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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?

Thank you guys! Switching the polarity on the remote did the job! So I guess I should stop punishing my wife for her construction error now...

@Blakbird: Eric, can you give us a hint when the next update to your homepage is ready?

Great B-Model. This will surely motivate me to do both models. Usually I don't build the B-Models at all. But in this case...

There was a poll on technicbricks blog (run by conchas). It would be great to have a big model in 2010! The piece-count should be over 2000 so it stands above the 8258 and the other big sets (eg. 8421 and 8285). Well hope dies last - so I will wait for any further news but I will not start believing in it until I have a prove.

By the way: we must have made a mistake during the construction of our bulldozer. When pressing both levers forward on the remote it turns. We have to pull on lever back and the other forward to drive it straight forward. Guess I need to make some serious re-construction sooner or later. But I bet the error lies in the part that my wife build

Great work! It shows the technical function without beeing to complex. Any Ideas how to fit it into a car or truck yet?

Eric, you are a genius! Thank you very much! I really appreciate the work you have done!

I totally agree with that. I guess you should compare the 8275 with a SUV: most SUVs are only driven in the city - and never offroad. I guess our bulldozer is to be driven on the floor - and not on a construction site. The edges on our scoop are flimsy too. Any ideas for a solidity-MOC?

Maybe they result in a production error... so keep them separate because their value will go through the roof!

I hope for its release here in germany in early september. I expect the price to be 150 Euros. I can't wait to include it in the Market Green Cafe-Street...