finally got my hands on 130 issues of the infamous Eaglemoss Delorean issue. Apparently all the rumors and ( not ) so positive remarks on this 1/8 scale model is so true. Not for the faint hearted, this model seriously testing my limits with their multiple tiny ( AP/DM/IP and whatever) screws and their ridiculous building technique.
Eaglemoss rounded up all those sick, selfish, not so ergonomic designers, Autocad, product designers to create hell for the builders. With mismatched parts. packaging and building instructions in their packaging, they created an unusual hell and sleepless nights for the subscribers.
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| lo and behold, broken steering rack. i have to scout the replacement for weeks |
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| 10 issues of building the engine and we have to store it away... |
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| oh the many joy of missing pieces |
not to forget, they miss several issues resulting in leaving me and the builders high and dry for months.
The idiotic designers made you place all the electronics and wires powered by Triple A batteries in the worst part of the areas, put the on/off button underneath when the Delorean is already heavy. Extra worldly effort if your fingers are big.
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| the many joy of dealing with wires. One issue showing me wire colors while the rest showing me wire numbers. Took me hours to figure out. |
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| testing the connections...( second time ) |
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| right after assembling it, the electronics doesnt work........ |
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| the battery box, smacked right at the bottom. |
With those unstable small door hinges ( in which making the door wobbly ), you have to open it to access the electronic buttons.
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| ripping off the battery box and all the wirings. |
its not a surprise knowing Eaglemoss went bankrupt.
At times i wonder why certain parts need to be in hard rubber, in stainless steel or vice versa. Certain parts are so fragile like the Faraday conduits - mine broken easily ( maybe its intentionally build that way so people can purchase more repetitive issues ).
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| in the film, the delorean lights minimally.... |
so after so much of hassle in opening up and putting together The Delorean for the third time, the electronics still doesnt work, i revamp the whole electronics. Ripping and revamping all all those filmsy wires and fragile LED's, rather than powering it with batteries, i change it into USB type and able to switch it on and off using a damn remote.
Enough for the fucking 1-6 buttons.
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| after revamping all the LED and wirings |
any advice for people who wants this?
this is an old ( expired ) model, i recently got my hands on all the 130 issues.
if you say YES - i suggest you directly purchase the assembled ones. Will save you all the freaking headache. The problem about the assembled ones, you don't know what is missing, plus you dont know what you going to do if a screw suddenly appeared in front of you or the electronics is not working.
Any options besides this?
go and get the Hot Toys version, a lil bit bigger, its plastic all the way, cheaper and its plug and play.
any final word?
fuck you Eaglemoss.
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