Jim Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 mmh, 8289 and 8289 are pretty bad. Yeah, they both suck Quote
allanp Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Ha, I would love it if the designers at TLG were having a good laugh it this thread and yelling at each other "oooooooh, another thumbs down for your model hahaha!" Quote
Jim Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Ha, I would love it if the designers at TLG were having a good laugh it this thread and yelling at each other "oooooooh, another thumbs down for your model hahaha!" hehe, nice mental picture YOU SUCK!! Quote
DarkShadow73 Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Well i see all of these topics that have the best so I thought why not do the worst? I think one of the worst is the 8063 tractor there are 2 reasons for this a) it has all these useless functions(though it is a good parts pack and is quite large) b)it is a copy of 8284 I agree on the 8063 being the all-time worst. The tractor is just rehash of the 8284's Tractor just with newer style fairings, I do like the color scheme better, but that trailer, blah...on the upside I modified the trailer as a flatbed and moved the LA, added some ramps for hauling construction vehicles, and put a trailer hitch on one of my 8436's, so all wasn't for naught anyway...the 8041 Race Truck wasn't much better, but it gave me a lot of black panels and 15L black beams to create other things though...as far as others, well I agree with others 2001 and 2002 were ugly years for Technic(besides the 8466), I don't think they knew what to do next, then the 8455 came out and it was well worth it...the 9398 I never bought because it just didn't pique my interest esp also at the huge price tag Quote
Jim Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) I agree on the 8063 being the all-time worst. on the upside I modified the trailer as a flatbed and moved the LA, added some ramps for hauling construction vehicles, and put a trailer hitch on one of my 8436's, so all wasn't for naught anyway I don't want to be a smarty pants, but the set seemed to serve some purpose after all. How can it be the all-time worst?! Edited January 24, 2013 by Gekke Ted Quote
DarkShadow73 Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 That very discovery is what originally led me to do Technicopedia. In the old days the only reference I had of what the old sets were was some tiny pictures from the database at Lugnet. So when I started collecting old sets, all I had to go on was appearance. As it turns out, this is not a very good way to select and rate Technic sets. As I started buying sets, I found that many of the sets which were not very attractive were actually excellent functionally and some of them became my favorites. Therefore, the only way to judge a Technic set is based on technical function and that can only be judged after experiencing it. The web site was an attempt to give readers that experience. Now I will hang my head in shame for not updating it for so long and wait for the cacophony of posters telling me to get on with it. @Blakbird - I, too, was a Lugnet regular back in those days with the small pics and sometimes I got burned, sometimes pleasantly surprised. Once you open a set its yours, for better or worse. Lugnet hasn't been maintained the way it used to be. I tend to go with Brickset now to get large images and reviews, and for the most part reviews of sets here on EB to make my choices on a tight budget. The newest medium set, 42006 Excavator, didn't get high reviews, which surprised me, but I've got it now, and it looks great on the box, guess we'll see. I think it was one of those sets that TLG released without thought to a few things like the open back end. At least the 8043 enclosed it as well as the 8294(kind of along the same scale) Quote
jonwil Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 The 8466 4x4 off-roader is great and I wish I had more of (and more variety of) the metallic green parts. One of these days I want to build a Ute using the metallic green parts for the body, black for the chassis and the flat-silver wheels from the 8448 Super Street Sensation as the wheels. (and probably the suspension system from the 8466 or the 8448) But I lack the metallic green :) Quote
Technic Gearhead Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 The 8063 will always be special to me because that is the set that got me back into Lego and Technic. I do agree it's definitely not one of the better sets but it will look nice displayed in close proximity to the similarly colored 42008 later this year. Quote
jonwil Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 btw, I disagree that the 8253 is crap, I own both it and the matching green bike (never could get hold of the blue & white cop car, both the set and parts are on my BL wishlist in case they show up) and think both sets are quite fun (the mix-and-match with the connectors is cool) Quote
