Re Lego unimog
Tuesday 27th December 2011
So how's your festive period going? The picture should offer you a clue as to where mine's been at. As promised/threatened the real Unimog we featured for one of our Christmas drives is currently being recreated in Lego thanks to the monster Technic kit that arrived in the office before Christmas and on which editorial privilege was exercised immediately.
Ages 11-16 it says on the box...And, like the last 20 years never happened, my Christmas has once again resounded to the rattle of boxes of Lego being sorted through to find that one missing bit. And, boy, this Technic Unimog is a beast of a kit and nearly as complex as the real thing.
Proper Unimog portal axles in placeAs stock the kit comes with a winch and pneumatic grabber arm but, being a bit competitive and having seen other hacks build it as stock I've got plans to go off-piste and do something a bit different here. Stocks of my original Lego have been dug out of my dad's loft and there is a plan. I was hoping for rain today too and an excuse to go nowhere. But, dammit, it's looking OK out there. Now could be an opportune time for that man flu to come back perhaps...
PH Blog: Unimog, work in progress
Can we build it? Yes we can, given a bit of time
Ages 11-16 it says on the box...
After two evenings of work I'm on very thin ice socially but I do at least have a rolling chassis, complete with power take-offs front and rear and the basis of the pneumatic system with its little compressor. The engine turns properly now that I've corrected my schoolboy error and put the rear diff the right way round, though this did involve a bit of swearing and deconstruction to correct. It's great too, it's even got proper portal axles like the real thing.
Proper Unimog portal axles in place
Dan
Discussion
Lego Christmas for me too 
We got the Unimog a couple of months ago, and from that point we (Son and I) were hooked.
My son/I has has loads of the stuff. So far we have built the Star Wars Star Destroyer over Christmas and Boxing Day (Between relatives and food). and thew VW Camper van (Which doesn't have numbered bags so you have to open all of them to access all the parts you need for each stage. (You need a big table for this one).
Anyway, enough of this.......baack to the bricks
We got the Unimog a couple of months ago, and from that point we (Son and I) were hooked.
My son/I
has has loads of the stuff. So far we have built the Star Wars Star Destroyer over Christmas and Boxing Day (Between relatives and food). and thew VW Camper van (Which doesn't have numbered bags so you have to open all of them to access all the parts you need for each stage. (You need a big table for this one).Anyway, enough of this.......baack to the bricks
Glad this is coming along nicely! I bought my girlfriend the VW T1 Camper and, while not as complex as the PH Unimog, it still had 1332 pieces and took ages. 
Now going to buy more, but not sure what to do next. The Star Wars stuff looks pretty good, but so does London Bridge...
Now going to buy more, but not sure what to do next. The Star Wars stuff looks pretty good, but so does London Bridge...Edited by David87 on Tuesday 27th December 12:11
Edited by David87 on Tuesday 27th December 12:13
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