Littlespark’s collection

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Day 78
Set 8046, mini digger.
controls on rear to work the arm and bucket. Proper tracks in parts, not the rubber band type from earlier.

 

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Day 79
Set 8052. Container truck

Great set with 2 functions on the motor.
Either a tipping bed, or a lift off/ lift on container.
(Sorry about all the photos)

 

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Day 80. Return to one a day….
Set 8041. Racing truck

I got this cheap. So unless I can source the big sticker sheet for it, and a few missing part, it’ll become just spare parts.

what it should look like;

 

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Day 81.
Set 8069. Brought this one back from New Zealand while on holiday. There was a couple of sets in a random newsagent type shop on the side of the road where we had stopped for a snack.

 

[DPG]

I quite fancy this one:

 

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That’s a new one… I like the Ford pick up, but it’s not getting good reviews

 

[DPG]

That’s a new one… I like the Ford pick up, but it’s not getting good reviews

The F150 Raptor? Looks nice.

Wonder why the bad reviews - it's unusual for Lego stuff that.

 

[littlespark]

All I read is about the tow truck, and a Mercedes 4x4. Now there’s another big bulldozer coming out…

still like the Ford.

 

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Day 82
Set 8081.
smooth curved panels to hide all the framework. Opening doors and boot.

steering, front and rear suspension and moving pistons.

 

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Day 83
Set 8071. Cherry picker.
A strange one this… it looks as though it was designed a decade earlier but came out the same year (2011) as much better designed vehicles.
Steering from the back and the lift/turn controls are on either side.

 

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Day 84
Set 9395. Tow truck

Wheel lift lowers, and there’s a string as a winch cable. Both operated via lever in passenger side of cab.
Added the electric motor to this, as per instructions, but it sticks out the back. Could have designed that a bit better to hide it.
Opening cab doors, steering and piston movement.

Have no idea who “Fred” is….

 

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Day 85
Set 9392 quad bike in that lovely orange colour. Single piston on chain drive.
Front and rear suspension

 

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Day 86
Set 9393 Tractor. Another nice little set and a decent second model instructions.
Steering, and PTO to rear that runs the attached tool.

I used to like all the tractors… but I’m not so keen now……

You could say I’m an ex-tract…….

No…. I’m not going to say it!

 

[littlespark]

Day 87
Set 42006. Tracked excavator with grabs.

New system of numbering introduced, and many 8xxx sets rereleased with 42xxx numbers.

Motorised version lifts the arm, bends the elbow and closes the grabbers. Extra pin added to prevent turntable from complete 360 degree turn and twisting up the electric cables.

 

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Day 88
Set 42004… mini backhoe loader.
Small set, but decent enough.
Rear bucket is wrong colour, but not a problem.

 

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Day 89
Set 42005, monster truck.

Small set, with big pieces. Handy just for spare parts. Front and rear suspension and 4 wheel steering.
Front and rear are identical builds.

 

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Day 90. (Do I have another 10?….. oh yes)
Set 42028. The big bulldozers little brother (day 69, message 103)

No motors, but shovel and rakes both lift. Tracks turn the pistons when moved.

 

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Day 91.
Set 42023, construction crew.

One set, 3 vehicles. Loader, excavator and tipper lorry.

 

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Day 92
Set 42024 Skip lorry

Motorised. Function through gearbox is with lift off skip container with stabilisers down, or tipping container with stabilisers up.

 

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Day 92 1/2

Back in July, I posted the Fast and Furious Dom’s Charger set… day 39 I think.

last week, I pulled it down and built another classic vehicle from tv/films (instructions sourced online)

not keen on the engine sticking up, but there’s not enough parts left over to cover the hole.

 

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Day 93
Set 42022 hot rod

just a little one here. Steering, moving pistons and easy system to make it a convertible.

 

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Day 94
Set 42038, artic tracked vehicle.

got a spare one of these, so built the second model as well.
Both have steering, and a winch. Main model has tipping bed, and is motorised for just the tipper, and lifting the crane. Winch and rotation of crane is still manual.

 

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Say 95
Set 42032. Compact tracked loader. “Bobcat” type

gear on rear lifts arms. Levers either side tip bucket or close the forks over the bucket.

 

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Day 96
Set 42037, off roader

Front and rear suspension, steering and moving pistons.

 

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Day 97
Set 42035. Mining truck.

Small model of a big machine.

steering, single piston and tipping rear.

 

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Day 98
Set 42050 Drag racer

Strange design, but plenty of functions and big, big wheels!

Steering, lifting cabin. Moving pistons.
Rear frame holds battery box when using electric motor. Extra weight makes it wheelie when going forward.
Also has a wheelie frame underneath that can be moved down.

 

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Day 99
Set 42049, mining loader

I’m sure this is based on a real vehicle…
Steering, pistons and lever to lift the grabs at the front.

tomorrow is going to be big.

 

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DAY ?

This is it… the big one. Or it was at the time. There have been bigger since, but in 2016, this was the biggest at 3929 pieces

Set 42055. Bucket Wheel Excavator.

Battery with only one motor, uses 3 sliding gears to control main vehicle movement, rotation of the superstructure and the digging bucket and conveyors.

Emmet minifigure added for scale

 

[DPG]

Now that's a Lego set !!

 

[littlespark]

Day 101.
From the biggest to one of the smallest. Hardly technical at all. Gear wheel on side lifts the wheels. That’s it.

Set 42044