Recently I was fortunate enough to obtain a selection of older Technic sets, which happened to include the venerable 8480-1 and 8448 from my wife's cousin. The sets were all stored assembled in a large box. Each sets was individually wrapped in bubble wrap, however that wasn't enough for some of the parts. A picture is worth a thousand words (apologies for the poor quality, only have my cellphone available right now):
In addition to the above, my son managed to snap a 4L axle while playing with with the 8448! Anyway, I commenced with inventorying each set and checking what parts are missing. I washed and built the 8448, however there are several parts missing which makes building a challenge when you cant find a piece because it actually is missing and not hiding in a pile somewhere! The washing is essential, check out the dust (that's a white plate you're looking at):
I have yet to build the 8480-1, but I think I'll resist the temptation until I have a full parts complement. Anyway I thought I'd share these deformed parts here. Anybody else got some horror stories?
Recently I was fortunate enough to obtain a selection of older Technic sets, which happened to include the venerable 8480-1 and 8448 from my wife's cousin. The sets were all stored assembled in a large box. Each sets was individually wrapped in bubble wrap, however that wasn't enough for some of the parts. A picture is worth a thousand words (apologies for the poor quality, only have my cellphone available right now): In addition to the above, my son managed to snap a 4L axle while playing with with the 8448! Anyway, I commenced with inventorying each set and checking what parts are missing. I washed and built the 8448, however there are several parts missing which makes building a challenge when you cant find a piece because it actually is missing and not hiding in a pile somewhere! The washing is essential, check out the dust (that's a white plate you're looking at): I have yet to build the 8480-1, but I think I'll resist the temptation until I have a full parts complement. Anyway I thought I'd share these deformed parts here. Anybody else got some horror stories?