Awesomeness Comes in 167 Pieces!

Of the things I got my hands on when I hadn't even learnt to walk, these were and still are the two of the most precious:



Legoland 6040: "The Blacksmith Forge"
Year: 1984 (that makes it older than me!)
89 pieces, 2 figures

This was an awesome little set. Though small in size it had not one, not two but FOUR alternate models!



I absolutely loved the magical red beams and pillars that made a castle's grand entrance or a blacksmith's kiln depending on how you put them together! I still have the set, though I admit with a few pieces misssing.




Legoland 6688: "Ambulance"
Year: 1985
68 pieces, 2 figures

I was absolutely awed by the colored translucent plastic lights and the rear hatch that moved. Sadly the same story I have the set but the lights are all gone, so are few other pieces.

Despite the never ending infatuation, those were the last LEGO models I called my own and had the luxury of owning, playing with, and growing up with .... until now!

Enters the:

8142 Ferrari 248 1:24
Year: 2007
167 pieces, 1 figure

TOTAL AWESOMENESS!

front of the box

back of the box

The finished model: vs. the box for scale

Some more goodness

The finished model: vs. my 'biggish' Dell Latitude D630 for Scale

Complete with the trappings of a Ferrari F1 Racer

The laptop appears to be a fitting place to park

Oh almost forgot, it comes with a windup motor, so it runs too! Just pull it back as far as it will go and then let it loose!

as always, click on the pictures to enlarge in a seperate window

Documented for Posterity

The best chussis are utter accidents ... and I solemnly believe that they should be documented! Here's an exchange, which took place on facebook, as always after 3am in the morning.

For those who don't understand Urdu, I've translated into English at the end of the post ... though that DOES take away the essence of it

What is a 'Chussi' you ask me?
Here is a wiki entry by one of the masters himself!

Without further ado ...


Ali is looking for some good spacious backpack. 1:39am - 23 Comments

Wajiha Said at 2:47am October 17

why? you wanna fit a body in it?

Adeel Rizvi at 2:50am October 17

no just himself :P

Wajiha Said at 2:52am October 17

phir tau normal size ka bhi chalay ga! -_-

Adeel Rizvi at 2:53am October 17

normal kyun? saath kuch aur bhi dalna hai? small sahi hai

Wajiha Said at 2:54am October 17

haan kya pata saath koi takiya hilaaf rakhna ho? sardi na lagay na!

Adeel Rizvi at 2:55am October 17

lol haan phir sahi hai. warna tao wallet seh bhi kaam chalaya ja sakta tha

Wajiha Said at 2:56am October 17

nahin wallet se nahin chal sakta! phir 5 rupay ka sikka kahan aaye ga! abhi note milna nahin shuru huay! state bank nikamma jo hai!

Mohsin Attaur Rehman at 2:58am October 17

becharay ne ek backpack lena tha .. sirf ek backpack :O

Adeel Rizvi at 3:02am October 17

haan so we are helping him decide ^_^

Wajiha Said at 3:03am October 17

yup yup -_-

Ali Mohsin at 3:18am October 17

@wajiha and rizvi:
mein saath mein aik dual-sim mobile pe le raha hun... sims tou hain nahin mere pass... tum donon ne fit hona hai uss mein?? :0

qasam se kitne wailay log ho!!! :P

Wajiha Said at 3:20am October 17

hum aa tau jayen par tumhara dual sim mobile nahin chalnay wala phir ... will be permanently corrupted -_-

Adeel Rizvi at 3:20am October 17

Ali Mohsin ghussa kar gaya hai. gandi chussiyon peh utar aya hai :P

Wajiha Said at 3:21am October 17

well yeh konsa kabhi achi chussiyon pe charha tha jo ab gandi chussion pe utray ga?

Adeel Rizvi at 3:23am October 17

lol true!

