Nick Barrett Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 A smaller, studless version of the classic 853, keeping all that set's best features and losing the flaws. The idea here is to create a smaller, cheaper set so it uses around 500 pieces. 42853 by Nick Barrett, on Flickr 42853 by Nick Barrett, on Flickr The engine / transmission unit is easily removable, it runs fairly fast in forward, faster still in reverse just like the old one. Seats adjust and there's that all important rear armrest! 42853 by Nick Barrett, on Flickr 42853 by Nick Barrett, on Flickr Quote
Grosse Kind Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Love it. Did you go with a diff and up the gear reduction? The 853 cog box i popped together benefitted from 12/20's too though i presume the round slug motor handles the small wheels and high gearing fine as was. Editty bit: ta, got onto it on Flickr. Alles klar, very cool! Edited April 1, 2016 by Grosse Kind Quote
DrJB Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 Amazing, a piece of history and a new re-endition of it. Well done! Quote
bonox Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 I love the numbering scheme too - perhaps TLG will steal it for some anniversary editions :) Quote
WvG_853 Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 I love it! My favourite Technic Lego set! Would be very interested in instructions. By the way, my compliments as well for your others creations. I discovered with much interest your great rendition of the Rietveld-Schröder house. I'm looking forward to your future creations ... Quote
Nick Barrett Posted April 2, 2016 Author Posted April 2, 2016 Love it. Did you go with a diff and up the gear reduction? The 853 cog box i popped together benefitted from 12/20's too though i presume the round slug motor handles the small wheels and high gearing fine as was. Editty bit: ta, got onto it on Flickr. Alles klar, very cool! The diff makes little difference to the gearing since the 'pinion' is a 20 tooth half-bevel... small wheels speed it up nicely though. Thanks GK. I love it! My favourite Technic Lego set! Would be very interested in instructions. By the way, my compliments as well for your others creations. I discovered with much interest your great rendition of the Rietveld-Schröder house. I'm looking forward to your future creations ... Thanks very much. Yeah, I make all kinds of stuff... Quote
Like a Rolling Brick Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 Great! I love these reboots in a studless version of the sets of my childhood! It would be easy also to convert this into the official b an c-models (buggy and jeep - check this topic out) Quote
JDL1967 Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 That was one of my first technicmodels as a kid. Nice to see it buil in the new style.. Quote
Nick Barrett Posted April 2, 2016 Author Posted April 2, 2016 Great! I love these reboots in a studless version of the sets of my childhood! It would be easy also to convert this into the official b an c-models (buggy and jeep - check this topic out) Thanks for the link - interesting discussion, I well remember figuring out that Jeep on the box when I was a kid. Happy days. Quote
TinkerBrick Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 Nice idea. Could figure out the numbering scheme until iopened the topic and saw the car. Great looks, bright colours. The bumpers won't fit in there for me. Have you tried making them studless as well. Black lift arms and grey thin lift arms? Quote
MacKaiwer Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 I like this one It is very nice idea to make old classics studless and you executed this very well, nice job Quote
Nick Barrett Posted April 3, 2016 Author Posted April 3, 2016 Nice idea. Could figure out the numbering scheme until iopened the topic and saw the car. Great looks, bright colours. The bumpers won't fit in there for me. Have you tried making them studless as well. Black lift arms and grey thin lift arms? If anything. that'll make them look wider; half pins holding tiles on is ideal but not as strong. Quote
Boulderer Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 I really like this! I tried something similar a while back, but with nothing like the results you've achieved. Maybe I'll try again, now you've provided a few pointers :) Quote
Edwin Korstanje Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 Great work and gives me the feeling of my youth back :thumbup: Quote
2LegoOrNot2Lego... Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Already told you I like this... ...very well done! Quote
pitchoun401 Posted July 2, 2017 Posted July 2, 2017 Hello, I love this model too... so I made it but in 3D first and after in real. Thanks to Nick photograph's, it contains everything to make it by my own (the back seats were tricky !). For those who wants to make it, this the instructions :https://1drv.ms/f/s!ArBnjqNys4JFo5JG1mwnwqS5uriMag Available 1 month from the 2/07/2017. There's two versions. The fisrt one is close to the photographs. The second one is more "studless" regarding to the bumper. The steering wheel and the gear shift are more accurate. I let you check Have a nice construction ! Lego forever Fabrice Quote
J159753 Posted February 6, 2020 Posted February 6, 2020 Could anyone repost the instructions, or upload them to Rebrickable or elsewhere? Thanks! Quote
pitchoun401 Posted February 6, 2020 Posted February 6, 2020 Hello, link below for 30 days I do not know how to upload this to Eurobricks https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArBnjqNys4JFo-JOEu86N5IcQ79xDw?e=v8AgST Best Regards Fabrice Quote
Parazels Posted February 6, 2020 Posted February 6, 2020 Normally studless remakes are very behind original versions. But your remake is really top notch! Quote
pitchoun401 Posted February 7, 2020 Posted February 7, 2020 Thanks Parazels, but I "Just" made the notice by analysing the photographs the author of this remake is @Nick Barrett Quote
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