CP5670 Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 It's good to see that people still have these instructions saved. I think I built that racer model a long time ago, when I first got the set. It looks familiar. Quote
radiant7 Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) This is very cool, I only just recently bought an 8448 kit and found this thread searching for the alt instructions. I love the modular design of the 8448 and having all these extra models to build really adds depth to the kit, on top of choosing between the gull-wing or convertible design. It's an awesome building experience. The RCX integration here looks pretty wild: Buying both the 8448+Mindstorms in 1999 would have been extravagantly expensive, I love it!. I have got to do that with mine, I assumed the only official motorization mod was the one in the manuals. using a single motor and 2 yellow liftarms to demo the gearbox. I wonder if all 3 of the mods (sensors, steering and twin motors) can be combined?. It would be badass to cram 4 motors in; 2 in front for steering plus drive, and 2 in back for extra drive power along with the RCX. Edited March 8, 2015 by radiant7 Quote
DrJB Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 If you combine the above with the RCX remote, you'd have the very first Lego RC car! Quote
Jeroen Ottens Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 This is very cool, I only just recently bought an 8448 kit and found this thread searching for the alt instructions. I love the modular design of the 8448 and having all these extra models to build really adds depth to the kit, on top of choosing between the gull-wing or convertible design. It's an awesome building experience. The RCX integration here looks pretty wild: Buying both the 8448+Mindstorms in 1999 would have been extravagantly expensive, I love it!. I have got to do that with mine, I assumed the only official motorization mod was the one in the manuals. using a single motor and 2 yellow liftarms to demo the gearbox. I wonder if all 3 of the mods (sensors, steering and twin motors) can be combined?. It would be badass to cram 4 motors in; 2 in front for steering plus drive, and 2 in back for extra drive power along with the RCX. Incredible. At the time I worked at Lego (in 1999) I tried to convince my fellow designers that there was an AFOL community out there that was doing really interesting stuff (and spending considerable amounts of money). One of the things I wanted to show them was this model. I had seen it somewhere on the net, but unfortunately at the time I couldn't find it again. And now, more than 16 years later it just pops up . And it is still as impressive as I thought it was. They wouldn't take my word it and I think it took a couple of more years before TLG started to acknowledge their AFOL fan base. Quote
neoconagenda Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Oh yes there is a community and we do spend a ton of money... I joke that my retirement plan is based on my brickpicker portfolio Quote
DrJB Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 This set (8448) reminds of an early (very positive) experience with Bricklink. I was going to build such vehicle from parts purchased individually. Yet, only one seller had the red bent liftarms in sufficient quantity, but nothing else that I needed. I placed my order and he declined as I had not met the minimum requirement ($50 or so). Naturally, I wrote back and apologized. Then, few days later, a package arrived with 40+ such liftarms (NEW) and a nice accompanying note. If you happen tobe here and reading this, you made my day back then, for such generosity is not common place. Quote
Onlinehorst Posted March 3 Posted March 3 On 12/30/2011 at 3:08 AM, DLuders said: Thanks to AVCampos for providing the individual JPG files. I have revised my earlier post to reflect the new hyperlinks to the higher-quality PDF files. You can download the PDF instructions for the four Lego 8448 Alternate Models by linking to these MegaUpload SkyDrive webpages (where I put them): BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS ALL FOUR 8448 ALTERNATES (Concept Car, Racer, Hot Rod, & Buggy) in one PDF File: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!166&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 . INDIVIDUAL FILES: Lego 8448-3 Concept Car Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!167&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 . Lego 8448-4 Racer Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!168&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 . Lego 8448-5 Hot Rod Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!169&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 . Lego 8448-6 Buggy Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!170&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 . LEGO 8448 OFFICIAL MOTORIZATION MODIFICATIONS PDF BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!171&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 . http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Concept-Car/und640x480us0conceptstep00.jpghttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Racer/und640x480us0racerstep00.jpghttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Hot-Rod/und640x480us0hotrodstep00.jpghttp://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Buggy/und640x480us0buggystep00.jpg Hey! I know I'm 15 years late to the Party but do you still have the PDFs saved somewhere? I just finished the 8448 base build and would like to do the other models too :) Quote
AVCampos Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) The links to the PDFs appear to have expired, but the JPGs that originated them are still live, here: https://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.php?f=492469 I think I'll reupload them to Bricksafe, considering how shaky Brickshelf has been. [edit] Here they are: https://www.bricksafe.com/pages/AVCampos/others/8448-alternate-bodies Edited March 4 by AVCampos Added Bricksafe link Quote
Onlinehorst Posted March 13 Posted March 13 On 3/4/2026 at 5:57 PM, AVCampos said: The links to the PDFs appear to have expired, but the JPGs that originated them are still live, here: https://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.php?f=492469 I think I'll reupload them to Bricksafe, considering how shaky Brickshelf has been. [edit] Here they are: https://www.bricksafe.com/pages/AVCampos/others/8448-alternate-bodies Thank you so much!! Off to building that Racer now :) Quote
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