Thirdwigg

Great choice of an iconic set. I'll watch this project with interest.

It’s on my list of 30 options right now. We’ll see if it makes the cut.

Nostalgic city is my aim, but yes, your notes about compromises and upscaling are serious concerns.

Hurray! I am always excited about a new contest, and I am particularly excited about this one. This one is going to be peak nostalgia!

Great job! I love any technic Garbage truck, and this one is very well thought out. I love all the mechanical features, and the color choice is fun! The tilting/bin opening features is great, but I think I would rather have a compaction feature instead.

Me too! I'm looking forward to this contest.

I am unclear if we are going with only Technic remakes, or any studed remake. If we go with Technic only, we should keep the scale similar. If we go with anything (town, space, Speed Champions), I agree, we should allow any scale.

A sounds good to me, but I would prefer keeping the scale the same. How about +-5% as measured by studs/modules for the rebuild?

I want to go with A, but if I'm honest I really want A so I build and see remakes of classis town or space in Technic. I guess I can do that on my own. B would be a lot of fun, so I don't have a problem with that.

I would be fine with studless remake with only Technic or with any previous set. Technic only may limit the diversity of entries (how may 8865 remakes will there be?). It would certainly connect well to this forum. Opening it up to include any set may make the entries too broad. But I could see some fun recreations of 6693, 6357, or 6335. And anything IcePlanet or Blacktron 1 or 2 would be awesome.

This build looks great, and adding to the tractor makes it even better. The span of the sprayer is impressive. Always nice to see another farming implement.

Great build. It's nice to see a FWD MOC. Great job with the internal mechanics at this scale.

That gets my vote. So many fun options...Old Technic, new Speed Champions, old Town, Pirates, whatever was going on in the 2000s.

Wonderful little design. I love the teeth and the horns.

Seems like a good idea to me.

I was joking. Sorry that was not clear.

I also like the first option better, but this should be no surprise to those of you know some of my builds. I'm claiming right now Set 6542. Can I claim something for a contest that hasn't started yet? The second does not interest me, and maybe others. I am racking my brain already about what I would even consider for this kind of contest.

Whenever I see something like that on Bricklink, without any referenced sets, I wonder "What's going on there? It sound's too good to be true. It probably is."

I didn't think about the comparison to the Jeep. Yeah, the part count is similar, but the functions are much different. Yep, studded is a little more rugged, which I like a little less. Maybe this is why the update build is something I have enjoyed a lot recently.

Oh my goodness! You're right, thanks for finding this. Fair points. It's hard to do a remake as so much is tied up with the old designs; memories, nostalgia, emotions. Yeah, the open body is hard to replicate, and does not translate well. Regarding the tires, I tried the mini unimog wheels and the tires from 4212, and both looked off. @Jundis I'm glad I brought back some fond memories. Thanks, but I have lost all hope for Ideas and Technic. Thanks @gyenesvi. I agree, the front (an important part) did not keep the original well. I tend to like a more fluid, rather than blocky, design, so this may be my bias coming through. Thanks for your comments about Studio. Learning this is still very much WIP for me, so I appreciate your suggestions. Submodels are tricky for me, but yes, I need to invest some time here. Thanks for the comments about layout as well. It's helpful to know how these read, particularly your comments about moving around and rotation. Also yeah, the partlists and page numbers need to improve. Yeah, sequencing the parts is difficult for me. When building in Studio, placing the parts do not always go well with how it will order in the instructions, so I'll need to keep working on this. I'll double down on the submodels to improve this as well. Thanks for the feedback. This is helpful.

Thanks, glad this sparked some interest. I am always interested in pugging into my nostalgia vein, so this kind of contest would be great. I have a lot more 90s set's I would love to remake.

Alright, another update for an old LEGO set! This time another one with Technic Figures: the iconic LEGO 8850 Rally Support Truck from 1990. After finishing the 8640 Update, I wanted to keep the theme going, so 8850 was a natural follow up. The MOD is the same size as the original and keeps each of the original features. It has a V-6, steering, front independent suspension, rear live axle suspension, and a trunk door. Also, it had to have the Technic Figure, so the driver is present. The size and dimensions are the same as the original 8850, but with better ground clearance. I used some new parts for the suspension. I made it rear wheel drive, but the front drive axle will fit the axle I did for my 4x4 8081, so maybe in the future, I'll update this again. This is MOC #2 for me in Bricklink Studio. While I think I am getting better, I made some mistakes in this MOC. I am getting the hang of subbuilds and angled parts, but I still have some things to learn and get better at. Also, I need to get quicker. Feel free to find Free Instructions at Rebrickable. An a video for your viewing pleasure. I hope you all enjoy.

I usually spend my time in the Technic Forum, but during a couple of Zoom meetings, I built this little LMP (LeMans Prototype) car in Octan colors to go with some of the other 8 wide Speed Champions cars. Free instructions at Rebrickable if you want to build your own. And in all white, before I decided it needed a little color.

Go for a crane this time. And you need to have an option two, a bed.

It looks like 3x3 discs with this wheel.