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  1. ColletArrow
    Good work, a much better looking display piece but still retaining the original functionality. I'm looking forward to seeing that Shay as well! (I had a brief attempt at one once, but tried to keep it to narrow-gauge 4-studs and, unsurprisingly, it failed drastically).
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    Good work! It's nice to see another build of my replica, considering I'm probably never going to brick it myself. Nice addition with the door handles and working headlamp too.
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    I agree with @Leonardo da Bricki; I don't think I've ever seen one of these machines replicated with Technic. You've done excellently to (almost) have no holes in the dumper bed, and all of the functions appear to be implemented perfectly. The shaping is pretty accurate too. Some good work overall. Now it needs a midi-excavator to load it...
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    The two main differences are: 1) Size and shape (obviously) 2) Battery type. The technic-style one takes 6xAA batteries, whilst the system-style one takes 6xAAA batteries. Also, the technic one is easier to reverse, as the on switch also controls direction, whilst the system one has a second (less convenient) switch for that. As far as I know there is no difference in current output between the two. And yes, the Rechargable 'box (same size as the system one) lets you control speed as well, and will save you from constantly buying batteries, but costs a lot upfront.
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    Well, I think TLG really pulled their finger out for this one. Personally I'm not going to buy it, but then I never buy any LEGO over £50, so that's irrelevant really. However, as an engineer, I find the mechanics in this set really interesting . Here's what I determined all the controls do: >The sliding rail sections are simply operated by a tab attached to them. >The right-hand crank is connected to the chain drive and tyres at the top. A motor can be connected to that drivetrain. >The left-hand crank operates a tyre underneath the platform that acts both as a starter drive and a brake. >The slider to the left of that moves the starter/brake tyre out of the way. Therefore, when the starter/brake tyre is retracted and the chain drive is motorised, the cars will carry on round the track indefinitely. The possibility to use the Boost set to provide power, instead of just the standard Power Functions set, is interesting as well; I don't think anyone saw that coming. The elastic bands used as tensioners throughout should help reliability. However, whilst I love all these functions, I wonder if some of them will work as well as displayed in the video, or if the coaster will actually need some coaxing along in places. Also, the control box area looks a bit messy, especially with all the unused pinholes in the technic bricks. Overall I'm excited for this set. Now I'm just waiting for people to get their hands on this behemoth and review it! EDIT: You've got to love that the video's frame rate and chain speed makes it look as if the chain is moving the wrong way!
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    Well, as a fan of LEGO and a first-year Civil Engineering student, I couldn't not read that could I? It was certainly interesting, putting what I'm learning about in lectures into the context of my hobby. Thank you for sharing it!
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    Another interesting concept model from you. I love the mLA to crane boom linkage, and the simultaneous cranes accuracy overall. The cranes could have had better range if an extending section was added, but it would be difficult to implement 3 functions through the turntable. What you've built is pretty good I think. In terms of the concept; overall I preferred the first version, as this model looks less versatile due to it's size and road-only tyres. However, this looks to be able to carry larger pipes, and would be useful in situations where a pipe was being laid under/alongside a newly-constructed road. Perhaps the next design (if there will be one) could be closer to the first, but with a different bed/crane design such that several (smaller diameter) pipes could be loaded by forklift at once, then they could be unloaded and placed one by one by along the route. Overall, an interesting project. I'm interested what you'll do next.
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    This is a beautiful model. Crammed with details and life, and a brilliant portrayal of a city pub. I love the colours and all the extra exterior decorations. Even the phone box, fireplace and general proliferation of barrels are pretty accurate! Well done! I think that's just British pub names for you; there's a few common names that are used a lot.
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    Great building, great vehicles and great stories with humour... what more can you want? I love all the radio equipment, and the Outside Broadcast trucks. The model overall looks very clean and detailed, and has a brilliant small-radio-station feel. Very well done! (Also, woohoo, I've reached 600 posts!)
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    Ah, the Hunslet "Austerity" saddle tank, so called because of the class's design and construction as a wartime shunting engine. Apparently, and somewhat surprisingly, some were still in use in the 1980's. I reckon this is the first LEGO version of this class I've seen. You've captured the boiler shaping rather well, and the cab looks quite spacious. If you were aiming for a more specific replica I would suggest straigtening up the bunker, changing the shape of the chimney (perhaps using tyres) to a squatter one, and taking off the rear red lights (British locomotives never had permanent lights). Talking of which, your front headlamp code indicates that the train is a "Class A - Passenger express"! I would suggest taking off the left lamp (looking to the cab from the front), so as to denote a "Class K - Pick-up branch freight". But the above is just me being incredibly nit-picky. The model you've built is the excellent compromise between realism, playability and robustness, so very well done - it's a hard balance to strike.
