Lupus74

What a great looking model! The bodywork is great! If it is a mod I would say it contains parts from 8285 and 8653 or 8145. The stickers may come from the available Gallardo-set. But why have the pictures been removed? If it will become a set from TLC I hope we will get a different color. By the way: I agree - it is a racer; not a supercar. But I would buy it...

We are just building it now. I can't believe how many gears TLC included in this set!

I received this set as a birthday present from my mother in law. I am totally in love with it because it looks so great. At first it has its home in front of its big brother 8275. But since a few weeks it is sitting on my desk in front of my computer monitor. And every time I look at it a smile comes to my face because it is so cute!

Impressive! It surely is a lot more difficult to build smaller models with great functions than larger ones. And this is not only a great PF-truck but it is also beautiful in its looks. Great Work!

Do so! You won't regret it! Green Grocer is so beautiful with its interior details.

That would be great! I agree that the modular houses series is intended to attract us AFOLs. The sets are quiet expensive for children (collecting all costs a fortune for AFOLs as well... ) and the playability is not that high. They are meant to be displayed and admired. I would be happy if we some more factory sets like "market street" as well. I hope they sold quiet a lot copies so they continue the series. We have plenty of space to add at least five more buildings...

I own this set as well. I get it at a bargain: 45 Euros on ebay (MISB). I would not have bought it for the official price from TLC. The only thing I dislike is the steering. It could have been done much better - eg. like in 8421 which is even more complex than a 4 wheel steering. But it delivers a quite good piece count. Great review and it is perfectly OK for me how you rate this one. Every review is a personal opinion and everyone has the right to disagree with it. But it is necessary for everyone to also accept the personal opinion of the reviewer.

Its available at s@h in germany too. Guess who is going to order it right now...?

Same for the LEGO fans here in germany. I have just placed the order at s@h! Waiting for the doorbell to ring the next days now...

Eric, I bow to you! Outstanding work and the detail you put into it is just stunning. Thanks for a beautiful technic-site with provides not only relevant information but also entertains a lot. My best wishes for your ongoing work. I hardly can't wait for the next updates!

You bet I do!!!!

That would be great! We started to build the A-Model today and its a good one. The B-Model looks good as well witch nice functions. Could be the first set that we buy a second time.

@DarkKnight: Thanks for the pictures without the stickers. We usually don't use stickers (only on a few sets like 10188) due to bad experience with some old sets where we did apply the stickers - and stickers over multiple parts are a complete no go! Since our 8258 is still unbuild in its box its good to see how it looks without the stickers. Funny fact: we recently bought 8448, 8466 and 8880 on ebay. All 3 with applied stickers - and all stickers in good-as-now-condition...

I only bought this one to have an older companion to the y-wing from the OT. But after building it I must admit that I really like the colors. A great set but its to expensive. Thanks for the review!

It seems that the building instructions for the Tantive IV are no longer available any more. Any clues why?