grum64

This has to be the best Technic competition ever held on EB. It’s been really difficult picking a top 6 from the 18 entries because to me each and every one of them is brilliant but as Sir Jim says that’s what we have to do here goes: 11 : 10 13 : 6 3 : 4 10 : 3 1 : 2 4 : 1

I like this very much. It's a brutal beauty

You’re welcome.

You could try this solution from technic_addict to the gap under the headlights.

What an excellent build. I completely agree about the wheels, they look great. I’m very happy to give it my support. I’d love to see this on the shelves and wouldn’t hesitate to buy it. Sorry to hear of the problems you have with your health and wish you well with your treatment and recovery.

I really like your little aircraft especially that little red triplane. Very Red Baron.

Looks fantastic and functions really well. Great entry. I think this’ll do very well in what’s turning out to be a brilliant and very tough competition.

Oh man, this looks great. I really like the use of the BWE quarter circles and the way you’ve supported them. I also like the way you’ve chosen to drive the rotors. The very best of luck

Great looking and with all expected functions. What’s not to like. The very best of luck in the competition.

Nice work Igor. You've made great progress

Sweet!

This is brilliant. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. I now have an idea for my steam mad Uncles birthday present.

At £189.99 you're not kidding!

Day One purchase for sure

What a teriffic looking build. You’ve captured the look very well indeed. Great work. I wish you the very best of luck in the competition.

Building time 5hrs 20mins- Total build time 51hrs 10mins This session started well with the building of an assembly I thought would be difficult (pic one) going together really, really easily. Shortly after though the smile was wiped off my face by me making a stupid mistake. After I’d fitted the first roof section I checked it was correct but inexplicably I failed notice I’d fitted it too far forward by one stud (you can just see it in pic 6). The mistake didn’t come to light until I came to fit the Black 11L Liftarm and found the pin and intended hole didn’t line up. I was so annoyed because I’d fitted the Blue 3L pins several stages before instructed to ease fitting the roof and then I go and do this and make it more difficult than ever. Easing out the two 3L pins and refitting the roof, correctly this time, deprived me of over an hour of building time. All incredibly frustrating. I’ll be checking things much more carefully in future. Thankfully the rest of the session went well with a few frustrations but no more mistakes. Note: The much discussed Obsession with Build Time’s topic got me thinking that if this is the sort of mistake I make building slowly just think of the magnitude of mistake I’d make were I to build quickly. Credit to technic_addict for his idea to fill the gap under the headlights. One last thing. I was very lucky to receive a set of printed parts from Steindrucker.com. They’re so much better than fiddling about trying to get stickers correctly positioned especially as there are several very small ones. Also, I have to say the quality is excellent. Today’s pics.

Scary!

Ah, you see I’ve been doing it right all the time

Rather than one song I thought I’d share the playlist I’m listening to as I type. It’s a tad eclectic but makes good listening. Into the Mystic - Van Morrison American Pie (full version) - Don McLean Photograph - Def Leppard A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne Don’t Stop Belivin’ - Journey Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks Fast Car - Tracy Chapman Gonna Buy a Hat Chris Rea I Built a Friend - Alex Benjamin Harden My Heart - Quarterflash I Lived - One Republic I’d Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley Avalon - Roxy Music Come Up & See Me - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel My World - Secret Affair Only Time Will Tell - Asia Rappers Delight (full version) - Sugarhill Gang Convoy (full version) - C W McCall Rhiannon - Fleetwood MAC Streets of London - Ralph McTell The Killing of Georgie (full version) - Rod Stewart Jammin’ - Bob Marley Man on the Moon - R.E.M. The Story of the Blues - The Mighty Wah! Wild Child - WASP Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes I Feel Good - James Brown Woodstock - Matthew Southern Comfort Searching (12” version) - Change Skate away - Dire Straits Puff the Magic - Dragon Peter, Paul and Mary (Childhood Favourite ?)

Thank you Edwin. I'll take you up on your kind offer when the time comes.

Oh Sir, you flatter me

Amen to that

Welcome back . Don't worry, you're amongst friends so go ahead and post your list & pics.

I’d forgotten all about this set. I have it somewhere so might have to dig it out. Thanks for the reminder

I know what you mean. I'm not worried about it as it doesn't seem to have any effect on the ridigity of the chassis. I snuck a few extra pins in where I could though just in case