Saberwing40k Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 855 is one of my very favorite sets. Yes it is very rectangular, but when you consider the parts that the designers had to work with at the time, that set is actually a miracle. True it would not be very good now, but you cannot make that comparison. They had only plates and bricks to work with. The functions they were able to make out of plates and bricks are pretty amazing. That's another example of a line that is not really Technic. As play sets, they are actually really fun to use and work very well. Of my whole collection, the Competition sets are those my kids like the most, so they obviously appeal to a younger audience. Same with the new pull back sets. My kids love them. I wouldn't call them Technic, but they are a good product. Oh yes, but to me it looks more like a system set. Gotta say, I'm really spoiled with some of the new stuff. Except for the part where it says Technic right there on the box. I actually kind of like those sets, I was just surprised that nobody else mentioned them. I think this thread proves that one man's garbage is another man's gold, and therefore you will get no agreement on worst sets. Seems that all the sets appealed to someone. I think you're right. I go for the vehicles that are more skelatal, believe it or not. I like how some vehicles in technic are just distilled to the functions of the machine they are representing, and just have an implied skin. ultimate crap: I'd have to disagree, it looks pretty good, is simple, yet fun to play with, and it has a technic fig. Honestly, what more could you want from a set? Of course, maybe you don't care about that, or whatever. Like Blakbird said, one man's turd is another man's favorite set. Quote
andythenorth Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 How about this oldie.... why did I buy this again? Oh yeah, because it was cheap. First set I had. I was about 7. Worked for me, built it over and over again. Check out what the rest of Technic was like around 1985, then compare it to the bucket of 2x4 bricks and a few 4-wide Town sets I had. Context is everything? Quote
Devorath Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Just about anything with the Bionicle or Hero Factory name, although I'm not sure they actually count as Technic. The first few years of Bionicle were Technic, then it became it's own theme. In 2006 TLG removed the gear functions in sets, focusing on the other things that make a set enjoyable for the age range. Hero Factory, after a disappointing Wave 1, came in with a new building system that integrated better with System Lego. The smoother mould of the parts, not to mention the better joint moulding meant they were more usable, and have all ready appeared in mech sets. However, HF's latest wave; Brain Attack is IMO the worst since the revamp. Cutting aside the other reasons, the villians have gear functions (and sloppy ones too). Quote
Devorath Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 I've got 8257. It's a really playable set, and the figures are great. It's probably my top Technic set! Quote
Erik Leppen Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 I know there is a lot of hate out there for the 8454 fire truck just because of its strange appearance, but I like it because airport fire trucks actually look like that. I'm one of those people who have a dislike for 8454, but it's not because of the appearance. My main gripe with it is that it lacks coherence in functionality. It doesn't really have a main function. It's just, steering, an engine, doors and some manual-controlled hose thingy. It just seems kind of thrown together from small modules without anything technical to make it really interesting. Oh, and the fact I paid EUR 85 for it, which is insane. It should have cost EUR 45 - that's what I'd value it at given it's about 600 parts with no electrics or otherwise very special parts.. Maybe my hatred towards 8454 is mainly because of the fact I simply paid double what I think the set is worth. At the time, the whole studless system was new so I wasn't so critical back then... On the other hand, the 8446 crane doesn't look like anything real. The claw mechanism is kind of cool though.I do not own 8446, but it has long been one of those sets I always wanted, partly because of the odd design, but partly because it was green.Some people also don't like the 8462 tow truck because of the appearance, but this is one of my favorite models for functionality and color.I think 8462 is a great Technic set. For some reason I always kind of liked the open frame structure used in it.8465 is another strange one. Ignoring the color, this looks a bit like a rock crawler but not really. It was an odd design. Seemed like just an excuse to try to make another model to use the metallic green panels from 8466. Yes. I kind of liked 8465, partly for the color, because I had 8466 and the 8465 added some more green panels. Too bad those panels and that color are now outdated though. Anyhow. A more recent set that