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Movie Transformers OPTIMUS PRIME PROTOFORM

by shadowfax (08/17/2007 - 17:26)

This is a hand-painted custom of the Transformers Movie Deluxe Optimus Prime in Protoform action figure by pairadocs of pairadocs design lab. This figure was a bit boring in its original form, but I saw a lot of potential in it, as it was really poseable and well sculpted. I started by filling in all of the gaps and holes where the screws from the toy were visible, sculpting and sanding them to make the figure as seamless as possible. Then I gave him a metallic black base coat, and drybrushed a nice oily steel color to bring out his details and give him more of a metallic feel, and went back and added silver highlights. Then, the whole thing was given a custom metallic light blue overbrush... giving him his organic blue metallic look (albeit subtle.) Then I went in and added in all the little details. He can still be transformed too - but I don't know why you'd want to... the "comet" form is pretty dull... he really shines in his robot fighting form!! SO poseable, so cool...

This is made for the collector in mind... while it can still be posed and transformed, it is not meant for your heavy playing. Great for the Transformers collector looking for a "show piece."

Feel free to ask me any questions, etc. Keep watch - I will have more customs listed in the upcoming weeks!

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Koenigsegg : "space" in the doldrums

by shadowfax (08/17/2007 - 08:22)

Producer sportkarov Koenigsegg soon be a thing of the era. The Swedish company has suffered serious losses, it has owed its creditors 240,000 euros. Apparently, the use of space technologies in the construction of commercial vehicles was not profitable. To deny the unique Koenigsegg cars would be foolish, but not everyone is able and willing to purchase the "missiles" at least worth 458,000 euros.

Koenigsegg now in search of new investors to pay off its debts. A case can start a company much better. In 1993, the ambitious designer and businessman Christian von Kenigsegg decided to realize their dream-a perfect Bolide. Two years later, he and his team have succeeded. Pilot car had its designers not only success, and money to build Koenigsegg Automotive Ltd.

During its existence, the Swedish manufacturer managed to collect all three models - CC8S, CCR and CCX, but what! For example, the CCR has a capacity of 806 horsepower. This figure was even entered in the Guinness Book of Records as a "most powerful vehicle for public roads." Wales Maximum speed is 395 km / h. Not surprisingly, because when building materials, built by the Space Technology.

We hope that Koenigsegg still stands on its own feet, and all their dreams.

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Deal of the Week: 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor

by shadowfax (08/15/2007 - 22:36)

Care for an aging, large-ish SUV from a company fighting for its very existence in the US market? You've come to the proper venue. It's the 2007 Mitsubishi Endeavor, and while it never did get its just props due to its five-seat configuration and off-kilter price-to-value ratio, the Endeavor is a relatively nimble box with a torquey 3.8-liter V6 and decent off-road capability. Sure it only has a four-speed autobox in a field of fives and sixes, but its once-radical styling has already made a quick plunge to dated and come out on the "they still make those?" side of the prestige curve. With a $4,000 rebate on the LS model, and with some fancy footwork against a beleaguered Mitsubishi salesperson looking to move anything but the rented furniture, you could come out ahead. That is, as long as you don't sweat the catastrophic depreciation.

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$1.5m Lamborghini limited version is about to come

by shadowfax (08/15/2007 - 21:50)

This is by no means substantiated in any way other than a forum post, but a member of the FerrariChat forum is reporting that Lamborghini will privately unveil a new supercar based on the LP640 Murcielago (shown) and costing $1.5 million to a select group at the Pebble Beach Concours this week. The rumor goes that 20 will be made, with 15 earmarked for the U.S., and that the new supercar's official unveiling will occur at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. We have people on the ground at the Pebble Beach Concours this week with cameras ready in case a tent flap gets blown up by the wind, and we'll of course be in Frankfurt next month, as well. Just how powerful and fast this new Lambo will be, and whether the rumor is even true, is still unknown.

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The speed demon Bugatti Veyron

by shadowfax (08/10/2007 - 09:14)

Guys like fast cars and even faster women. There’s no denying either of those claims. And in the typical pissing contest that is top speed, there can be only one champion. Let us introduce you top the Bugatti Veyron. This bullet of a car is actually faster than an F1 race car. Not only that, but it has a radio, air conditioning and leather seats (optional of course). Oh, did we mention its top speed is 253 miles an hour? Strap yourself in and hang on.

The Bugatti Veyron. 1001 horsepower. Fuck me running! That will launch you from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds, and you’ll be blowing past 200 mph in just 13 seconds. Compare that to a Dodge Viper with a paltry 500 hp. Astonishingly the Viper is only nine tenths of a second off on 0 – 60. But it’s all the Veyron’s extra horses that it up to that magical 253 mph, while the turtle-like Viper only manages 190. Yeah, only.