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    These are all amazing! There's too many excellent models here for me to pick a favourite... I can't even list the individual features I like, there are too many. They're all a perfect combination of detail and simplicity, like LEGO's sets but so much better. And they all look robust and playable. Great job.
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    From EB's very own guidelines, accessible at the top of every page: So that wraps it up, really. I think everyone on here agrees on this point. No-one will mind you adding a link at the end of a MOC post, and if they like it they'll go and vote for it. I tend to think of posts that start with the link less friendly, even if the post is well presented, but that's personal preference. And don't just copy-paste what you wrote on the Ideas page; it seems to much like cheating, even if it is the same MOC!
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    I suspect it's more likely to be a train-track set than a coaster-track set. I also doubt they'll have changed the geometry; why would they need to spend loads of money on new molds, when the old ones are fine? If anything has changed at all, it will most likely be the quantities of each track part. Hopefully, the new one has less flex-track ! But it's all hopeless speculation.
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    Hmm. From what I can tell, none of those have suitable modern, still-in-production versions. The 8886 cable will only work in certain situations, as described rather well by @bonoxabove. I don't see what would be wrong with getting a longer version and just wrapping it around something to keep it tidy inside, but don't quote me on that. I, unfortunately, am not an expert in this field. For more advice, we could ask to get this topic moved to the Technic sub-forum though . Especially since many of the people who will have better answers than I do rarely leave that sub-forum, it seems. As for the User Guide, just search for "LEGO 8479 instructions" or similar; some sites will append the user guide to the end. The first one I found was Bricks.argz, and I'm sure there are many more versions out there too. I think you can download them as .pdf from that site, but you'll get the whole instruction booklet.
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    Nice. Simple but efficient, and another great addition to this set. Changing the angle of the outriggers, as well as up/down, is something I would never have though to add. Good work.
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    An excellent looking machine! I love the details in the cab, and the overall functionality achievable with the Buwizz boxes is impressive. It's a shame LEGO don't make more reasonably sized buckets, it's the only thing that lets this model down for me.
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    Neat! The arm looks quite good despite being hollow, and the body paneling is excellent. My only criticism is that I think the cab looks to small for this size of machine; however, it's shaping is nice. I reckon just 1 or 2 studs larger in each direction should do it. I would also suggest moving it backwards, but that's not possible given the panels. Good work overall though.
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    Great work bringing the model "to life"! I love the minifig-sized control cabin, gangway and compressor room, and the attention to details in what is possibly the best technic/minifigs crossover I've seen for a while. The neatness of the pneumatic control box is excellent too, I want to see inside it!
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    From our PM Conversation: I thought I'd have a stab at this, even though I know very little about early LEGO trains. Is it that (ignoring the black wagon) all of the blue wagons have red-and-blue magnets and all of the red wagons have black magnets, except the one 2nd-from-bottom-right which has red-and-blue instead? Just going on an odd-one-out basis. Can the magnets can easily be taken off and swapped though?
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    A clean, neatly-covered, good-sized MOC, and an accurate (if one light is all @M_longer can find wrong with it, it must be... ) replica of the machine to boot. I like the subtle orange, so much so that I hardly noticed the battery box switch the first time around! Well done.
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    I enjoy these mini-MOCs, mainly since they're the size I usually build. I don't know why, but I especially love the forklift's headlights! These seem similar in scale and size to the new 42084 Hook Loader, and the 42060 Roadwork Crew before it; do you have those sets? If so, how do they all look when together?
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    It's always nice to see another, different approach to this prototype! You've done well to capture all the colours with bricks, rather than stickers (as I usually end up using). I find the 6-wheel chassis difficult to pull off with the standard train motor; the wheels end up too far apart, and the sides look wrong when compared to the connecting rods so prominent on the real thing. I think if you made it a tad longer and put an M or L motor in somewhere vertically, geared into a custom chassis, you're onto a winner. I may have to try something similar in LDD (to add to by growing collection of various digital designs of this loco!) Another idea is to expand the cab and running plate to 7 or even 8 wide, which would mean the bonnet doesn't look to wide with the side plates on. Oh, and handrails for minifigs to hang on to! Overall, an excellent effort.
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    An excellent looking model. I'd love to see it in real bricks, but there's certainly no pressure. At least you can buy LEGO; I could, but as I'm a student there's nowhere for it to go... The cab is certainly not "nothing special", it looks beautiful. It also taught me something; I was about to criticize the part colourings, as I didn't think those parts existed in Pearl Gold*, but it turns out they all do... well done! *assuming that's the colour they're supposed to be.
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    A brilliant, cute little locomotive, with excellent proportions. There's something rather nice about seeing a narrow gauge engine pottering along overgrown trackwork, even if it can't actually manage it!
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    There's some impressive work in that, well done. The whole model will look excellent!
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