego GT3 bad, but I am having a hard time justifying it. I do really wish they had an Ultraviolet color version.
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I have been considering painting the lava orange bits another colour - I'd love it in Riviera blue or Ultraviolet. Just not sure how to paint the pieces and then ensure they still fit together!
Lepin also do a white Guards red versions.
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Seconded.... plus I just spent my birthday money on other stuff!Can GTP members please stop buying this kit, it's making me jealous!
(And yes, I still get birthday money at the age of 42!)
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I'd never heard of Lepin until now, but I can see that it is basically a Chinese knock-off of Lego... as such, I'm guessing it is not illegal per se, but would it be fair to say that it was of questionable integrity? I just had a quick look at a Youtube video describing the Lego v Lepin Porsche pieces and it looks like they are virtually identical - would this be the result of Lego factories/employees syphoning off actual Lego parts and selling them on the black market, or does Lepin/some other company actually go to the trouble of producing their own pieces - I'm guessing it is the former - but either way, it looks like the Lego equivalent of pirated material to me.
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