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Author Technics Lego builds: Unimog 2011, Excavator 2013, M-Benz Arocs 2015, Mobile Crane 2016
Stu_22
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This set has a few bad reviews on the Lego site. Motor not beefy enough and gears not up to the job. Will be interesting to see weather they were just the idiots.
Where did you order it from?
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From ebay Germany.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251395748141?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I'm not too fussed about how much it can lift however I did replace the clutch with a normal 24t gear as most of the problems about it not lifting much were down to the clutch gear slipping.

Some pics from tonight

Started off with the out riggers





Mounted on the main frame



Had to make 2x of those motorised out riggers units



How it stands currently
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Todays progress

Something new for me here, a v8 bottom end



Mounted in the block





Then onto the chassis





Loads of wheels and tyres fitted and balanced



How it looks at the moment with most of the cabin done too















It already looks really big and cool
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Pretty tempted by the LMP1 car or the Mini Cooper.
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Think theres a new sports car coming out this year, its supposed to be flagship one too
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Started on the crane unit, lots of gears in this bit



Pulleys and the cable, you can see here how i replaced the white clutch gear with a normal 24t gear, this will increase its lifting power









Connected on the main body







Last job was to make the extending boom, and its all done!

Extends out really high













Really like this one, probably my favourite so far, and lifts well with the clutch removal mod
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That looks huge

I like these Lego projects, looks really neat in that glass cabinet. Wouldn't mind doing something similar for myself.
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I'm after a cheap one as a starter.

What do you suggest. something like a car of course
Ben J
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Cheap Technics doesn't exist when you are talking about the "expert" ones that will keep an adult amused.

The Le Mans LMP1 car is around £88 on Amazon??



http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-Technic-42039-Hours-Race/dp/B00NVDJQ3A/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1453034201&sr=8-12&keywords=Lego+Technics

I've just ordered one!



[Edited on 17-01-2016 by Ben J]
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Anyone wanna see another
Ben J
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Have you bought another?

I'm starting the LMP1 this weekend. Can't believe how thick the instruction book is!
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Not yet, under consideration though
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Love the idea of doing this, just wouldn't know what to do with it when it's done.

Don't like the idea of displaying them, so would just look at it getting dusty and thinking how my it cost me
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I recently got this for a bargin



And i made up most of my old sets, im not going to display them all, imgoing to pack some back away.

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Some pre images of 2016 2H kits

Stickers on the porsche are for the display model only











Then the biggest kit of them all (and ever so far) 3900 pieces - bucket wheel excavator







And this Claas xerion tractor





Really like the look tractor, but its a mid range model meaning not a massive part count (1900 or so), and nothing revolutionary technic wise.

Like the bucket wheel excavator but am not totally sold on it, massive part count, some cool technic moving parts and massive

Porsche looks cool, talk of it being totally RC
Ojc
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GT3 is amazing
MikeF86
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Do,the ages on the boxes not give away that these kits are designed for kids? Not grown adults still living at mommy and daddy's house!
Nic Barnes
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Steves mental age fits within those brackets so he is excused mate.
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Agree with that, he's totally lost his marbles
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What would impress me is designing and building your own model. Then send it to lego. You need to totally own all the people just assembling the same thing.

I wanted to do a corrado one.
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Do it, don't wait
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeF86
Do,the ages on the boxes not give away that these kits are designed for kids? Not grown adults still living at mommy and daddy's house!


Tell us more about how you only watch 18+ movies
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built not bought
Nic Barnes
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If the actual Porsche looked as blocky and unfinished as that would people buy it?
Ben J
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That bucket wheel excavator will be about £2k

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