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I know. I couldn`t find the deeplink topic. Do you have a link for it? EDIT: I made a mistake in the filenames (all of them of course). Fixed now.

8838 Shock Cycle was released in 1991, and contains 251 pieces. This set features an old-style Technic box with flip-top lid showing the functions, and plastic cover showing the parts. The back side shows the alternate build of a chopper. The manual is 24 pages, including the b-model. Here are all the parts spread out. The shocks for the suspension is the same as the 8880 Supercar, only the color is different. This bike also uses the same color scheme of yellow, black, white and gray. Fun-fact: There are no axle connectors in this set, only toggle joints. Okay, on with the build. Starting with the engine. A standard 2-cylinder boxer. A 14T spur gear is attached to the crankshaft. The main body of the bike is next. Adding radiator and the gear for the chainlink drive. The base for the steering fork makes use of the "Technic Motorcycle Pivot" Attached with a 4 axle. "Gas tank" and handlebars. Rear end finished. Some axles locks it in place. The kickstand uses rubber bands to keep in place. In lowered/raised position: The rear axle with a shock absorber. The back wheel is added with drive gear, and this axle with gears are placed between the engine and drive gear. Chain drive in place. Adding the front wheel, and finishing the kickstand. The second shock absorber for the rear axle. Finished Comparison shots with 8051, 8210, 8810, 8208, 3054, 2544. Thanks for reading. Questions or comments, feel free to ask. More pics availible at Brickshelf

Will it be listed as a regular Eurobricks review then, or will the link just be posted in the comments?

Yes

First time i made a review here, it was added automatically after a few days. Only now did I realize this wasn't the case. Do I just send him a PM, or do I have to do something else?

None whatsoever. It works as you would expect.

8232 Chopper Force was released in 1997, contains 289 pieces and a minifig with helmet. A very awesome minifig These parts were pre-stickered by previous owner. The jet engines consists of two parts. Okay, let's get building. We begin by constructing the frame. Then the nose is added. Everything is symmetrical on either side. Finished with headlights, and mounted on the chassis. A gear setup that will control the tail rotor. Note the rubber band that will return the rotor lever to its original position. This gear rack will be pushed to turn the rotor blades. The rubber band is attached to a 2 axle with a bush. This rack connects the rotor to the main driveshaft. The wind-up mechanism rack is next. THe nose is locked in place by 2 thin 5 liftarms. Next is the tail section. Two 12T bevel gears will turn the rear prop. The slope pieces makes the tail look nice. Mounted on main body, and held in place by two beams. Four vertical beams keeps the body together. Tail rotor in place. The base for the cocpit roof is added, along with some "engine" parts. The "engine crankshaft" pieces are used to complete the cockpit roof. The landing gear rack uses the "Changeover catch" in a new way. Two steps for either side. Some landing gear. Main rotor added, and minifig eager to try this out. The changeover catches actually looks like rudder controls. Very clever, Technic team!. Up, up and away! Lastly, some comparison shots with other helicopters (8068, 8046, 8812, 8825, 8215, 8217) With 8068 With 8217 Thanks for reading. For more pics, check my Brickshelf

Consider 8258 (crane truck), 8110 (unimog), 8053 (mobile crane). The 8110 is the most complex, but my favorite amongst these is the 8258. Or you could try getting a 8448 for the gearbox.

Just built this one, and wanted to do a review, since I'm in the mood for it. This time, it's the 8835 forklift, released in 1989. It contains 240 pieces, and looks like this: It makes use of 4 model team tires, in 13x24 dimension. There are 42 "Black Technic, Link Chain"s in this model. This is also the only set in the Technic line to use the red forklift forks. The old style "Black Technic, Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise WITHOUT Center Slots" are present in this set, but I will be replacing them with new ones, because they are nearly impossible to take apart without the use of pliers. Anyway, on with the build. First, the frame for the chassis, with the rear-wheel steering. Then the rack with the lifting fork. The chain is locked in place with 4 half-bushes. Lifting gears in place. Mounted on chassis: Adding the HOG base. Further forming of the cockpit. Adding the lever for tilting, and the knob for lifting the forks. FInishing the cockpit frame, and attaching the tilt mechanism Added roof: Forks: The forks are attached. And locked with some 1 x 6 bricks. Finished Comparison with 8441, 8872 (from Forklift Transporter), and 850 Now to test how much it can lift. Starting with 2 8865 wheels (10.64 + 47.25) x 2 = approx 116 grams. All good. Now adding a model team tire at (8.4 + 2.4) grams for a total of 124,8 grams. Oops. Thanks for reading. For more pics, check my Brickshelf

There are many more pictures in my brickshelf folder. I've got lots of other sets, so if you want more reviews I can do another one.

