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Since I wanted something quick and easy to build before I tackle the two supercars, I got the Dodge Charger (#42111).

Also waiting for the lighting kit for the grand piano to make it even more impressive.

 

Mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13"

No, wait, come back, I haven't taken leave of my senses!

It's the same sort of ballpark spec I was looking for in a new-old laptop; it looks like it's in remarkably good condition for an 8 year old machine; I really like the older MBP keyboards - they're on par with earlier Thinkpads IMO; the trackpads really are quite good; and the 2012 to 2014/2015 MBPs were the last generation of properly upgradeable MBPs, after that they started soldering everything down. I mean really upgradeable, for a laptop: up to 16GB RAM, high quality replacement batteries available, and if you fit a caddy in place of an optical drive you can cram two 2.5" drives in the chassis. Plus, you know what? I actually really like the design of the unibody aluminium chassis.

It's relatively low risk IMO. If it turns out to be an absolute turd then I can easily shift it on for more or less what I just paid.

 

Two 1920*1080 21.5" monitors. Its time to ditch those old 21 inchers which have started to act up. TN, oddball size for FHD but meh, those will be secondaries.

 

Brydge - W-Touch Wireless Precision Touchpad for Windows

 

I think I have Lotus 1-2-3 kicking around at home...

 

Death Stranding. Been putting off buying it for long enough.

And, maybe just maybe, the Lego Land Rover Defender (#42110). Mainly because I was disappointed by the Dodge Charger.

 

I've been listening to music more recently and have always been mildly interested by audiophile equipment. With everything else my "luxury" spending has all but dried up lately so didn't want to push the boat out but having seen the alleged advances in the "chi-fi" segment I decided to gamble on the Blon BL-03 IEMs and a USB DAC. I look forward to being totally unable to discern any improvement in quality vs my £4.99 ear buds.

 

DO IT. A great model for a good price. Just be aware that you HAVE to align the universal joints for the gearbox correctly, or it doesn't work properly.

 

Oxford Mondail jacket and trousers.

 

I'm about half-way through the build and I'll double-check later. I think I aligned everything correctly.... do you have pictures or a video of how it's supposed to look/work?

 

Gareth, stop playing around putting your thing in other things and finish your homework.

Get to your room, now!

Tsk, kids.

 

EDIT: Effing Youtube codes!

 

So, after checking everything... There is something wrong with it. Now I'll have to take it all apart and start again. I just spent an hour trying to locate the issue, but couldn't find it.

Well, I do enjoy the build process a lot, so it's not all bad.

 

You have to be very fastidious at all stages - make sure all axles are running as freely as they can (in addition to ensuring correct alignment of the joints). Truth be told, I'm a little surprised Lego allowed it as it's more akin to an MOC style build.

If you still have bad luck, consider the Pimp up my Land Rover MOC. It removes the main cause of the potential problem (the universal joints) - probably how Lego should've done it in the first place!

 

It definitely is a very serious bit of kit and I'll quadruple-check every part now.

Thanks for the link and let's see if I can get this baby rolling the proper way before I consider the MOC. MOCs might be the way forward, though, in the long run.