Ali Mohsin at 3:43am October 17

yeah for sure corrupt ho jaye ga... i forgot sim's slot mightl be a lil bigger for u ppl :P
and thanks for explaining me this inverted-bell-shape graph of chussi-meter!
3:45am!! and tomorrow... rather today is a working day :S

Adeel Tassawur at 11:56am October 17

sala aik backpack...aik backpack insaan ko ali-mohsin bana deta hai :P

Wajiha Said at 12:19pm October 17

Allah insaan ka maghphirat farmaye -_-

Adeel Rizvi at 12:25pm October 17

meaning Allah kuch bhi banay lakin Ali Mohsin na banay?

Wajiha Said at 12:28pm October 17

open to interpretation

Ali Mohsin at 4:31pm October 17

eyaar mutt preshaan ho iss baat per... :P
aik mein ne backpack ka lena hai... duniya tension mein aa gayee hai :|

Adeel Tassawur at 4:50pm October 17

i heard this would be the topic of next Obama /McCain debate

Wajiha Said at 12:30am October 18

what? optimum size of a backpack for Ali Mohsin? weren't they already researching it at CERN? pata hai tabhi tau large hadron collider kharab hua hai! they gave it this problem! a little too much for the machine's capacity!

Translation

Ali is looking for some good spacious backpack. 1:39am - 23 Comments

Wajiha Said at 2:47am October 17

why? you wanna fit a body in it?

Adeel Rizvi at 2:50am October 17

no just himself :P

Wajiha Said at 2:52am October 17

in that case a normal sized one will work too! -_-

Adeel Rizvi at 2:53am October 17

Why normal? Does he need to put something else in it as well? small would be better

Wajiha Said at 2:54am October 17
Yea what if he wants to keep a pillow or quilt etc as well? We don't want him to catch a cold!

Adeel Rizvi at 2:55am October 17

lol then its okay. Otherwise a wallet could have made do as well

Wajiha Said at 2:56am October 17

No a wallet wouldn't have worked! Where would the 5 rupee coin fit then? The new bank notes aren't available yet cuz state bank is useless!

Mohsin Attaur Rehman at 2:58am October 17

The poor guy only wanted to get a backpack ... just a backpack :O

Adeel Rizvi at 3:02am October 17

yea so we are helping him decide ^_^

Wajiha Said at 3:03am October 17

yup yup -_-

Ali Mohsin at 3:18am October 17

@wajiha and rizvi:
I'm also getting a dual-sim mobile ... I don't have sims ... but do you guys want to fit in it instead?? :0

Honestly how free are you!!! :P

Wajiha Said at 3:20am October 17
We don't mind coming but then your dual sim mobile is not going to work ... will be permanently corrupted -_-

Adeel Rizvi at 3:20am October 17
Ali Mohsin has gotten pissed off. Has come down to bad chussis :P

Wajiha Said at 3:21am October 17
Well as if he ever managed to move up to good chussis that he'd come down to bad chussis now?

Adeel Rizvi at 3:23am October 17

lol true!

Ali Mohsin at 3:43am October 17

yeah for sure it will be corruped ... i forgot sim's slot might be a lil bigger for u ppl :P
and thanks for explaining me this inverted-bell-shape graph of chussi-meter!
3:45am!! and tomorrow... rather today is a working day :S

Adeel Tassawur at 11:56am October 17

one damn backpack ... one backpack makes ali-mohsin out of a man :P

Wajiha Said at 12:19pm October 17

May god forgive the man -_-

Adeel Rizvi at 12:25pm October 17

meaning god creates you anything but Ali Mohsin?

Wajiha Said at 12:28pm October 17

open to interpretation

Ali Mohsin at 4:31pm October 17

buddy don't be stressed out over this ... :P
i just needed to get a backpack ... the entire world is in tension :|

Adeel Tassawur at 4:50pm October 17

i heard this would be the topic of next Obama /McCain debate

Wajiha Said at 12:30am October 18

what? optimum size of a backpack for Ali Mohsin? weren't they already researching it at CERN?
you know that is why the large hardon collider is not working! they gave it this problem! a little too much for the machine's capacity!

Silently we Creep ...

... towards the number 3000 and beyond!

(click to enlarge)