grum64

Come on guys, please. This is a friendly place so please can we keep it that way. There’s far too much acrimony in this world without it spreading to these pages.

Build Day 31, 32, 33 & 34 / Building Time - 15hrs / Total Building Time - 138hrs You’ll be mighty pleased to hear this isn’t my usual photo heavy, rambling post. It’s more a micro post, if you will. Few photos, minimal(ish) rambling. I can hear the cheers . As you’ll see below, progress and I use the word in its loosest sense, has been to just put the track links together, 58 per side, and fit each to the build. At this point I'm guessing that your gaze has just returned from re-reading the top line of this post - 4 build days and 15hrs building time. Yes, it’s taken me that long to assemble 116 links into 2 lengths of track and fit each to the build. The word you’re looking for is glacial. I’ve only got the blade left to assemble & fit but, looking through the instructions, there’s a lot to it so there's no telling how long it’s going to take hence posting this now.

Excellent work and a very good reason to add another 42177 to the shopping list 🙄👍

Excellent build and I can say that because it's just like the one that delivered 6 pallets of bricks this morning.

Another excellent mini build and a great presentation 👍

I have the 42143 sitting waiting to be built but I think I'll look out for another one so I can build your brilliant model. Thank you for posting and for making the instructions available 👍

After reading the comments here and watching a couple of build videos I must say I’ve changed my mind about this set. Until today I’d only seen a few pictures, none of which made this set float my boat. I didn’t realise the ‘complexity’ of the build nor did I appreciate it’s size. It’s now on my to buy list. At the right price of course 🙂

A Pimped P1.. Yes please. Thank you jb70 and all who'll collaborate with you to make what I know will be an awesome build 👍😃

To quote Marvin, "Oh My..." 🤭

Love Bugs but I’m more a Marvin the Martian man 🙂

Thank you. I’m not one to give up on anything so I’ll keep going. Sloth or Cheetah? Time will tell 🙂

It’s going to be an expensive Summer 🫤

One of the best, if not the best, B model I’ve seen. Official Lego or otherwise.

I’ve always thought the G Wagon would be a great candidate for Lego and now it’s here I’m very pleased. Will be definitely be adding it to my collection soon.

Day 28, 29 & 30 / Building Time - 13hrs / Total Building Time - 123hrs It's been a while since last I darkened these pages but finally the time's right to start building again. A collection of frailties worthy of inclusion at the thinking end of a library, leftovers from my recent maladies, have slowed my building quite considerably so there's not much to show for 3 days / 13hrs work. I'm pretty sure this will improve with practice and a goodly dose of patience though. Anyway, enough of all that. A few pictures of progress.