Dluders - im lego purist, sorry. Using non lego parts, modifying them, cutting, painting. I hate it.
Lego is lego, lets use what's is lego branded. Thats my Point of View about it.
No, as i said 3hrs, 50 mins. Unboxing + Taking photos (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=481516)
Sorting - not a good word, but i mean taking out from pile of pieces all gears, and big parts (panels, pneumatic cylinders, wheels etc)
Not a joke. Really, i built 8110 twice, and it's possible to build it in this time.
And for example - Building 8043 took me something about 3 hours and 20 minutes.