This is the rear air spoiler. It provides down force, which in turn, keeps the car on the ground for cornering and “relatively” high-speed driving. For top speed runs a special key is needed to manually override the wing for maximum aerodynamic efficiency (the car also automatically lowers). It also acts as a parachute brake in emergency “oh shit I need to stop” situations. This isn’t an Acura fiberglass bolt on accessory; it’s the real deal.

This is the interior of the land rocket. Surprisingly plush and refined, it hardly looks like it was made to crack the sound barrier. Around the driver and passenger is a single-piece carbon-fiber monocoque, the same things on every racecar, providing superior crash protection.

Note the top speed on the speedometer to the far right; 260. This is serious business. You know it is when the tachometer is front and center. There really isn’t that much time to admire how fast you are going when you are covering a football field a second.

This is the quad-turbocharged W16 engine. The heart of the beast consists of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This drives the power to all four wheels. Which, by the way, are specially and specifically designed high-speed tires for the Veyron.

So I want one, and you probably want one now too, eh? So how much will this bad boy set you back? Only about $1,700,000. Gulp. But for that price you ARE the fastest thing on the road, and in many cases the sky too. It provides unadulterated and uninterrupted acceleration from a standing start to maximum speed: a feeling previously known only to jet pilots. Sign us up.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4: The Facts

Engine
Type:	Quad-turbocharged W16
Displacement cu in (cc)	488 (7993)
Power bhp (kw) at RPM:	1001 (736) / 6000
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM:	923 (1250) / 2200-5500
Redline at RPM:	6500

Brakes and Tires
Brakes F/R	ABS, vented disc / vented disc
Tires F/R	265-680 ZR500A – 365-710 R540A (PAX System)
Driveline:	All wheel drive

Exterior Dimensions and Weight
Length x Width x Height in:	174.2 x 77.9 x 47
Weight lb (kg):	4162 (1888)

Performance
Acceleration 0-62 mph s:	2.5
Top speed mph (km/h)	253 (407)
Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km)	n.a. (24.1)

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5 Sports Cars We'd Like to See as SUVs

by shadowfax (08/10/2007 - 08:31)

To be honest, those two categories should never occupy the same sentence. Unless it’s something like “an SUV pulled out in front of a sports car today and was T-boned into oblivion.” Then OK, fine. Sports cars as sport utilities, though?

But, as much as we hate to admit it, the amalgamation of the two has already begun. It all started with the Porsche Cayenne - an unholy union if we’ve ever seen one. But the Cayenne really isn’t as family friendly as advertised. When compared to other makes in its class, it falls short on both usability and functionality. What did you really expect from one of the leading sports car manufacturers? So the question is, who’s next to jump on this bandwagon? Well, if it were up to us -- and the automobile industry is united in being glad that it isn’t -- here are the top five sports cars that would be made into SUVs.

Dodge Viper

What would be better than an SUV with a V10 and about 450 hp? Not much, that’s what. Just add some racing stripes down the center and you’ll have a car the kids will beg to get picked up in. Not only that, but your round-trip grocery time will be reduced to approximately zero.

Ford GT

Limited my ass. Not when we get ahold of this bad boy. Take that “classic” branding and throw it out the window. With that you just might want to throw your sanity too, as if this was an SUV, God help us. Slap on some more racing stripes and soccer moms will be playing like they're in the Daytona 24-race on the way to Timmy’s recital. We’ll ditch the two seats for seven, but keep the V8, 550 hp, and 205 mph top speed, thank you very much.

Lamborghini Murciélago

Not to leave the Italians out of this silly game, we introduce the Murciélago. Just imagine a SUV with less-than-easy to use gull-wing doors. Sure, you'd need four of them, but who’s counting? To keep things status quo, the Lambo’s engine would remain a mid-engine ass-stomping V12. For fun, it would be smack dab in the center of the SUV, so the kiddies could roast marshmallows on it or burn their little fingers, whatever kids do with such things.

McLaren F1

Imagine the shock and awe McLaren would have if someone turned their precious “ultimate road car” into nothing more than a weekend warrior SUV. Again, two or four more doors would be in order, as would about six more seats. Don’t forget a place to put a grill, an ice chest and some lawn chairs. Maybe even a stroller. Again, we’d keep the engine and gold-foil heat shields, but instead of only making a paltry 100 limited-edition cars, we’d make millions.

Saleen S7

Touted as the first American “supercar,” this limited edition monster could easily be Frankenstein-ed into a SUV. As usual, the gull-wing doors would have to stay and be multiplied by a few. We’ll use the twin-turbo engine (750 hp) to cope with the extra weight of seats and an actual trunk. Strap some surfboards on the roof and head to the beach, you’ll be sure to both turn some heads and inspire their owners to scratch them quizzically.

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The new crossover from Peugeot

by shadowfax (07/26/2007 - 00:55)

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New Golf with a sexy - cute look

by shadowfax (07/06/2007 - 23:09)

Photos of the presentation of the new Golf. As you car?

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Some Cool & Sexy Motorbikes

by shadowfax (06/16/2007 - 21:11)