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Re: Mini-review: 8457 Power Puller
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Sun, 27 Aug 2000 12:10:38 GMT
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Thank's for your mini-review and the instruction-scan in your database.
When I look at the instruction-scan I get some questions:
* Is the Technic-figure included? Or is it like #8458 just on the cover?
* Can the puller steer? If yes, how does it work?
Hopefully the new Technic lego is here in The Netherlands next week also
available.
Best regards,
Eelco Kooiker
http://www.kooiker.demon.nl/eelco/
In lugnet.technic, Huw Millington writes:
> I have just finished building this. It is not as bad as I thought it was
> going to be.
>
> Unlike most new Technic models, this one is build using mistly traditional
> components: There are a few bent beams, flexi-axles and other new parts but
> by and large it uses normal technic beams, in yellow and black.
>
> The model consists of 3 parts: The tractor chassis, the load, and the engine
> assembly. The rear wheels of the tractor are 100mm dia., and about 50mm
> wide. They are impressive!
>
> Instructions are provided for building the engine assembly in 3 different
> configurations: 5 V4 engines, 3 V8 engines or 2 V10 engines. As you can
> imagine with that lot, the model uses a lot of gears (and also chains) and
> in fact you are left with quite a few spares after building the 5xV4
> configuration. The engine clips onto the chassis by way of 2 pegs.
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> The load is a fairly simple chassis with 2 elastic bands which pull the
> battery box towards the front as the tractor moves. I think the idea is that
> initially the load presented to the tractor is small. Then, as the battery
> box moves towards the front and the bands tighten he load increases and
> finally once the battery box his the end stops, the load is at its maximum.
> I think this is called 'Full Pull'.
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> The set comes with a video, which predictably has no commentary. It is
> nevertheless quite informative. It follows a 'day in the life' of the power
> pull tractor that the set is modelled on. Power Pulling seems to be a
> competitive sport in a European country (Germany?), and the team featured is
> sponsored by LEGO. It shows the engines being built, travelling to an event,
> preparing the tractor, competing and (funnily enough) the driver receiving
> gold at the awards. There is also a parallel thread about 2 kids that mimick
> what the grown ups are doing with their LEGO toy.
>
> A very big plus poijnt for the set is that is comes with a 'traditional'
> Technic motor, rather than one of the new combined battery box/motor/switch
> affairs. The model is designed to allow a second motor to be added for even
> more power.
>
> If you're into traditional technic models and are fed up with overuse of
> today's specialist pieces, this one's for you.
>
> Huw
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| (...) From the images I have seen, it appears to have flex system steering, much like 8445 and 8437. Please not that this is merely educated guessing: I do not possess the set myself. Fredrik (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Mini-review: 8457 Power Puller
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| Hi, Just wondering where you found the instruction scan in the database, I dont see a link anywhere, could you please post a link so I can have a look at this set, it sounds very interesting, cheers Eelco Kooiker <eelco@kooiker.demon.nl> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| I have just finished building this. It is not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Unlike most new Technic models, this one is build using mistly traditional components: There are a few bent beams, flexi-axles and other new parts but by and large (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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