Rebuilding 8454 with New Parts

[Richard Dower]

Tomorrow i **finally** buy this set, it has always been on my must have list....i got a great deal as it has an unused sticker sheet, manuals in mint condition and the original box in good condition.

The seller is a Technic fan and has kept his sets in top condition etc. My problem is...i do not like the old Light Gray and Dark Gray colour!

IMO the colours look dirty, plus its alot hard to find those older parts in brand new condition.

As such i was thinking about swapping out LG and DG for DBG and LBG....but is this cheating or radically altering the model?

There is very little colour difference in LG - LBG....but the old Dark Gray looks alot different colour wise to the modern DBG.

Thoughts?

Edited August 12, 2015 by Jim
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[JJ2]

I would totally go for exchanging the DG for DBG I also think the old colors to dirty and ugly. Changing the colors of the model (like changing the greys) does not count as cheating to me because it makes the model look better. Go for it!

[D3K]

but is this cheating or radically altering the model?

No, it's by no means radically altering the model.

I think the newer greys look better than the old ones.

However, I don't believe all the pieces exist in the new greys, at least I think the seats don't

[ifilin]

I've gathered all parts for this set in new colours, excepting seats. They are light gray. But I've got those seats in blue. Old blue is new blue. :)

[Richard Dower]

I've gathered all parts for this set in new colours, excepting seats. They are light gray. But I've got those seats in blue. Old blue is new blue. :)

i have thought about the seats, i was thinking about going for Blue also as Technic sets generallu have blue seats.

But i went for white instead....i think white will look much better then light gray or blue.....it'll go nicely with the flat silver soft hoses

No, it's by no means radically altering the model.

I think the newer greys look better than the old ones.

However, I don't believe all the pieces exist in the new greys, at least I think the seats don't

u can get everything in LBG and DBG except for the seats....i will retain the trans clear engine pieces, wheels, panels and the really uinque parts.

black and be swapped out for new parts easy enough, anything that cant be replaced brand new will get washed and polished up

[Blakbird]

I'm in favor of keeping old sets original. Old and new dark gray are indeed quite different, but there's nothing wrong with the old color on this model.