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I built the 9398 shortly after it first came out and as I recall it was an enjoyable build. I really liked the model, it looked good and was fun to play with so I do want to build again it fairly soon but it’ll be the 8258 next followed by Bully, assuming of course it’s turned up by then.

Yeah, the disappearance of Bully’s a bit of a mystery. It’s either in our loft or our Sons, I’ve just got to wait for the weather to cool down so someone can go up and take a look. Like you, the 8258 is one of my favourite sets. Being the first Technic set I ever built it has a special place in my heart and I’m really looking forward to building it again.

Thank you. What you see in the photo is only a very small part of my collection which is mostly the result of hours spent scouring the internet, classifieds, carboot sales etc for bargains. I've been very lucky over the years getting some great stuff stupidly cheap but prices have risen significantly over the last few years making bargains harder to find. Of course having all these sets etc., is fine but it's going to make the search for Bully a long one. With the weather here being hot for the next week or so lofts are the last place anyone wants to be so I may wait until we get a cooler spell and build something else in the meantime. The 8258 maybe. At least I know where that is .

Gilly & I have spent most of today going through this lot with still no sigh of Bully. There's 5 times this amount in our loft and 7 80L storage boxes of bagged sets and psrts in our Sons loft still to go through. It's going to take a while!

Sounds like I'm not alone in the seemingly unexplained 'loss' of a set. The mystery of the 'disappearing' 8275 may though have been solved as this afternoon I had a conversation with EB member and friend Pvdb who I got the set from. Thanks to him I think I have a pretty good idea where it might be. Ordinarily I'd have checked it out there and then but it was 31° so Gilly & I went to a nearby riverside pub & spent the afternoon beside the river in the shade of a large tree with a glass of the cold stuff instead. I'll look for Bully tomorrow. Life's all about priorities

As I've mentioned many times my shed is in need of a good sort out and has been for quite a while. Trouble is it never seems to happen. I go out there fully intending to make a start but then I see all the lovely sets waiting to be built and that’s it, the sort out can wait. The trouble is the same thing keeps happening so the sort out never gets done. Today however, something happened to break that cycle. This morning I went out to my shed to make a start on the 8275 but when Gilly lifted the box down it was empty except for the instruction books! When I got the set I checked it was complete and yes, all was present and correct so on the shelf it went and it’s been there ever since. I have no recollection of taking the parts from the box and putting them somewhere else and can’t think of any reason why I would. It’s a real mystery, I know it’s here somewhere. Looks like that (well overdue) sort out has been forced upon me. This makes me wonder. Has anyone else ‘lost’ a set?

The best mod of this set I’ve seen. Great work.

Sweeeeeeeeeet

Hmmm... Not sure I'd go that far but I do understand why it's necessary in your neck o' the woods.

Hello and welcome to Eurobricks.

Welcome back. May your dark age be forever behind you.

A warm welcome to you and your Daughter.

If nothing else it might make it think twice about using our garden as a toilet in future.

The neighbours cat didn't look very amused when a rampaging Racer found it dozing in the flower bed .

Yes, this is a good little set. Can’t say I’m likely to run it on a duvet but everything it has ran on it's handled surprisingly well. If the Little Darlings say they'd like the B model built then I'll build it with them but otherwise not. They've had so much fun with it, most of an afternoon it was charging about and the BuWizz's battery showed no signs of giving up. That combination transforms the 42065 from a mediocre set into a really good one. No wurries about the creditation. I'd settled on my own way to fit it but would've had to hunt high & low for the few parts needed. Your solution, using parts from the set saved me a lot of time and effort so thanks again. Yep, I think it's my quickest build yet but it is only a little ‘un.. It is indeed time to start the 8275, I'm really looking forward to it.

Build Day 2/3 - Days build time 3hrs 55mins / Total build time 6hrs 55 mins With the Grandchildren waiting patiently and the 8275 in the wings I wanted to get this build finished sooner rather than later which was helped by it only having 370 parts and a complete lack of complexity (no suspension etc). It's an enjoyable little build but not what you'd call fun, no, that's to be had once the building stops and you fire this thing up. I skipped building the standard model and went straight to running it with the BuWizz. Credit to Zero Bricks for his idea to fit the unit without needing new parts. In this guise it's fast but was no match for the flying Dirt Crushers & Outdoor Challenger the Children were running it with but I didn't really expect it to be, they're completely different machines. The 42065 does have one thing in common with them though, it's a real hoot to drive. The Children had huge fun with it. On our wooden floors it slid around like Mr Bean on an ice rink, fitting the tracks with 24375 Rubber Track Studs (not their official description but it makes more sense to me) gave it much better grip. Outdoors, on tarmac, grass, paving slabs, dirt & gravel, it coped admirably with them all. For such a simple build it's a fairly sturdy model. During the course of an afternoon it crashed into fences, trees, plant pots, my 'chair(!), various items of furniture and to it's complete surprise, the neighbours sleeping cat! and all the little Racer lost was the 'antenna' (which I forgot to fit before taking pics ). All in all it's a very nice little set. Away for a week and then it's on to the 8275.

That's one mighty fine looking engine. The detailing and the chrome look great

Welcome to the community. Have fun

Thank you.

I'd say I'll race you to get it built but...... .

You're right. I did go through a stage where I hated the track links but with all the practice from those on the BWE I think we could become freinds. Thank you. The 42065 will just be a quick build and then it's on to the 8275 which I'm very much looking forward to. More links

Build Day 1 - Days build time 3hrs / Total build time 3hrs Firstly, apologies to those expecting to see the 8275, it'll definately be next. Jake, George & Penny bought me the 42065 for my birthday and during our stay in LEGOLAND a week or so ago they saw one in the shop and wanted to know why I'd not built theirs yet. Feeling guilty (and rightly so) I told them I'd build it when we got home. I needed to build it soon for an upcoming project so I guess now's as good a time as any. So far the 42065 has been a nice, simple little build. It's repetitive but on a model like this I expect that. I'll build it as per the instructions to see how it goes then I'll chuck in a BuWizz unit to see the difference it makes. If nothing else it might help it keep a little dignity when up against the rampaging Dirt Crushers & Outdoor Challenger that Jake & George want to run it against .

As the Chiron has prompted many to say they'll buy the Porsche instead, buyers in the UK might be interested to know that it's available at Argos for £159.99. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6074315.htm?cmpid=APP003 Moderators please move this if, in your infinite wisdom, you think it belongs elsewhere.