devilman wrote:
Mr Chris wrote:
Sod the car - make car-shaped jelly.
This made me laugh lots and lots!!
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:29 ] |
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devilman wrote: Mr Chris wrote: Sod the car - make car-shaped jelly. This made me laugh lots and lots!! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:35 ] |
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Er, if you're going to buy one of those shells you might want to do it quick. It would appear that QT Services (who own the Wildcat brand) know nothing about them, and somehow (ahem) just found out. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:37 ] |
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Snitch! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:38 ] |
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I only asked if they knew if there was a Tomcat one 
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:43 ] |
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You cunt! Anyway, they're not in breach of Bowler's (or whoever) IP rights by making this. There have been a bunch of cases about toy car manufacturers, and the big car makers got told to GTFF when they had a go at the toy companies for breaching their IP in the car design. As long as they're not holding themselves out as being part of Bowler or officially endorsed, they're doing nothing wrong. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:54 ] |
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Also - you twit. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:02 ] |
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Mr Chris wrote: As long as they're not holding themselves out as being part of Bowler or officially endorsed, they're doing nothing wrong. Hmm. That would be tricky, as it's not the Bowler Wildcat any more. Accuracy be damned! |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:07 ] |
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Well, who-the-fuck-ever owns the brand, it's still not a breach of IP unless they're claiming to be endorsed or licensed by or actually be part of that company. So QT Services can fuck off back down their hole. Probably. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:11 ] |
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Does that apply to everything? Could I, for instance, start selling little Halo models? |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:13 ] |
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Hmm, good question. I think the answer is no, but I couldn't tell you why exactly. I'll have a look later. Also Koolasaurus still due, natch. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:23 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Does that apply to everything? Could I, for instance, start selling little Halo models? You can already buy them in handy packs - you just need to file off the word 'polo'. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:30 ] |
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devilman wrote: Grim... wrote: Does that apply to everything? Could I, for instance, start selling little Halo models? You can already buy them in handy packs - you just need to file off the word 'polo'. Heh. I do have awesome little Master Chief models:  Look out! Recon armour! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:33 ] |
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888 Bananas to Devilman |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:35 ] |
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Those Master Chief models are ace! Where did you get them? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:35 ] |
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Christ. Erm... I'll see if I can find out. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:37 ] |
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Take the stuff of the drawing of the saucy lady so I can see it properly Grim... |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:39 ] |
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Limited edition, apparently, but you might find some somewhere. http://www.firebox.com/product/1987/Hal ... ?src_t=wnw |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:40 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: Take the stuff of the drawing of the saucy lady so I can see it properly Grim... It's already on the pad - you draw the dirty bits in yourself. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:55 ] |
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Awesome http://www.firebox.com/product/2382/Beerdolier |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:09 ] |
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You want to feed the Grimlet Tomcat-shaped jello? Cool. Also, there were piles of Halo figures for sale in my local Gamestation. They look cool. But they're Halo figures. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Sun Jul 19, 2009 23:27 ] |
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Hoorah! All the bits are on their way (various bits of grease, tools, Wildcat shell, Hummer tyres etc). I now just need to think about a colour scheme for the body. If only there were a Team Beex strip. Grimothy - what are you doing with the back end of your tomcat? is it going to be covered? If so I could make a mini-Grim... machine. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 0:20 ] |
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Mr Chris wrote: Grimothy - what are you doing with the back end of your tomcat? is it going to be covered? Nope. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:39 ] |
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Won't your office building air-con unit on the back get wet? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:15 ] |
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Probably. It it can't deal with getting wet it's not much use to me. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:52 ] |
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When I went skating on Saturday I was talking to the bloke who owns the building and he's building a great big indoor RC car track in an unused part of it. Might get myself something and have a go, as long as they do some sort of stock races. From what I've seen you can spend almost enough to go racing for real if you get obsessed over upgrading these things. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:53 ] |
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£25 for 2 alloy body mounts, for instance. Bonkers stuff. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:55 ] |
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markg wrote: When I went skating on Saturday I was talking to the bloke who owns the building and he's building a great big indoor RC car track in an unused part of it. Might get myself something and have a go, as long as they do some sort of stock races. From what I've seen you can spend almost enough to go racing for real if you get obsessed over upgrading these things. Ooooooh. Where's he going to build that though? In Pets Corner? 
