maxxens

So how did you get the idea to buy specially this ship? I know that you have a personal connection to the last one, what about this one?

IIRC the choice for the model was not his but a request from the owner/manufacturer of the ship.

Like your previous ship again very well done and of course congratulations for the main page article :)

A good example where this part is usefull is in the 9398 motor. There it is connected like this: motor | beam | gear | beam In this configuration the 4L with stop would not help the axle from slipping out, but because the center stop is in the first beam even if the axle slips it will never fall out because the gear keeps the axle in place.

I think the mid 2000 range should be enough. I prefer to have more/better functionality than a high part count. I think the old 8455 is a perfect example, that complexity and functionality do not have to have a high part count. On the other hand I would love to see a UCS kind of Technic set like the 10179. Back then this set got me out of my dark ages :)

The 40009-b instructions are now available in england: http://www.lego.com/...ruction/42009/b

Yo did see, that the post was from december last year? Back then it was not even clear who will win the competition.

This is what I could find in 5 minutes: Toy fair Picture version 1: Toy fair picture version 2: Box Art: Techlug Picture: Replica by dokludi: Here is one more picture from the top of version 2: This is the best picture i could find from the top of the beam of version 1:

I already managed a few times to miss a piece in one of the bags. One time I had to check the garbage afterwards ;) The only time a piece was missing was with my UCS Millenium Falcon, where one of the smaller wingy pieces was not there. Lego send me a replacement free of charge and because there are quite a few in this set for stability reasons I could "finish" my build nethertheless :)

I was lurking in this forum already for months, now I had a reason to answer on a topic ;) This musicbox reminds me of this: