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INDEX: Introduction (just below) 42099 Turbo Pickup (just below on this same post) 42095 Racing Buggy RC Black Roadster 8048 RC Roadster 42140 Rally Car RC Subtractor Racer RC Small Scale Dump Truck 42109 Le Mans Prototype 42099 Sand Runner 42095 Baja Racer 8048 RC Dune Buggy 42037 Quad Bike 42140 Racing Ripsaw 42049 Telehandler 42109 Racing Cabriolet 42099 Terrain Explorer Introduction: Hey everyone! I'm Dave, and I've been around Technic long enough to remember when the 8880 Supercar came out and amazed me! It was unlike anything I'd seen so far: the independent suspension, the gearbox, the V8 under the hood... I was hooked immediately and picked up a few other sets from that era, but life got in the way and I started my LEGO dark ages, which lasted for about twenty years. Coming back after such a long gap is a strange experience. The joy of building is still there, if anything it's sharper now because I'm choosing to do it rather than just being a kid with bricks, but the design philosophy has shifted substantially from what I grew up with. The vintage sets I knew had everything exposed, that was the way! You could see everything working. Modern Technic tends to wrap the whole structure in bodywork, which changes the building experience considerably and, honestly, I'm still learning how to think in this studless style. It's a different puzzle. I'm into RC, so most of my builds end up motorized if the source set allows for it, combining a limited parts inventory with remote control functionality is where the problem gets interesting for me. I see that alternate building (taking an official set and rebuilding it into something completely different) is quite a big thing now, with many people publishing their creations under a designer name and growing their following on social media, amazing stuff, how things have changed since I last checked... I don't have any fan base and I couldn't care less about that: I build to have fun, and the problem-solving keeps my brain busy. If anything I put here is useful to another builder, that's a bonus, but it's not the point. The point is the build. This thread will serve as a sort of behind-the-curtain look at my design process, the decisions, the dead ends, the things that worked and why, or at the lack of those, just a simple presentation about the model, and also as a discussion hub for all of my MOCs. If you're interested in my finished designs, all my published MOCs with PDF building instructions and parts inventories are over at davejsptechnicmocs.com. What you'll find here is more about how they came to be. First one up: 42099 Turbo Pickup This is an alternate build for the Lego Technic 4×4 X-treme Off-Roader (set 42099), rebuilt into a Turbo Pickup. Functions: Remote-controlled drive and steering Independent suspension on all four wheels A few things worth noting: The drivetrain ended up being RWD with a gear ratio of 1.4:1 -> The two PU XL motors drive the rear differential directly, one on each side. That turned out to be a clean and efficient layout, and it's probably the part of this build I'm happiest with. Ground clearance is decent for light off-roading: 4 studs at the front axle, 6 at the rear. The planetary wheel hubs aren't used on the rear wheels. The power button for the hub is accessible from inside the driver's cabin without flipping the model over, which matters more than it sounds once you're actually using it. One thing that made this easy to get running: it uses the original Control+ profile for the 42099 set. No app setup, no reprogramming, you can drive it straight out of the box. Full parts list, a vieo, and the pdf bulding instructions are available at davejsptechnicmocs.com Photos: Let me know what you think! -
Let´s start with brand new model for the LEGO Technic Challenge. A 29 cm tall figure of American astronaut with moving wrists, elbows and shoulders. The helmet is equipped with two PF lights and both arms are operated by PF M motors. The model is remote controlled and powered by rechargeable LEGO battery.
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Most of you probably remember when Lego did alternate builds on the back of boxes in a lot of themes between the 90s and mid 2000s. A lot of these were very bizarre, but which stick out to you as exceptionally weird? All themes welcome
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https://www.backoftheboxbuilds.com/ Really excited to share this site! Thank you to everyone who helped get this site started, I could not have done it without your help! Suggestions always welcome. Calling all old box keepers, reverse engineers, master builders, and fans of the old forgotten back of the box builds, this site is for you!
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Do you feel that Creator's Three-In-One line is underappreciated to any degree by AFOLs? If so, why? Is it the limited color selection for most of its sets historically? Is it due to its tendency towards usage of more basic, preexisting bricks and/or parts within its sets? Is it the Three-In-One alternate build approach its sets take? Is it due to its historical tendency towards usage of only preexisting minifigure prints and/or parts? Is it due to its historically limited coverage of other playset subject matters, themes, and genres? Is it simply not as exciting as other themes and offerings from Lego? Is it something else altogether entirely? -
I just wanted to share some things I built using 1-2 copies of the new Lego Movie sets with Classic Space pieces. I think it's neat to show what can be done with just a couple copies of these sets. They're good parts packs in my opinion. FYI using only parts from multiple copies of one set to build something is called a "multibuild". What I've done here is mix both of the new sets in some cases which is maybe not a true multibuild but I think it makes sense to mix the two Classic Space sets. The first thing I tried was a simple alt build of Emmet and Benny's Fixit Shop (70821). Nothing special but sorta fun: Then I set a goal to recreate some older sets, or at least see how close I could get to the original. The first I tried was Mobile Rocket Transport. I used only two copies of 70821. The parts were perfect to get a very similar look to the original. I thought I could improve the rocket and crew a bit by adding one copy of Benny's Space Squad to the above. I was able to add a removable satellite to the rocket like the original and make a better looking (IMO) radar dish. Next up is Space Supply Station. I used two copies each of 70821 and 70841. Obviously the color scheme is 1978 space not 1983 space but I don't care about that. I tried to recreate the double windscreen, double radar dish, double space scooters, and two rovers. I have one other old set I want to try to recreate if I can get around to it. Anyone else have alt builds or multibuilds of these sets? -
There are far too few Hondas in the Lego universe. And Lego's 77241 Honda S2000 definitely needs a friend :) The NSX uses some slightly more complex building techniques. Tried my best to minimize the gaps, to make it look as closed as possible. The bonnet made me some headaches. ...but looks super clean now! It's definitely worth building! And here is the free build instruction on youtube
