Re Lego unimog

[shep1001]

amokwa said:

I was at the Lego store in Westfields - West London last night. The Unimog is in stock @ £155, VW Camper is out of stock but due in today or later this week.

In stock on the lego website, ordered two last night.

[iain1970]

I got the Tecnic mini-digger for Christmas. The new studless stuff is so different to the old Technic and I found the small set challenging with the new build methods, although i can sse my work bonus money being spent on that 'mog.

Although for the price of it, you could by a used 911, sorry wrong new car hate thread, I meant 8880 supercar instead.

[anonymous-user]

Another completed Unimog here. And it's flippin' brilliant.
I could sit here all day listening to the little compressor chugging away.
Arm up......arm down......arm up....arm down. Winch in......winch out. Claw open......claw closed.....claw open again.
It's the little things in life that make me happy.

[will261058]

Looks like fun, might have to dig the lego box out!

[DuncsGTi]

Last Christmas

[BlueMR2]

The 10 argos stores nearest to me are out of stock.

[UK952]

michaelfenton said:

Yeah, I got this aswell (plus an awesome car with fully independent suspension from my girlfriend - I get excited about the wrong things...)!! Spent the last two days doing it and good god it's awesome, I used the motorized crane to feed roses to myself from the tin...

Excellent idea, been loading my favourite celebrations from the pot into the back of the mog, levers work backwards from the hiab on my real unimog though so might have to swap the pipes around.

Oh and I had also reversed my rear diff, must have been all the playing with it before it went in

[Dan Glebitts]

DuncsGTi said:

Last Christmas

I'm just about to walk up to the shops and buy that. Decided on it rather than the Mog.

I'm not sure about the 'specific pieces' in the new sets, being a stud girder man (oh yes) but the crane truck looks to me to be a better build. We'll see.....

I've got a few vintage sets in a box that I'm going to build up for the kids:

The Boxer chassis
The original red Unimog with front load hopper
The yellow Land rover tow truck
The blue tractor

Sorry don't know numbers.

[Pingman]

That is SO kool! WANT. infact, sod it, going to get!

[RosscoPCole]

Would love the Unimog to add to my small collection.
Here is my F1 Ferrari & Enzo on the staircase wall.

And here is my VW camper.

Apologies for the rubbish iPhone photos. They make great conversation pieces with guests and SWMBO puts up with my Lego and doesn't mind them being displayed so visably in the house.

[Jetset Rich]

And I thought asking for a Skateboard for Christmas at 43 was bad...
See this link for more Brain pickling Lego
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHWDSnWk2jU&fea...

[M666 EVO]

Hammerhead said:

M666 EVO said:

I want to get Millenium Falcon ... My missus thinks I am having a midlife crisis. I am 36!!!

I started the M. Falcon last night - will post up pics later today (Weds). Oh, and I've not long turned 40 so don't worry about it

Please do... be good to see it.

And I have convinced the missus isn't it better to have me in doors making LEGO than out with some other Doris, making whoopie. I can now get any LEGO I want

[anonymous-user]

A lex said:

and heres our Lego highstreet

So is that a self-build or do they come as kits? Not seen that format before.
Bloomin' impressive though!
(Just Googled the Lego High Street modules....£1500 for the corner cafe?!!!!
Are they uber-collectable or something?)

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 28th December 16:39

[anonymous-user]

Quick envy-inducing pic showing the axle articualtion on the 'Mog....

[vanman]

I built up the VW camper over christmas,I'm tempted to order the unimog now

[UK952]

Unimog will just about pick up a 100g tube of milkybar buttons as well.

[UK952]

Buttons

Think it will be happier when the tube is empty.

Edited by UK952 on Wednesday 28th December 17:38

[UK952]

And loading sweets, wrapping paper tubes to the right were for axle articulation tests

[PH lurker]

What I would like to see, is a proper variety of models you could build with one kit and enough parts so you could come up with your own ideas; whilst still being techincal. Would exercise the childs (parents when wished) brain.

[Hammerhead]

M666 EVO said:

Please do... be good to see it.

And I have convinced the missus isn't it better to have me in doors making LEGO than out with some other Doris, making whoopie. I can now get any LEGO I want

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