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Re: Technic model construction time
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:02:34 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Thomas (T. J.) Avery writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Gaurav Thakur writes:
> > How long does does it take all of you to build a typical Technic custom
> > creation/MOC?
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> This is a good question. I'm also curious as to the time it takes other
> builders to make such MOCs.
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> From my experience on my big crawler crane, I've estimated that it took me
> 200 to 250 hours straight building time. However, that was spread out over a
> course of 2 years. Many things got in the way: buying a house, remodelling 2
> bathrooms, work, etc., etc.
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> I remember building my truss bridges years ago. I think it only took me a
> few days per model, mind you that was non-stop building each day (~12 hours
> per day).
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> For smaller examples, the 4-wheel drive with steering "ideas" on my website
> took me about 4 to 5 hours per model. Of course these were built hastily and
> could use some refinement (i.e. add another 4 to 5 hours). So, for a small
> Technic car, building the chassis would take me about two full days of building.
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> T. J.
> http://tanyatj.home.texas.net/tjscreations/
My experience seems pretty close to T.J. My big projects (helicopter, tower
crane) each took about 6 months, no idea of actual hours. Smaller projects I
usually try to get done in 1 sitting.
ROSCO
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| (...) This is a good question. I'm also curious as to the time it takes other builders to make such MOCs. From my experience on my big crawler crane, I've estimated that it took me 200 to 250 hours straight building time. However, that was spread (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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