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Title: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on August 09, 2011, 12:06:34 am

I have been building the new LEGO
MERCEDES BENZ UNIMOG

http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2011/02/tbs-techreview-13-8110-unimog-u400.html (http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2011/02/tbs-techreview-13-8110-unimog-u400.html)

Described as the largest LEGO technic set ever. Certainly vehicle-wise!
My god! there are TONS of cogs, and now with the pneumatic stuff going in, it is getting mad!

Well, so far, this is the second night and this is where I am up to...

(ps. Not really a 'News' event, but... who cares?)

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on August 09, 2011, 12:08:14 am

ps. No idea why image 5 has ended up wrong-side-up? (it isn't originally) Oh well!

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: Sokurah on August 09, 2011, 12:12:17 am

See, if you hadn't said anything we'd just have thought "Cor, he's cool...he's made a robot that can walk on the ceiling", but now we just think you can't figure out simple things like photographic devices and the Interwebs. :p :)

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on August 09, 2011, 12:14:04 am

LOL!

Seriously, the original photo is the right way up, the forum software has flipped it.

Nah! only joking...

I am building the model upside down just to be clever..

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: Sokurah on August 09, 2011, 08:25:39 am

LOL

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on August 10, 2011, 12:21:00 am

Another night with the lego.. Now we have the cab

(Makes the other lorry look TINY)

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: spacefractal on August 10, 2011, 04:08:15 pm

did you finished with building it? Look good.

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on August 10, 2011, 07:56:05 pm

No, still a load more to add as yet.

But, yeah, it is pretty cool.

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on August 11, 2011, 10:34:25 pm

Hurrah! Finished!

It's pretty fun to operate. Managed to pick up a Packet of Cigs! (Takes a while to get used to the pneumatic controls though!)

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: sverx on September 05, 2011, 12:59:00 pm

I think now I can finally show you what I've done this weekend, and I'm not OT:

I've been building THIS (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30053921#/40214551/). Some 120 pieces. Took me and my wife some 4 hours (Really!)

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: flash on September 05, 2011, 01:06:58 pm

I believe you lol.

Where's the engine?

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: sverx on September 05, 2011, 01:13:26 pm

First from top. Socks in the second, briefs the third :D :D

Title: Re: Playing with LEGO!
Post by: spacefractal on September 05, 2011, 04:19:14 pm

typical IKEA  :D