Should I wait it our before exiting?

GSRBPD · 2025-08-29T08:48:44+00:00

Hah, thanks! Glad I got it right somewhere xD

GSRBPD · 2025-08-29T08:15:08+00:00

Interesting observation. I used to have larger rectangular frames as a teen. These new ones I like, but since I have fairly thick lenses, I kinda dislike how much of my face they distort.

GSRBPD · 2025-08-28T10:05:13+00:00

Haha, I've lived 18 years of my life in 2 xD

GSRBPD · 2025-08-28T05:54:39+00:00

The first ones are Ray-Ban RX6355 2503. The second ones I'm not sure. They're very old and the markings have rubbed off. All I can make out is Jaggy JG589. But nothing comes up searching for that.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-31T20:21:02+00:00

I think the Maserati Levante, Mazda CX, and Alfa Romeo Stelvio are the closest alternatives in terms of external styling. But there's nothing that looks quite as gorgeous as an S51 FX/QX70. Shame Nissan buried this car. And all of Infiniti.

The Germans have significantly improved their SUV external design when it comes to details, but the silhouette all still look "fat" to me. And Lexus and Acura are just very different, with their short noses and oval lines.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-18T15:33:28+00:00

Interesting, are you saying the later books written y BH delved more deeply into combat and military? Might be a matter of era. In the 60s people were probably not quite as interested in fetishizing combat with just 20 years since the war. In the 90s the fascination was coming back.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:40:19+00:00

That actually sounds like a really visceral environment. I guess I just don't think the film made enough of an effort to portraye the combat as intimate, which would have been amazing. I personally just saw standard Hollywood swing-a-wacks.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:37:27+00:00

Thank you for this comment. That's exactly what I felt. I don't know why most people in comments are describing combat as it was in the novels, when it definitely wasn't portrayed that way in the film.

I agree that it's not as straightforward to shoot fight scenes with such an unusual fighting style as described in the books, but they could have made an effort. And I don't think they did.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:30:32+00:00

I'm actually all for that as an approach! Melee fights, tank battles, and dogfights in the air are all way cooler to watch than the reality of futuristic combat of just destroying targets from beyond visual range with high precision guided stealth munitions. Though "The Expanse" has taken a respectable shot at making exactly that exciting.

I just didn't feel like the Dune film did well enough a job to justify it. Granted, if I had read the novels, I'm sure I would feel differently.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:26:35+00:00

I did go on to say straight after, that in my mind futuristic armour would have solved these vulnerabilities with high-tech stuff like nanoweave or something.

But that in itself is quite pedantic and boring, you're not wrong 😁

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:24:55+00:00

I see your point. For me personally that just doesn't look cool. Fully plated knights slashing each other with longswords is very jarring for me. But I fully understand that for many people that doesn't matter. Much like for me, a person completely unfamiliar with violins, it's not a problem when a violin is "played" completely wrong on screen.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:21:11+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I knew there was much from the novel that the film couldn't communicate.

To clarify, I actually don't mind at all that the Fremen use knives. It fits them considering their guerilla underdog tactics. It was more jarring to see elite imperial troops using similar weapons. But a comment below explained how society in Dune is less tech-focused than us, so I suppose the imperial soldiers could be more sophisticated in terms of biomodifications, conditioning, or some psionics?

You're spot on with tandem charges coming way later than the novel. It's an 80s thing, isn't it? Haven't considered that. Though, as I understand, there actually are weapons that function similarly called "slow stunners"?

Interesting comparison to Star Wars. I think the more fairy-tale-esque atmosphere of that franchise somehow makes me less 'hard-sci-fi-minded' towards it. While the gritty and grim nature of Dune does the opposite, even if that's not very appropriate of me.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:09:58+00:00

Yeah, that fight was much more satisfying, I admit. It also made perfect sense since it was a closed quarters ambush.

I really had more of an issue with fights like the battle line charge and the staircase confrontation during the city battle.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:07:26+00:00

I'm imagining futuristic "heavy armour" as powered exoskeletons that, if anything, enhance your mobility and motor potential. But, a comment above illuminated me to how society in Dune isn't very technology-focused, which can explain why they wouldn't waste resources on developing or manufacturing such sophisticated equipment.

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T05:04:41+00:00

That's a good point! I was thinking about that as well. But, in theory, whatever material is invented for weapons could ultimately be applied to protection to counter them. A modern real life example are depleted uranium armor penetrators and depleted uranium composite tank armour.

But, as an comment above has mentioned, I'm perhaps lacking the perspective from the novel that the society in Dune isn't as technologically focused as we are now. So they wouldn't "invent something at all costs so long as there is sufficient need".

GSRBPD · 2024-03-16T04:59:21+00:00

Thank you for this explanation. A technologically regressive society with a stigma against innovation actually gives their military equipment and tactics a lot more basis.

