wakokid23

I'm going to buy some Lego tomorrow. If they are carrying 42036 then I will try to use that and a couple pieces from the hot rod and 42037 to try to Build it in light blue. The only problem is that the majority of the new sets aren't really available at retail outlets in the US yet.

You should build a pendular axle set up.they're very easy compact and robust

I would build it if I could. Almost every part of the body is a Lego panel shape. I just don't have the wheels etc

So I just found out about this motorcycle from jay lenos garage. I'm basically begging someone from the EB community to build it, because I think it would be awesome in Lego, but unfortunately I don't have any motorcycle parts to construct it. It has technic wheels it would be perfect! Can someone please build this bike? pictures:

I totally fell for it

Yeah I meant the new arocs Mercedes. I haven't checked out the full set of features but if it doesn't already have it then it probably isn't hard to do.

Maybe majority is an exaggeration,but that's still almost half.

Honestly I find the linear actuator dumping to nearly always be slow and bothersome,my favorite dumping systems are the mechanically operated ones such as 42035,because its quicker and easier on my fingers.

Has anyone else noticed that the majority of the recent technic sets have been some form of a dumptruck? If not in form than at least in function. These include: 42023(small dumptruck included) 42024(dumptruck with chains) 42029(pick em up dump truck) 42030(b model dump truck) 42035(a dumptruck pretending to be a mining truck) 42038(a dumptruck with tracks) 42042(really big dumptruck) This does not include the unimog(which easily converts to a dumptruck) or the fact that there seems to be at least one dumptruck a year every year. The last year is especially full of them. I get that a dumping bed is an easy and very noticeable function to implement,but having only been into technic for six months or so and buying mostly what's available new,I now own 3 dumptrucks. Is it too much to ask for something different and exciting? Maybe in just complaining but I feel as if the technic gurus around here must feel the same way. There has to other functions that can be implemented into a model besides a dumping bed,and there definitely needs to be fewer sets based on this single function. Thoughts?

I think we don't realize that all of the people on here talk about the unimog in a very offhand way. Very rarely do we refer to it as a specific vehicle and more often we refer to the parts from the unimog set(unimog tires etc.) so I can understand why he might have thought of it as a specialized Lego term or something rather than a specific vehicle.

Right now on brick link there is a 42029 for 72 bucks.the deals are there If you look in the right places. It may not be pretty but it is a large set that can easily be built into something else.another good set with big wheels and a lot of suspension pieces is 42005,which tends to be 40-50 and has huge travel live axle suspension. if you want to get into of road vehicles,these are great places to start. You can also look at the flagship 8466,which is an incredibly full featured set with four wheel drive gullwing doors And many other functions, and it can be cheaper than you would expect.it also has some of the nicest tires technic has ever made

For me it's just interesting to see atechnic solution used in system building.with the barman Seth I mentioned,the riddlers dragster is very much a classic system build,but the Batmobile is at heart a simple technic car built on two studded beams,and even uses a pair of large technic wheels.when I played with Lego as a kid vrry rarely would I seeany technical parts at all,and it's interesting to see it make it's way into classic Lego

For a good starter set,I personally would recommend 42029.it can be had for 60-100 US and includes many panels,suspension parts,a differential,wheel hubs and nice big tires. It incorporates many of the parts and techniques unique to technic line,including the working engine,winch,a two function gearbox,a tipping bed powered by a linear actuator,and opening hood and doors. In addition to all of these reasons,it's also just a good parts set.it can also be easily motorized.there's also a user on here who had posted free instructions to turn it into a jeep.like I said,a great set for a great price.you should buy two as a matter of fact. I just got into technic a few months ago after only playing with bionicles and system legos as a kid.actually my start in technic was with the 42027 desert racer,which is a tiny 150 piece set with a pull back motor.even something like this is enough to help you understand technic a little better. As mentioned earlier,just buy everything and try not to let your wife find out about how much your spending on legos ;)

So am I to understand they gave you 2 silver champions?that's amazing :) to me what made the difference was that more than sending me a replacement piece,they actually wanted to correct the QC problem immediately.

So I recently used my tax refund to purchase a few lego sets including the 2015 formula off reader. Much to my surprise,while assembling the rear suspension I discovered that the set was missing a 7L axle used for securing the upper suspension arm. I brushed it off,informed lego customer service of the missing piece and made a substitution with a 5l axle with a stop from my collection. But about 10 steps later in the instructions I found i was missing yet another piece,one I didn't have a replacement for. It was a pin with a pin hole that is used to secure the final panels onto the car. At this point I was furious and filed another claim for a missing piece.not only were there pieces missing,but I had to come to a dead stop literally 90 percent of the way through the build. I called customer service to inform them of what was obviously a serious quality control issue in the lego factory,as I have purchased 10 lego sets in the last few months with no missing pieces ever. When I called the customer service representative was not only someone who some English,but was actually AmeRican.which is refreshing if you've had to call customer service before. Not only was she extremely helpful and made sure that I could get the pieces as soon as possible,but she made sure to get the relevant information from me(like the qc stamp on the box) to make sure that this issue is resolved in future sets. I just wanted to share my experience with the eurobricks community because I know we all like to give TLG a hard time. We say they need new colors and the new sets are lame etc. But they do make an amazing product that allows us AFOLs to express ourselves creatively and create amazing machines. And the fact that they stand behind it this much is awesome. TLGtruly has some amazing people on their team. Anyway,thanks for listening. Feel free to share any comments or stories you might have.

