Widdi

Luckily the price dropped to a more resonable 70€, which isn't that bad for a Set including almost 900 pcs and a Software. I think I'll get me this, since the cars look extremely detailed and well-designed. For 100€ it's bad, but at 70€ it is less than 10ct/piece. I voted for outstanding, due to the great detail of the cars. mFg Widdi

I've recently rebuilt the old weetabix house promo set from 1976, in classic Town Scale at CAD. it's almost exactly like the original, but wider and higher to fit minifigs. Features an open back with complete interior. A kitchen and living area in the ground floor, and two bedrooms and a cupboard in the middle of the upper floor. Has two minifigs and a classic 4-wide Car with engine construction (tile 1x2 with grille under the hood) The garden has no details except the fence with 4-wide gate. I've used the old LEGOLAND doors as windows for the bedrooms. Has a total of 334pcs. The complete model with the yellow car and the quite british looking house. This is the car, quite a bad view, but classic 10x4 base and late 80s style Full Instructions and CAD-File In my brickshelf gallery mFg Widdi

Well today: Nothing But yesterday, I found the TECHNIC/Expert Builder Set 8841 (1983): Desert Racer at a flea market Instructions in great shape and in box. Missed five pieces, mostly plates, but easily replaced with the help of my own ca. 80000 piece collection. And besides that NONLEGO stuff: The records Out of the Blue by ELO (1977) and Defenders of the Faith (1984) by Judas priest. Listened to them while doing a review to the 8841 set, today. Fit nicely, since the records were about from the same era like the set. mFg Widdi

The pneumatic tubes are listed seperately under x188. The classic hose is x467. I think they're just the same with just a single difference: The x467 seemed to be already cut in lenght instead of x188 which must be cut in lenght. mFg Widdi

Found this set on a flea Market in Munich, yesterday. Just 25 years after its release. The instructions for a total of five models, two of them printed, the other 3 are just photo instructions in the book. It still has the box in good shape, despite some wear from the age. Sadly five little pieces were missing, and 5 wrong pieces inside instead (2 complete wheels and a classic 80s-90s plane wing (dumped into my bricks). But I was able to replace the missing Minifig torch and the 4 missing plates with identical pieces from my collection. The Box and Contents The set still has the original box. Inside the pieces, plastic insert, instructions and a 1987 Technic catalogue, imagine that set livespan today. Four years and the 8841 is still in the catalogue. Classic technic design from early 80s showing a function drawing of the Steering and the main model A small set, but with a flap shoeing the contents. All pieces in the inner box and the papers included. 5th Model: Soapbox Racer This is more or less a soapbox racer with working steering, but no engine. It's got a rather blocky design, but still looks sleek enough and is a simple build little over 100 pcs out of 180. The Soapbox at step 2 Just included the steering at step 6 Completed and ready to race downhill. Total: 7/10 Simple, but effective 4th Model: Simple Chassis very simple and boring alternate using just 1/3 of the 180 pieces in the set. It even hasn't got a seat construction. It's just a plain steering mechanism attached on wheels with a spartan chassis of just a few pieces. This is the whole model at step 5 Just attach the steering mechanism and wheels and you're done Total: The worst alternate model of the complete set. Just a boring 4/10 3rd Model: Balance Very original small model. It's a small model of a working classic Balance. And it works with small parts laid on the scales, altough they've got just a 4x4 Footprint. IT's a fast build. just 15 minutes and you've done it. The model as it looks at step 3 Finished. Easy build with just 63pcs out of 180 Total: Very original model, it actually works with small weights, but a very simple build. Still a 7/10 Alternate Model: Tractor with equipment This is the second model. It's a simple but boxy design featuring a harrow and a plough. The tractor has a similar design to the very first tractor set, but much smaller. The plough is about 24-wide and the harrow is completely SNOTTED even back in 1983. Has two functions: Working steering and the coupler for the equipment. Uses almost all pieces of the set. The tractor at step 8, the steering isn't completely attached now This is the completed tractor The complete harrow Finished alternate with the plough attached. Total: Nice, but quite ugly and boxy design for a tractor with 4 wheels of the same size. Takes me to a 6/10 Main Model: Desert Racer This is the main model, with a nice (for early 80s) but boxy design. It has two functions. Steering and a working 1-cylinder rear engine, which is of the old 2x2 piston type, since the small piston design wasn't invented back then. This is the only model of the set, which has piece callouts in the instructions. The printed alternate model has no callouts, they weren't invented on both models back in 1983. The three smaller photo instruction alternates have a piece callout at the beginning showing all needed pieces. The seat is a nice, but blocky design and use a primitive SNOT technique. This is the model at step five. The piston is already attached. Imagine this state on step 5 in modern sets. Back then LEGO had challenging instructions, not the step madness like today This is the engine just made of plates with a hole in the middle for the piston Step 9. The piston engine is completed. On step 12 the roll bar and the seat are installed. Only the steering isn't completed yet. Front view of the finished model. Just 15 steps needed back then. Bird's eye view of the whole set Displayed on the box Model Verdict: Nice design, especially the colorful seat in SNOT technique, but quite boxy especially the engine, since there were only the huge pistons. Still a 9/10 Set Verdict: Design and Models: 7/10, very boxy designs, due to the age. The chassis alternate sucks Build: 9/10 Classic 80s technic building. Quite challenging but fun Sturdyness: 7/10: rear section damaged after the table fall, but rather easily fixed Fun: 9/10 Blast from the past. Overall: 8/10 mfg Widdi

