aminnich Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Hey guys, I wanted to get your thought on the weirdest combination of A model to B model. What i mean is like the A model is a construction truck, but the B model is a something else (not construction) So like a bad example would be the Volvo, because the B model was so closely related. My thoughts are the 8274 combine. The A model was a combine, while the B model was a drag racing car. Did not match at all!! Just wanna hear your opinions Quote
Rishab N Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 .Most B models are related in some way. The 8284 was a tractor and dune buggy which is odd Quote
Saberwing40k Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 8480,anyone? The a model is a space shuttle, and the b model is a submarine Quote
rollermonkey Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 More recently, 42025 cargo plane to hovercraft is an interesting leap. Quote
vliet Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) How about 8256 go-kart and lawnmower. Well,thinking of lawnmowerracing it is not so strange at all. The 9393 and 8048 are about the same as 8284 tractor and buggy. 8045 telehandler and motorbike with sidecar. Edited January 17, 2015 by vliet Quote
thomol Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 854 gocart and c-model of a machine I believe is used in autoshops when attaching a tire to a rim... Quote
1974 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 That was a common theme in the old sets. There would usually be some nice A/B/C/D etc models with one of them being a contraption like that or simply a display of an engineering principle Scissor lift : Overhaed gantry crane : Cheers, Ole Quote
Josephiah Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) The aircraft/hovercraft combo seems fairly obvious to me (and has been done before - e.g. the whirlwind rescue helicopter). The combination works well because of the parts selection, e.g. very small wheels for the size of set, propeller parts, good sets of panels and so on. Edited January 17, 2015 by Josephiah Quote
thomol Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 That was a common theme in the old sets. There would usually be some nice A/B/C/D etc models with one of them being a contraption like that or simply a display of an engineering principle Scissor lift : Overhaed gantry crane : Cheers, Ole The idea to have c-models demonstrating principles was nice, but I remember building that tire device when I was like eight years old, not having a clue what I was building. At least the scissor lift was understandable. The 856 bulldozer also had a gantry crane as c-model, with instructions to motorize it with three 4.5 volt motors! Quite fancy for the late seventies with a remote-by-wire controlled steerable crane. Off topic, I still have the 856 bulldozer which which I got for christmas in 1980 on display as it is one of the best technic models ever; the bucket movement is superb! I didn't really understand that when I was eight though... Quote
Graydingo Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Kind of the opposite of what you are asking but 42037's B model is so close to the A model that it made you wonder why they bothered with a B model in the first place. Definitely a weird choice for B. We need some good C builds for this kit. Quote
aminnich Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 ok lets change it over, what about those sets like the 42037. Is their any others that were not worth making a B-model? Quote
Graydingo Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) I have the 42000. It's the Red F1 style racer. The B model is like some kind of race truck. I feel like TLG is obsessed with truck racing. How many of their sets have been racing trucks? odd. Here in the US Truck Racing seems very niche. You would never see a semi looking thing on slicks. Or if you did, you would write it off as silly. Edited January 17, 2015 by Graydingo Quote
aminnich Posted January 17, 2015 Author Posted January 17, 2015 I never thought of that their are a lot of racing trucks!! Quote
vliet Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 If I am ccorrect the older F1 sets have race trucks as a B model so some designers like race trucks Quote
allanp Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Control center 2. Helicopter into a T-rex! Quote
Graydingo Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 There's a big "street truck" scene here and in Japan. Seems like if they wanted to do trucks they could go with lowered street scene trucks. The slicks could just be low profile tires on big wheels. That was all the rage in the 90s. A lot of RWD short bed trucks were lowered and "slammed" as it were. At least it would be in the same racing genre. Of course you have the problem with all the race theme stickers Quote
Rishab N Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 How about the 42024 container truck and road grader, 42029 Truck and Log Loader, and 8071 Bucket Truck and Telehandler Quote
Tadej Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 8045: A model is a Telehandler and B model is a Motorcycle with side car. Quote
Josephiah Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) Control center 2. Helicopter into a T-rex! I think we have a winner! (Wonderful set by the way) Edited January 17, 2015 by Josephiah Quote
Tomik Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) In my opinion it doesn't seem weird to have no connection between A and B model. I prefer two very different models without any relation between each other more than two almost same models. So the weirdest combinations for me are for example 8068 (two helicopters), 42020 (two helicopters), 42001 (two off-roaders), 42037 (two strange buggies), 42036 (two motorbikes) etc. In these cases it looks like designers from Lego don't have enough imagination to come with something more original than modification of A model. Edited January 19, 2015 by Tomik Quote
Rockbrick Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I think they do it on purpose - so you think to yourself "I could make a much better C model (D, E, or F)" if the A & B were superb - you'd hardly ever experiment with them and get bored Quote
bonox Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 not official, but I think the red excavator into a C model parrot by grohl666 is one of the more diverse. Akin to the CC2 http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42685 Quote
Saberwing40k Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Kind of the opposite of what you are asking but 42037's B model is so close to the A model that it made you wonder why they bothered with a B model in the first place. Definitely a weird choice for B. We need some good C builds for this kit. Not only are the models not very different, the b model has one very annoying, and baffling, flaw: No suspension in front. Not only could the designers not be arsed to design a b model which was different from the A model, they neutered one of the set's only 3 functions. There are other sets which do not really have that much of a B model, like 8110 (although it gets a pass, because of the fact that one of the things about Unimogs is that they can mount many attachments.), 9398, and pretty much every modern motorcycle set. Most glaring of all is 8288, which does not involve any deconstruction to get the b model. You just mount one jib somewhere else. Somewhat related with models that have an odd relationship between A and B models is 8109, which not only manages to have a very different kind of B model, it has a completely different color scheme. Are there any other sets that do that? Quote
Nazgarot Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Somewhat related with models that have an odd relationship between A and B models is 8109, which not only manages to have a very different kind of B model, it has a completely different color scheme. Are there any other sets that do that? There isn't that big a difference between the models (both are 3 axle trucks), but I agree on the color scheme. I can't remember any other models with that... -ED- Quote
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