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8421 first impressions
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:33:34 GMT
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My 8421 crane arrived today and I'm going to give my first impressions. I
did a quickie pen and paper inventory that I may try to later key in and submit
to peeron (Honestly i've never done an inventory and I'm a bit intimidated by
the size of this set for my first go at it)
First off I was not real happy with the way the new box opens. You actually
have to tear some perforated cardboard at the rear corners. Oh well It's still
good enough for later storage.
In looking at the parts in the bags I discovered a really long axle. Turned
out to be 32 studs long! I don't think I've ever seen one over 16 studs before.
wow! I also noticed there are more studded beams than I've seen in a while,
glad to see those still hanging around!
The set is in numbered bags, 1-10, and a couple of plain bags with a few
beams and such in them. The first 6 or 7 build the truck chassis and cab which
is common to both models like 8448. You don't have to completely dismantle the
set to rebuild as the cherry picker. I'm not thrilled by this, I wish the alt.
model had a different platform altogether.
I'm really looking forward to starting construction tomorrow.
Thomas
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: 8421 first impressions
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| (...) I must say with respect to the box, the same thing applies for the 8416 set, which is disappointing. Now all I have to do is get 8421, where can I get one delivered to Australia? Cheers, AP. (19 years ago, 17-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: 8421 first impressions
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| (...) I received mine Monday after ordering from Amazon.com. (Peeron RSS feeds rock!) I just completed it, and I pretty much agree with others' impressions here. The box is cool and huge, but I also didn't like having to tear it to open it. Like (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: 8421 first impressions
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| (...) Took me six hours to build this beast (I always had a rate of ~300 parts per hour when it comes to Technic models). I’m 100% sure I’d followed the building instructions correctly, and in fact have a perfect and fully functional crane truck. (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic)
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