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There was also a much smaller snowspeeder in this:
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Lovely.
I did the same.
Finished mine two Saturdays ago.
Just before going to see the new Blade Runner film at the iMax.
That was a crazy, crazy day.
Comme ça
For information rather than boastpost, this is how long it took me
That works out at around £18.00 per hour for entertainment.A couple of things I really love about Lego's approach to this particular model:
1969 componenets - the number is the same as the year of the first moon landing.
The use of multiple colour parts for the internal structure - It means that the illustrated assembly instructions need only have one edition which can be understood in any country, regardless of language. Maybe not so clever for those who are challenged when it comes to differentiating colours.
The level of detail - The blue stands which support the Lego model horizontally, are plausibly reminiscent of those which support the real thing at Kennedy Space Centre
They could've used any old plastic granules that they happened to have lying around, to injection mould those.Lego Kwaliti.
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Just had a second hand one of these turn up off the 'bay. I had been meaning to buy it for ages but other things kept coming up and kept putting it off. The fact that it retired recently prompted me to go searching for a good second hand one before the prices started rising too badly. Thats my weekend sorted!
Very jealous of these Saturn posts.
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Probably to foil people who buy them as investments. They're then just sat on them.
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Lego was the only toy I took seriously when I was a nipper. I had a few sets but it all ended up in a huge cardboard box where I would make whatever I could from the ideas in my head. Remember making a jumbo jet that was about 60 studs wide and running out of red bricks before I finished it. I rebuilt it 3 times so I could get it finished without using another colour. I made a differential out of technical before Lego made one themselves. That lead onto greater things much later as I woke up one day and realised my childhood dreams had come true and I was making a living by making models, but with k'nex. Amazing stuff all the same. Am I allowed to talk about that on this thread?
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I was making a living by making models, but with k'nex
Have I read that correctly - you're a professional k'nex builder? Why did my careers adviser not make me aware of this? What kind of thing do you build, and for what type of clients?
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Ah, if only I still was. It was some years ago when the company was getting a foothold in the European market. I was one of a team of builders/designers making repeat models for display in high street shops as well as one-off creations for exhibitions and toy fairs. Highlights were a static preying mantis that sat in Hamley' shop window with people staring at it for ages convinced it was going to 'strike'. Also a ferris wheel reworked from 6' to 10' diameter. Like the other motorised pieces it had to be reliable enough to be left to run unattended for the duration of the show. The biggest issue was designing a drive system using standard parts that had enough umph to start it moving. I designed an adjustable mounting that worked like a vehicle clutch so the motor drive wheel slipped it up to speed rather than stalling and burning out. The drive mount also had to have enough adjustability to compensate for any deterioration in the physical property of the plastic beams. I also designed a double motor drive that worked through a differential so if one motor failed the model would still run.
Happy days.
here's photos of the mantis and diff.
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By the way, for the benefit of those who haven't discovered it yet, the LEGO shop in Leicester Square quite often has boxes with 50% off. I don't know if they do it all the time--probably only when they need to get rid of certain kinds of stock. They're in the area just after you come up the stairs. You can usually spot them because they're from lines that have their own display on the wall, and they're separated from that.
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Behold for some OG Lego Technic!
It's missing some parts sadly so I couldn't build it up properly. It can open its roof to fold out the satellite and move it around via the cable remote.
I also have the 8880 flying around somewhere but couldn't find it at my parents place. It's got a working V8, a gear box and poppin' head lights!
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For some reason, I would have thought you'd leave it in the box. :)
Also, Bricklink is your friend ...
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=8480-1
... although finding the missing bits out of 1,368 parts is going to be some work. :)
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/02/first-sustainable-lego-pieces-to-go-on-sale
I would have thought Lego is one of those plastics you would want to last for eva.
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I don't think these new materials are designed to decay, just to be made from different source materials.
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That thing must be over 18 years old now
21 or 22, to be exact. It came out in 1996.
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Oh, I was just going by what the Bricklink page said. I take it '8880' is a typo?
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Sorry, I completely forgot you'd already mentioned the 8880 further up. It's from 1994 according to Bricklink:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8880-1#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}
I think in those days stock could linger on in shops for longer than today, when they seem to want to clear out lines as quickly as possible.
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The pictures appear in the right order for me.
That looks good. I turned to the JANGBRiCKS review to get a better look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOyJe7xUNII