This set looks amazing. It's giant compared to the nice classic Hot Rod set from 1994, which was given to me while being in hospital due to tonsillitis back in 1994. Rolled in at over 200 parts, which was quite impressive for a medium sized set (in the 40-50DM or 20-25€ range) The new cars look realistic, but for my taste they're a bit too wide. Being a classic city-addict. If the price to piece ratio (10 parts or more per Euro) is ok I'll eventually pick it up. mFg Widdi

I've got an Idea for some kind of a huge S@H-Release, which is somewhat crossed between Nautic/Coastguard and a zoo theme. Would require a smaller mold to the old Dolphin mold, as baby. Dolphinarium Huge set with a building loosely based on the Nuremberg dolphinarium Arena requires high ceiling and steep sloping roof) Interior: smaller octagonal indoor pool with scientific equipment in a lower structure connected by a hinge to the large one, larger pool with rows of seats for 10-20 minifigs and a cash desk besides on the other bigger part, some balls hanging from the ceiling. (complex 3-rope structure connected by technic axle as they should be moved up and down, to simulate jumps, 4-wide area with an 6x2-wide lowering for the trainers) has to be a 4-wall building, which can be opened at the smaller area by hinges and at the higher structure side by side for playability. A second building as some kind of snack bar with open backside (kitchen area, some outdoor places to sit). Then a larger outdoor pool area with a body of water, including stands for the trainers, BURP background surrounding besides the presentation area and a tribune seating another 10-20 minifigs. Includes 3 trainers, a doctor for the animals, a stockman,a cashier and 10 spectators, 4 children, chef. 7 figs for each tribune, 2 sea lions (minifig-scale mold or small brick built), one baby dolphin, 5 dolphins, weighing in at 21 minifigs and 8 animals. Price would be something like 199,99€ in the range of about 2000-2500 pcs, due to 4-wall building and the outdoor area altough with mostly BURP backdrop. mFg Widdi PS: Since I can't locate this buildings topic anymore (Real world buildings, I'll put the pic in here) This is what I mean with architecture. This one was built in early 70s. But a Lego version doesn't need to be that complex (mosaic at the walls), this would rise pieces in 5000s

WOW!!! What an amazing LEGO MOC. it really looks almost exactly like the real thing. Great architecture and looks still modern, altough the Real building was built nearly 80 years back. Well an interior would be nice, but not really necessary, due to the perfect look of this LEGO replica. mFg Widdi

Really nice LDD MOC. Unfortunately, I suck at building with LDD, too. So I prefer my old MLCAD, which is somewhat easier to me, since it allows me to build in 3 views at once, cause I'm much better in 2D building, with 3D preview. Instead of the confusing 3D view in LDD mFg Widdi

V-LV-1E This was an former entry to the hotRod Contest- It's a tricked out 4-wide rod, with a huge V8 and removable hard top. It's extremely low, so that the minifig has to lie down inside if closed. It's made of mostly classic pieces, mixed with some modern parts, like the curved 3x1 slope or the cheese-slopes etc. It's my first hot rod creation ever! My sig sitting inside when the top is removed. If its's closed the fig has to lie inside involving taking the legs off, due to dis-proportions of the minifig Front view with assembled hard top Side view of the beast mFg Widdi

Definately with doors It adds some realism and more playability. Without doors, only if the construction doesn't allow them (I.e. sidepipes, making the door 2-wide, instead of the 3-wide needed, as with my hotrod-MOC) mFg Widdi

