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Tempted but what goes on at the EuroBricks event?

Thats my opinion too, to be honest . I am sold on the set for parts mind

RIP Dieter, and condolences to his family.

Hmm there is usually an inventory on the last pages of the the last book these days (something I never understood why lego did not do all the time, apart from some basic sets in the early 90s I have) I guess I will wait for the sales , i got my 8275 and 8043 that way . I paid under 70 for the bulldozer... I think it was like £65 or something.

Thanks for the the piccies JunglistJoey! How many pieces is there? I have spotted - One M motor, one battery box, looks like quite a few worm gears and 16 tooth gears. Surely there is some driving rings somewhere? That was my thinking , unless it has a really good inventory I'm not going to bother.

My local argos has it in stock, but £100? Ouch . At that price I will wait for the peeron inventory too see if its worth that for parts I may use.

Although I agree with you, I still find it quite sad that LEGO is changing it modus operandi so to speak for Technic sets from modelling real life machinery to what is effectively DIY toys in my opinion (the 8275 really falls into this category in my opinion, the gear train was so simple...). That said there is still a decent level of mechanical complexity in some of the newer sets with the 8043 and 8258 springing to mind so not all hope is lost in teaching kids a bit of mechanics in the process. I loved the 8880 set for the very reason it held pretty close to modelling a real car, and I would be about 10 at the time of release. The only let down in my honest opinion was the chain driven engine/geartrain but apart from that is was close to perfect for my taste. In fact it was this very reason (modelling real life) that made my Dad purchase me technic sets, starting with the 8044 set (to teach me pneumatics/levers). That's another thing that I think is sadly missing, universal sets.

Great work!, I am also an Electrical Engineering student (I got my bachelors and then masters degrees a couple of years ago - I am now a PhD student) - I guess a lot of electronic engineers like technic

The unimog is on my shopping list

I guess given enough time any LEGO set or LEGO item will become valuable, as things get broken or lost. Like some sets even from 1990 (such as the airport shuttle, 6399) are already getting valuable - monorail sets was expensive ($140 in 1990!) so I do not think that many people got them, hence their value is rising quicker than some other sets. I think what governs your decision is how long you are willing to wait and the rarity/abundance of the series 3 minifigs

I have unintentionally snotted a few times (damn flu haha, bad joke I know ) but for system sets I have no problem with studs on top as that was what was normal in Legoland/town/space sets when I was young, in fact I really like the old system look

I am bit of a purist when modelling cars, so I think DLuders is pointing in the right direction in using the live axel design of a real Willis jeep. I have always been tempted to model a Land Rover defender, which also uses live axels. That said I do like the look of the left hand side, as they do look like drum brakes . Thats going to be one awesome JCB AllanP . You can stare at an 8868 and say the wise words of Crocodile Dundee (modified of course!) "Call that a compressor ? This is a compressor!"

Glad its just not me that felt the pain of taking apart a studless set That link is also awesome. I am mostly interested in robotics (more wheeled stuff at the moment), cars and clocks

Welcome to EuroBricks retrotecchie! I am also a purist at heart, I really like the late 80s and 90s sets (upto about 97) the most . I guess everyone loves the lego era they grew up in

Welcome Ratshot, although it looks like you have been here a long time already! I also love cars, I hope you passed your driving test

I'm an ultra sonic sensor 9846 http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=9846-1

I am very tempted to go to the grand opening, damn the mouth of the severn for adding extra miles to the journey! . Is there much technic there?

We all go through our dark ages at one point I think, thankfully ebay and bricklink exist to catch up on sets we missed

My vote goes for Ninjago! I loved Time Cruisers when I was younger, as the creations looked just as bizarre as what system MOC's I had done

After more rigourous playing with the 8043 I have noticed the dual main boom lifting LA's are quite easy to get out of sync. When they are a even a little bit out (say about 1mm or less, its visible by eye), the torque required goes up by at least double I would say (as the boom moves much slower and the motor really strugggles). It happens on my 8043 when I extend the main LA's fully and then start bringing the boom back down sometimes the clutch on one of them will come in (clicking sound) making them out of sync. Anyone else experienced this? Or do people make sure not to to extend the main boom LA's fully? . If I am more observant with my 8043 "driving" it does perform quite well - had fun transporting stationary accross my desk I have also noticed the main superstructure rotates a tiny bit clock wise while driving forwards (if i remember) and vice versa backwards - but I expected that a little , good Old Newton! @RocketTeK : A fair few 80s sets as I posted in PM .

Yes - its against the whole point of lego to keep it boxed. I loved the James May toy story on Hornby Trains. He brought a 1960s boxed Hornby Trainset at an antique toy fair and on the way out took the trains/coaches/track etc out and asked the auction receptionist to put the box in the bin. Although I don't really agree with chucking the boxes away - I hate the idea of toys never being used for people just to stare at the boxes, whats the point ?.

Haha , i have thought of making the "stud" joke many times before but always resisted. I will make a thread later - and you would doubt my engineering "talent" if you seen some of my old MOC's! I wish had a digital camera back then! The stupidest one was a studless car (in the very early days of liftarms - 1997/1998 ish as I used the parts from the 8437 and some other sets ) with a 'Steering Stick'. I did not have enough studless parts (as liftarms was only used as body panels back then) so I just run an axle to the drivers seat and brought an axle up through the floor. Hence a steering stick! It always makes me giggle thinking about it , at the time I was so pleased with my first studless creation. Anyway enough unintentional thread hijacking

I agree . I was in my dark ages in 2006 - and the 8285 really did not appeal enough to me to lure me out of the dark ages having only one differential and only one pneumatic cylinder,pump and switch . I am just very very glad to see the Unimog I agree, I am really happy to see the Unimog coming out as a pnumatic system fan - despite what lego said it's future did look bleak. I just hope the Unimog has a decent compressor and PF controllable pneumatic switches would be pure awesomeness (best of both worlds!).

I guess there is a lot of love for pneumatics then . I do think the LA's are a good addition to the technic world, and I think they would be particulary really suited in robotics fields along with the mindstorms set. Put it this way, I think the Unimog is the first Pneumatic set for a long time time that has got AFOL's excited

I used to have little robot competitions with my best lego friend, but I would cringe at the thought of doing it now - I value my Lego a lot more these days , but that said Lego is surprisingly tough!