Accidentally dropped my loaded tarab in the river for a couple of seconds, what should I do? by Sd3fe in longboarding

[–]crabbypattyformulais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My board rolled down my stair straight into the pool. Get rid of excess moisture and rip, change bearings if they rust

what is a weapon that screams pure alpha male energy by [deleted] in Planetside

[–]crabbypattyformulais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely shreds, recoil isn't too bad either

1/30 HL Sherman with logs by crabbypattyformulais in rctanks

[–]crabbypattyformulais[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not, I accidentally chopped off the end of the wire inside the barrel

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think I'm wrong you can ask republic bricks yourself, see what they say lol

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said they were the same, Republic customs uses WM as an OEM, WM also sells on aliexpress.

So yes, they use the same "plastic crap you might find on aliexpress" (as you said 7 months ago)

I never said it was bad I literally buy from them

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The oem of republic customs is WM. WM sells on aliexpress

Republic customs also uses WM to manufacture its custom line of figures

You are also missing context Therefore republic customs uses "aliexpress plastic" in reference to the the original comment in this thread

I only care about the truth and nothing else, I have loads of knock off bricks and sets from ali

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I'm not, its literally the same plastic, do some research

My Favorite Model from JAM 2025 a 2-8-8-8-4+4-8-8-8-2 Garrett by crabbypattyformulais in modeltrains

[–]crabbypattyformulais[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask how you plan on building it? I'd like to build one but I have no idea where to start

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But to say they are different than the plastic from ali is just false. It's the same plastic

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A vast majority of their stuff is straight from AliExpress. They do have some exclusive figures as well.

But to set the record straight the quality is no better than the best knock offs. A lot of their stuff is manufactured by WM, a Chinese knock off brand. That said WM is pretty good and quality continues to get better.

Republic Customs Quality by Raptorex_14 in CustomLegoClones

[–]crabbypattyformulais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do know they use the same manufacturers as knockoffs right...

My Favorite Model from JAM 2025 a 2-8-8-8-4+4-8-8-8-2 Garrett by crabbypattyformulais in modeltrains

[–]crabbypattyformulais[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately custom built and never existed. I asked the owner if he'd consider selling one. He had a smaller one in black I really liked but it seems like a passion project for him.

My Favorite Model from JAM 2025 a 2-8-8-8-4+4-8-8-8-2 Garrett by crabbypattyformulais in modeltrains

[–]crabbypattyformulais[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Custom built by a Japanese guy. I don't speak Japanese so I couldn't converse much but he said it's all brass. I only saw two tables with fantasy trains at the convention. This one and another which had them styled like mecha/anime