left me relatively unimpressed was 8052 (the blue container truck). It had only 2 functions, almost no gears, relatively few blue parts, very few interesting parts at all, and a awfully ugly alternative model. Also it doesn't actually even look that good (in contrast with 8264 Hauler, which is also not very interesting functionally, but at least it looks good (in my opinion). Another set that I have some problems with is 8285, the huge tow truck. It's nowhere near a bad set, but it has a lot of empty space and the functions seem relatively simple in comparison to the huge amount of unused space. However it looks very nice, has double rear tyres, and it was awesome value-for-money. In contrast, set 8289 which I see many people dislike, is a set I like a lot because it has nice functionality of reasonable complexity and looks quite nice. Quote
Front Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Just to make it clear, there are 3 building systems right now, LEGO BRICKS, LEGO TECHNIC and LEGO DUPLO. Bionicle and Hero Factory are based on the LEGO TECHNIC building system, but are not TECHNIC sets, even though they are solely based on LEGO Technic. The same can be said about some Racers sets etc. Erland Part Design Quote
parda Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Disliking sets with technic figures is a nonsense Other action figures "technic sets" were very awful Quote
captainmib Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Ha, I would love it if the designers at TLG were having a good laugh it this thread and yelling at each other "oooooooh, another thumbs down for your model hahaha!" Just to make it clear, there are 3 building systems right now, LEGO BRICKS, LEGO TECHNIC and LEGO DUPLO. Bionicle and Hero Factory are based on the LEGO TECHNIC building system, but are not TECHNIC sets, even though they are solely based on LEGO Technic. The same can be said about some Racers sets etc. Erland Part Design Erland, please tell us you guys at TLG are doing this thing right now. Keeping a scoreboard or such.. I'm laughing already by the idea of it... Quote
Lost_In_Noise Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 I don't want to create a list of top10 you-don't-want-these sets, just my opinion. I checked my set-list, and these stand out: 8845: It's just ugly 8859: Too big, ugly, lots of rubber bands which are prone to break, and the over-complicated assembly of the rear mounted harrow. 8841: Non-functional engine. Too narrow tires. 8810: No technical functions. 8826: Just no. 8808: No technical functions. 8210: No technical functions. 2129/8205: One would suffice. 8289: Waste of a thousand pieces. 8071 Bucket Truck does the same with less than 700. 8071: Two functions for 700 pieces is just not enough. 8295: Horrible steering, useless front elevators(?). 1100 pieces of pure crap. 8264: Because it was motorized without a clutch gear. A lot of the helicopters, because they are virtually the same model with other colours. 8052: Too few functions, and a boring color scheme of blue and grey. 8081: 2WD with a 4-cylinder engine is a little too less "extreme". Quote
Rishab N Posted January 24, 2013 Author Posted January 24, 2013 I don't want to create a list of top10 you-don't-want-these sets, just my opinion. I checked my set-list, and these stand out: 8845: It's just ugly 8859: Too big, ugly, lots of rubber bands which are prone to break, and the over-complicated assembly of the rear mounted harrow. 8841: Non-functional engine. Too narrow tires. 8810: No technical functions. 8826: Just no. 8808: No technical functions. 8210: No technical functions. 2129/8205: One would suffice. 8289: Waste of a thousand pieces. 8071 Bucket Truck does the same with less than 700. 8071: Two functions for 700 pieces is just not enough. 8295: Horrible steering, useless front elevators(?). 1100 pieces of pure crap. 8264: Because it was motorized without a clutch gear. A lot of the helicopters, because they are virtually the same model with other colours. 8052: Too few functions, and a boring color scheme of blue and grey. 8081: 2WD with a 4-cylinder engine is a little too less "extreme". A lot of these aren't that bad they're just small sets and some of these are really good in looks and parts Quote
Rishab N Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 Ha, I would love it if the designers at TLG were having a good laugh it this thread and yelling at each other "oooooooh, another thumbs down for your model hahaha!" That would be pretty funny Quote
dr_spock Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 8063 wasn't that bad. I bought two sets on clearance sale when I started getting into Technics. They worked out good for parts and wheels/tires. Quote
Erik Leppen Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 8289: Waste of a thousand pieces. 8071 Bucket Truck does the same with less than 700. 8258: Waste of 1880 pieces, 9397 Logging Truck does the same with less than 1400. Quote
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