Siegfried

I'll ask my daughter what she thinks of it when she come home from school. I warn you, she can be a harsh critic! EDIT: I asked "Who's that"... and she said "Sponge Bob. I love Sponge Bob". I think you passed.

This topic is going nowhere and is becoming negative in itself. I will hereby burn this topic, and hopefully all the negative energy will be burned up with it!

Another illusion shattered! Interestingly, I've never bought a Mindstorms set as I have enough programming to do for work without doing it for fun... I have been tempted though.

I glad you all liked it. I'll look into making another this weekend.

Thanks for reading my review guys! If you mean 8145 Ferrari 599 GTB then I recomend it, but I think it is overpriced. Mine was almost half price... and about to fall in the sorting bin! I have enough now to be able to build something... and I really should soon or I'm going to find it hard to justify to my wife buying the other 2008 sets! I didn't know you liked Technic. I look forward to seeing this rig. I'd buy the Bulldozer or Mobile crane over this set. As I own both already I bought this! I tend to agree with the wheels, but I think it doesn't detract from the model. Thanks for your foray into Technic land. I tried to fit him in the cab as well but he kept falling over.

Thanks everyone for your comments! Thanks Lasse D for that picture too. I'll try to take a photo this weekend. I did try to find a figure, any figure, that would fit. My Final Fantasy ones were too small... and the Galidor girl one looked silly as it made he look saddle sore... Indeed it would. I marvel at how they are explained so relatively simply in the instructions. It must take a lot of tweaking to have the model easy to assemble.

Oh! I missed these... Thanks for the great reviews. The troll/orc/goblin escape system is pretty cool. I didn't know they were so loyal to their comrades... It needs tracks! (The funny thing is that I forgot about this set when making my Still MOC; even so, now I wonder if I thought of the idea myself, or if I was subconsciencely ripping off that design...)

Happy Birthday! (This isn't a joke is it... )

Yay! A convert! (For that payment I promised you I'll need your PayPal account name. )

You're going batty; it was ExoBuilder...

Well that's just odd! To avoid confusion I renamed the title.

Well I know nothing about Sweeney Todd, but I picked Hearn. I love the bracers!

This is stunning work... and a great change of pace for someone who makes mostly buildings! Perhaps Steampunk is your true calling? Steampunk MOCs often work (or don't work) due to the details, and you have always been good at those. My favourite feature is the rudder; it makes no sense at all, but Steampunk isn't supposed to make sense! While looking at the photos I thought of a few things I didn't like, but I seemed to have forgotten them. Perhaps the overall impression of the MOC makes me overlook its flaws... or maybe I'm getting old. You pick!

Ahhh, Fabuland has returned! This is such a nice house with some great details. I especially like the outside pattern of the chimney. Sorry to argue, but aside from the tree I think it's still your style. Sir Nadroj likes using whacky half-connected or semi-rotated techiniques. I couldn't build in Sir Nadroj's style even if I wanted to as I need a lot more green bricks! Still, I am tempted to join the club, but it means the Shouse will have to sink... Did you lose my respect? Why didn't you say so? Oh, I'll have to mail you some more. I think I have some around here somewhere...

Cool mod/MOC! It looks great being bulked up. Cooling perhaps? Even real space craft need to radiate excess heat, for example the ISS and the Space Shuttle. But perhaps they should go to solve your drooping problem.

