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When people ask me what is my favorite LEGO set, I always answer with the 1991 set, 6542 Launch and Load Seaport. The set has such high playability, so many fun vehicles (though it could use a Unimog), and stories that never end. I have always wondered what it would look like to update this set in the world of Technic. The ships, the crane, the truck, and all the containers moving around with more technical functionality. What would a fully integrated Technic version of this set look like? What features would I add? What scale could it be? About two years ago, I was fooling around in Studio, wondering what a bigger version of the set would look like. I considered the size of 42062 Container Yard (7 wide), but it looks clunky, and didn't really seem to add anything from the original set. So I went a little bigger, thinking 11 studs wide for the containers would be nice. This seemed out of scale of many of the builds I do, and would be a weird truck size. So then I tried the Mack Anthem scale (roughly 1:21, and 15 studs wide). This seemed to work well, and could integrate well with other LEGO 1:21 MOCs. I built a little mocup in Studio, using my Vintage Tractor, to try out the idea. I liked the idea, but the full build would be huge. Roughly 4 times bigger than 6542. I'm not sure I am ready to commit to purchasing all the parts needed for the full project. The dock alone would need 250 5x11 LBG panels. This image is about 300 studs wide, by 190 studs deep, by 90 studs high. But I am curious to see where this will lead. I love integrated projects, and this is certainly that. Each container will need to be the same size, moveable by both crane and forklift, and rest on a truck and ship. I think I'll be able to build all the containers and the truck, and I think I would like to get the ship done. We'll see what else I complete. I hope to keep the feel of the original set consistent, but the look may be updated a little bit to work well with scale and current vehicular design. For instance, making a mockup for the trailer, two axles looked silly, so I went with a three axle design. Right now the trailer is done. The trailer has working front support, and two locking mechanisms to lock the containers to the bed. Each axle has a simple suspension. It also fits the Mack Anthem Standard. The container standards are set, as this was crucial to get size, lifting, locking, and cargo standards set, so I'll post more about those soon. The White Boxes are about done, as is the Tractor (Thirdwigg Farm Approved!) container. With each update, I'll post the current full build. Today we are at 2782 parts. We'll see where this goes, so feel free to follow along. Maybe we'll even find a way to include a Unimog!