Technic lego

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wolfie28

700 posts

145 months

Friday 22nd March
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Every day a journey said:
Saturn V, Shuttle and Concorde all epic.
100% agree

Essarell

1,260 posts

55 months

Saturday 23rd March
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Super bike on the telly and finally getting round to building the Ducati


Every day a journey

1,613 posts

39 months

Saturday 23rd March
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Essarell said:
Super bike on the telly and finally getting round to building the Ducati

Two top tips. The bit where it ‘marries up’ there’s a QR code to a video….watch it

Use one less chain link

Essarell

1,260 posts

55 months

Saturday 23rd March
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Every day a journey said:
Essarell said:
Super bike on the telly and finally getting round to building the Ducati

Two top tips. The bit where it ‘marries up’ there’s a QR code to a video….watch it

Use one less chain link
Enjoyed the build, went together really well beer


RosscoPCole

3,322 posts

175 months

Saturday 23rd March
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Essarell said:
Every day a journey said:
Essarell said:
Super bike on the telly and finally getting round to building the Ducati

Two top tips. The bit where it ‘marries up’ there’s a QR code to a video….watch it

Use one less chain link
Enjoyed the build, went together really well beer

I really enjoyed the Ducati. I also used one less chain link and also sprayed my wheels gold.

generationx

6,797 posts

106 months

Monday 1st April
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This was a nice build for the Easter weekend, although lots of stickers and Lego seemingly have a blind spot about different width front/rear tyres. If Cada can do it with the Alfa…


WPA

8,860 posts

115 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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generationx said:
This was a nice build for the Easter weekend, although lots of stickers and Lego seemingly have a blind spot about different width front/rear tyres. If Cada can do it with the Alfa…

It is a good model but you wonder why Lego bothered when the car was so crap, it would have made sense to model one of the older cars.

BlueMR2

8,658 posts

203 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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WPA said:
generationx said:
This was a nice build for the Easter weekend, although lots of stickers and Lego seemingly have a blind spot about different width front/rear tyres. If Cada can do it with the Alfa…

It is a good model but you wonder why Lego bothered when the car was so crap, it would have made sense to model one of the older cars.
They will have started the design before they knew how it would perform.

WPA

8,860 posts

115 months

Monday 15th April
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I finished building the Defender yesterday (42110), I have a question no matter what gear I try the pistons do not move, should they move if so any ideas what I might have got wrong.

Sporky

6,336 posts

65 months

Monday 15th April
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I found there was a lot of slack in the enormous gear change, and it needed to be rolled almost a metre before the pistons moved.

WPA

8,860 posts

115 months

Monday 15th April
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Sporky said:
I found there was a lot of slack in the enormous gear change, and it needed to be rolled almost a metre before the pistons moved.
Thank you, sorted it all ok, I found that I had fitted the front diff the wrong round.

Sporky

6,336 posts

65 months

Tuesday 16th April
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I made this. For £13 there's a lot going on - engine, suspension, and tilt-steering like a rollerskate. Plus it's small enough to drive around a table.




pd2

241 posts

150 months

Thursday 18th April
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I've been offered a ferrari 488 (42124) (retired product) for £85 and the airbus chopper (42145) for £90 both new and unboxed.

I'm a non technic guy and buy to build, but are these any good for long term investment or do I just get one and build it?

Cheers.

Paul.

generationx

6,797 posts

106 months

Thursday 18th April
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pd2 said:
I've been offered a ferrari 488 (42124) (retired product) for £85 and the airbus chopper (42145) for £90 both new and unboxed.

I'm a non technic guy and buy to build, but are these any good for long term investment or do I just get one and build it?

Cheers

Paul.
The Airbus helicopter is excellent. Remember 6x AA batteries…

SunsetZed

2,259 posts

171 months

Friday 19th April
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pd2 said:
I've been offered a ferrari 488 (42124) (retired product) for £85 and the airbus chopper (42145) for £90 both new and unboxed.

I'm a non technic guy and buy to build, but are these any good for long term investment or do I just get one and build it?

Cheers.

Paul.
I've got the Ferrari and didn't find it a particularly good build or a nice finished model so I'd say no from a building perspective (I have no idea on investment, I don't do that with Lego!).

pd2

241 posts

150 months

Friday 19th April
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Cheers both.

Like you Zed, I buy and build, that's the whole idea of lego 😁

I might take the chopper then, will build it. lol

wolfie28

700 posts

145 months

Saturday 20th April
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pd2 said:
Cheers both.

Like you Zed, I buy and build, that's the whole idea of lego ??

I might take the chopper then, will build it. lol
I’ve got both and personally I preferred the helicopter. The Ferrari is an ok piece but nothing special. If you want to know potential values have a look at brick economy.

Sporky

6,336 posts

65 months

Saturday 20th April
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I've not done the Ferrari, but the helicopter is very clever.

generationx

6,797 posts

106 months

Saturday 20th April
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The Brummie

9,373 posts

188 months

Sunday 21st April
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WPA said:
I finished building the Defender yesterday (42110), I have a question no matter what gear I try the pistons do not move, should they move if so any ideas what I might have got wrong.
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!!!