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Bought my 42000 here in Vancouver, Canada last week - built it over a few nights after the kids went to bed. Since I never sticker my Lego, I think with the orignal poster's photos, I have little more to add photo-wise. Must say, with only the 8386 Ferrari Racer (bought a month ago) as a benchmark, I was really impressed. I had limited expectations, since as I've posted in the Rosco Classic Racer thread, my intent is to gear up for a 60s F1 racer MOC, and this model was to supply some badly needed parts. That said, insofar as the merits of the model go, I'll say the following: The suspension and steering components (esp the hubs) are indeed superb - and offer some excellent options far beyond a current-period F1 racer. The pointy rotational couplings were very cool - I'm more of a "U-joint" guy, and so look forward to seeing how I can work with those in other applications. The chassis is a bit more flexible than I'd have expected. I suspect part count/ecnomics factored into that, and in light of my intent for this car, not something that bothered me. Like Blakbird, I found the gear-driven opening mechanism really tiringly slow. Indeed, insofar as the concept of a powered rear cowling, I consider it a silly and contrived "feature" in need of a justification. For my taste, a simple pivoting mechanism with a hold-open feature would have been a better trade-off, especially if the alternative would have been a more rigid chassis and/or more realistic mechanical feature. Again, just my opinion ... :) I welcomed the healthy supply (24) of curved fairing pieces over the shape cable/former pieces used by 8386. Again, just opinion, I don't like the formers, usually giving that exoskeleton feel - I know it can give definition for some complex curved forms - but thankfully, here it was not needed, and indeed, the fairing pieces worked excellently. I agree with an earlier poster who mentioned that it seemed like something was missing - a few more could have been used perhaps in certain areas - but again, likely cost considerations account for that. Really liked how the pushrod suspension was modelled - though I noticed a bit of rubbing on one side (Front Right), so the action has a bit of a click when weighted. Those heavy duty shocks will be come in handy later, for sure ... I had a good supply of leftover pieces - extra hoses, and an extra stabilising arm, and a few extra half-height lift arms. I checked, and didn't think I missed anything ... maybe needed for the alternate model? Never did figure out where the six transparent pieces went - first time in my history of LEGO getting stumped by instructions - but then again, I am a relative newb to Technic, and have been away from Lego in general for a good couple of decades, topped off by being blessed with a less-than-stellar powers of intellect ... :) I hear some of the "not good value" arguments some have posted. If you have a huge existing supply of Technic parts, and especially if you already have something like the Silver Champion, or the 8674 Ferrari, or the 8461 Williams, I can see why some would think twice about this model. For my situation, since it boosted my Techinic components by roughly a third, it was a good investment on that score alone. Furthermore, it helped me understand how steering/suspension is modelled in LEGO for modern racers . A fair bit different in some of the projects I have in mind - but still, a great learning tool, and again, a good buy from that standpoint. For experienced MOCers/AFLOs, I'm sure the other reviews were more helpful in your buy/don't buy decision. For adult Technic newbs like me, I can absolutely recommend this set. Cheers, C

Grazie tanto, Rosco!!! I believe I have a few 33299s, but no 92907s - so that's a great starting point. I'll undoubtedly have lots more questions - but in the meantime, I hope MOCPLans comes to life, and I'm sure that'll help enormously. Have a great weekend, C

Hello all, Just joined - having stumbled across this thread a few weeks ago. Though I played with Lego as through the 70s and 80s as a kid (The original, "classic" Space Lego!!!), I've reengaged with LEGO now that I have young kids of my own (translation - my daughters play with their Lego Friends stuff, while I model in Technics!). In particular, I really have a passion for the 60s era Formula 1 - yet was not interested in doing scale plastic models. Instead, I am stoked to take on the challenge of attempting something along the lines of what has been shown in this thread. The Weslake Eagle is just gorgeous (although that's only to say I find it more gorgeous than the other gorgeous F1 machines here! :). and I'd like to attempt it, once the MOCplans are available. As a "scratch-build" idea, I'm also thinking about a Ferrari 158 or 312, though that's way in the future. In the meantime, I've been tinkering with a "mule" - figuring out how to create realistic-looking suspension AND steering, diffs, engines, etc. I've got a few sets (9393 tractor, 9392 quad, the 8386 Ferrari on order) that will be donors, plus a pile of miscelleneous "lot" Technic items (gears, axels, arms, connectors, etc.), and that's atop the 30-40 Legoland/Space/etc sets from my childhood days. So I have a decent starting point - but one quick (at least unti the MOC plans are available): If I was to invest a few dollars (30$?) on front steering/suspension parts, what are the most critical part numbes? Looking at the renders, there's a few configurations between the Lotus Climax and the Eagle), so I'd like to get some of the core steering hubs, arms, links, etc? Again, the focus would be for mid-60s F1 cars, modelled in similar scale (1:10ish) to what is shown here. If there is a better place to ask this question, I apologize - please feel free to move. Thanks, C