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Just when you think you've seen it all... Very different and very cool. Great work

Just watched this three times. More than ever it’s a must buy set

Very nice.

I had that years ago while rebuilding one of my bikes. Engine done, bits left over. Stripped it down, rebuilt it & still bits left over. Turned out my mate had dropped the bits into the oil bath a couple of days before for a laugh. Oh how I laughed Something to look forward too. Enjoy.

Thank you for your kind comments. Yep, 3hrs. I’m not sure if that makes means I’m just stubborn or insane . Gilly would’ve done it, she asked numerous times bless her, but where’s the satisfaction in somebody else doing it? Bully is safe & well and on the table in my shed awaiting its turn to be built. Thank you Andy. I’m pleased with progress but any more days like yesterday building the engine and you’ll be finished your 8258 and be half way through your next build before I’m finished this .

Build Day 6/7 - Building time 5hrs 35mins - Total build time 26hrs 5mins Having not had much time since my last post it's good that with things less busy I can at last get some building done. This post covers two days as very little progress was made on the first day as the engine took an inordinate amount of time to put together. I’ve built many of them over the years but it's still the only thing I've not been able to fully master. Obviously practice doesn’t always make perfect. It’s joining the 2L axles, 2853 Crankshafts and 2854 Crankshaft Centre’s that’s particularly difficult due to the size and shapes of the parts. There’s nothing straight to easily get purchase on to push them together without sending parts flying in all directions. Even using my trusty clamps doesn’t help, the parts just fly off at greater velocity. When the fragile crankshaft is eventually together I start to get the pistons in the cylinders and it comes apart. After rebuilding it for the 12-15th time it it becomes an real exercise in self control. Anyways, cutting this long and mostly nonsensicle story short, it took a ridiculous 3hrs for me to put the engine together which is by far the longest it’s ever taken me. At this point the Chiron comes to mind. I think I might have to allow a whole day for that engine! As for today, building went really well, helped by everything being pretty straightforward. Those of you who are familar with the 8258 build may notice that picture 10 shows several assemblies fitted together in a different sequence to the instructions. The black 15L liftarm should be attached to the main build first with the red 15L liftarm attached to it next. Also, the seats should be fitted several stages further on but I remembed having all kinds of trouble fitting them when I built this the first time round due to the partially built cab and numerous other parts getting in the way making difficult to press them in place. It's much easier fitting the assemblies as a whole at this point than seperately in the correct order. I just hope I'm right in thinking the gap between the seat tops and structure above is enough to get the lower cab assembly through. Note: If you look at picture 5 you'll see the 8258 has a nice Pearl Light Grey fan not orange as with the 42082 so no colour vomit, no sensibilities offended and no division of opinion. All is right with the world . Lastly, I'm pleased to say the 8275 has been found. I thought I’d looked through all the boxes in my shed but it seems I didn't look hard enough as while looking again I found Bully hiding in a 9396 box. I should have twigged sooner as I have only one 9396 but two boxes. All that’s by the by, I'm just very happy it's turned up at long last and so it will be built very soon. Better late than never.

I've know next to nothing about the 42082 but I can tell you that if you choose the 42055 you won't be sorry. It's a great building experience helped by there being almost no repetition. I'd go for the 42055. I promise you won't be sorry.

Welcome to our world Justin

I wish you all the very best with the Chemo on Tuesday Andy and that all goes well. Hope also that you then feel well enough to get plenty of building done. With you having built the 8258 before you'll know you're in for a very satisfying build.

Point taken As for the 8258, I'm not clever enough to be building my own version so am building it as per the instructions. If my building the 8258 has made you seek out yours and build it then that's something I'm only too happy to be blamed for . It's a terrific set. I don't know whether you've built yours before but if you haven't, I promise you you won't be disappointed. If you have, I'm sure you're going to enjoy getting reaquinted with it. Either way, I've a feeling yours may well be finished before mine

I like this very much. Great attention to detail, especially the roll cage

And after it’s been pressure washed?

Superb. Great work

Really nice truck with impressive performance especially considering its size. Great work

Oh yes. 9 mates, a particularly fine selection of meat, fish & other tasty goodies and a couple of eskies of beer (and a bottle or two of sparkling water) made for a very, very enjoyable evening.

Build Day 5 - Days building time 4hrs - Total build time 20hrs 55 mins Whilst this un-British like hot spell continues building has moved from my shed to the cool shade of the carport. This seemed to facinate a delivery driver who reversed his van into our neighbours fence whist staring at the strange man with a panchant for eating LEGO. As you can see things are moving on at a reasonable pace (for me anyway), certainly faster than the first time I built it although, if I go on making mistakes like I did today it's going to take much longer. You may have noticed in the first picture that the left hand 48989 Pin Connector is one stud to the left out of place. For some reason I failed to notice this, despite the 5L axle that goes through it standing 1 stud proud of the bush of which it was meant to sit flush. By this point you think I'd have twigged but no, not even when I fitted the final 16T gear and there was a 1 stud gap between it and the other 16T gear it should have meshed with. It wasn't until the outrigger assembly was complete and I was taking pictures did it occur to me that something wasnt right. It must have taken twice as long to take it apart than it took to build AND rebuild it. Then there were the rear mudguards that I built indentical to eachother so of course one fitted & the other was the wrong way round. Sometimes stupid just doesn't seem word enough. I hope the above makes sense. It seemed to as I was writing but reading it back I'm not quite so sure. Anyway, I'll try to keep tomorrow blunder free. Until then, here are todays pics.

I am indeed and it's great fun

OUTSTANDING!!!

Good Grief! What an amazing build. I'm familiar with the real thing but never did I think I'd see it recreated in LEGO and so brilliantly.

Nice one Edwin. A very interesting read.

In my case it was more steak & sparkling water (I don't drink) but no matter, it was a great evening.

Madoca’s Jeep has always been on my favourites list and I can now add yours to that list. It’s terrific!

Hadn't realised that. Thank you Andy. As for my ramblings. I'd just started writing when a group of mates turned up bearing steaks, fish, beer & charcoal. What was I to do? Eurobricks or BBQ? I'll just say the t-bones and fresh mackrel were exceptionally good Normal service will be resumed soon. You have been warned!