The off-roader?

Some comparison shots with other Technic cranes (8053 and 8421) to better get an idea of the size: You can see it slightly shorter than the 8053, but that has 1200 parts. The size is almost the same as the 8435, even though it has 200 more parts.

Some more studded beams makes out the rear end of this odd truck. Both added: Some panels cover up the dangerous areas of the crane: The cocpit is made as a single unit, and placed on the crane truck afterwards. Some flex tubes finished the front part. It looks very good IMHO. The finished cab almost looks like a hovercraft of some sort. Attached to the damped spring and some liftarms. Lastly, adding front lights. The finished truck looks very good; Fully opened; Crane arm extended; Back end; Time to get to work. You gearhead! Go-karting at work hours again, come here. That'll teach him. Thanks for watching. Any questions, feel free to ask. For more pics, check my Brickshelf

Next is building the crane base, which holds the arm extension, and the turning of the crane. Finished: This gear rack controls the crane movement. Placed on top, along with a turntable: Together the back end looks like this: Another double-page picture in the instructions shows how this works: Adding control knobs for the crane next, using these bionicle pieces: Completing the crane base is similar the the 8480 model. Compact and sturdy. The special gear panel is used to tilt the crane outwards. Finishing the tilting mechanism: Placed on the superstructure, along with the control knobs: Another double-page picture shows how the knobs work: Lastly, addding an aesthetic soft axle in the back end. Now for the crane arm itself, it utilizes a shock absorber to keep a tight grip at its cargo/victim It uses these two bionicle pieces for scoops: Adding the grabbing 16T gears, along with some green bent axle connectors for that special look. Shock absorber added, along with a liftarm to attach it to the rest. Mounted on the superstructure:

Been building this one yesterday, and took some pictures. This odd-looking crane truck was released in 1999, and contains 582 pieces. It has metallic wheelhubs, and a dark green body, which makes it stand out in my collection. Okay, on with the build. First we build the front pair of axles, which is steered at different angles. Gear racks added, and connected by these axles: The truck now looks like this: The instructions has a double-page showing how the steering works. A damped shock absorber will lift the truck cab, and is mounted right in front of where the seats are placed later. The seats are constructed next, with the Hand Of God steering passed betweeen them. Very nice: Now the chassis looks like this:

I can only imagine. I scour through my wanted list every month, and it's shrinking fast. I still have to wait until the summer holidays until I'm beginning to get something complete. I have every 1000pcs+ set, and all of the race cars, except the HP racer. The smaller sets are easier to get 10 at a time.

That's magnificent (not insane). I will have to move to a bigger apartment to store all those sets, or maybe just move into the living room. One day my parents will walk in on me and tell me off about wasting money etc.... Thankfully they don't visit too often. Are there anyone else who has a complete collection like Eric?

I guessed so, because that was the one not availible on bricklink. Well, I'll just wait for a wanted list mail to arrive By the way, how do you store your sets? Do you have like a spare room for all of them, or just scattered around the house. I'll be expanding my collection, but can't find the room.

According to the brickshelf folder, this sets only needs....engine from 8858 auto engines and modified gearbox from 8865 test car. The test car is availible to a reasonal price. Maybe Blakbird has the engine set to use. EDIT: I've decided on getting the Auto Engines set for my next shopping list. Doesn anyone know the difference between the 858 and the 8858 set. Which one is the original?

This bike looks great, did you use parts from the 8051 only, or did you have any extra? Also, can you post a pic where the suspesion in compressed. I can't understand that it would work at that angle. Excellent work!

Springs finally arrived. I've been setting it up tonight, and took some shots here: Whole car without wheels: standby front: standby rear: The front is actually in line with the rear after the new springs have been applied. See comparison in pre-mod shots. Front before/after compression: Rear before/after compression: Up-close front: and rear: Everything works like expected, and I can recommend anyone who has the spring problem with the originals to try this out.

I made some adjustments thanks to the comments made here. The results were much better, but hopefully I won't have to use these mods when the new springs arrive. Rear Before compression: Rear After compression: Front before compression: Front after compression: The red beams are placeholders for L3 axles, to better indicate their position. Side view, thin liftarms keeps the axles in place. The rear suspension has a different setup, due to my parts availible.

The 8110 Unimog has also, as far as I can recall, offset front suspension. I have never had any problems with that returning to normal position even after putting a lot of weight on it. Ricco @ Technicbricks wrote:

Did you change it with unimog springs? They are stiffer according to the lego website. If it doesn't work with new springs, I'll try fitting two springs to each wheel like the 8880 has. That 20-year old car still has working springs.