1980SomethingSpaceGuy

Absolutely brillant. Thanks for sharing!

Yep, and 7 was not long enough, I needed 11. Thus the intrication of 2 red 2L beams on each side. This means the steering axis is no more rigid, it needs the upper and lower structural beams as a casing to keep it straight. Also, I think it's the first time I put the gear rack vertically. Initially, that was to align the external holes of the rack with the steering hinges' pin, before I had to make the whole front train wider to better match the rear.

Thanks! I guess that's the upside of a limited parts pool; I often lack "the piece", and I have to find another solution. At the end of that build, I was completely out of 3L pins and axle pins. Forces you to be creative...

Because those brick separators need a life too.

Thanks! It is in fact a hidden space for an additional suitcase (brown), that you may guess on the picture, not the engine.

Cheers!

Hope this helps

Very interesting topic! My attitude, rather than style, has always been that I should apply the same rules on my builds Lego use on the official stuff. But being a rebel, I for example would also allow me to take elasticity into account and sometimes slightly preload a beam to give the structure more stiffness, or place studs in the glorious patented middle tube, which you would never see Lego do. But it works. And does not damage the parts. C'mon! I don't think my "style" has ever changed. I set myself goals in relation to the material I have at disposal, and do my best to come up with something elegant, reliable and fun. I grew up to be an engineer. My sense for elegance surely has refined, but it's essentially the parts available that dictate most of the style of my builds. I always had limited parts available. But I think I like it that way. I had 8855 and 8854. My cousin had 8865. This of course meant I had to build a full suspension car with hydraulic cushions to have a cooler model than his. And make do without those dedicated front axle elements. I remember having experienced dressing up Technic chassis with city plates and bricks, and came to the conclusion that this was only worth the while if the colors matched, the shape worked and the body remained light and tough. Which requires a lot of parts. Then came the Model Team. I loved them (this year's Mack reminds me a lot of that era, by the way). I couldn't tell it was my "style" though, I still liked the lightness of Technic hollow beams and the fact you could show things working inside. Whether I chose one, the other or a balanced mix of these two building techniques depends on what I try to achieve, not on a personal preference. Compared to when I was a kid, I sure have more money now. But I also have a whole lot less time, and paradoxically less room. So in order to compose with my wife and kids, my other hobbies and my job, I have less Lego bricks than I would want. My latest Red Buggy for example, took me a just few evenings to build, but I simply couldn't stop until it was finished. I can't do this all the time... At least for the time being. Because I like crazy builds. And my kids will eventually grow up. And then..!

How cute, thanks!

Thanks! It's bulky indeed, but I like it too. Especially from below.. gear pr0n!

Hello! I came across some awesome roof builds using those wedge plates. Having a few to spare, I gave it a try. This is my first attempt at anything in the genre. I only have 4 hinges, and they're half black, so I had to make do with them. With a few brown pieces I tried to mock up a simple wooden structure below. It's simple but it works; we had snow this year!

Hello! I like those wheels. They look like go-kart stuff. I made a little studless race car with them in that mood: It's small, but it has made its driver happy ever since!

I had this cockpit window and wanted to make a two seater car out of it. I also had some fire fighting themed pieces, so that's what I came up with: The model has one firefighter, one medic and room for all the stuff both may need in an emergency. In the hands of my daughter, they already saved countless lives!

Hi there! I happened to have those 4 cockpit parts. I wanted to build a very simple spaceship combining them. Here it is: Et voilà! A simple space scout that my space guy can endorse. :)

I grew up building Lego but with adulthood, I moved to riding/fixing motorcycles. I own 4 and amongst them 2 BMWs. I like the mechanical specificity of them; the flat twin, the suspension (telelever, duolever, paralever). A couple of years ago, I had a sudden urge to build Lego again and I bought one, then two 42036 sets. I don't especially like the original model, but all the pieces were there to build my own. I started with the idea to have a paralever in the back, a duolever in the front a gearbox of some sort and an engine that would evoke BMW; in this case a longitudinal in-line 4. I didn't have much other pieces than the ones from the sets, so this is what I came up with: With no specific parts to build on for the rear arm, it ended quite bulky, but does the job. There's a working 2-speed gearbox with foot control and the front suspension works just fine. Since I had bought two sets, I had to build a second one. With even less pieces at hand, it had to be even simpler. I went for a Ducati hypermotard inspired theme, with a V twin and a nice rear single arm. Both models are tough enough for kids to play with and differ substantially from the original. And that's all for now. Cheers!

Thanks! Well it goes as far as the small steering arm can go, and since the wheelbase is small, the steering angle is okay. I would say the radius is about one length of the car.

Hi there! I just signed up and saw there was TC15 running. I know I'm too late to take part, but I just wanted to share this build... At Christmas, I came across the set 8855's propeller that was sitting in my old Lego pile at my parents and decided to give this nice piece life again. It was a tricky challenge, since the only way to attach it is through regular brick interface, which has almost totally disappeared from the Technic world. Except for the piston engine supports, I figured. So that's what I used and started building a motor for the prop. Happy with the result, I then proceeded to build a whole aircraft too, paying homage to its ancestor: high wing, classic plate elevators, similar controls. I do not have that much yellow beams or parts, in fact the only beams I had in sufficient number were from a previous-gen Mindstorms set. They dictated the color scheme. Also, the build had to be kids proof, so I can let my son play with it. That's what I came up with: All controls work, it has a suspended landing gear and working motor. It is quite tough too, and can be actually be played with. That was for my modest contribution to TC15, kudos to the enlisted builds, they look awesome!

Hello there! I used to have lots of bricks when I was a kid, but I left them at my parent's when I moved. Now that I have kids and nephews, I'm happy they can enjoy these when visiting their grandparents. On the other hand, that left me with very few stuff to build from. Now, when I want to build something new, I usually spot a set with interesting parts and start from there. The goal here was to build a fully suspended car with steering, differential and motor. The build had to be tough enough so my youngest (under 2 y.o.) could play with it. I bought set 42075 because it had a differential and nice panels and started from there. I lacked cardans, so the transmission has to go through a cascade of gears, making the rear train a bit bulky, but it works! I had a couple of spare motorcycle coils left from a 42036 set, which themed the build to a buggy. There, that's all for my first post here. Cheers!