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  1. Seasider
    Interesting initial list, not sure what I'd purchase from this. The boat is interesting. It could be "boaty mcboatface" ! As to the rc racer I immediately had either a formula ford type car or a Ariel atom spring to mind. But of most importance is what is the mysterious brick ? And are the different in each set which means you need to collect all the 2017 sets
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    When do we normally hear about H1 sets ? Surely the big 2017 sets will be H2 like this year ? I'm always a fan of cars (well i do work in the industry), but I'd like a bin lorry (lots of moving bits), a CLAAS Combine to go with the Xerion would be good. As to a "Halo" product it would be difficult to do i think after such a great year or 2. I think generally Technic is in a very good state. I'd love it if they combined the Lego Technic and Star Wars Anniversaries to create something special
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    any news on when we can be expecting a competition Jim ? wondering if i start building and MODding the CLAAS or wait to dive both feet into a new competition
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    is there an LDD somewhere for the original model ? I'd like this to then base my MODs off
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    Great review Jim. Opened my box last night and just went wow at its contents. I normally don't put stickers on my models as my parts usually then end up in containers but I honk this set is very special. As I've said before I also plan to do some modding on it, trying to change colours of pins etc and would love to do the double wheel (muddy field) mod and perhaps ditch the front PTO ... Let's wait and see
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    Collected mine from Tesco today now I'm back in the uk. Not travelling for work for the next couple of weeks so hopefully will get some time to build it ... And then MOD it ... Thinking of changing colour or connectors, removing front PTO, manual cab rotation and if I remove the power function can I get a fake engine/drivetrain in
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    Looking forward to a new competition Jim ... haven't taken part in 1 for ages ! but I'm away on holiday for 2 weeks in September :)
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    just ordered one on Click & Collect ... but can't collect till Friday as I'm just off on a business trip. wonder when Tesco realise they should be selling it for £119 ! Was tempted to buy 2 sets just for the wheels alone ... but managed to resist as I can use the savings to either complete my MCU minifigure collection or purchase the Creator Beetle
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    Wonder if there is another (not horrendously expensive) way of getting a second set of wheels and tyres to do a double wheel mod.
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    The Claas doesn't have suspension. It only has a rear PTO too Here's the brochure and it has a ghosted images of its chassis and drive train which could be very useful when modding. http://www.claas.co.uk/blueprint/servlet/blob/479972/401984dc421b5335e4c2e9d7263e3cf0/237852-dataRaw.pdf
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    I don't have the set or instructions yet so I don't know which pins. Most probably just whatever blue pins end up being visible and then change to black or grey depending upon what colour beam they are visible through. Just wondered what the general opinion was
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    anyone know about replacing friction pins with non-friction pins ? I was thinking when i get my Claas to perhaps do an exercise and swap out the blue pins for black or grey equivalents, depending upon what colour beams they are seen through, but i know the grey are non-friction pins so i was wondering what that would mean to model stability. Any thoughts ?
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    Would love to build this ... And definitely the double wheel axles (common for muddy fields)
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    Used this a few times to get rough scales but one thing I never worked out is how to interpret the wheelbase. The wheelbase is the distance between the 2 axles, so when using the scaler and for example the wheelbase comes up as 11, and front and rear overhangs as 5 each for example how many studs would that be between the axle pins in Lego and in front and behind then an axle goes at a stud location which you're not measuring ? Or do people take half a stud off their calculation ? So the number of studs between axle pins in this case would be 10 with 4.5 studs as front and rear overhangs from the axle ?
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    Wow ! Any chance of an Ldd file for this ? This is my favourite Porsche, I almost bought one a few years back, I did actually try to build one for this competition but couldn't solve the problem of the rear suspension and drivetrain. I do agree the roof could be a stud or 2 lower
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    Great review Sariel This was on my wish list as soon as I saw it, now it's on my definite list! Class colours work well in Technic and looking forward to the PTO accessory thread on here. Oh the front on the model is the counter balance. Used on lots (if not all) tractors to offset the weight of the stuff on the rear etc Wonder what it would look like without all the nasty blue and red pins/axles ... I can see a refined model coming along Definitely the flagship model of 2016 for me
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    Lamborghini originally made tractors. He bought a Ferrari and complained to Enzo about its gearbox. Enzo told him to go away and just make his tractors and in annoyance he built a car.... Or so the story goes
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    Thanks I'll download the 8043 instructions at some point then.
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    Hi Jim, I agree ... Would like to know about the new wheels and tyres. Also would like to know what it has for a PTO and connection points for tools, for those of us who want to create different attachments
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    Hi all, I want to build a PF tracked vehicle. I've got lots of different size motors and bought a load of large track pieces and the gear wheel but have no idea where to start. So can someone point me in what direction I need to start with. Where and how do I need suspension ? If I use a large motor per track what's a good gearing for it? Do I need a clutch gear on there, can I mount the motors at 90deg to the tracks to minimise width ? I'm after a crawler excavator type vehicle if it helps Thanks
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    Hi, Ok having seen the front page article on this I went to the store and then here to find 23 pages of stuff. What I couldn't find on the store is what a 2 in 1 or a 4 in 1 is compared to the standard sbrick. I think it's 2 sbricks in 1 box etc ? I couldn't find any text to describe the differences on the website
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    Attempt 1 was approx 1:8 scale but couldn't get the suspension, steering or diff to work on the narrow width. Attempt 2 with unimog wheels ... I had a lovely front and rear suspension sub models working and then suddenly realised it was a bit big. Not feeling the love so not sure if there will be an attempt no 3
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    No there hasn't been a Porsche as a Bond car or a Bad guys car I'm going to attempt to build the Porsche I wanted to buy and almost did a few years back but now they're too expensive. Anyone know what the max dimensions now work out as as studs ?
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    Hmm might enter this. Wonder if anyone will make the Porsche tractor ? Time to check the rules to see if I'm allowed to enter
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    Now that blackbird and jim have worked out how to fix the gearbox and the amazing mod for removing the body I'm more tempted by this model. just the sticking point of the price ... don't think i can justify the extra ~£100 over the CLAAS thats due soon. In terms of the Chassis is it worth converting any more of it to different colours ? eg grey beams to black, yellow knob wheel to black, etc
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