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[DLuders]

The 8271 Wheel Loader Set from 2007 ( http://peeron.com/inv/sets/8271-1 ) has been made into 23 different MOCs       by "grohl666".  I know of no other set that has been made into so many different MOCs by one builder.  Originally costing US$20, the 200 pieces in this set look like this when building the standard 8271 model:



Grohl666 has great imagination to come up with these alternate models:

ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) -- "Alternative model of 8271 Lego Technic Excavator set. The armored carrier has a steering front axle, opening cockpit and raising heavy twin cannon.  Comments or questions at grohld@centrum.cz."   See the 8 pictures at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=384156 :


BOBCAT LOADER -- "Bobcat using parts from 8271 with steering front wheels, raising and leaning bucket."  See 9 photos at http://www.brickshel...y.cgi?i=3444431 :


SCRAPER -- "Scraper features steering front and elevating and lowering back part" (11 photos at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=356417 ):


SUBMARINE -- "The submarine moves the main propellor to the left and right. Adjustable side motors for controlling the depth, rotating propellor blades and working mechanical arm."  View the 17 photographs at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=364648 :


THUNDERBOLT -- "A-10 Thunderbolt. Working ailerons are controlled by a lever behind the canopy" (7 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=358604 ):


TOW TRUCK -- "Tow truck has working steering, raising and lowering crane and working stabilizers."  See the 8 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=361000  :


WASP "...features rotating head, moving rear legs, abdomen and wings (see the 8 photos at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=402687 ):


DEVASTATOR TRIKE -- "Alternative model made only from 8271 parts. Moveable rail gun on the right side of the vehicle, opening canopy, turning gun turret and elevating twin machine guns. The front wheel has a unique construction."  8 photos are at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=354308 :


DUMP TRUCK has "Steering wheels and working dump box" (15 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=349192 :


HELICOPTER -- "Working rotor is operated by the gear on the left side of the model" (15 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=353349 ):
  

HEAVY 'COPTER -- "Two rotating blades operated by a wheel in back. Opening cargo doors in the back of the helicopter and moveable machinegun on the right side of the aircraft" (8 photographs at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=370255 ):


HOVERCRAFT -- "Hovercraft can steer thanks to the moving front wheel.The propeller rotates when the hovercraft moves on the floor."  9 pictures are at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=359674 :
  

HEAD SKULL -- "14th alternative model I made of 8271 Technic set. Moving jawbone and eyebrows help to change the expression of the face. Really fun to play with this model" (12 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=376573 ):


PTERODACTYL -- "My 15th alternative model of Lego Technic 8271 Excavator set. The pterodactyl waves his wings."  Check out the 7 pictures PLUS VIDEO at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=383242 :


RAPTOR -- "This model has no functions except moving jawbone but it really looks as a velociraptor."  View the 11 photos at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=385832 :
  

MONSTER TRUCK -- "21th alternative model of 8271 front end loader. The model features pendulous front axle and working crane" (10 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=406788 ):


OLD TIMER COUPE -- "The car has steering wheels, opening doors and trunk."  See the 14 pictures at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=350582 :


CRANE -- "18th alternative model I made of 8271. The crane can rotate, raise or lower the arm and you can control the winch."  See 6 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=390179 :
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MAGPIE BIRD -- "Nineteenth alternative model of 8271 excavator. Moving beak, wings and tail."  11 pictures of the Magpie ("Elster" in Germany) are posted at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=400835 :


VULTURE is "A spaceship made only from 8271 set parts. Opening canopy, moving wings."  See the MOC's 9 photographs at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=348325 :


MONSTER-- "21st alternative model of 8271 excavator. The model features pendulous front axle and working crane."  See the 10 photos at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=406788 :
    

TRACTOR -- "22nd alternative model built of 8271 Technic set. Model features moving front bucket and working tedding machine" (10 photos at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=410216 ):


PORSCHE has "no functions except opening trunk" (9 photos at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=344452  ):



See the entire set of the nineteen 8271 MOCs (plus more) at grohl666's Brickshelf Gallery http://www.brickshel....cgi?m=grohl666 .          Maybe you have enough of the needed parts already ( http://peeron.com/inv/sets/8271-1 )  to make some of these models.  Check his Bricklink gallery periodically; he may think of another Alternative MOC!

Edited by DLuders, 06 November 2011 - 03:20 AM.

[efferman]

respect. that fits the idea behind Lego perfectly

[Jetro]

I love it when people manage to turn such a small collection of parts into so many creative models. Great job!

[Milan]

Raptor, skull and the helicopter are very good models!

[JunkstyleGio]

Made the magpie myself!
Love it!

Even made a video of it some time ago.
(with a little mistake, which was promptly corrected by it's designer..


video

Edited by JunkstyleGio, 28 May 2010 - 10:36 PM.

[CP5670]

Very nice. These models remind me of the concepts and building styles in the old Universal sets.

[DLuders]

[BUMP]

The number of Grohl's alternate builds for the Lego 8271 set is now up to 30     -- download a single PDF file with all of the pictures here via MegaUpload SkyDrive.  They are sorted by the various creations' names.  It would be fun to build all 30 of them on Grohl's Brickshelf gallery!

Edited by DLuders, 08 February 2012 - 01:00 AM.

[Toadtorrent]

What a great thread...good to see updates to this...and it really does embody the spirit of Lego to the fullest.

[Holodoc]

Very, very clever all 30 submodels!

No wonder his BS-folder already has > 40.000 hits. Well deserved.

[davidmull]

DLuders, on 03 November 2011 - 01:42 AM, said:

[BUMP]

The number of Grohl's alternate builds for the Lego 8271 set is now up to 30     -- download a single PDF file with all of the pictures here via MegaUpload.  They are sorted by the various creations' names.  It would be fun to build all 30 of them on Grohl's Brickshelf gallery!

The last time I bumped a tread I got giving out to on here lol by the way great mocs

[TheDesuComplex]

DLuders, on 27 May 2010 - 03:19 AM, said:

The 8271 Wheel Loader Set from 2007 ( http://peeron.com/inv/sets/8271-1 ) has been made into 23 different MOCs       by "grohl666".  I know of no other set that has been made into so many different MOCs by one builder.  

-ubersnip-

MONSTER TRUCK -- "Rubber bands return the rear axle always back to the central positon" (6 pics at http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=354318 ):


-ubersnip-

Sorry to correct you, DLuders... That's actually made of parts from set '8290 Mini Forklift' of 2008.
Notice: 8271 comes with neither a blue rubber band nor those wheels-

But 8290 does.  

[DLuders]

@ TheDesuComplex:  Thanks for catching that; I edited the original post.    The PDF file containing Grohl's 30 Alternates had the correct "Monster Truck".