V-LV-40B Hello! Well now that's my beast and my first hot rod creation! The Blizzard! My sig-Fig has a new ride for the summer, since he can't go skiing in July or August. He built something up, which is an extremely low road rocket. The car is just 4-wide, has side-pipes,a giant V8 and of course a removable hardtop. My sig can sit inside, if the hardtop is taken off, otherwise he has to lie down below the steering wheel (involves taking hips and legs off, because the car is extremly low and only classic pieces used, except a few slopes and the trunk) Here's my sig, cruising somewhere. with removed hardtop This is the front view of the car, with assembled hardtop Well that's my pimped ride! Gotta do some cruising now! mFg Widdi

Seems, that maj.com is offline since yesterday. Has anybody an Idea, what's up with the page, since ALL my scenic pictures are unavailable at the moment, having an old backup done sometime in July 2007. I hope, that it'll work again soon, mostly because of my 100s of scenery and other shots, archived, after July 2007 including all skiing and winter pictures (there are 100s) mFg Widdi

Seems that I'll have to enter in this contest. But I'm fixed to Classic Town style, when building. So this would also become my sigfigs summer ride >:-) . I'll try to build something for the contest if I find time, before deadline, of course. mFg Widdi

oh well, if counting 0,96cm per brick, I'm 185 bricks tall, according top 1cm/brick 178cm.

I went skiing, again last sunday. This time at S

Well I've got a new User Picture. Showing me in my skiing suit, including the Stormtrooper-like glasses. It was taken at 3340m asl on the summit of the Aeussere Schwarze Schneid, after a 15-minute ascend from the summit station of the cable car. Just some relaxing mFg Widdi

Well a two-day special: Sunday 9-03-2008 Got up at 4:15am, since I wanted to go skiing at the resort of Soelden austria. Had a great day from 8am to ca. 5pm, but not the best weather, due to the Foehn wall, which developed right in the Central alps. But ascending to the Summit of the Schwarze Schneid, got me out of the fog. Went down at 4 pm and made a few rests on the way out of the Oetztal (Report to follow if not more than 60 Pics). Got into a restaurant near the German Border at 6pm, and after that drove to munich, had a shower, a beer and went to bed. Monday 10-03-2008 Got up at 4am due to the work. Drove to my workplace. Worked from 5am to 3:30 pm, well enough for a day. After that, drove home and relaxed. mFg Widdi

Well surprise, last Weekend I went skiing again. This time at Silvretta Arena, which is partially located in Switzerland, partially in Tyrol Austria. This time it's only linked from a german forum, since 68 Pics are too long to write a full english report (at least to me 60 is max for English reports). Text is in German only, but the pictures will do the justice. I didn't think of shooting that much pictures of that day. http://wettercommunity.foren-city.de/topic...pics-gross.html mFg Widdi

Nice Idea Dp8. These would be quite in Line with my older Ideas of the Alpine Subthemes like this one: Ski lodge Alpine structure on a white baseplate with two floors and interior (kitchen, restaurant, ski depot, bedrooms upstairs) includes an outdoor area and a wintry rock structure behind it. Includes 5 minifigs (3 skiing/snowboarding tourists, landlord, chef). Price 40€ This makes me think of another one for the Alpine Subtheme winter: Apres Ski Larger Set including a "Schirmbar" ( octagonal bar, places, tent-like roof), an alpine style building with two floors (1st. Dancefloor, bar, (2nd. kitchen, restaurant), snow scooter,quad, car (4w+doors), ski depots (outside) and 10 Minifigs (3 skiers, 3 snowboarders, bartender, chef, waiter, DJ) 80€ And not only, because of being a winter lover and skier. Too bad that this winter sucks here in Southern Germany again: We've had almost no snow below 1000m asl. since early January!!! The only things which remind me of winter and snow were and still are my skiing trips to the Alps in the last weeks, Luckily I'm not that far away. mFg Widdi

I went skiing last Tuesday in the Spitzingsee resort, 70km south of munich. it has two separate mountains with 25km of pistes, which isn't that huge. As always I got up at 6:00am and drove to the resort by 6:45am Warming up at Taubenstein Mtn. After changing into my ski boots, I took the cable car up to the Taubenstein at 1615m asl. Then I went down the right side, which has two t-bars, the lower has an Diesel engine and is quite rusty, but still runs. I used the pistes there twice, and downhill on a wide forest path, which led to a restaurant just 30min above Spitzingsee village, so I had to walk down with ski boots on the feet and the skis on my shoulder. Man that sucked! *n* Ascending in the spirit of the 70s (The cable car was built 1971) View from the mountain Station at 1600m asl. The summit of the Taubenstein Perfect weather conditions again Rock face as seen from the slope Looking back up 2. Changing to the St

Nice and funny idea of a "Sigfig-House" I especially like the eagle and the small sleeping shelter. Too bad that you've missed out the deadline, but still a nice little MOC mFg Widdi