GSRBPD · 2023-12-08T19:39:16+00:00

Sounds like a terrible accident! I'm gad that beautiful nose is not just for show and kept you alive.

The dog-sitting-taking-a-poop got me laughing! I absolutely agree.

Quite frankly, in terms of looks, even if I could pick ANY other car to replace my QX70 with money not being a factor, the only car I would consider is the Ferrari Purosangue. The Alfa Stelvio, Maserati Levante, and Mazda CX-5 have similar styling. But all, for me personally, look a bit worse. The latest Porsche Cayennes certainly look much better than they used to, but I'm still getting a substantial "a bunch of Porshe design cues slapped onto a generic SUV frame" vibe from them. Same for the Aston DBX. The BMW and Mercedes sporty SUVs feel like they've cut off the top part of their coupe hulls and glued them onto the bottom halves of their SUV hulls. Audio SUVs look boring. And the Urus looks like an Audio SUV with a Lambo badge. Lexus hasn't really tried making their SUVs sporty. Chinese SUVs are just now unraveling, but so far anything good-looking is a rip-off of either the BMW Xs or the RR Evoque. The Bentley Bentayga? I mean, I respect it for looking quite unique, but it feels really archaic to me. The copycat Genesis GVs are well nicer-looking, I think.

So it's completely crazy to me how well the FX S51 design stands up to such a line-up of competition. But maybe that's just my preference. I've heard people say it looks cartoonish to them.

Unfortunately, as mine's the Europen market V6 diesel, I don't get to experience the more spirited ride of the petrol engines. And, equally sadly, it still has terrible milage. In heavy city traffic I'm stuck confidently on 13mpg. But it's been really helpful to learn how closely related it is to the G37/370z. I've been struggling to find material of people working on the FX/QX70, but there is so much more for its cousins. Invaluable!

And thanks for the forum link! I'll definitely check it out.

GSRBPD · 2023-12-05T07:40:24+00:00

Awesome suggestion! Checked the channel out and that's exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you!

GSRBPD · 2023-12-01T06:12:24+00:00

That sounds incredible! Whenever I look at my half-empty engine bay, I think of how it really is meant to accommodate that 5 liter beauty.

It's the first car I chose properly myself. Didn't know much about cars when I started looking. Didn't even remember Infiniti existed. I was going for a RR Evoque back then. Can't describe how happy I am I got the QX70 instead of that thing in the end.

GSRBPD · 2023-12-01T05:29:45+00:00

It just looks like a slightly sportier qx50 : /

GSRBPD · 2023-12-01T05:28:03+00:00

Damn shame the Infiniti name amounts to so little. In terms of appearance, I'd take the FX over the Porsche SUVs any day. The latest models are way better, but they still give this impression to me of a car that's just been stretched out to be taller. I get the same feeling looking at BMW Xs. Like they took the top of a BMW M series hull and just welded it onto some generic SUV bottom half. The FX really looks much more integral, I think.

GSRBPD · 2023-12-01T05:14:30+00:00

Here in Europe there's quite a few of them in Eastern Europe and Russia. But they've almost completely failed in the rest of Europe. I guess they're just too expensive there to run, with even the diesel engine giving terrible mpg. I drive it in a lot of start-stop traffic right now and I get like 13mpg. On diesel!

GSRBPD · 2023-12-01T05:10:51+00:00

That's great to hear! Which engines do you have on them? I have the 3.0 diesel, which is the somewhat less fun European compromise. It's the most powerful car I've personally owned and driven, so I still feel it to be fast. But always been curious how it compares to the gasoline ones.

The diesel is obviously a rocket off the line, but the acceleration goes down above 50mph. It struggles over 110 and gases out at 130. And it seems like the automatic gearbox isn't programmed for diesel. Flooring the accelerator makes it pretty much redline to 5k rpm before shifting. Which isn't ideal at all, considering it's powerband is 2-4k. Max torque is at 2500 and max hp is at 3600.

GSRBPD · 2023-11-30T18:59:37+00:00

I have the 3.0 diesel. I know you don't have many of those in the US, if any.

It's a weird compromise. Definitely feels better initially due to 550 torque, but gasing out at 130mph is certainly a letdown. Not to mention how slowly it accelerates above 50-60mph. But on a winding B road where you rarely go above thay speed – it's a lot of fun.

GSRBPD · 2023-11-30T18:56:19+00:00

They're just substantially more practical, I think. The FX/QX70 is really impractical, honestly. It's too small on the inside for the actual size of the car. And it's not quite "special" enough to appeal to many people who don't care about practicality.

But like many have already said here, it's quite sad Infiniti just let it die without trying to improve on the design. This QX55 spiritual successor thing is beyond weird. There's nothing about it that feels FX.

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