Littlespark’s collection

[littlespark]

Day 53

Set 8843, pneumatic forklift from 1984

tipping forks, rear wheel steering and fork lifts with pneumatic cylinder.
Steering wheel in cab repeats movement of one on roof.

 

[littlespark]

Day 54.
Set 8851, also from 1984.

as mentioned by @DPG in #76, although I think his is in better condition.
Mine was from eBay, and the discolouration of the grey parts suggests displayed in direct sunlight.

 

[DPG]

Day 54.
Set 8851, also from 1984.

as mentioned by @DPG in #76, although I think his is in better condition.
Mine was from eBay, and the discolouration of the grey parts suggests displayed in direct sunlight.

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Great set. Do all the pneumatics work OK?

I'm away at a bike rally this weekend, but will hopefully get mine built after that.

 

[Moley]

Did you have to build an extension on the house just to store all these?

 

[littlespark]

Did you have to build an extension on the house just to store all these?

I’ve got an attached garage, which now houses the laundry machines, spare freezer and beer fridge at one end and 8 foot long shelves at the other for my collection…. 6 of them. Plus a lit IKEA Billy bookcase with glass doors for the premier items.

Great set. Do all the pneumatics work OK?

I'm away at a bike rally this weekend, but will hopefully get mine built after that.

No, not really. Due to the age the rubber hoses need replaced….. or maybe I’ve built it a little too tight…. Too much resistance.

 

[Moley]

I was in a shop that sells nothing but old Lego today. They had a Millenium Falcon built for £500. Also had a few other Star Wars items. There was a death star but no price on it. It's a small shop but I think you would like it. It's in Somerset so maybe a bit far from you. BTW, lock up your sheep, I'm back up your way the week after next!!

 

[littlespark]

I was in a shop that sells nothing but old Lego today. They had a Millenium Falcon built for £500. Also had a few other Star Wars items. There was a death star but no price on it. It's a small shop but I think you would like it. It's in Somerset so maybe a bit far from you. BTW, lock up your sheep, I'm back up your way the week after next!!

i was in somerset a few years ago with the caravan... wish id known about that shop! Thatll be the collector Falcon... 4 times the size of the one ive got.
Going to North Wales in October if anyone knows a good toy shop??

 

[littlespark]

Day 55? I dunno…I’ve lost count!

Triple bonus day! Sets 8620, 8640 and 8660. Missing 8680. These were a sub theme of artic explorer technic, and included the bigger figures for the first time.
Snow buggy, helicopter and six wheeled vehicle with mini bulldozer.
8680 being a base of operations with a pneumatic lift and a mini copter.

 

[littlespark]

Day 56
Set 8842 go cart.

Doubled up wheels, asymmetric layout and one of the last to use the square pistons price.

 

[littlespark]

Day 57
Set 8849 tractor

“Interesting” suspension where the front wheels simply flip-flops on the steering axle.

PTO drive to rear, but the attachment doesn’t use it.

 

[littlespark]

Day 58.
Set 8852. This was 1987, and this was Lego’s attempt to cash in on the new Transformers toys. They didn’t try again.

steering in both modes, handle on rear lifts the body and draws in the front section.
Arms need to be positioned first, or they catch and pull the body apart.

 

[littlespark]

Day 59
Set 8853

rear wheel steering, lifting and tipping bucket.
Ok set, but I’m sure the size of bucket, this could have been made in parts instead of one piece.

 

[littlespark]

Day 60
Set 8854. A rare one this I believe.
Contains a metal hook piece to weigh down the string, and a threaded axle to hold the turntable together. First used in 8851 the pneumatic excavator.
Thread is standard M4

 

[Moley]

I like that one. There's one for sale on ebay, I'm very tempted!

 

[littlespark]

Day 61
Set 8815, a mini version of the red go kart shown earlier.
big one used the square piston, this one has the newer round piston. A part still used in modern sets.

 

[littlespark]

Day 62
Set 8848….. work in progress. Only got 50% of this so far….

So set 8825, front end loader.

 

[littlespark]

Day 63

The 90’s were a bit of a dark age, not just for technic, but for all Lego. I don’t have much from that era, partially because the models were, let’s be honest… a bit crap.

The license Lego got for Star Wars at around that time turned them around, and it started getting popular again.

Set 8446 from 1999
Making use of the studless beams that had been recently introduced and a lot of other new parts. Complex mechanics, but still looks too futuristic to be a “real” vehicle.

 

[littlespark]

Day 64

Set 8415.
6 years later, and they’re getting back to “reality”

Unique tyres, (at least I don’t have any more like this) and the only set to have a certain piece in blue instead of grey. No studded beams at all now, but they do come back in the future for specific tasks.

The chassis is now studless, and as they come in lengths based in odd numbered holes rather than even numbered studs on bricks, the width of all models become odd numbered, and as such the main axle lengths are odd rather than even.

 

[littlespark]

Day 65
Set 8419. Excavator

strange little set. Comes with rubber tracks rather than linked pieces. The mechanical linkages are so stiff, it needs a little help to move rather than turning the usual gears.

 

[littlespark]

Day 66
Set 8828, crane.

A recent eBay purchase. Total gamble as seller didn’t know if complete.

Black bricks at rear have metal blocks in them to act as counterweight… just like real thing.

Excuse the on the wall.