Technic lego

[pscl227]

pstruck said:

pscl227 said:

.......One slight issue is that im 25, not 15, my partner is going to think i've lost the plot!

Fear not. There are many Lego Technic fans here a good deal older (including myself). I'll be using the excuse when I purchase mine that it is for my son, even though he's only 6 weeks old!!

Hmm, maybe i could say it is for my.....dog? that might not work.

Has anyone had a go at making this kit into a giant remote controlled truck?

If anyone is looking for a Unimog kit in the south of Scotland, there seems to be plenty in at the Glasgow stores, I have just picked the last one up from the Falkirk branch.

Edited by pscl227 on Thursday 12th January 13:54

[Rude-boy]

pscl227 said:

.......One slight issue is that im 25, not 15, my partner is going to think i've lost the plot!

Just tell her that you were playing with Lego long before she let you play with her and are likely to still be doing so long after she has stopped letting you play with her as you are both "Too old for that sort of thing these days"

[BigTom85]

Its my birthday today (27), and despite dropping hints since Boxing Day, no LEGO

I think I'll buy myself the Unimog to console myself. I really want the spreader body too!!

Haven't done any lego for 15 years or so, so wish me luck.

[Morf]

Morf said:

This place has the Unimog in stock at a decent price, no sign of the VW Camper on the site but might be worth giving them a ring to see if they can get it:
http://www.youngworld.co.uk/acatalog/TECHNIC.html

Apologies for cross-posting across the two technics threads running right now, but just a quick update on my order for the excavator from this place.

I placed the order on Tuesday, it shipped on Wednesday and was delivered this morning (Friday).

The set seems fine, and was well packed - wrapped in bubble wrap, then in cardboard, then in brown wrapping paper!

So if you don't find what you're looking for in the Argos sale (and not many of us did) then I'd certainly give this place the thumbs up.

[pscl227]

Well I started it, and it has brought back many fond memories from my childhood, the last large kit I think I built was 8479 "Barcode Code Piolet Truck".

Anyway time for the obligatory picture after 3 hours:



Think I will go for the full fat version and install the RC kit, has anyone else done this with success?

[esuuv]

You do realise having the bits sorted like that is cheating - you have to open all the bags and make one big pile, like you would if you were actually ten!!

[pscl227]

esuuv said:

You do realise having the bits sorted like that is cheating - you have to open all the bags and make one big pile, like you would if you were actually ten!!

I must have been an odd child, I've always sorted the bits out into bowls. Infact this is messy, I used to sort everything out by size before I started!!

[5potTurbo]

pscl227 said:

pstruck said:

pscl227 said:

.......One slight issue is that im 25, not 15, my partner is going to think i've lost the plot!

Fear not. There are many Lego Technic fans here a good deal older (including myself). I'll be using the excuse when I purchase mine that it is for my son, even though he's only 6 weeks old!!

Hmm, maybe i could say it is for my.....dog? that might not work.

Has anyone had a go at making this kit into a giant remote controlled truck?

If anyone is looking for a Unimog kit in the south of Scotland, there seems to be plenty in at the Glasgow stores, I have just picked the last one up from the Falkirk branch.

Edited by pscl227 on Thursday 12th January 13:54

I'm 41. Age doesn't matter!

[dr_gn]

Still can't unerstand why Lego won't provide a lubricant for technic sets. They are now so complicated that they really need it. I read on a Lego forum that Silicone spray is good, and that it increased battery life by around 50% on the 8043 excavator.

[x5x3]

dr_gn said:

Wait until Argos do another 3 for 2 on all toys and buy 3, then flog 2 on EBay. I got a buyer for my 'free' Excavator within 3 days. Better still, keep one until they're no longer available and you'll probably make a profit.

I never actually got round to posting my two on ebay so now I am going to do that - leave them in the box and keep them for a few years.

[Rude-boy]

dr_gn said:

Still can't unerstand why Lego won't provide a lubricant for technic sets. They are now so complicated that they really need it. I read on a Lego forum that Silicone spray is good, and that it increased battery life by around 50% on the 8043 excavator.

I would suggest:-

1. Not only can you make what they tell you you can but also that you can make it into whatever you want. After a couple of months every Lego set I ever had was put into a box with other hand me down Lego and you should have seen some of the things we'd make in marathon building sessions. Grease and oils would quickly get things slippery that aren't meant to be.

2. It will attract dust and dirt.

3. Lego is near indestructible, give them a break they've got to find some way of engineering in some obsolescence!

Edited by Rude-boy on Friday 13th January 22:04

[dr_gn]

Rude-boy said:

dr_gn said:

Still can't unerstand why Lego won't provide a lubricant for technic sets. They are now so complicated that they really need it. I read on a Lego forum that Silicone spray is good, and that it increased battery life by around 50% on the 8043 excavator.

I would suggest:-

1. Not only can you make what they tell you you can but also that you can make it into whatever you want. After a couple of months every Lego set I ever had was put into a box with other hand me down Lego and you should have seen some of the things we'd make in marathon building sessions. Grease and oils would quickly get things slippery that aren't meant to be.

2. It will attract dust and dirt.

3. Lego is near indestructible, give them a break they've got to find some way of engineering in some obsolescence!

Edited by Rude-boy on Friday 13th January 22:04

With the 8043 Excavator I won't be dismantling it - I can't think I'd build anything cooler than that with the contents of the box! Same with the Unimog I'd guess. I've got loads of older technic stuff anyway for my own designs. If the worst came to the worst, you could put the whole dismantled thing into a pillowcase and shove it in the washing machine. I recently did this with my old 1970's Lego so my son could put it towards his stuff, and it came out like new.

You can get dry lubes (Teflon, Graphite etc) that don't attract dust like wet lubes do.

It's not really wear that I'm too bothered about - it's improving the operation of the mechanicals to give smoother running and better battery life. Wear reduction would be a side benefit. There are a hell of a lot of pivots in the caterillar tracks alone that will drain motor power like mad on the excavator.

[Rude-boy]

In that case then a little silicon grease would be my first suggestion

[matt-ITR]

Can anyone point me in the right direction to how I might be able to make my Unimog remote control driving?

[Roadrunner23]

matt-ITR said:

Can anyone point me in the right direction to how I might be able to make my Unimog remote control driving?

Try brickshelf.com

[dr_gn]

Rude-boy said:

In that case then a little silicon grease would be my first suggestion

I feel an experiment coming on:

A Lego gearbox connected to a winch drum, lifting a weight.

Voltmeter and ammeter connected to the motor.

Lube it with...something...and check power consumption before and after.

Leave for a few weeks and look for signs of degradation of the plastic.

[cragswinter]

8265 front loader, anyone think it's a good kit?

Argos have it in the sale at 38 quid & I'm tempted!

[Rude-boy]

cragswinter said:

Argos have it in the sale at 38 quid & I'm tempted!

It's about the only blinking thing that they have got left.

Glad in a way that they haven't got any stock within 40 odd miles of me otherwise I'd be another £100 or so down. Too tight to pay full price when i can see that another might have an identical set which is cheaper

[cragswinter]

But is it a good set??

Eta, I'd have the unimog but there's none local, this front loader looks good but if it isn't complex enough I'll just wait for the unimog to come back in stock

[dr_gn]

cragswinter said:

But is it a good set??

Eta, I'd have the unimog but there's none local, this front loader looks good but if it isn't complex enough I'll just wait for the unimog to come back in stock

Don't know about the loader, but I know I've got the 8043 Excavator (which is fantastic), and I still want a Unimog. You'll end up with one in the end I think...