grum64

Good Evening My Friends Hope all is well with you and with your Families. I'd like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. May it bring you adventure, good health and dreams fulfilled. And Lego. Lots of Lego. See you all in 2026 with the 10317 Land Rover Defender.

Thank you for that. My sanity's been restored. Until it goes walkabout again anyways 😏

That's the one! Thank you very much for finding it for me. I knew I'd seen it only a few days ago but could I find it? I thought I was going nuts. More nuts than usual. Now I can't understand how I saw it being a 2020 post 🤔 Yep...Nuts 🤪

Hi Igor I'm sorry to say that neither of these are the one ☹️. The pics accompanying it were great with the MOC being shown with the real thing. At first look I thought the model WAS the real thing. I'm sure I saw it here but now I'm wondering...🙄

I was browsing through EB the other day and came across an amazing Volvo Grader MOC. For reasons I don't recall I didn't have chance to comment and now I do I can't find it. Anyone know where it's gone and why.

Hello My Friend I'm really pleased with the GWagen. It was such an enjoyable build. I felt bad writing about the few negatives, afterall they were really picky. With the exception of the spare wheel centre cap. I still can’t understand having to apply a sticker with the Mercedes logo when the exact same parts in the rest of the set were all printed. As for the doll. They've certainly become something of a phenomenon. Our Grandaughter has one and that's all she wants unlike many of her friends who spend (or rather their parents do 🙄) a small fortune collecting them. I think Screwy Wabbit is a very good description. Until now I've just referred to them as monstrously cute.

Good Evening It’s been pointed out to me that although I had plenty of praise for the GWagen I’d not said if there was anything I disliked. Well there were a couple of things that I'm sure there were very good reasons for being as they are but they irked me none the less. In reverse order: Number 3. The top of the ladder Would it have been too much to ask to add another 1x2 Thin Liftarm with Axle Holes? The brown axles 'sitting proud' make it look unfinished. I fitted one and it looks so much better however you’ll have to take my word for it as I forgot to take a photo while in the shed today (more of which later). Number 2. Flimsy body part (No, not mine 🤭) Although it's not too noticable this area, to me anyway, looks rather flimsy. It's like the builder has made a mistake. It's a tad flimsy. With a bit of gentle wrangling it pretty much blends in but after a while it pops out in a cheekly little 'I'm still here' sort of way. Number 1. The spare wheel center cap I know in the grand scheme of things it's hardly a problem of epic proportions but why for the love of Great Aunt Matilda didn't they print the Merc logo on the part? Lego went to the trouble of printing the front badge, steering wheel center cap & wheel hubs so why not the spare wheel centre cap. Don't figure. Anyway enough of my moaning. To answer those who've asked what's next. I'm taking a little while out to build 72037 Mario & Standard Kart and once that's finished I'll be back with the 10317 Defender 90 which I'm really looking forward too. Lastly. I've spent the last few days building this little critter for my Grandaughter. Labubu Doll. Designed by rebelnili - Rebrickable

I absolutely love this but far more than that I love that you’re back building after such a torrid time. It can’t have been an easy journey but I hope it helped.

Congratulations My Friend. You should be very proud.

Another stunning creation and a reminder that there really are superior beings amongst us.

It was a long while ago but remember having much the same problems routing the hoses when I built the Arocs Unfortunately I don't think there's any way to do it other than trial and error. Hope you get it sorted.

Thank you my Friend. Think I'll be trawling Bricklink for the newer 15100’s. I like to have plenty of spares as I end up damaging a few every time i encounter them.

Thank you. I can't in all honestly say I showed the 15100’s who's the boss more I showed them how stubborn someone can be when they have the time & willingness to be so 🙄 There's a fine line between persistence and stubbornness which Mrs Grum says I keep moving. Think perhaps it's now in a another time zone. Your Nephew has my sympathy. I too got to thinking I was doing something wrong, it was so frustrating that by the 4th day trying it bought me to tears. Just as George arrived and saved the day. And my sanity. Thank you. It's taken a while but it's good to have it finished. I'm really pleased, more relieved really, to hear I'm not the only one who has problems with the 15100’s. That so many seasoned & skilled builders encounter frustrations with the part eases my annoyance that it beat me. Next time I encounter them I'll have a go at gently compressing the end of the pin somehow to ease fitting. Thank you for the idea.

Build Days 35 - 41 / Building Time - 22hrs / Total Building Time - 132.5hrs You're not going to believe this but the GWagen's finished. Yes, you read correctly. The GWagen is finished. But first. From my last post to this there wasn’t much left to do but little did I realise that within those few last steps lay frustration beyond even that of the front seat 'bolsters' saga. I’d seen the mud-flaps when I was planning the build but as they were fitted using the 2L LBG Frictionless Pins which have always been really easy to fit I elected not to do so earlier in the build as I’d normally do. Then, because I have the brain of a Space Hopper, I assembled the rear ones incorrectly which lead me to think that they were for the front & the fronts were for the rear. So for 40 minutes and in completely the wrong place, I struggled to fit them. In my albeit very limited defence, the fitting instructions weren’t the clearest although they do show very clearly which is the front and which the back yet still I struggled. Don’t figure Then came the roof box. If you’ve built this set you may have an inkling of what’s coming next. Fitting just the lid took me, you may want to swallow that mouthful of food or sip of drink you’ve just had, 11 hours spread across 3 afternoons!!! Yes, Mr Stubborn made an appearance and yes, he clearly outstayed is welcome. The problem was the 15100 Pin with Pin Hole. The lid, a 5L x 11L Panel, fits onto 2 x 15100 Pins but try as I might and believe my I really, really tried, I just couldn’t do it. Nothing I did would get them to locate, the Pins just kept moving. Sound familiar? Yes, it’s pretty much the same problem I had with the front seat ‘bolsters.’ I know full well it’s ludicrous to struggle that long but, as always, I wanted to do it myself. In all honestly I’d still be trying to do it now but I had a self imposed deadline to get the build finished because our Darling Grandson Jake goes off to Uni in a few days. Yes, that little boy who at the age of 4 started me on my Lego journey is off to Uni. Doesn’t seem possible. In the end I had to ask George to do it for me. Although you could say common sense prevailed I felt awful not being able to do it but later that evening George sent me a screenshot of something he'd read. After reading that I don’t feel quite so bad. Building the GWagen has been a joy. Yes, I know I say this an awful lot about the models I build but it really has. Considering what it is, it hasn't felt particularly repetitive like many vehicle sets do and, although they're are very similar and share a designer, it feels a 'step up' from the Defender. Of course there have been difficulties along the way, with me that's pretty much a given. Many were helped by the adoption of a new tool in my arsenal, the cake tester. Mrs Grum to the rescue. Again. In my opinion the finished model is impressive. It has real presence especially when viewed from the front, it looks very imposing and the new reddish orange colour make it really stand out. For those who don't have this set, take It from me, it looks far better in the brick than in my photos. I like this model immensely, this helped by it being a pretty faithful representation of it's real life subject. I've thought for several years that the GWagen with it's boxy, slab like design would make a great Lego set. I happily put the 42177 on my list of favourite Technic sets. This build is dedicated to Jake who changed my life more than he’ll ever know. Thank you Jake.

What an awesome build. Instantly recognisable and with great attention to detail. Love all the accessories.