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    It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!

    The Air Hog Zero Gravity Micro R/C Car Uses Vacuum To Drive On Walls And Ceilings
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/14/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    These are the only 1:24-scale plastic Volvo 240s I can find. If anyone has any better ideas, let me know - I'd rather like to build myself a Black Metal V8olvo, though I'm not sure what paint job I'd go with.
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    06/14/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    This is most excellent! I need to get my kid into this...
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    06/14/09

    @OldeEnglishD gets no hat tip love: If you buy your kids LeMons toys, I'll tip my hat to you.
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    06/14/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    Off-topic, but why isn't there any coverage of 24 Heures du Mans?


    LMP1 as it stands now, is Peugeot, Peugeot, Audi, Aston Martin.

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    Image of Bon5ai Bon5ai
    06/14/09

    @Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: I am also amused at how the 24h of LeMans is going on this last day and not a single mention of it. But, when some retarded 24h of LeMons is going on, 400 posts per week about 50 different rules. That is Gawker for you.
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    06/14/09

    @Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: I was also wondering that. I just finished watching. I would think that Mr. Orosz is about to do some crayon drawings and such.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/14/09

    @Bon5ai: You can't argue with LeMons. $500 cars with ridiculous themes? That's real racing, not highly-paid celebrities in homogenized race cars.


    Now, as for why F1 got covered and LeMans didn't, that's truly beyond me.

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    Image of Earl_of_Gumout Earl_of_Gumout
    06/14/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    Now I know what to do with my old unbuilt model car kits!!


    Has anyone entered a '69 440 Six-Pack Road Runner or '53 Corvette yet?


    No? Oh well...

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    Image of vr6john vr6john
    06/14/09

    @Earl_of_Gumout: How about a M4 Sherman? Maybe a B-17 Liberator?
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    Image of Almostbanned Almostbanned
    06/14/09

    @vr6john: Or a Millennium Falcon?
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    06/14/09

    @Almostbanned: I believe that Solo got a 300 light years penalty and as of yesterday is still out there.
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    Image of AngryChineseDriver -- R.I.P., Audi R8 Decepticon AngryChineseDriver -- R.I.P., Audi R8 Decepticon
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    They actually make 1:24 scale models of Honda Civics?!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/14/09

    @AngryChineseDriver: Tamiya makes them too. In fact, a model of just about any Japanese car you can think of can be obtained JDM.
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    06/14/09

    @AngryChineseDriver: Don't worry, just revel in the Canadianess of it all.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    We get a couple more of these and it'll be contest time!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    "You spent more than $50 on this, didn't you?"
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    You're gonna need to produce some receipts.
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    Image of DrJimmy DrJimmy
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    Ya know, an RC model race series can't help but follow this development.


    BTW, I live in Texas, and have never had a bad Canadian beer. Could y'all let me know if there is such a thing, and gimme some brand names to avoid?

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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/15/09

    @DrJimmy: Canadian, Blue, Carling, Lakeport, Steeler...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    Maybe there will be a new LeMons prize---the team that brings the best replica of their raggedy-ass car.


    Of course, to be accurate, these models will need to have an oil leak, busted radiators, transmission bits falling out, blown head gaskets, and a "smoke" option.

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    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    Up next, the 24 Hours of LeMons cake, followed by a casemod, an iPhone app, a steampunk version, and finally a car with imbedded twitter.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    06/13/09

    @weatherman: Then LeMons feature film, novels, autobiographies, PAs, interviews, endorsements, and Esquire Murilee Martin Photoshoots.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @weatherman: I'm calling case-mod honors.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @Mobius_1: And looking forward to those photoshoots. She's already out of my league anyway...
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    06/14/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: Murilee isn't... oh, you'll figure it out when the playboy centerfold comes out.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/14/09

    @Insert Meme Here: Don't worry, I figured that out almost two years ago.
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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    The nine is wrong.
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    Image of KenyonKliker KenyonKliker
    06/13/09

    As creator, I'll point out the other things that are wrong:
    -RHD instead of LHD
    -No dash bar
    -No wink mirror
    -The C-pillar duct tape didn't stick all the way around
    -Rims match (the real ones don't)
    -Hadn't painted the rear taillight when this picture was taken
    -Real car has a sunroof (and some half-stuck duct tape over it)
    -The flags don't have the Team Canada Hockey logo on them.
    The nines pissed me off, I knew as soon as I painted them that I got them wrong.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @KenyonKliker: You still want that beer?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @KenyonKliker: You are now my GawkerFriend™ and real-life hero.
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    06/13/09

    @KenyonKliker: just use white out!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    @skulldriveshaft is on picasaweb jalopniking: I was gonna say that, actually. Whiteout and Sharpie.
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    Hmm... How long until some enterprising LeMons fan enacts the scale model justice that the full-size Miata fled from?
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    06/13/09

    @area_educator kids...: "Judge Lieberman, Your Honor, may I present to you our very own, definitely, BS-proof, $500 race car!"


    "BS, I smell, for $500 dollar Miata, one cannot get! 300 laps! Or is that too easy on them, Murilee?"


    "300 sounds about right. And WHAT is this? Coors Light? Do you really want to drive a beer soaked race car? You leave me no choice."


    (Sorry, couldn't find real Lego Judge minifigs, so I adopted this theme)

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    06/13/09

    @Mobius_1: Holy shit, that is EPIC.
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    06/13/09

    In reply to It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
    One crazy Canadian has started what we're sure will be the next big modelmaking craze

    Fuck Yes

    I'd like to buy you a beer sir. You represent for Canadians and LeMons fans. A salute to you.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: I second that motion. In fact, let's get a rousing chorus of the Canadian National Anthem going in his honour:

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    Image of theonelevel1 theonelevel1
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:

    Just make sure it's a good beer, y'know something Irish or German...
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @theonelevel1: Try Keith's. You'll see why Canadian is just as good.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: The video didn't work, but I'm pretty sure I know what you chose.
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    06/13/09

    @theonelevel1: @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:


    You people need to go shopping. Big Rock, Granville Island, Steamwhistle, Sleaman's, Mill St Brewing, Amsterdam are a few of the Canadian beers that rock instead of suck. Mill St's Tankhouse Ale is one of the best North American beers I've had.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @#6: I drink Big Rock and Sleemans regularly. The others, I occasionally enjoy.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/15/09

    @#6: I love Mill St's brewpub, especially since it's in the Distillery District. There used to be a cool little car store nearby, but I think it's closed.
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