by ZachC

New cars have come to There! It appears the partnership with Scion will continue, which is a good thing! Hell it’s a GREAT thing. These concept cars are great, and to be honest if the Haku makes it into the real world I may actually break down and buy one! Until then, I’ve settled for the virtual version. I LOVE this car! It’s sporty, it’s edgy, it’s wicked chilly. Priced at 7,500t of course I bought it!

It’s been asked in the forums if this will be paintable. I have no inside information, but the auctions show categories for Chassis (the body), paintjobs, wheels, interiors, and even engines. So yeah, it sure looks to me like these will be paintable. That being the case, I went on a hunt and checked out the templates and the model.

All the new templates look like they were done by the same person, and from a casual first impression I’d say that person knew what they were doing. The sides aren’t mirrored, so you can put writing on either and have it come out right. The bodies look like there won’t be a lot of pixilazation around the windows, and the stretch seems to be minimal, although there’s always some… that’s almost unavoidable. Everything seems to be done to scale as well which always makes painting more successful. I’ll have more on the templates when they’re actually available. The model also seems to be very smooth, which is a breath of fresh air after the Muscle Car mess.

The Scion t2B and the Scion Fuze have the same categories listed in auctions as the Haku so I would imagine they’ll all be available to developers.

A small issue is the transposing of two of the cars. The Fuse shows up in the description a hot coupe. When you try it, you end up with the t2B and vice versa. I bought the Fuse (t2B in the auctions) because I love that coupe body. Now I’m wondering what’s going to happen when they fix this. Hopefully they’ll just change the names to what they’re supposed to be and my “Fuse” will simply have a change to the correct name and description.

One other problem which I’m surprised slipped through is on the Haku. When you see one from about 50m away, there are no wheels. It floats.

 

 

What I find very interesting in the partnership between There and Scion is that these vehicles are actual concept cars developed by Scion and shown at various car shows recently.

The name t2B stands for tall 2 box, it’s my least favorite of the three. Even so, I can still think of some interesting things I could do with it. The real world version has one long slider on the passenger side, and suicide doors on the driver’s. I was curious when I saw the rear end because one of the exhaust pipes is red. After some research, it turns out it isn’t an exhaust pipe at all, it’s actually a “back-up” light!

I’ve seen the real world images of the Haku as well, but I couldn’t find any that I was sure weren’t copyrighted so all I can suggest is that you do a google search for Scion Haku. You already know what I think of that car. I really want one!

The Fuse in real life is amazing with its high tech design in one sinister looking vehicle. It even has scissor opening doors! Picture this machine in black! (I already have.) In a recent press release, Mark Templin, Scion vice president, stated that “Since the launch of Scion three years ago, designers have learned a great deal about what inspires and motivates Scion buyers through its unique vehicle lineup and instilled them into the FUSE.” I’ve included a few images from that press release. And, wow! WE get it first right here in our virtual world! I’m really amazed, thrilled, ecstatic… I’m out of words!

Check these out. They’re important to us on so many levels. They signify a new stage in the partnership with Scion. They represent some VERY cool new vehicles for us to drive, and they appear ready to let some of our developers unleash even more creativity in the near future! What could be better than that?