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I really like the cars. They look great and are packed with realistic functions, even if they need some mods to work smoothly. They are much better than the big Control+ construction vehicles that are expensive and rely too much on motors. I have the Chiron and love it (including the recorded interviews of how the set was designed, which adds a lot to the building experience), but the others are too similar for me to buy.

Yes, those new Technic beams are great. I've wanted that kind of beam for a long time.

Great thread. Several parts I have in mind were already brought up by others, including the rounded 1x2 plate, 2x2 corner tile, cheese slope and headlight brick. I would also add the 1x1 round tile, the lightsaber blade and the 1x2 panel. Among specialized parts, I have always liked the space quarter dome and the related straight panel . These are surprisingly versatile and can be used in different ways on space models. I just wish they were more common and had appeared in more colors.

It's something I always liked about Eurobricks and its community. People here love Lego the product but are not afraid to criticize Lego the company. At one point, it was practically the only Lego forum on the internet like that.

Those parts look great. I wonder if the Legoland NY has any of these? It's not that far from me and I wanted to go visit there sometime.

My favorites are various 80s/90s space and Technic sets. I had some of them as a kid, and got the rest on ebay in the early 2000s. I made slight modifications to fix various little issues on many of them. 6781 SP-Striker: Top space set ever for me, great lighting setup with a light-up control panel inside, and looks very sleek and powerful. 6915 Warp Wing Fighter: Another great mid-size fighter, a bit like an x-wing before they had Star Wars. 6923 Particle Ionizer: This "space helicopter" is packed with details and tools, including a robot minifig. 6939 Saucer Centurion: Looks very fast with all those engines, and has a cool mechanism where the ship splits apart to release the vehicle. 6987 Message Intercept Base: The best space base they ever made, much larger than the later ones and composed to many different sections. The launch pad mechanism is very clever. 6990 Monorail Transport System: The first monorail and the best one in my book. Great designs for both the trains and stations, with cargo containers that are interchangeable across everything. 5571 Giant Truck: The original UCS model before they had UCS, huge and very detailed for its time, with the highest parts count of any Lego set for many years. 8868 Airtech Claw Rig: A legendary set, the only one with a motorized compressor for decades with a fully pneumatic powered claw arm. 8455 Backhoe: Small but very complex model packed with 10 pneumatic functions, which is still unrivaled by anything since then. 8480 Space Shuttle: Unique concept and full of complex functionality for its time, with multiple motors and fiber optic lights.

I have that 1032 set. The Dacta sets are interesting and often came with unique parts that we never got in any other set. They actually had an entire Mindstorms-like system with sensors and other components, decades before Mindstorms came out.

Thanks for all your reviews here over the years. I definitely prefer them over the youtubers, but agree that user activity is headed in the latter direction these days, and it's a good time to move on.

Great redesign of this set, looks much more sleek than the original. I especially like the neon orange wedges used in the back.

This layout originally started out as an expansion of that set.

I used MLCad back in the day and never did much with LDD due to its limited parts selection. I like Studio a lot and have switched to that for any Lego cad modeling. The performance seems fine to me, I use it on an i7 surface pro 7 and a gaming PC.

Good point. I have tons of sets from over the years but only rarely buy new sets today, and mostly buy from Bricklink and PAB in stores. On the other hand, the sets got me into building mocs to begin with, and I suspect there are far more people who buy sets and keep them built than moc builders, especially with all the AFOL-focused/licensed sets they are releasing these days.

Yes, mostly short term use with Technic models and some old 9V light and sounds space models. It's much better than batteries or the LiPo box since it always gives a consistent 9V output. I also used it for powering motors and lights on stationary models at shows, but I find the BuWizz lasts for the duration of the show too.

I have had this setup around for many years, but haven't used it at all since I got a BuWizz. I soldered a broken 9V wire to that connector, which Radio Shack used to carry back in the day. It can run PF models (including the receivers) by passing it through a PF battery box as well.

There is a big thread about it here: I only use it for short periods but the battery seems to last a long time. I don't think I have charged it in at least a month.

That's a good point, but I recall the sets from that era started peeling fairly quickly, after just 1 or 2 years.

This has been a problem for many years, especially from 1990-2013 or so. I haven't seen it so much on recent sets. Stickers on white (not clear) paper peel or crack over time, with certain colors like white or yellow much more susceptible to it. I got replacement stickers from Brickstickershop for many old models where the stickers had worn out.

The 9V speed regulator works but the current limiter on it gets tripped easily if you run multiple motors off it at once. I've stopped using it and instead use the BuWizz controller.

I made a swashplate using the old helicopter rotor parts in this model, with cyclic and collective controls. The collective part works by sliding the ball over a white axle that has very little friction.

Bumping this old thread after many years. I finally got a chance to try out retro-brite (H2O2 in a gel form), available as a commercial product now. Some 80s/90s sets I had on display for 15+ years are quite yellowed now, like 8880, 6483, 6398, 5563 and some others. Only some specific bricks are affected, and as discussed earlier, the yellowing is uniformly spread out over the whole brick. I used a toothbrush to put this stuff on the bricks and put them in a sealed bag outside in the sun. The results look good and just like a new white brick, although it did take 3-4 days to see a clear improvement. I'll have to see how long the improvement lasts and if it reverses or not. It's a bit tricky to make sure all sides of the bricks are exposed to sunlight, and I had to flip the bag and rearrange the parts inside each day. I might try using one of those UV light boxes for curing plastic instead of this approach.

I find that the BW 2.0 holds its charge very well over time, but I only use it in short bursts and maybe charge it once a month. I have stopped using all the train speed regulators and control centers I used to keep around to get a consistent 9V output, since the BW is much more convenient.

Yeah, it's surprisingly hard to find this set in stock in the US without a marked up price. I've never seen it any of the 4 or 5 Lego stores in my area, and it always shows sold out on the Lego website.

It's like an evil version of Futuron. But I think these guys are supposed to be a similar type of civilian faction.

Thanks everyone! It's supposed to contain some kind of reactor or comm array that needs to be isolated from the crew areas. Although it's really just an excuse to use that trans-red x-pod piece. :D I like the corner tiles for this reason. You can make various patterns out of them. It's based on the Seatron prototype images, which was basically Futuron with trans-red together with Aquanauts. I always liked those colors and have been building several mocs based off them.

I wanted to try doing something with the new tiles they have been releasing, and have been on a prototype classic space kick lately. :)