Paul B Technic

Recently I have received an email via my blog from a fellow Technic builder asking for some advice on building / storage / display solutions. I have recently sorted out / rebuilt my collection so while it was clean and tidy I have taken the opportunity to take some photos and do a small write up on what I have found to work for me. As I am a Technic builder this works with that type of building, others who build different themes might need a different solution. Photos with information: http://paulstechnic....nuary-2015.html

Recently I have received an email via my blog from a fellow Technic builder asking for some advice on building / storage / display solutions. I have recently sorted out / rebuilt my collection so while it was clean and tidy I have taken the opportunity to take some photos and do a small write up on what I have found to work for me. As I am a Technic builder this works with that type of building, others who build different themes might need a different solution. Photos with information: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/my-building-display-area-january-2015.html

Trying to get kids to keep LEGO sorted never works well :(

Some new photos:

After some feedback online I have now made some changes to this and how it works. The road ripper now lifts straight up and down like real life machines do. Photos below: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/mod-42028-road-ripper-attachment.html

Sadly you are right, I never tested this with steering until you posted this. I think I might have to change this.

That looks really cool :)

LEGO Technic 42030 - MOD Road Grader Attachment Following on from my previous MOC attachments for LEGO Technic set 42030 (Volvo loader) I have recently researched and built another attachment, this is a road grader. I purchased a earthmoving trade magazine a couple of weeks ago and while reading this I can across this sort of attachment, the ones I saw were designed to be used with "bobcat" type tracked loaders, I have taken this idea and modified it for use on the Volvo loader. The idea for this road grader attachment has been on my mind for the past week or so and I did some basic design work on this last weekend, my original idea was to simply have the blade raise and lower. Yesterday I was able to get a few hours to work on starting to build this, as I was working on building it I decided to see if I could also make the blade turn from side to side, this I felt would make it much more realistic and life like. After about five hours yesterday and another couple of hours today refining some details I am happy with how this has worked out. This road grader attachment uses the standard mounting points and has two functions: - Raise / lower (This uses the bucket lift remote function) - Blade rotate (This uses the bucket tilt remote function) A video of this in use can be seen on my blog: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/lego-technic-42030-mod-road-grader.html

I might buy a second copy and see what I can build from it.

Good idea. I have posted a link to this on my blog.

Over the past few days I have designed and built a equipment trailer which is towed behind LEGO Technic set 42030 - Volvo Wheel Loader. The idea for this came about after building the Volvo wheel loader and then some different attachments for it, I thought it would be good to have a trailer to carry the bucket and other attachments. More details on this can be seen in my video at the link below: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/moc-equipment-trailer.html

Yes it is just from the parts of the set.

I am a big fan of a lot of B models. My stand outs are: 42028 9395 9394 42006 42000 9397 8070

Following on from my mini photo building review of 42028 B model, where I said that I was not that impressed with the standard attachment I have now designed and built a different attachment for the rear of this model, this is a road ripper attachment. These type of attachments are used for road works to rip up the road surface before it is replaced. This is raised and lowered using the knob on the top of the cabin. Below are some photos and a video of this. I have spent about 4 hours working on this over the past few days VIDEO - http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/mod-42028-road-ripper-attachment.html

When the second half 2014 LEGO Technic sets were announced I was fairly excited, three sets were announced and all of them sounded quite interesting to me. 42028 - Bulldozer 42029 - Customized Pick Up Truck 42030 - Volvo L350F Wheel Loader For Christmas this year I was lucky enough to receive all of these sets as gifts, I have now built them all and while building this set I decided to take some photos. When I first opened this set I was planning on building the main A model (bulldozer), I noticed that the building guide for both the A and B models was included so decided to instead tackle the B model, this is a trench digger which is something different that I have not seen built in LEGO Technic before. The building process was a nice way to spend a couple of hours late on a Saturday afternoon, it took me just over two hours to build this with me stopping to take the photos and grab a drink. The building process was fairly easy and except for a small mistake I made with building the rear attachment where the blades would not line up I had no issues. Overall I am very happy with the main part of the model itself and think it looks really good and could almost be an A model by itself. The rear trenching attachment is a different matter, simply it is not fun to use. I was expecting that this would be driven off the tracks, when you push it forward the blades turn, instead you have to turn a knob on the top as you push the model forward. To me this is very unrealistic and limits the play-ability of this model. I am planning on removing this and using some of the spare parts to make a better attachment. If somebody was to buy two of these sets and build them both they would have a nice display pair.

MOD is the well known and widely used term for this :)

Christmas 2014 gifts :)

I have just got this as an early Christmas present from my wife. I have built it and think it is fairly good, not great but still worth having.

I am really impressed with this, well done :)

Following on from my previous MOD attachment for LEGO Technic set 42030 I have just finished my next attachment, a grabbing claw. This attachment is normally used in forestry type work but can also be used for general lifting and loading. I spent about 5 hours over a few days working on this, the most amount of time was on testing the claw to get the opening and closing working correctly. I have used the same mounting points as the standard bucket and my other attachment which can be easily swapped over as needed. A Video and more photos: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/lego-technic-42030-mod-grabbing-claw.html

That looks very cool, great level of detail :)

LEGO Technic 42030 - MOD Fork Attachment Recently I purchased LEGO Technic set 42030 with a view to modifying this and adding my own attachments. My first attachment is a set of lifting forks and a pallet which can be used to lift and carry various items. This took me about a hour to build using a few parts. I have used the same mounting points as the standard bucket which can be easily swapped over as needed. Video and photos can be found here: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/lego-technic-42030-mod-fork-attachment.html

You need to buy the magazine ;)

Love the style, such a high level of detail in this :)