Posted May 4, 20231 yr LEGO Technic set 8848 was released in 1981 (The year before I was born) and was one of the early Technic sets to combine both the looks of a real life vehicle and also include semi-realistic features. - Rack and pinion steering. This is controlled via a wheel under the cabin roof. - Front scoop which lift and locks via a lever inside the cabin. - Rear bed which dumps via a lever inside the cabin. - Rear differential with PTO. This set is built using the original studded brick based building techniques. It has some detail such as headlights but due to the levers inside the cabin to control the two features, it does not feature any cabin details such as a steering wheel or seats. Compared to building a more modern studless set, this has a lot more parts per step and in some steps, it takes time and a keen eye to work out where the parts actually go. I found that I needed to get the parts for each step out and then work out where they fit, in some of the later steps you can only see a small portion of the part in it's correct location. The building guide also has the instructions to build a B model of a car, a dozer blade, a plough plus how you can add a motor or use the parts from other sets to build some different attachments. Overall I found this a very enjoyable building experience, getting back to studded building requires a different mindset and as this set was released well before I got in to Technic in the late 1980's, it was all new and exciting to me. I would rate this 9/10, the lack of some details and the strange position of the steering control knocks it down a bit. https://tangerstechnicblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/lego-technic-8848-mini-review.html
May 5, 20231 yr I very much enjoy these older set reviews, as I was far into my dark age at the time, which I came out of just a few years ago. So a lot of it is new to me, thanks.
May 5, 20231 yr The first "Unimog"! Great model. I remember some of the parts were really brittle from the beginning. But i loved it that the HOG-stering was hidden under the roof. I would love it if it was orange...
May 7, 20231 yr Author LEGO Technic set 8848 comes with instructions to build some different attachments which mount to the front of this set. Last night I pulled apart the bucket which comes with it and built this attachment which is a dozer blade. This mounts to the front and is raised and lowered by the lever inside the cabin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGO Technic set 8848 comes with instructions to build some different attachments which mount to the front of this set. Last night I pulled apart the bucket which comes with it and built this attachment which is a snow plough. This mounts to the front and is raised and lowered by the lever inside the cabin. Edited May 7, 20231 yr by TangersTechnic
May 7, 20231 yr Author This is my latest attachment for LEGO Technic set 8848. Today I pulled apart the bucket which comes with it and built this attachment which is a mower. This mounts to the front and is raised and lowered by the lever inside the cabin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my latest attachment for LEGO Technic set 8848. Today I pulled apart the bucket which comes with it and made some changes to this to allow it to work better. It can now be raised and lowered with a load inside it, it does not need to be manually tilted like the original bucket does. This mounts to the front and is raised and lowered by the lever inside the cabin. Video - https://tangerstechnicblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/lego-technic-8848-attachment-loader.html Edited May 7, 20231 yr by TangersTechnic
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