Technic lego

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ThunderSpook

3,623 posts

212 months

Monday 22nd April
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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

5,911 posts

94 months

Monday 22nd April
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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?
rofl

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

8,874 posts

115 months

Monday 22nd April
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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?
rofl

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

5,911 posts

94 months

Monday 22nd April
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WPA said:
I found this really helpful: https://racingbrick.com/?s=42110
Thank you beer

heisthegaffer

3,427 posts

199 months

Monday 22nd April
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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

436 posts

141 months

Friday 3rd May
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Not normally a Technic builder, more a horder.
But i look forward to this to go with the shuttle, lander and Apollo sets.

s111dpc

1,355 posts

230 months

Friday 3rd May
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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 smile

Sporky

6,383 posts

65 months

Friday 3rd May
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I like this - maybe a bit of a classic set, but still appealing.


wolfie28

705 posts

145 months

Sunday 5th May
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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

705 posts

145 months

Sunday 5th May
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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

2,201 posts

118 months

Monday 6th May
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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

12,974 posts

265 months

Yesterday (13:34)
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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.