Technic lego

[ThunderSpook]

The Brummie said:

I have built, stripped down & rebuilt the Defender 4 times.

I still can't get the sodding thing to move on its wheels.

Gave up & put it on a shelf!!!

So what you’re saying is they’ve made it ultra realistic?

[Zetec-S]

ThunderSpook said:

The Brummie said:

I have built, stripped down & rebuilt the Defender 4 times.

I still can't get the sodding thing to move on its wheels.

Gave up & put it on a shelf!!!

So what you’re saying is they’ve made it ultra realistic?

I keep meaning to strip mine down and try to get it working, I'm sure I saw a guide online for what needs to be done but can't find it anywhere.

[WPA]

Zetec-S said:

ThunderSpook said:

The Brummie said:

I have built, stripped down & rebuilt the Defender 4 times.

I still can't get the sodding thing to move on its wheels.

Gave up & put it on a shelf!!!

So what you’re saying is they’ve made it ultra realistic?

I keep meaning to strip mine down and try to get it working, I'm sure I saw a guide online for what needs to be done but can't find it anywhere.

I found this really helpful: https://racingbrick.com/?s=42110

[Zetec-S]

WPA said:

I found this really helpful: https://racingbrick.com/?s=42110

Thank you

[heisthegaffer]

RosscoPCole said:

toastyhamster said:

A55hole! And we're off to Kennedy in August!

Snap. I cannot wait. Booked lunch with an astronaut too.

Way off topic here but would you be interested in starting a thread about questions we can pose for you to ask them - if this is of interest of course.

[vaderface]

Not normally a Technic builder, more a horder.
But i look forward to this to go with the shuttle, lander and Apollo sets.

[s111dpc]

Just a heads up - I was in Sports Direct earlier today and it looks like they have 20% off their Lego range - picked up the Senna McLaren for £56

[Sporky]

I like this - maybe a bit of a classic set, but still appealing.

[wolfie28]

Sporky said:

I like this - maybe a bit of a classic set, but still appealing.

Liking this set a lot. Will be on my purchase list when it is released.

[wolfie28]

vaderface said:

Not normally a Technic builder, more a horder.
But i look forward to this to go with the shuttle, lander and Apollo sets.

Not sure on this one. Was really disappointed with the NASA Mars rover thing in both build experience and display looks. Might be a purchase if it’s discounted at some point.

[csd19]

wolfie28 said:

vaderface said:

Not normally a Technic builder, more a horder.
But i look forward to this to go with the shuttle, lander and Apollo sets.

Not sure on this one. Was really disappointed with the NASA Mars rover thing in both build experience and display looks. Might be a purchase if it’s discounted at some point.

It's a bigger model this time round though isn't it? I've never been a big follower of the space themed kits, but this seems to be a bit more appealing. Certainly won't be buying it directly from the Lego website though!

[Jobbo]

Just visited a friend and he asked my advice on selling his late-70s Technical Lego. He brought out a box that he had liberated from his parents’ house I think, containing boxed examples of 6 sets plus 5 supplementary sets: blue go-kart, yellow forklift, red car chassis, yellow bulldozer, red tractor and blue motorbike and sidecar. Still in their boxes, with intact plastic trays etc though built and dismantled (not many times looking at the pieces).

I think old Technical sets are less valuable than normal LEGO from the era (yellow castle, space sets for instance) but the car chassis and motorbike are worth perhaps £150 each and the rest maybe £40-60 each. Supplementary sets seem very low value. Anyone had recent experience of selling a collection like this? He asked me as a Lego fanboy but I don’t buy it to sell on, so have no idea if Bricklink is the only sensible place to use.

Despite my own Technical sets from the era being in slightly worse condition, nostalgia means they are the ones I want to keep. I did say to my friend that I’d struggle to part with them if they’d been from my own childhood.

[Sporky]

This was really good. Nice build, and playable finished thing. Steering with a tight enough radius to drive around a workbench, it'll lift and tip a crate full of bits (from just one gear on the other side), and the back then tips them back out. Plus working doors. I do like the smaller Technic stuff.



Grabbing!



Lifting!



Tipping!



Emptying!

[james_TW]

I built this today and while it's a great set, it's a headache to connect the Earth module



Looks nice, goes round well and it's a centrepiece on my dining table at the moment too.

[Sporky]

The tiny poly bag Mars rover is currently available as a gift with purchase on City, Technic, and Friends.

[RosscoPCole]

As a treat to myself, instead of buying a new set and dealing with the wrath of Mrs RosscoPCole I want to replace the stickers of my Bugatti Chiron and Porsche 911 GT3 with printed bricks.
Does anyone know of a place I can buy this from?
I thought steindrucker.com made them, but it appears not anymore.