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:58 ] |
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Heh, no Pet's Corner is staying intact thankfully, it's going to be the whole top floor of the Deadwood Saloon. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:01 ] |
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Yippeekayay! That's darn tootin! |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:04 ] |
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Bar's re-opening too, with some kind of American Diner, which I guess will just be the same horrible burgers and shit as before but with more American flags and Elvis posters. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:10 ] |
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Nice. It really is a totally fucked up place when you think about it. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:15 ] |
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Wild West Gypsies. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 14:48 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Probably. It it can't deal with getting wet it's not much use to me. Your GP can probably help with that.
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:19 ] |
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Right, here we go. Shell has arrived, and I have just finished rebuilding the chassis. I amused myself by forgetting to put a pressure plate in the rear diff assembly and only realising when the build was 75% done, requiring the whole thing to be taken to chuffing pieces again.  HMMVW tyres, on Subaru rims. May need to get some new rims, methinks, as I'm not a chav. Need to come up with a colour scheme next. |
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| Author: | nickachu [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:19 ] |
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Why is there a sheep on your desk? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:23 ] |
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It's the ram he removed from his laptop. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:23 ] |
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Black, obv. That's looks aces, I am more than a little jealous. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:26 ] |
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Grim... can't you make your Tomcat radio controlled.. that would be awesome 
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:31 ] |
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It would, but 'probably not'. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:38 ] |
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The trim was going to be black. I was thinking traditional yellow, or maybe purple. Or, I don't know. Lime green's in this year. This is completely different from building aeroplanes, mainly because with cars I wish I knew what all the bits actually did. When cleaning and reassembling all the geary bits (GEARY BITS) I couldn't for the life of me work out what it was all for. What the fuck *is* a differential? I was just following the instructions with blind faith and assuming the man who wrote them knew what he was on about, whilst understanding nothing. This must be what it's like to be a fundamentalist Muslim. The sheep is because there are farm animals all over every room of the house, thanks to First Born and his farming obsession. Hence the giant tractor in the background. I'm going to get him an RC tractor next year, when he's old enough to work it. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:40 ] |
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Mr Chris wrote: What the fuck *is* a differential? It allows the drive to be sent to the wheel with the least amount of resistance and allows the wheels to rotate at different speeds. If it didn't, when a car turned a corner it would scrub its tyres as the inside tyres would try and turn slower than the outside ones. 
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:41 ] |
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Ah, thanks. Um, how does it do that, then? Is there something magic in the size and alignment of the three cog bits? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:44 ] |
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Yes, basically. Have a read of this, it's quite good: http://www.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm If you really want your head fucked with, I can explain how an automatic gearbox works [edit]Start here, actually: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential2.htm |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:45 ] |
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That's easy... An automatic gearbox works the same as a normal gearbox except it changes gears automatically. Next please!! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:49 ] |
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TheVision wrote: That's easy... An automatic gearbox works the same as a normal gearbox except it changes gears automatically. Next please!!  PH34R |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:51 ] |
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Does that explain how LSDs work, especially pure-mechanical ones? Because trying to figure that out really twists my melon, man. |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:51 ] |
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It amazes me, stuff like that. I mean how the fuck did someone go about dreaming up something like differential gearing? |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:53 ] |
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BikNorton wrote: Does that explain how LSDs work Nah, that's all chemical. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:54 ] |
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markg wrote: It amazes me, stuff like that. I mean how the fuck did someone go about dreaming up something like differential gearing? LSDs |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:55 ] |
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markg wrote: It amazes me, stuff like that. I mean how the fuck did someone go about dreaming up something like differential gearing? They took a bunch of psychedelic drugs. edit: GAH |
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