VBBN Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 8 Hours spread throughout some breaks in between when i built it. If breaks werent in factor, Probably close to 6. If I remember correctly, it took my wife about a week to build the Unimog... I bought 2 Unimog sets for her because she wanted to build the Unimog with both the claw in the back and the plow in front... She spent quite a few hours the first night sorting all of the parts from one set into about 40 different groups into various containers and sorting compartments... I went in to check on her progress and noticed the dozen or so empty plastic bags and said "You know... I think these bags were numbered for a reason..." Quote
Brickus Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 It took me about 5-6 hours with 1 or 2 mini breaks. Quote
DLuders Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Building a Lego Technic "flagship" like the Unimog should be savored like fine French wine -- "taste" the quality and take your time! Quote
Jim Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Building a Lego Technic "flagship" like the Unimog should be savored like fine French wine -- "taste" the quality and take your time! Amen to that! Quote
antsiranean Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 All this talk about building Unimogs makes my mouth water. I'm hoping for it for Christmas, so I'm trying really hard to be a good boy in order to increase my chances. My wife doesn't really understand the beauty of Lego. But she does understand me, so there's hope. At least I migth get the small mobile crane, 8067 i think it is, which I think is a really nice model. Lots of functions for such a small model. But bigger is better... Two more days, and then it's Christmas. I'm feeling like a five year old, and it's wonderful! Quote
backbone Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Amen to that! If you have time for that. If you work everyday, or 26-27 days in a month, it's nearly impossible. Quote
chorlton Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 All this talk about building Unimogs makes my mouth water. I'm hoping for it for Christmas, so I'm trying really hard to be a good boy in order to increase my chances. My wife doesn't really understand the beauty of Lego. But she does understand me, so there's hope. At least I migth get the small mobile crane, 8067 i think it is, which I think is a really nice model. Lots of functions for such a small model. But bigger is better... Two more days, and then it's Christmas. I'm feeling like a five year old, and it's wonderful! My partner bought me a mindstorms set about 4 years ago. I think she's regretting it now Quote
T_Tank Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 I'm still working on my unimog got it today an took me 4 hours so far just to get the chassi assembled but my ADD keeps kicking in an I end up just sitting in awe of how well this thing is put together >.> Quote
AndyC Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 It took me several days to put mine together, but I wasn't in any rush. And naturally I just dumped all the bags into one box together, so finding bits took longer, it's the only way to build a massive Lego set! Quote
DaddyWhale Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 If you have time for that. If you work everyday, or 26-27 days in a month, it's nearly impossible. My view is if your schedule is so busy, all the more reason to shift gears and build leisurely. In my case, I get home from work and have to focus on the family. When the kids have been put to bed and we've finished house chores, I have time to unwind, smell the roses, savor the moment... Or maybe that's how I rationalize being a damn slow builder! It took me about 7 nights to build 8110. Total time of about 10 hours I imagine. Quote
jadedomg Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 took me about 8-9 hours to build it and enjoyed it. Just a shame I didn't have enough spare parts to make the snowblade at the same time Quote
Povl H. Pedersen Posted December 25, 2011 Posted December 25, 2011 I have yet to start my set. But I always enjoys testing small pieces of functionality along the way. So I am not fast. I expect at least 2 days with breaks for the family. Quote
Tommi1983 Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 For me, it's something around 4 hours (exactly 3 hours and 50 minutes) I think it is absolutely impossible but even if it was it's pointless (at least in my opinion) to build it in such a short time. I spent almost 3 days building Unimog. Quote
Lipko Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 I think it is absolutely impossible but even if it was it's pointless (at least in my opinion) to build it in such a short time. I spent almost 3 days building Unimog. I don't think it's impossible. It took me 5 and a half hours including opening the box and screwing up the central differential (about half an hour extra time) Quote
tibivi Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 I build it in 4h35min and the 8043 in 2h19min tibivi Quote
camaudio Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 since i never finished mine i guess im at like 5 months now Quote
Gene Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 8110 was my first Lego investment after more than 30 years. It took me 14-15hrs within the next 3 days to complete. Time wasted figuring out my errors on the front chassis... Quote
grum64 Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) In my case 26 weeks & another 8 to motorize it! Edited March 16, 2013 by grum64 Quote
Eigenbroetler Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 12 hours to build it, 24 hours to mod it to 6x6 drive and RC. Quote
Ape Fight Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) 5 1/2 hours for me I think. Also wasted 30 minutes taking the chassis apart to reverse a diff I'd put the wrong way round. That was annoying! Edited March 17, 2013 by Ape Fight Quote
colinrichardson Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 I received mine last week- I'm taking it down to NY next weekend to build with my brother. We'll have multiple timing mechanisms, multiple cameras (including infrared), kinematic measurement devices to track arm movements and pin-connection strength, telemetric systems to track bathroom and food breaks, metabolic and heartrate loggers to keep track of our exertion levels, and electroencephalograph devices to track our brain function. It will all be live-tweeted. Quote
Zerobricks Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 I received mine last week- I'm taking it down to NY next weekend to build with my brother. We'll have multiple timing mechanisms, multiple cameras (including infrared), kinematic measurement devices to track arm movements and pin-connection strength, telemetric systems to track bathroom and food breaks, metabolic and heartrate loggers to keep track of our exertion levels, and electroencephalograph devices to track our brain function. It will all be live-tweeted. That would make a great garduation or such report for a diploma, or investigation of building lego on health effect. Quote
allanp Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) Had it built in time for Christmas dinner, don't know how long it was exactly. There is alot to be said for taking your time and enjoying the build, but when you're excited and feel like a kid again it's hard to take your time. Edited March 16, 2013 by allanp Quote
Balrog Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 @colinrichardson that will be most interesting. Please let us know. Btw. it took me something around 8 hours. Not a lot sorting was done. I mostly kept the bags separated though. The time was spread over 3 days in the evening after work. And taking my time gave me the advantage of not having to re-build because of a wrong placed diff. Quote
trawetSluaP Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Hi people. Sorry to be slightly off-topic but I am building the Unimog as I type. Ive run into an issue with the front suspension... When I apply the small arm on step 95 it makes the front suspension move to the right so it does not stay straight in a rested position. Any ideas where I have gone wrong? Thanks Paul Edited March 17, 2013 by trawetSluaP Quote
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