Amazing: I've got a few more Ideas for City sets now: 1. Forest subtheme Basically a cross-over between camping and Alpine subthemes with an Focus on forests, only a few sets in total: Resting Place Small set with a minifig (hiker9, a smaller built tree and one prefabbed. 4€ Hunting Scene Smaller set on a 16x8 base, including a raised hide, a minifig (hunter), wild boar and deer (Brick-built or Prefab) 10€ Logging Camp Medium Set on a 32x16 base with a fireplace, two tents (brick built, interior), some trees (brick built and prefab), two minifigs (Lumberjacks), tools and a Jeep (4w+Doors) 20€ Forester's lodge Bigger Log cabin on 32x16 with detailed interior (1st:, living area,older stove and oven, 2nd bedroom),garden, trees (Brick-built and Prefab), two elder minifigs (Forester and Forester's Woman) 30€ Boy scout camp Larger set including two log cabins with interiors (beds, table, chairs) on a 32x32 base, trees (some brick, some prefab making up a scenery), little rock structure with a built-in cave, four minifigs (scouts). 50€ Sawmill Largest set of the Lot including machines (up to 6w with doors), yard, some trees as surrounding, Building (Machinery with 9v motor and wide technic chain links (the old ones), office Room and engine room), Truck (max. 6wide+Doors),jeep (4w+Doors) and 8 minifigs (6 workers, boss, truck driver) apprx. 120€ 2. Zoo Huge Set with enclosures, Animals (elephant, giraffe, tiger, zebras, buffaloes, polar bears, pinguins and lions (mostly brick built), restaurant building (Kitchen, places, panoramic deck with palm), Office building with cash counter at the entry (1st: cash, entryway, lower office, 2nd: Upper office, lounge, jeep (safari style) (4w+doors), parking lot (32x32) and 3 cars (4w+doors), 10 minifigs (3 stockmen, chef, boss, cashier and 4 visitors. 150€ mFg Widdi

I got up even earlier yesterday for skiing. At 5:30 am exactly. Got the equipment into my car and drove to Austria at 6:20 am. Made it in just under two hours and was on the mountain by 8:40am 1. The Ascend I changed into my ski boots, got my ticket and used the older cable car for the Ascend, since it isn't used that much anymore, since they built the Eight seater. After that I warmed up on the south face run, which leads to a chair lift. After that I made it into the so-called Salvenrunde, which leads to the mayor mountain of the resort. The Hohe Salve at 1829m asl. The resort is giantic, you can't ski it within a single day, due to the sheer size of 250km pistes. Morning scenery in the valley Ascend in the style of the 80s, since that cable car was built back in 1984 Zooming to the Wilder Kaiser range from the summit station at 1650m asl. Scenic view Hohe Salve (1829m asl.) alias Tyrolean Rigi seen from the Brandstadl (1650m asl.) On the "S

I went skiing once again yesterday, seems that I'm getting hooked on that winter sport. I got up early enough at 6am, and at 6:45 after Breakfast and getting the equipment into my car, I drove southward to the Brauneck skiing resort in Lenggries, Germany. I made it there in 1,5 hours, since it's just 60km south of munich and a nice oldschool resort, with many T-Bars dating back to the 1960s 1. Valley run to Wegscheid and a late warm-up Just after arriving at the mountain I immediatly took some cat trails and the red Family run down to the village of Wegscheid to get to the T-bars at the blue slopes down at 700m asl. Just at the arrival, slightly cam-shaked due to slippery After the Ascend to the summit station of the Brauneck cable car at 1550m asl. Perfect skiing conditions on the Brauneck mountain View to the summit station of the Ahorn quad chair seen from the piste Stunning backlight so-called "Neuhauser Strasse" X-D at the Family piste down to Wegscheid village Winter wonderland on the run down Scenic view near Wegscheid I-II 2. Backing up to the Brauneck summit After some runs on the blue slopes in Wegscheid, I backed up using two T-bars and the Ahorn quad chairlift. There was a longer queue at the chairlift, so I used the next T-Bar for some runs first and backed up a bit later View to a steep slope on the Brauneck mountain Scenic view South face Scenic view Wintry forest near the Ahorn quad-chair Climbing rocks above the Kotalm area of the resort 3. 1,5 times down on the Garland piste Just after arriving on the summit again, I took the black Garland piste first down to the Garland chairlift and after backing up and retrying the upper aprts, I went down the whole black piste. Later some runs on the valley lifts of Lenggries, which have a vintage 1960s feel to them. The air got quite warm down at 750m asl., due to slight Foehn winds, as warm as +15