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Re: #8868 is amazing
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:39:49 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Dave Baum writes:
> This is probably old hat to everyone who has played with 8868, but I'll
> ramble on anyway...
8868 is the set I most kicked myself for not getting when it was out - my
dark ages were partly brought about because I was no longer able to ask for
Lego as presents and I was at University with no money. Just as I left 8880
came out which I bought even though I had no money but everytime I looked at
8868 I just thought - it's very expensive. Last year I bought one on ebay
so the only old Technic set I still want to get is the Test Car.
> Building #8868 was a fun challenge. Over the years I think the Technic
> instructions have gotten simpler and simpler. They break each step into
> lots of sub-steps, clearly highlight every piece that is added, etc.
> With #8868 you had to figure out a little bit more for yourself (it also
> didn't help that I was looking at scanned instructions instead of
> paper). Using pneumatics to turn the crane blew me away.
I agree, old style instructions! However if you want a challenge try making
it from a poor photocopy! The colours on the hoses are very hard to
distinguish when they are all shades of grey!
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> I did manage to make one improvement to the design...I added a pneumatic
> air tank. Without the tank, some of the action is a bit jerky. With
> the tank, you can let the compressor run for a minute or so to build up
> pressure, then everything operates smoothly. I strongly recommend this
> addition to anyone building the set. Acutally, I may try to get a
> second air tank, then I can add them to the model as the truck's fuel
> tanks (right now the tank is just mounted half hidden behind the cab).
Great idea - I did a similar 'reconstruction' of the 8865 Backhoe (which is
why I don't need to buy one) and made the same modification - air tanks are
excellent. I may rebuild my 8868 to follow your example.
> Dave
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