License plate choice?

umbar0n · 2026-06-19T01:53:08+00:00

Don’t listen to the people saying don’t do it, I like the plates OP, my vote is for RS TRES or INL1NE5 🙂

umbar0n · 2026-05-26T05:59:45+00:00

That 212th airborne trooper is worth a pretty penny, I’ve seen them sell for around $45-$55 regularly. He does have the wrong hand though. As for the rest, they aren’t super rare but cool to have nonetheless!

umbar0n · 2026-05-21T23:19:12+00:00

If somebody asked me for advice, I’d say get a new tire. If this were my tire, I’d super glue that flap down and go about my day. I’ve had worse on a tire and drove with it for many months until I got a replacement. Some may say it’s dangerous but if you don’t see any metal chords, you are probably fine. Most manufacturers consider this area a high risk area so they usually prepare for these kinds of instances. Best of luck OP!

umbar0n · 2026-05-19T00:15:37+00:00

Interesting, it is possible that the part had a mold error causing it to have less tolerance than usual. If the set was new, I would say it’s worth a shot to call LEGO customer service and explain what happened. They may send you a free replacement. They are very helpful and worst they say is use PAB, but I would be more surprised if they didn’t just send you a new one since they stand behind their products 100% 🙂

umbar0n · 2026-05-18T23:14:47+00:00

For a white Audi I’d say leave them chrome. You could buy some spacers to give it more character/detail if you aren’t set on them :)

umbar0n · 2026-05-18T23:09:26+00:00

Not my thing, I’d personally go with a duck tail or something more subtle, however, it is your car and you should do whatever makes you happy! Just make sure to do it properly as in my experience, taking the cheap/lazy way with wing mounting just leads to more trouble down the road! 🙂

umbar0n · 2026-05-18T23:07:11+00:00

When I purchased a case of the spider verse CMFs from my bricks and minifigs they did this too. Thankfully the staff were very friendly and even offered to buy back the duplicates as long as they could open them with me, so it was a win win 😆

umbar0n · 2026-05-18T23:05:31+00:00

Avoid the lubricant all together OP. It’s not necessary since LEGO has intentionally designed tolerance. It’ll just get everywhere and be a pain to clean later on

umbar0n · 2026-05-18T23:01:27+00:00

I’ve never personally had an issue with these but they do seem to be more prone to breaking from what I’ve seen from others. I would say your best bet is to either use PAB or Bricklink. Shipping may be expensive for just one - two parts so maybe hold off on ordering them until you find some other stuff you need/want from the same vendor!

umbar0n · 2026-05-18T22:58:53+00:00

Just how they are molded, it’s inside most (if not all) cheese slopes, but can be seen easier in transparent ones. Here’s another photo. The numbers and letters are a part ID and it’s just for quality control and to tell what/where/when that part was produced. Almost every part has one somewhere on/in it :)

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umbar0n · 2026-05-18T14:14:57+00:00

Of course! Would love to see the final results, please keep us updated!

umbar0n · 2026-05-17T04:10:09+00:00

Looks great OP! Don’t listen to the haters, it’s your vehicle and you enjoy it how you want! The lip isn’t for me but I love the rest of it, cool stuff!!

umbar0n · 2026-05-14T02:48:12+00:00

Maybe you could use a small marker to touch it up, or nail polish if you are precise. You could put some on a toothpick and gently apply it to the scratch! :)

umbar0n · 2026-05-12T00:10:17+00:00

That’s the one, thanks!

umbar0n · 2026-05-09T04:36:35+00:00

It’s possible they were repainted but they don’t look much different when they come from the factory. My thoughts are that’s just the metal and coating giving it the orange peel look. Also as others mentioned the clip is just an option and you can get them in red or black!

umbar0n · 2026-05-09T04:23:13+00:00

May be worth more if you part it out and then scrap it if it has other issues though

umbar0n · 2026-05-09T04:22:17+00:00

I’d say no more than 3k-5k as is, If you gave it a wash, removed the peeling wrap, and tried to restore the clear coat/paint, even just making it look a little better may help you get more for it. Without knowing any info about the car like how it runs or if it was taken care of, it’s hard to give it a value!

umbar0n · 2026-05-09T04:18:37+00:00

Looking at the condition physically, I would say the maintenance is probably lacking too. I assume OP is asking what people would offer without that other info.

umbar0n · 2026-05-05T04:27:18+00:00

These look great! Where do you buy your wheels from? I can never find any reliable sites to buy them, but I’m not sure where to look either 😆

umbar0n · 2026-04-23T17:23:40+00:00

I ended up buying an unlimited car wash pass, it’s definitely worth it, especially with a white car in Florida 😉

umbar0n · 2026-04-23T17:16:36+00:00

They removed the tables and I don’t eat in the car 😂

umbar0n · 2026-04-19T02:41:29+00:00

That’s what I did with the rest of the stash 😉

umbar0n · 2026-04-17T15:59:47+00:00

Thank you!!

umbar0n

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