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Never before has a product here made me laugh out loud

AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855
in The Commons

And "Elf Village and World Builder" by Magix 101 just did. I'm certain that was not the intended reaction for it but when I noticed some of the details I just could not hold it in.

What are those details you may ask? Please have a look at these promo images from the product page: Image 1, Image 2.

In image 1 please observe the metal post straps (that's the name you can buy them under in the UK) on the bridge. These seem completely out of place and I'd expect them on a DIY carport or pergola in someone's backyard, not an elven village. But looking at them led me down a rabbit hole because the green stain on those wooden posts and boards is the same colour as treated timber from the garden centre or your nearest DIY place. Did those elves have difficulties building bridges and got a human handiman in to do it for them?

But on to Image 2 and in particular those three little bits of herbaceous with bits of wood around them. Did aforementioned handiman, while buying materials for the bridge pick up some log rolls from the garden centre?

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  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 1,891
    edited March 2021

     LOL

    Regarding the first picture, I suspect that not only did these elves hire a human, but their reverence for Nature doesn't extend to termites and the like. Rather than stain, the green puts me in mind of pressure treated wood, although that (at least in the US) looks more yellow.

    I've seen that style of joining before, but it strikes me as more industrial/utilitarian than the rustic look that was probably intended.

    (My dad was a Real Carpenter.)

    Post edited by miladyderyni_173d399f47 on
  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855
    edited March 2021

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

     LOL

    Regarding the first picture, I suspect that not only did these elves hire a human, but their reverence for Nature doesn't extend to termites and the like. Rather than stain, the green puts me in mind of pressure treated wood, although that (at least in the US) looks more yellow.

    As I said, treated timber. It's the copper in the (pressure) treatment that stains it.

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    I've seen that style of joining before, but it strikes me as more industrial/utilitarian than the rustic look that was probably intended.

    Not cheap, but cost-effective laugh

    After I made the post I figured out where I've seen this joining most often - in shin-high fencing around the grassy areas of public parks.

    Post edited by Ascania on
  • margravemargrave Posts: 1,822

    Never before has a product here made me laugh out loud

    Clearly you've never seen Dazneyland.

    Behold, in all its glory:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dazneyland

    Yours for only $9.95! 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,245

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

     LOL

    Regarding the first picture, I suspect that not only did these elves hire a human, but their reverence for Nature doesn't extend to termites and the like. Rather than stain, the green puts me in mind of pressure treated wood, although that (at least in the US) looks more yellow.

    I've seen that style of joining before, but it strikes me as more industrial/utilitarian than the rustic look that was probably intended.

    (My dad was a Real Carpenter.)

    ...or whatever creatures the tusks in the second image come from.  

  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855

    margrave said:

    Never before has a product here made me laugh out loud

    Clearly you've never seen Dazneyland.

    Behold, in all its glory:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dazneyland

    Yours for only $9.95! 

    Hmmm... bonus point for lack of effort but it doesn't elict more than a snigger.

  • j cadej cade Posts: 2,310

    Ascania said:

    margrave said:

    Never before has a product here made me laugh out loud

    Clearly you've never seen Dazneyland.

    Behold, in all its glory:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dazneyland

    Yours for only $9.95! 

    Hmmm... bonus point for lack of effort but it doesn't elict more than a snigger.

     

    Idk 

    Bonus: 2 People Caught in the Picture

    rose to the level of light guffaw for me

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,907
    edited March 2021

    margrave said:

    Never before has a product here made me laugh out loud

    Clearly you've never seen Dazneyland.

    Behold, in all its glory:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dazneyland

    Yours for only $9.95! 

    It was free on April 1st 2015. Which reminds that that  important date is coming up in less than a week. 

    Post edited by Charlie Judge on
  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855

    j cade said:

    Ascania said:

    margrave said:

    Never before has a product here made me laugh out loud

    Clearly you've never seen Dazneyland.

    Behold, in all its glory:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dazneyland

    Yours for only $9.95! 

    Hmmm... bonus point for lack of effort but it doesn't elict more than a snigger.

     

    Idk 

    Bonus: 2 People Caught in the Picture

    rose to the level of light guffaw for me

    I admit, it was a snorty snigger.

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,907
    edited March 2021

    How about V8? https://www.daz3d.com/v8 ; Be sure to read the description. laugh It came out at a time when we were expecting Victoria 8 to be released.

    Post edited by Charlie Judge on
  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855

    Charlie Judge said:

    How about V8? https://www.daz3d.com/v8 ; Be sure to read the description. laugh It came out at a time when we were expecting Victoria 8 to be released.

    She really gets me going.

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