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    Build Days 27/28/29 - Total days build time 6hrs 50mins / Total build time 72hrs 5mins After a little bit of work on the digging arm I've now gotten to a stage of the build where, for a little while at least, I have some respite from the frustrations of fighting with it and move on to the gearbox/counter weight. Building the gearbox was progressing really well right up until the moment I noticed a bit of a problem. Stage 501 requires that a 4L with stop be used and stage 505 a 5L with stop but while building I'd used the 5L instead of the 4L and vice versa. I only realised when I was about to fit the second clutch onto the axle and found nothing for it to fit to . Thankfully it didn't take too much to put right but it took well over an hour. Lesson learnt.
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    Nice build Bart. Is it just me that thinks it looks a little like an evil tortoise
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    Excellent work. I think designing small models must sometimes be just as difficult as designing larger ones.
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    Very nice build. It looks great (except for that missing light of course ) and functions well. Well done.
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    You and me both .
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    Great review, thank you Milan. I was bought this set recently and although I will build the main model it'll be the B model, the buggy, that'll find its way onto a shelf. I think it looks better than the rally car & has real character.
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    You've been rumbled Paul
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    Brilliant little buggy. Good luck in the competition.
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    This I like very much, it's such an amazing performer.
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    This... ...and it worked a treat. Thank you Bart.
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    Thank you Edwin. Slowly’s the way to go with all building. I think you enjoy the process more. Thank you.
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    Build Days 27/28 - Total days build time 4hrs 15mins / Total build time 65hrs 15mins Just a quick update which will no doubt come as good news to those of you wanting to stay awake. Building had been going really well for a good while now but knowing there were 66 track links to join I knew this situation wasn't going to last. Today proved me right. After almost 2hrs, 64 links were joined. With my frustration levels in the red trying to join link 65, a well aimed Grum knock resulted in what must surely be a speed & distance record for a LEGO track link. Honestly, one minute it was on my laptray the next it shot past my ear at a considerable rate of knots, hit the far wall of my shed covered the same distace back again and landed on the floor next to my wheel. By my reckoning it had covered over 30ft! It was while pondering the significance of this achievement I remembered (better late than never) that our good freind Bart had suggested a technique to join links that he's used to good effect. I gave it a go and hey presto, the last 2 links were in place. It was quick and much easier so thank you very much Bart. I just wish I'd remembered it sooner. Carassius auratus retinentia. With the eleven 5L liftarms attached and all 66 links joined I had a conveyor in place.
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    Love this, especially the working water canon.
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    Very nice little build. I very much look forward to seeing it when finished.
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    Terrific build. I agree with mocbuild101 about it’s performance on the snow, it’s very impressive.
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    Another beauty in the making. I look forward seeing it progress.
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    Thank you for taking the time to make the instructions. It looks a really interesting & fun build. Great work.
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    I agree about the headlights but a great looking build none the less. Love the stickers.
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    It's something I've always done whether it be with axles or kebab sticks (unused ) but on this occasion I didn't think to do it until I'd struggled for some considerable time. It's that goldfish thing again.
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    ...and not this? https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-announces-vacusort-brick-sorting-vacuum/
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    Thank you Andy. I often worry I post too many pictures but they say a picture is worth a thousand words and as I’m no good with words I’m better letting the pictures say what I can’t.
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    I didn't think this beauty could look any better but WOW! Red makes this amazing creation really stand out. Great job with the renders Paul. All done in the early hours whilst trying to explain the process to a numpty with absolutely no idea. You truly have the patience of a saint .
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    Build Days 26/27 - Total build time 4hrs 50mins / Total build time 61hrs With the welcome news that I can be up for an extra hour each day progress on this beast of a build can at last speed up a bit. On the whole this part of the build has gone really well with the only problems being the fitting of the bevel gears. The 8t were a pain taking a good 20 minutes to half an hour each. The 20t looked to be going much the same way as I couldn't get them to stay in place while I struggled to push the yellow axle though the Pin Connector Toggle Joint and the red bush. After a while I did what I should have done at the start. Slide a 10l axle through from the opposite end and through the gears. The axle held the gears in place while I shoved the yellow axle through, pushing the black axle out as it went. Job done.
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