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Mine Came In the Mail !

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MikeL

some guy
Jan 24, 2013
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Little packages of Legos started coming in the mail.

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My son, from very far away said,"yeah, hang on to those for me."
Then this

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some of you will recognize the format

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the "don't skip ahead" turned out to be important because as soon as I got to the doors, I knew what I had ...

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So in the style of this sub forum to date: looks like the nose cone is, in fact, gone. And no place for a front license plate :rolleyes: also, no third row at all! The trailer hitch is hidden therefore probably "active" maybe magnetic. Designer says that the rear piece/bumper is rare so could be a production bottleneck, but the roof and frunk are the SAME piece which will streamline the process. The license plate is definately one of a kind.

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more ... the wing doors are pretty difficult to open, the tip of a blade at the hinge as a lever works ok, and they close too far if you push. The trouble with early builds, right!? Plenty of room for a rack though! Wonder how they'll do in the snow. Hahahahaha
 
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A little boxy for my taste.

They are called "bricks" after all. The CoD is probably somewhat higher than optimum.

& in the spirit of free and open, I'll scan the whole instruction book -12 pages including cover - and post a link. Stand by
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keep in mind, sourcing parts for a new model car may present some challenges :smile: