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It looks like it could have been an original set. Funnily enough, I built a somewhat similar crane over 10 years ago for loading ore into a separate loader/dumper truck. I like your use of tool clips at minifigure height. Hopefully it was intentional that Axle was included as the driver and Bandit as the sailor for the upgraded version. Including functional upgrades is a neat idea! Being able to gain resources from water (maybe magma as well?) would be a nice benefit in the game. Nice addition to one of my all-time favorite themes!

I'm noticing the same personal sentiment more and more recently of wanting to just be offline, off technology, live real experiences in general. If they do switch to only digital instructions, it will severely limit if not annihilate my purchases of new sets. Thankfully, I have a large enough collection of 90's sets and extra MOC pieces to keep me going for a lifetime!

Am I understanding correctly that you have a polybag set with the set already built in the package? Did you buy the original magazine and polybag firsthand through LEGO.com or an original LEGO distributor or secondhand from someone else who purchased it? ...or did you buy the magazine and polybag from a retail store where customers would have access to the polybag before purchase? I don't know enough to answer for sure to the worth of your item, but I do know it is common for LEGO enthusiasts to add a fun challenge of building polybags inside the bag, so this may be what happened here. If you bought the magazine firsthand, it would be strange if a factory employee built the set, but probably still not worth more than the unbuilt polybag. Maybe someone likes to collect pre-built in-package polybags and will pay extra, but I would guess not. If there was any likely point of public contact for the polybag, I think it most likely that someone randomly built the set in the polybag for fun. As far as I know, there are no machines that assemble parts (aside from minifigure arms/hands or such like) in the factories, so it seems an impossibility that the set "accidentally got built in manufacture" since the machines would not even have this capability. It likely had to be a person that built the set by manipulating the pieces while still in the bag, again a common challenge for LEGO enthusiasts.

1993 with basic bricks (at age 2), 1994 with my first memorable sets: 6086 Black Knight's Castle and 6009 Black Knight LEGO was my absolute favorite toy without question. It incorporated so many aspects I prefer into one: design/build, interesting themes, marvelous play value, endless imaginative adventures, compatibility across entire collection, timeless value. As a child, if I was not roleplaying outside or playing board games, I was playing with my LEGO collection. So often, my outside roleplaying and board game versions or alterations were based on LEGO themes and dreams. Castle, Space, Pirates, Adventurers, Rock Raiders, Aquazone, Arctic, Western, Ninja, Vikings, Time Cruisers/Twisters, Res-Q, Extreme Team, Alpha Team, Dinosaurs, Racers Many licensed rather than original themes, higher part counts in sets due to new smaller parts that allow for more detail in models, less innovation/imagination in general, cheapening the product with lame excuses for more profit. Yes and no. More detailed models are interesting and the MOC-building potential is immense, but there is less of the original charm of the blocky/angular aesthetic of the 90's (I know, some think this is just due to nostalgia...). It is probably personal opinion and I understand why it generates more sales for TLG, but I despise the shift to almost entirely licensed themes. I want more from the original themes of the 80's/90's or similar to what was still produced in 2000's/2010's such as Power Miners, Atlantis, World Racers, Agents, etc. Maybe it is just me, but I liked Castle, Space, Pirates, etc. as a child because of LEGO sets, not the other way around. So many of my childhood interests were sparked because of LEGO, which built a strong brand image that the company does not seem to value today due to the quicker profit-margin market of today driven by pop-culture/media/technology/etc. As a child, LEGO was my pop-culture, and they only maintained this while they had original/imaginative themes rooted in the early company values around play, in my opinion. "Only the best is good enough" seems to be quite often forgotten today.

@zinnn Yeah, since my previous post, I have read about the newer style "squared" holes inside technic pins that do not allow for bar connections. I guessed that may be the case with the newer tail/trunk/branch piece and is probably why it does not work. Your solution looks pretty good.

@zeronthegreat You could check if there is a 3rd party LEGO store near where you live. Bricks & Minifigs is one of the bigger stores with multiple locations (at least in the USA). They typically buy used or 2nd-hand LEGO outright for cash or trade-in and will most likely give the best price for the quickest turn-around and lowest effort on your part. If you take the time to sell online through your own store/eBay/BrickLink/social media, you will likely make more money, but it will take much more time and effort.

@zinnn I have not tried this with physical pieces and it would be a single stud connection on the base rather than a technic pin connection, but it should theoretically work to use the following pieces to cover the technic pin on the tail piece and use the round tile with bar to push into the technic pin to convert to a stud connection. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18654#T=C&C=88 & https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=20482#T=C&C=88 All three pieces are available in reddish brown. 1x1 round bricks could be added underneath the round tile with bar to increase the height of the trunk for a little variation. Bars covered in 1x1 round bricks and 1x1 round plates with hole through center could connect in the technic pin to increase the strength of the connection.

If I am understanding your question correctly, the solution is simple: Temporarily replace a tile that is under the 2x8 plate with a plate so there is a stud for connecting the 2x8 plate, then swap the temporary plate back to the requited tile after the 2x8 is in place. As far as I know, Stud.io does not have mechanical connections that would allow for the rack gear assembly to actually slide in the software. Temporary pieces to position final pieces are a common technique in Stud.io for atypical connections (lack of stud to anti-stud, bar, or Technic pin/axle in final assembly).

I hope they don't go only digital. The function/purpose of digital instructions is evident to me and I do use them, but nothing beats building with physical booklets with my nephews, in my opinion. Maybe I am just old-school and nostalgic to my childhood experience in the 90's, but I love to collect the instruction booklets with the sets of my childhood and still prefer printed instructions to digital whenever possible. Along with this, I still value physical informational books over only digital media. In this modern day, I like to keep my real-world experiences rather than replace them all with digital experiences, but I may be in the minority.

I imagined the furnace exactly as you mentioned. Keeping the furnace away from the market stall as to no overheat the customers (keeping it off-scene) makes sense. Now the hat makes sense; that reformer's hat reference works well enough for me! My mind could not come up with a relevant reference and could not get past the newsboy reference and my plans for the same hat in dark green for some updated Adventurers minifigures.

Great build, @Kai NRG! Interesting techniques to make this colorful and immersive scene! The green glass bottle is just perfect for a variation on the actual bottle piece! Blowing the glass in front of the customers is an interesting presentation. How far is the glass blower from the furnace for heating the glass? I don't see it in the picture. The only thing I'm not sure about is the use of the newsboy hat in dark green; it seems too anachronistic to me to be included in a 'Medieval' build, even in a fantasy setting. The hunters hat in dark green would work better for that figure, in my opinion. Funny that the mouse seems more interested in the glass-blower's tongs than in the cheesemongers' stand... maybe it was on its way to the cheese when it got scared into hiding by the kitten?

This is quite interesting! Great work, @Davidz90! Clocks have been a long-time fascination for me, and I have wanted a grandfather clock for my living room as long as I can remember. Until now, I never considered making one from LEGO pieces. This is an excellent merger between 2 of my interests along with a love for engineered mechanics! I would be very interested in a printed copy of the book if you find a good way to publish! After I have some time to read through the book, I might have more feedback or questions on the contents.

I've used the same method for exporting BOM's from Stud.io models with graphics as @Berthil mentioned. What is BrickStore? How does it work for exporting graphic BOM's from Stud.io? Are there any links you can share for me to read up on this instead of expecting direct and complete answers to just be given to me? I'm quite interested if you can offer help to get me started. Edit: I just looked it up, assuming you are referring to https://www.brickstore.dev/? This looks quite interesting for some of my needs! I'd still be glad for any tips you can offer to help me get started using it.

Excellent! A stock of coal yet to be burned would really complete this steamer. ...Now if there were just a simple way to use a light brick to give real glow inside the furnace of the boiler...

Very nice, @The Reader! I also noticed that white hull piece in the new Animal Crossing sets and planned to make a similar small steamer like yours. Your African Queen is reminiscent of one of my favorite sets, the Adventurers set 7410 Jungle River. The boiler and stack are well designed and a nice upgrade from the 7410 set. The top of the stack looks great with the inverted cone over the 1x1 round tile with bar/pin holder. I like the inclusion of the gauge and handwheel, both as a reference to a real boiler and a reference to original Adventurers steamer sets. The fully supported awning covering the stern of the boat is more ideal than just the windshield on the 7410 set. Adding a bench at the stern is also an excellent upgrade. I also really like your choices for the minifigure in all aspects. This guy would make a great companion to or updated version of Gabarro, though he would need a blue bandana to really be a Gabarro update, in my opinion (at least a bandana of any color). All-in-all, I think you did a great job with such relatively small space and number of pieces! The only thing missing is a few 1x1 tiles or plates for coal in the barrel.

There it is! Thanks for pointing this out. Of course, I should have realized that Max was likely the UK/European name. Being from the USA, of course I learned the character's names from USA versions of LEGO Mania and Shop-at-Home magazines.

Yep, that is how I understand the characters. Rudo Villano was also called Max Villano (which seems to be the more common name used online, though the original name was Rudo, at least from what I saw in the Mania magazine and set information in the Shop at Home catalogs of the time), but Gabarro was switched to "Gabarros" online by mistake and has permeated erroneously throughout online references. Hopefully my corrections do not come across as too critical... the Adventurers theme just happens to be one of my favorites that came out during my peak LEGO age (6-12 years old), so I know quite a lot of details about the theme! The reference is obvious and your "set" would fit right in somewhere on Dino Island as a connection point between the 2 subthemes you mentioned. Though this build is fairly simplistic and might be improved with the addition of more plant pieces, I think you did a nice job of accomplishing your goal to create what could have been an original set.

For sure, trees and the broadleaf plant piece would really help this build fit the Jungle subtheme better. I have all of the Adventurers sets including those from Dino Island, but I also liked it much better when the adventures went back to locations based (at least loosely) on real cultures and geography. The Orient Expedition subtheme is one of my top favorites of all time. Those are great ideas for more adventures! I've got lots of my own ideas as well as plans/designs underway currently for more adventures for the team. Though some argue the theme is troublesome to bring back due to exploitation of cultural history and references to colonialism, I still think a wonderful return to the Adventurers theme could be had through more focus on learning about real-world cultures, architecture, geography, botany, and animals across the world (rather than focusing on stealing artifacts). As time allows, I'd like to make my own sets for the Adventurers theme that essentially mimic National Geographic magazine articles about exploration, scientific studies, etc. Some ideas could be similar to those covered in the adventures of the fictional reporter, Tintin. That comic series has many similarities to the Adventurers theme.

Interesting additional build for the Adventurers! Though the characters are from the Jungle subtheme, the design style is much more similar to Dino Island, especially due to the inclusion of the water barrel, crane, and rusty steel roof slopes from that subtheme as well as large green bricks for the baseplate. The simplicity of the build and reliance on mostly rectangular plates and bricks looks very stylistically similar to Dino Island sets. A warehouse is a great idea for filling out more backstory on these villains and would have been a neat inclusion as an official set. Firstly, technically, his name is Gabarro without an 's' at the end, at least from what I can find online confirming what I remember from LEGO magazines including the Adventurers Jungle subtheme. Somehow the 's' got added erroneously at some point online and was cross-referenced to many sites of LEGO history/resale, so that is a common mistake to make. This character is not defined as a hero or villain. Most commonly a neutral character working as a river boatman for whoever pays, Gabarro is shown helping the heroes in the comic at the end of the instructions for set 5976 River Expedition and is shown passing the sun disc to Señor Palomar on the side of the box and an inside page of the instructions for set 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins. Apparently, there is a book, The Lost Temple - An Interactive Puzzle Book, in which, according to a Brickipedia page: "Gabarro aids Señor Palomar and Rudo Villano in finding the Sun Disc until they are ensnared in a cobweb trap. Upon recognizing that the Sun Disc belongs with Achu in the Lost Temple, Gabarro betrays Palomar and prevents him from stealing the artifact in the end." Rudo (Max) Villano is definitely a villain and seems to be made to be the evil version of the hero, Johnny Thunder. He was one of my favorite childhood minifigures since I liked the design and clothing colors and got him in set 5956 Expedition Balloon and set 5901 River Raft in 1999, so he was not always a villain in my play adventurers, but he does seem to be intended to represent what Johnny would be like as a completely evil villain. Adventurers is one of my top favorite LEGO themes of all time (including all of the subthemes/sub-subthemes), so I enjoy such discussions!

As a life-long fan of LEGO for over 30 years, this is impossible for me to narrow down to a single minifigure. I can't even pick a favorite within each category of my favorite themes! Most of my favorites are based on nostalgia from playing as a child during the 90's. This also ties to some modern minifigures that I connect as nostalgic references. I cycled through favorite themes as a child, so I have deep-seated fondness and nostalgia for the classic 3: Castle, Space, and Pirates. Once Adventurers came onto the scene while I was at peak age for LEGO products (around age 6-12), the different adventures quickly became one of my favorite themes. I additionally was very fond of Aquazone, Rock Raiders, Alpha Team, and Wild West and collected as many sets from these themes as I could find. To make it onto my list, one requirement is that I have to have the listed minifigure in my collection. CASTLE: Castle was my top favorite theme slightly more often than the other themes, so I'll start there. Top favorite is the knight with white dragon plumes from set 6086 Black Knight's Castle. This was the most significant set for my earliest introduction to LEGO products, and my brothers and I spent hours playing with and rebuilding this set. I still have our original set rebuilt as an adult, though the horse bardings have all clips broken off. I'm also a LEGO set collector and salvager from bulk lots, so I have another of set 6086 in great condition. This knight stood out to me since he wore blue and white livery, which I have always found quite appealing. Of course, the rarity of the white dragon plumes adds to my fondness and personal value of this minifigure. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=cas167#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} I also got the set 6009 Black Knight around the same time (just mine, not shared with my brothers!), so this set and minifigure became quite special to me. I know have over 30 copies of this set in my collection. The red accents on belt, plumes, saddle, and lance pennant make for a striking visual appeal with contrast to the black and gray of horse and clothing/armor. This has always been the true classic "Black Knight" in my opinion. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6009-1#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Castle Theme Honorable Mentions: SPACE: Space has to be an included theme as well. My favorite subtheme (by exceedingly slim margin next to most all of the 90's Space factions) is Ice Planet 2002 since I had sets 6814 Ice Tunnelator and 6879 Blizzard Baron as a child. I've always enjoyed snow and ice and been quite partial to the color scheme of blue/white/black with tranparent neon orange glass. This ranks my favorite Space minifigure (again by exceedingly slim margins!) as the white-haired Ice Planet minifigure from those sets, which I called Cody Frost: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sp018#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Classic Space (70's and 80's) still ranks near the top, though I like the 90's factions better due to variations, color schemes rather than a single color uniform, and inclusion of visors (of color and style variations) on the helmets. One of my favorite aspects of Classic Space is the introduction and continuation of Space Babies in all their whimsical, cute, classic joy: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sp140#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Space Theme Honorable Mentions: PIRATES: Pirates is one from the classic Trifecta, and was also a theme that vied for top rank during my childhoood. My favorite subtheme was the Imperial Guards, with close 2nd rank for Imperial Soldiers and Imperial Armada. Of course, you can't have a Pirates theme without Pirates! In my play, though, the pirates were always the "baddies" due to historical reference. Top favorite minifigure from the Pirates theme is the Imperial Guard soldier, whom my brothers and friends colloquially named "Gunfast" from some origin unknown to me. I like the historical reference and the contrast of color between the blue epaulets and redcoat print. The shape of the shako quickly became one of my favorite historical hats due to this minifigure: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=pi062#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Imperial Soldiers (bluecoats) essentially tie for first rank, but I only had one bluecoat as a child (from set 6270 Forbidden Island, which was the first LEGO set I and my brothers got through mail order), so I played with the Imperial Guards more due to having more of the sets. Another top favorite Pirate minifigure is the classic and iconic Captain Redbeard, who also was included in the LEGO Racers videogame. It does not get more classic/iconic than this for the theme: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=pi055#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Even more than the pirates themselves, the Islanders subtheme is also top-notch. Regardless of political concerns about this subtheme, it is still one of my favorites and the Islanders were always the "good guys" in my play. King Kahuka cuts quite a striking image and also was included in the LEGO Racers videogame increasing engagement beyond just physical sets: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=pi068#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Imperial Armada was also a unique and distinctive subtheme with detailed prints that matched historical flamboyance of Spaniards. The ruffled and slashed shirts, morion helmets, and elaborate facial hair really set them apart as a unique subtheme. Though the chrome breastplate is quite a neat piece, I like the uncovered torso print better, so my favorite minifigure from this subtheme is the Captain with the green shirt and white pants: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=pi014#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Pirates Theme Honorable Mentions: ADVENTURERS: When it comes to LEGO themes, one of my top-ranked iconic themes is Adventurers. There are countless excellent minifigures, made all the better with references to real-world countries and geography (though some take offense to cultural reference as a misrepresentation while others consider it an aid to understanding between different cultures as it sparks an interest in studying world cultures). Johnny Thunder is such a great hero for this theme, IMO. Australian origin adds character, while his dangerous exploits and dashing appearance make for rich storytelling with this theme and minifigure: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=adv010#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} For a great adventure, our hero needs antagonists. In my opinion, it does not get better than the duo of dastardly deeds, Baron von Baron and Sam Sinister! They make for a perfect evil counterpart to the hero and his team, and both have excellent minifigures to represent such characters: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=adv039#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} & https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=adv038#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Adventurers Theme Honorable Mentions: ROCK RAIDERS: Rock Raiders has been one of my top-ranked themes ever since it was released. Though all of the minifigures were excellent, in my opinion, my top 2 favorites are: Axel, the character that represented "me" most often when playing with this theme, partially since he was in the first sets I got as a child (4940 Granite Grinder and 4950 Loader Dozer) and in my favorite vehicle set that I did not get as a child (4970 Chrome Crusher). The colors of his outfit, print on the torso, and unique head print set him above the others for me: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=rck001#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} Of course, having a dedicated videogame for the theme helped rank this theme near the top for me. This also brings up my 2nd top minifigure who prominently gave instructions in the videogame and featured in the cutscenes but was only available in a special minifigure pack as a physical minifigure: Chief. Now an extremely rare minifigure and still well-loved by those with affinity for the videogame and theme, I'm glad I picked up this minifigure from a BrickLink seller over 10 years ago, as the team cannot be complete without Chief: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=rck006#T=S&O={"ss":"US","rpp":"100","iconly":0} (where is his chrome silver helmet, though? ...too bad it is not a piece LEGO has ever officially released) For other themes and CMF's there are too many to cover thoroughly, so I'll link below to my favorites: ...and that is about as narrow a list as I can make, even though I am sure I am missing many!

@The Reader @Murdoch17 Yep, I, too, had essentially the exact same idea for my updated Adventurers characters. I keep dreaming that some day (relatively soon) we will see more than character hints towards a remake or new addition to the Adventurers theme! (Adventurers is one of my top favorite LEGO themes of all time)

Physical check will be best (as Peppermint_M offered to test tomorrow), but I also checked those parts in Stud.io and they appear to have the exact same connection as the round 4x4 plate that merges with the base plate to make a turntable. The top two compare your round brick to the round 4x4 plate in bottom view. The bottom part of the image shows the 4x4 rounded brick merged with the 4x4 turntable base.

Yes, I recognize almost all of these (not sure exactly sure on a Town set or 2) and have most of them in my collection as well! I won't spoil the game by giving answers, so you'll have to assume I am correct... A couple questions/comments by picture number: 1. Does the set include the baseplates, bricks, and print in the picture? Was this a special LEGOLAND-only release? 6. After wishing for years, I finally ordered this set and it was delivered today, so I am anxious to complete work and go home to build it! 22. I have the yellow one complete with box and instructions. 24. One of my recent favorites! 25. One of my top favorite sets! I collected parts over several years and finally just this week sorted out 2 copies of this set; currently awaiting BrickLink delivery including 2 special printed slopes to complete the second copy. 27. I got this set from a friend when I was about 18 years old since he "grew too old for LEGO" and gave me his collection for free; I am quite happy today to have it. This is my era (born in early 1990's) and LEGO is a big part of my life, so I always enjoy a trip down memory lane like this picture set.

3-stud-wide wheel treads were a great decision in my opinion. I'm curious how it would look using 3 alternating 1-stud curved slopes to give even more variation in tread. Since I am quite confident I deduced how you made the wheels, I might have to give this a try. I also assumed correctly on the cylinder rod in that the bar slides in a pin, which is too stiff for a play function but allows for different positions for pictures. Whenever possible, I like it when mechanical components allow for proper mechanical movement. To make the connection loose enough for a play function may make it loose enough to let the drill slide down when unsupported, so it is probably best as you have it.

Excellent tower, @CorvusA! So many great details all across the build! I particularly like the nested bartizan in the side of the tower fit so precisely into the stone wall. The climbing vine in dark green looks really great. Detailing the woodwork with the 1x1 pyramid tiles and the nice variety of stone textures makes for a wonderful aesthetic. Interesting technique for the streaming flag! The hoardings on the side of the tower also look great, especially with the inclusion of brown frogs for carved detail. Do the first and second floors have interiors or is there necessary obstruction? They do not look accessible in the split-section views.