Grohl's Creations

[Good old Lego builder]

Amazing how you keep on designing good looking alternate builds. Good work!

[johnnytifosi]

This little set keeps on giving! Was it designed by you? It is quite fascinating how this plucky little set caught your imagination so much. Are you working on any alternatives for the 42148 snow groomer by any chance?

These 10 euro sets are currently the best Technic sets imo. They still offer good value, simple but nice functions, a B-model and there's a large following for them in Rebrickable. I contributed some alternative builds for the skid steer loader and snow groomer too.

Edited July 27, 2023 by johnnytifosi

[grohl]

Thank you for the praise. Yes, I designed the set a few years ago and it keeps on giving. Currently working on alternate number 39.

[Rebel_Lego]

I took a break from this forum for half a year I think and @grohl is still delivering very good alternate builds of the same set 

Keep going!

[grohl]

My beloved  FORD GT Mk IV 1967 built entirely using the parts of 42154.

The car features:
indepenent suspension on all wheels
front axle steering
detailed fake V8 engine connected to rear wheel drive
opening doors,opening engine cover with support

detailed interior and racing stripes

https://bricksafe.com/pages/grohl/42154-ford-gt-mk-iv

Edited October 23, 2023 by grohl

[jorgeopesi]

I like more than the set  .

[grohl]

I get that a lot :)

[Jundis]

Wish this would have been an official b-model!

I still wait for best discount on this set, but maybe this alternative will be a push for me 

[Jim]

2 hours ago, grohl said:

I get that a lot :)

 

[grohl]

42117 Plane with Retractable Landing Gear

This might be not the most beautiful plane that I created from the 42117, but it boasts having three functions - Retractable landing gear, spinning propeller and working elevators. And it is the alternate build No. 30 that I created from the set. Happy Building!

 

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by grohl

[Jurss]

Simply incredible.

[karmadrome]

Love your alternates, keep it going, Milan. Also, regarding your signature: I always suspected Maynard was into Lego ;)

[grohl]

On 11/16/2023 at 1:46 PM, karmadrome said:

Love your alternates, keep it going, Milan. Also, regarding your signature: I always suspected Maynard was into Lego ;)

That quote cannot be about anything else than LEGO Parts :)

 

Apologies, my friends. By mistake I showed you another alternate model as the 30th one instead of this.

The Rhino Family consists of two models. The main one moves head up and down by moving its tail and the head swivels from side to side on the neck. The baby rhino does not have any functions except for looking cute. Happy Building!

 

[Thirdwigg]

My favorite alt builds of yours are the animal ones. I'm always impressed (maybe jealous) at your ability to use blocked parts to create organic creatures. Great work again.

[grohl]

I still believe the Technic animals have their audience. Maybe not as many as the vehicles but there is a lot more variety in nature than in car industry.

[AVCampos]

They also have an educational value: they show that Technic elements can be used to build things other than machinery, and hopefully inspire people to do so.

[Maaboo the Witch]

Technic animals are awesome. Remember these guys? I can only imagine what they would look like re-released with today's parts palette.

[AVCampos]

To me, the greatest official Technic animal of all (not that there are many) is the animatronic T-rex.

[grohl]

I bought the Control Center II just for the dinosaur and added a sound brick.

[Jay Psi]

9 hours ago, Maaboo the Witch said:

Technic animals are awesome.

Ain't that the truth.

Has there ever been a contest for Technic animals? I could understand doubts about number of entries, but I think it would be great to see a different side to Technic (e.g. not machinery/vehicles) promoted.

[grohl]

I totally second that.

[grohl]

Pelican 
is my 31st alternate build of the 42117 Race Plane. The pelican flaps the wings by pulling the head backwards so it can swallow fish. The wing angle can be changed and the tail and legs posed. 
Happy Building! 

 

[Shiva]

I wonder, how many more alternate builds can you do from it?

[grohl]

So far I keep running out of sets... not ideas luckily.

[grohl]

Happy Friday everyone.

MACK Container Side Loader

is my first alternate build of the 42167 MACK LR Electric Garbage Truck

The Truck features working steering and opening doors.

The trailer has working landing legs, self-locking arms to lift a container and the whole assembly tips to the side to offload the container.

The Container has plenty of storage space inside and has opening doors on both sides.

Happy Building!