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And heeeeere's…Leland Turbo!

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2:04 pm
October 18, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

So Leland Turbo is on eBay now! I first thought it was a fake, with the beady eyes and fakey front end (weird headlights…too bad they aren't recessed like Francesco's crew chief's). But it appears legit…I tried for him, but he went for over $150! More appear to coming…hope he settles down a bit.

Compared to the prototype, I'm much happier with the eyes being his "OMG" expression, which is the only one he really had in the movie. To fill the image, I stuck in my Corgi custom, which I look forward to putting next to the real thing.

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5519/lelanddiecasts.jpg

2:41 pm
October 18, 2011


bobbyjack

Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia

Member

posts 799

Cool!  Another new car to get excited about.  Can't wait until we get some new ones around here.Smile

5:24 pm
October 18, 2011


BBIGMIKE62

Member

posts 939

VERY SOON

7:15 pm
October 18, 2011


jestrjef

Central FLA

Member

posts 953

Bring on the NEW CASTINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Laugh

10:48 pm
October 18, 2011


sodabear

Portlandia

Member

posts 362

I would fall to my knees weeping if I saw something like this on the peg right now.

9:56 pm
October 19, 2011


Tom

The Free State

Member

posts 632

So ready for new Cars to dddrrrrrrrrrrooooooooop!

10:03 pm
October 19, 2011


Tom

The Free State

Member

posts 632

I know everyone values Cars differently and everyone has different resources, but it is still crazy to me that people pay so much in fleabay for new Cars that will likely be easy to get pretty much anywhere in the US soon.
I remember reading a post about people trading showstoppers for Metallic Dragon LMQs with collector guides, for example.

5:37 am
October 20, 2011


Dunroamin

Massachusetts

Member

posts 754

I've discovered that patience is key when trying to collect in a fiscally responsible way :)…If you wait…they will come…

 

yeah, I've blown some $$ on hard to finds though…rarely on eBay though.

10:36 am
October 21, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

For those of you who keep track of license plates, it appears from a new photo on eBay that Leland's is S2 TRBO. S2 is the military staff code for intelligence gathering and analysis, which fits Leland's mission to a T(RBO). From Wikipedia:

S2: The intelligence section…responsible for collecting and analyzing intelligence information about the enemy to determine what the enemy is doing, or might do, to prevent the accomplishment of the unit's mission.

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8323/lelandlicense.jpg

10:44 pm
October 27, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

Leland is here!

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4457/leland1.jpg

I was wrong about the license…it's 63 TRBO. I'm guessing 63 refers to Jason Isaacs' birthday, since "officially" Leland's a 1965. The headlights do bother me, and the mouth paint doesn't match the shape of the sculpt (teeth are painted straight but sculpted on a curve), but he's still wonderful and I'm glad to have him. (Interestingly, the seller was in Hong Kong but he arrived in less than a week…from California. He's also perfectly finished and painted…a great relief.)

10:46 pm
October 27, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

Had to save the second photo in a second post:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9157/leland3.jpg

1:56 pm
October 28, 2011


Bumper Save

Pennsylvania

Member

posts 491

Sweet, love his expression! SmileLaughWinkSurprised

3:34 pm
October 28, 2011


Dunroamin

Massachusetts

Member

posts 754

awesome…but like i always say…not real till I see it carded.. Wink

3:35 pm
October 28, 2011


Dunroamin

Massachusetts

Member

posts 754

what is the leland turbo 2 pack all about…is it a "whole" and a cubed leland turbo? Rob…you have one, right?

3:43 pm
October 28, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

It's Leland and Finn from everything I've read here and elsewhere.

3:47 pm
October 28, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

BTW Dunroamin…I noticed your avatar. I've always wondered why they didn't make an actual alarm clock like the one in the movie…the little car is even featured as a character in the "Meet the Cars" book. It would be easy and so cute…if it's an interest of yours, do you know anything about plans to produce it?

4:08 pm
October 28, 2011


Dunroamin

Massachusetts

Member

posts 754

no idea…I did some sketches and a design for a way to make it, but never got around to…I'd buy one is a second if they did!

I have a blue lego alarm clock right now…it's really just a clock…the kids are my alarm Yell

4:19 pm
October 28, 2011


DDD

Townie

posts 99

Ha ha! I bet you could do it…if you found the time!

6:28 pm
October 28, 2011


Dunroamin

Massachusetts

Member

posts 754

maybe this winter!

7:39 pm
October 28, 2011


Fillmore1234

Illinois

Member

posts 804

Leland Turbo is so neat! But is it all one piece? Or does the Mouth Piece paint so correctly match the Body Paint of the Car that I don't see it?


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