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The power has to be sustained, and the movement controllable for me to accept it as flying lego: A purpose-built flying machine. I don't see that day coming anytime soon. The weight is too great, the power too little, and the controls to flimsy. An airplane of some sort wold never work, because it would have to go so fast to maintain altitude that the plastic flaps would bend under the air pressure. A helicopter would require an engine which consumes so much power that it burns through the battery in no time at all. With todays battery solutions provided by the Lego Group, this will, sadly, never happen...

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=73936&hl=antonov&st=100 Check this out! Amazing work and dedication. Also, if you find the time, notice the improvement in language from the first page to the last.

But the springs on the 8466 sags so much it isn't even fun... Unless replaced of course. Otherwise it's the same as the Super Street Sensation, which doesn't feel as... technical as the 8880.

8880 is the ultimate in Technicality. No car has the same level of complexity, although some machines come close, like the last excavator, the Air Tech Claw Rig, the Unimog and the Space Shuttle. On a side note, all of the above are MUCH more sturdier than the Super car, and withstood the kindergarden test with relative ease. The supercar lost its rear wing in a matter of minutes, but not much else. So far, the best child-friendly toys have been the Backhoe 8455, the 8043 Excavator and the 42009 Mobile Crane. Really well done and sturdy designs. /offtopic

Just recieved this, and wanted to make a review of it. Pics of box and so on is coming during the day.

8265 has Linear actuators which are operated by hand... That's enough for me to not want it. I'm looking forward to this set, although I'll have to wait until the vacation to get it:)

If you're looking to buy many sets, you can upload a wishlist to bricklink, and then place several orders in multiple stores, and then tick off the sets you've bought. At least that's what I did when I started collecting a few years ago. I recommend placing big orders( as long as you've got the money to pay), cause it will lower total shipping costs. And make sure the sender marks the goods as a gift or commercial sample to avoid stupid tax laws. Please add photos. It's nice to see a collection taking shape:)

Pics? Please use Bricklink for selling parts, I don't think they like advertising much here. Good luck on that 858 though, you can read my review if you like. There's an overview of the cost vs part-out there.

Ehm David, why does it say you're banned? That would be a shame! Thanks for sharing, it looks great!

Very nice, consider adding a polarity switch for faster switching of functions. I know. I say this to everything:)

Nice lift!

8256 Go-Kart was released in 2009, contains 144 pieces, and sports front wheel steering, and a rear-mounted 1-cylinder engine driven by the rear wheels, just like a real Go-Kart. It was 15$ on release, and I paid about 20$ for it with box. There aren't that many lime-green Technic sets, and this is the smallest one to get if you want one. A total of 8 lime green parts are present in this little go-kart. I thought the lime panels were unique to this set, but they also show up in the 8291 Dirt Bike from the previous year. At least this is the only set to include Soft Axle 7 in PLG. The wheels are 30,4 x 14s, and this is the only time these are seen in the Technic line. Well, on with the build.. Starting with the rear axle, with has a 16T gear on it. A "Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with 4 Pins" is used to connect the cylinder to the base. It's my first time seeing that this is done. The engine crankshaft is placed in the usual manner. Another 16T gear is attached to it, giving a final drive ratio of 1 : 1. The usual drive ratio for go-karts are 3:1, but, that would make this engine run slower. Correct at will, VFracingteam. The seats are next, made of liftarms, as usual. On the right side, a silver flex axle is used to simulate a curved shape. The whole thing is placed on the chassis: The steering wheel is made in an unusual manner, first the wheel itself is place on some thin liftarms. Then some liftarms in the front: And the back: The steering hubs: And rack: Lastly, the front is tilted towards the rear, and attached by some thin 2L liftarms. Now some silver flex axles finishes the hood. Front bumper in place, along with some panels on the sides. Rear exhaust pipe: Finished! Now all that's left is the wheels... This go-cart will do a lot of spinning in the future. A comparison between the other Technic go-karts; 8815, 8832, 1972 and 8225 Ready to race: Along with the grandfather, 854: I think this is the best looking Technic Go-Kart yet. The wheels help alot, along with the panels. This is the only one to have them. It's also the only one with a studless design. I don't know why I waited so long to get this set. Thanks for watching/viewing pics . Feel free to ask any questions about this set. Big pics @ BrickShelf

8217 was released in 1998 as part of the MicroTechnic line. It consists of 64 pieces, and features a rotating propeller driven by the landing wheels. We begin with the landing wheels. The bent parts were stickered prior to constructing this. The tail assembly has its own sub-assembly part. Funny for a set this size. An axle 6 with a 12T bevel gear will drive the main prop. prop driveshaft added to base. It's clear how the wheels will drive the main propeller. Two sets of landing lights, on for each side. Two white flex axles make out the canopy for this chopper. THe tail also has its own sub-assembly. Another flex axle simulates the rear prop movement. Finished. Questions ? Comments? Feel free to critizise or post other feedback. Thanks for reading. As always, high-res pics are availible @ BrickShelf

Weed control unit= police Sorry, had to... Nice work, do you have a photo of the real thing? I searched, but found nothing....

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Beautiful and well-working MOC. It's great that you have added your own music to it also, and the instructions look good also. Thanks for sharing!

+1 for the leatherman on desk. With knife(!) for brick separation.

Very nice

Looking forward to see the rest:)

Nice work, but more pictures please. I did not see this until today.

Wow, just..... wow

yo have to insert media to embed videos ([media](url)[ /media ]). Make sure the url isn't shortened, like the embed function og youtube suggests. Thanks ever so much for the review, and the great pictures!

Amazing. Thanks for sharing

Great work, thanks for sharing! Keep it up!

What excellent work. Absolutely stunning, and I love the flappy-pedal gearbox:)