I wasn't very interested in this set at first. It seemed to be just a nice looking truck with a small motor... but when I found out it had a transmission I changed my mind! Here is the transmission. It allows the single motor to be used for two functions. This system has been around for a while, and Lego seem to be using it more and more. The Transmission Driving Ring alone (the red circle) goes for $5-15 USD on BrickLink, and you also need the Catch and Clutch Gear so I have been buying sets that have them instead. I now have enough parts to make a Supercar gearbox. (I bet a new supercar comes out next year now...) This is the gear that rotates the arm. Note the colour of the 24 tooth gear; it seems to be a new gear trend. A lot of work has been put into this truck looking real. Personally I think they went too far as the truck seems to have been designed for a tilting cab, but it's disabled to prevent breaking the front. Bottom of the transmission. The bottom shaft lifts the arm. Note that there are more dark grey gears. The motor fits in very well also. The bottom of the arm. I was surprised by the usage of a 12 Tooth Bevel to link with the 36 Tooth Double Bevel as I had never seen that done before. As you can see there is no room for any drive train. Standard steering for a recent technic truck. There is a hand-of-god at the cab top that links via two Knob Wheels. It looks good from the back. You can also see the white Clutch that connects the transmission to the motor to avoid burnouts. It goes decently high, and can go a bit higher if you use the crane arm. Compared to last years fire truck. (If I didn't buy the fire truck for half price I would have been annoyed that Lego brought out what is almost a motorised version of the same set.) Functions: Cherry Picker Arm: Motorised rotate and lift that links to a motor via a transmission and anti-burnout clutch. Steering: Rack and pinion controlled via a hand-of-god linked by Knob Wheels Doors: Open and close. Good functionality that works well, but I wish they made the cab lift and I'm a bit sick of the lame fairing door trick. 7/10 Parts: Motor, battery box, transmission, clutch, practical wheels, only two fairings, compact turntable... this is a great parts set. 10/10 Price: At $99.99 AUD for 726 parts it's OK value when you consider what you are getting. The US price is $60.00 which is better, but still not great. I bought mine for $80 AUD which was good however, and I suspect that the price is designed for easy sale...8/10 Looks: I'd buy this for the looks alone! 9/10 Fudge: The functions work well and I llked it more than I thought I would. Oddly mine seemed to be missing a Axle Pin with Friction, but since it includes extra parts for the alternate model I didn't mind using one of my spares. On the subject of the alternate model, it is a dump truck which is made out to be a total re-build, but it isn't. It could have easily been done like Super Street Sensation was, but Lego have probably determined that instructions like that confuse people. 8/10 Overall: Recommended. 8/10

I was never happy with 7706. It looked great but the darn tracks didn't roll well as it was too light. If you then pushed on it, the joints went "click" making the tank go flat... Thus I broke mine fast and made a MOC based on it. I threw in some parts from some Knights Kingdom figures, but other than that it was almost all 7706. (I say "almost" as I can't remember now... ) As it turned out, I wasn't happy with the MOC either! For this reason, beyond the initial few hours I spend on it, the mech was never finished. In short, the top was too heavy so the legs would compress at the slightest touch. At that time I was just re-building my collection so didn't have any more click joints to make it stiffer. It's been too long now to finish it and it will mysteriously fall in my sorting bucket soon. The cockpit I quite liked, and that's why it hasn't been sorted earlier. I think the launcher on the back gives it a beefy look, which I like in a mech. The arms however are way too spindly. I like the concept of a tracked leg mech, and I plan to give it another try soon. The back is fully enclosed, and the white thing there was supposed to be a jump jet to allow short periods of flight. In full assault mode. Ahhhghhhhh! Feel free to pass judgement on it. Remember though that it is about to be broken.

What a naughty checker! Lucky you!

The 8291 Dirt Bike comes from a long line of Technic bikes, and I think it's the best ever. It looks great, and it's fun to ride around in the house. I hoped to find a figure the right size for it, but none of mine would fit. Unlike a lot of Technic models, it looks good from all angles. Considering the size of the model it has a complicated way of connecting the engine to the wheel. The rear shocks are just the right stiffness... ...and they have a good amount of travel. I thought these shocks were new. I need to get out more... Functions: Shocks: Two front, one stiffer one in the rear. Drivetrain: 2 piston engine linked to the rear wheel via gears and a chainlink. Steering: Yes it does... Stand: Retractable. For the price, size and subject, what else could be added? 10/10 Parts: Considering that it has three shocks and a 40 chainlinks it's a great set for parts. Some hard to use large parts are included, but they are not overused. The usage of the green does limit part usage somewhat though, and I'll be struggling to find a use for those wheels for anything other than a motorbike. 8/10 Price: At $39.99 AUD for 248 parts it isn't the best value set. The US price is $25.00 which is somewhat better. It does have some more complicated parts however. 7/10 Looks: Lego seems to be moving away from the see-though look for Technic sets and this is a good example of it. I'm not a big fan of fairings but I think they work great in this set as a fuel tank. 8/10 Fudge: This set was great for me as I have never had a Technic bike. However for those that want this for just parts or have other bikes it could be a hard sell. The alternate model (a chopper) is a complete rebuild (which I didn't make), and it's great that Lego have been including these most of the time lately. 7/10 Overall: Recommended. 8/10

I just finished assembling my 6211 Star Destroyer and my wife and I have been thinking what life would be like on it if it was real. Here is one possible scene... Errr... excuse me Lord Vader. Have you finished? We need to use the "Meditation Chamber" too...

Being a smartypants will get you nothing but trouble....

Done. Thanks for telling us about this.

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Welcome to Eurobricks! Have fun.

Well, for one, the product isn't for sale. This is little different to you walking into my house, grabbing something, and leaving the money behind. Unless there is an agreement between the store and you then it is stealing, regardless of how much money you leave behind.