sariel,I am a huge fan of your work and especially love your review videos. after reading your post.I immediately went to amazon and purchased your first book,which I had been meaning to do for quite some time(because I want to build my first moc :) ). firstly I'll just say that the book,even in digital version, is impressive, and I feel privileged that someone with your level of knowledge and experience was able to give me the knowledge to get a better understanding of lego technic. even just a few chapters in, I feel like I understand Lego better. It's sad that AFOLs, who are supprting a very expensive hobby(I figure bricks cost about 8 american cents each) can't spend 13 bucks to buy your book on amazon. 13 bucks is about the cost of the 2014 technic 42020 rescue chopper, It's completely unfair that your hard work has to go to waste because of some else's selfishness and laziness. as for the pirates, you can't really stop them. but I think that a print only version would definitely deter them,at least temporarily. other than that, all I can say is keep up the good work. now that I know how serious of a situation this is for you, I will definitely be buying your next book,print or otherwise,and I hope that you will continue to produce fine works such as these in the future.

Unfortunately,I have purchased all of the new Lego technic sets that are available at my local retailers, And have since started purchasing sets from Lego star wars etc. to satisfy my Lego addiction. Does anyone else who builds with both technic and system notice that there is an increasing number of technic axles,liftarms etc in system set? for example 75040 (Greivous' wheel bike) has an outer frame comprised mainly of technic axles and connectors, and the batmobile in 76012(riddler chase) has quite a few technic liftarms,pins axles and the like,including a set of gold technic rims. is it just me or is this a trend?

I got back into legos(and technic) literally a week ago. I only had 2 sets (42027 desert racer and 31022 turbo quad) and decided to dive in headfirst and build my firt MOC with little to no experience or knowledge. I had started out trying to make a chopper style motorcycle but soon realized I had no chain drive so the build soon took on a more childish direction,because I needed pedal power. the end result is this comical off-road bigwheel,which I built just for the experience of learning how to build on my own. I thought I'd share it with you. let me know what you think http://bricksafe.com/pages/wakokid23/technic%20bigwheel

I do have a few of the rakshi pieces,including the weapons,gears,and long axle pieces. my 8596 is unfortunately mostly incomplete at this point,like I said,childhood legos tend to disappear but what does remain is a large part of the internal pieces like gears etc. that make it a lego set with a function. unfortunately with bionicle the majority of the gears used in construction are the small gears(i guess they would be about 1.5 studs in width,pardon me as I'm new to this). but one thing that can be useful with bionicle is all of the rods and pins they have,and typically in grey or black as opposed to the blue color of a lot of technic fasteners, I collected bionicle over may years,mostly just buying two or three figures a year,the majority of which is deconstructed at this point. I do have toa figures over multiple generations,borhok,vahki,rashki,and toa components. does anyone have any examples they can point me to of technic MOCs (that aren't figures/mechs) made with a large quantity of bionicle parts?

I mostly collected the posable figures unfortunately,but many of them do have small functions such as arm flailing etc. that are gear and axle driven. as mentioned earlier the one vehicle set I had was 8596 that was released with the mask of light movie. unfortunately I don't have a lot of complete sets left because I was very young and young people tend to lose legos,so what I really have is maybe a shoebox sized container of masks,blades,torsos,pins,small gears,axles,connectors,and ball and socket joints,but I'm not really sure if I can use the majority of that for vehicle building,which is what I want to do.

I posted a question about this in another thread but I thought it would be good to just start a thread and ask about it. I have a large box of bionicle figure sets at my parent's house and I was curious if it would be worth my time to try and get them,as I'm just getting into technic and I could probably use the extra pieces. Obviously the pins,axles and connectors would be useful, but what about the other pieces included in bionicle figurine sets such as masks,blades,torsos,midsections,and arm and leg pieces? one of the great sets I had was the toa takanuva/ussanui set (8596) which was a large bionicle set containing a speederbike with moveable parts. is it worth my time to have them shipped to me for building technic? any advice is greatly appreciated

thank you erelender :) I am definitely more interested in doing off road vehicles and I think there's potential for a lot of cool designs. I did think the monster truck was a better option for this aspect,but I was interested in the hot rod more for the steering and stuff. the creator set actually had a lot of good parts including a few technic pieces,some grills and some cool wheels. ithe quad model actually has a simple steering system. I wasn't really concerned with color matching at this point,mostly just because I just want to be able to be able to build with it and understand it as a system first. the monster truck seems to be the direction I'm going in though,and with it I can incorporate the pullback motor and stuff. I was also interested in the mini off roader just to learn about the suspension system. I don't really have the means to buy a big set,but I can collect small to midsized sets over time. also,I do have a large box of bionicle parts at my family home. would any of that be useful in technic model building for anything besides the pins and connectors? I collected a lot of bionicle sets over the years and held onto it, for sentimental value more than anything. is there any use in the torso and midsection pieces,weapons or masks?

I just bought a lego technic set on a whim yesterday(42027 desert racer) as well as the creator set 31022 (quad bike) mostly just because I thought it looked cool and I hadn't played with legos in years. the desert racer turned out to be really awesome and I thought it would be cool to get a little more into it and try to build some cars of my own. I don't really have the financial means to get into the RC/supercar stuff so I was thinking of just getting one or two more slightly larger sets to give myself some bits and pieces to play with. I was thinking of either the red monster truck(42005) or the hot rod(42022) but if buying a few smaller sets is a better option I'd like to know. Thanks