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Very nice. Looks great and has good funtionality. Were it in the shops I'd buy it.

Completely unexpected and completely brilliant. Great work.

It boggles the mind how you manage to build what you do without first constructing and refining it in CAD. Your projects have always been both awe inspiring and inspirational but with Game Changer you surpassed anything you’ve built previously.

Thank you for your very kind comments Edwin. As for build progress. I’ll keep posting mine if you keep posting yours

Build Day 4 - Building time 3hrs 15mins - Total build time 19hrs 5mins With the second subassembly of the day built it was time to fit it. The first (pic 1) had gone on with no trouble but this one, its opposite number, turned out to be far harder, very frustrating and consumed a great deal of time. It appears that when building this subassembly and holding the 2905 Liftarm Triangle Thin in my teeth to fit it I'd bitten down a little harder than usual causing a burr that unbeknown to me covered a tiny part of an axle hole. When it came to fitting the assembly to the main build the top axle it was to be pushed onto wouldn't go right through. I thought that as it had to go through the 6632 1x3 Thin and then the 2905 that the end of the axle was catching on the latter as has happened when pushing axles through multiple thin parts on other builds. Try as I might it wouldn't go through. I must have taken it off and tried it again over 50 times when, in my frustration and being far too heavy handed, the top of the assembly came apart. Bugger said I and proceeded to put it back together. It was then I noticed the burr, obscurred as it had been by the 6632. It wasn't much but was just enough to stop the axle going through. I don't recall this ever happening before. It's so frustrating as I lost most of the afternoon's building time so not very much progress was made, not as much as I'd have liked anyways but any progress is a step in the right direction so I guess I shouldn't be too disappointed. I'll need to be more careful in future. Todays pictures: Yellow frames are for support only.

Back to back they faced eachother, drew their swords and shot eachother

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I’ve built the 8043, 8053, 42009 (in both original and Jurgens Ultimate version) and have the 42030 sitting on a shelf awaiting my attention. Until I saw the picture I didn’t realise quite how big the 42030 is in comparison to other sets. I must get around to building it soon.

Thank you Bart. I agree that the official box pictures don’t give much of an idea of the models true size. At 18" (46 cm) long and 7" (18 cm) high the 8275 is a good size and makes for an impressive display piece. In it’s release year (2007) it was the flagship set but with today’s ever increasing part counts and models getting bigger and bigger I don’t think one 18” long with 1300+ parts would ever again be considered, or for that matter be accepted as such. I had a quick furkle around the ‘net and found this pic which (if you can see through the sea of yellow) gives an idea of the 8275’s size.

The finished build looks quite imposing. Aside from the rather fragile blade ends it's a pretty rugged build easily handling being the plaything of an enthusiastic 5yr old. If you're lucky enough to find one at an affordable price buy it. You won't regret it. Thank you Andy. The numerous subassemblies are a joy to build with some of the techniques used being very interesting. The build is quite repetitive in places but I don't mind at all. Most sets are. I'm glad it's not just me who finds building using an iPad a tad difficult at times. Building using downloaded instructions means the original instruction books stay prestine and frees up space on my build table. I have been toying with the idea of getting an angle poise lamp arm fitted with the top of a music stand. It can then hold either an instruction book or iPad.

Build Day 3 - Building time 6hrs 50mins - Total build time 15hrs 50mins Today's been a brilliant day as I've had much more time than usual to build. Surprisingly for me everything today seemed so easy, without any problems. Even building the 'engine' was easy, it only took 20minutes vs the usual hour & more. With this ease I've made pretty good progress. So far this build has been fairly repetitive but that hasn't made it any less enjoyable. As you can see, at this point it's basically made up of two assemblies housing the drive motors. Both of these assemblies are almost identical eachother. Once married together and the bracing added it seems to be a strong structure, it must be as my handling of it while fitting parts has been less than delicate to say the least. Note: The yellow studded beam shown in picture one is only there to support the assembly while the picture was taken. The stage of the build as shown in the last picture marks the end of Instruction Book One. Books Two and Three to go.

I agree about the windscreen parts but other than that I love it. It's instantly recognisable and a nice size. You have my support.

Build Day 2 - Building time 4hrs 20mins - Total build time 9hrs Today’s been a good building day however progress would have been greater had I not used 10L axles instead of the required 12L in a couple of places and spent almost an hour changing them over. A stupid mistake. I'm obviously a slow learner as it's something I’ve done a few times. To exonerate myself I'm blaming a lack of clarity when using downloaded instuctions on my iPad. It's that or stupidity. The smaller assemblies have been a job to fit mainly due the sticky outy bits making them difficult to handle but a healthy dose of perseverance got them done. Front of assembly Rear of assembly

Thank you. I agree, the 8275 is a heck of a set. The finished model has real presence and makes for a great display piece.

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My word Edwin, you've really got your work cut out to get all that done in time. I wish you good luck and complication free days and restful nights.

That's going to take some packing!

Build Day 1 - Building time 4hrs 40mins - Total build time 4hrs 40mins Today I finally made a start on the 8275, the set that introduced Remote Controlled Power Functions to the Technic theme. Like the 8258 this was an another of the early sets I built and as with the 8258 I don’t remember much about the build process (as much the fault of my abysmal memory than anything else) so it’s good to reacquaint myself with it. There's not much progress so far but what there is has been pretty straight forward. Of course it is only day one.

I only had a chest infection. You've got broken ribs and more. I remember how painful broken ribs are so climbing in and out of your cab must give you gyp. Hope they heal soon. Maybe you should think about leaving diagnosis of any future ailments to those a little more qualified

OMG! I didn't know this stuff existed. I've ordered a tin of primer and a couple of tins of the Plasti Dip so I can get my clamps recoated. I've got 5 pairs, each for a different task, and the coating on all the handles is pretty much chewed through so this is just what I need. Might get the jaws coated also give the parts some protection. Thank you for posting the info

This is looking incredible, just stunning. Excellent work Edwin ?

Might be handy next time my Daughter in Law visits

For me it’s not just the size of the set that draws me to it but the complexity. Big or small I want a build to be challenging, something that’ll really make me think. I spend hours, sometimes days, when I build working out how best to approach the next days building. How can I attach parts to an awkwardly shaped subassembly, how do I manoeuvre something into place, how will I keep multiple parts aligned to fit another to them and in the case of the BWE just, how? Every model I build, big or small, is challenging but the bigger that challenge the more enjoyment I get building it.

Thank you Erik. Thank you also for taking the time to help me with the crane arm. Although I’ve built the 8275 before it was several years ago and I can’t remember too much about the build process so it’ll be good to get reacquainted with it. Thank you very much Bart. There’s not much that stops me doing what to get done in life but if anything will it’ll be a chest infection. To quote from a recent correspondence with a friend. ‘The infection itself doesn't stop me but my stupid body, in particular my chest muscles. As they're on permanent vacation I can’t cough, instead I go through the motions, spluttering away in a particularly animated fashion. Think arms flailing akin to a teenage girl at a One Direction gig with shoulders shrugging like Dastardly’s Mutley on laughing gas. It’s been commented that I look like a marionette operated by a seriously intoxicated puppeteer during an earthquake.’ All less than ideal when building.

I loved every minute of bit of this build. It was a absolute joy. Thank you. Thank you Jeroen. The 8275 will be a build with no interruptions from I’ll health as I’ve banned germs, viruses etc., from my system. I agree that Bully is every bit a classic and I’m really looking forward to starting it at the weekend. Thank you Paul. I have to admit the ‘novelty’ of seeing little more than our bedroom ceiling or the trees out of bedroom window for almost 7 weeks was starting to wear thin so it’s good to be back in my ‘chair. Nice to hear I inspired you (as opposed to send you to sleep) to build the 8258. I hope you enjoy the build as much as I did. Thanks Edwin. I agree that the 8258 is one of the best sets ever. It’s a great build experience, has great (and very clever) functionality and looks really good on the shelf. Thank you Andy. Yes, it does look great and was such fun to build. Glad you got yours finished. I told you you’d get yours done before me Hope all’s going well for you after ‘the incident’.