The Official OcUK Lego Thread

Raymond Lin · 1 Jan 2017 at 14:48

I want this...

https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Assembl...IP_2017_01_01_EXC_EMEA_Creator&RRID=133898392

I can imagine this to be very sought after when it ends production.

robin66 · 1 Jan 2017 at 20:34

Raymond Lin said:
I want this...

https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Assembl...IP_2017_01_01_EXC_EMEA_Creator&RRID=133898392

I can imagine this to be very sought after when it ends production.

I will, as it's a very nice set.

Boge · 1 Jan 2017 at 21:43

Lepin Technics clones hmmm?

A word of warning. Do Not buy a Lepin set that has moving parts or is anything other than something simple a 4 year old could put together.

This stuff is so poorly manufactured. It's nothing like Lego quality. Nowhere near.

Let's just say I'm glad I have a Dremel , an engineering background and a lot of bloody patience..

Ich Bin Grumpy.

Carl_Bennetts · 1 Jan 2017 at 21:52

Hopefully mega blok builds are allowed in here.

Little tank build I did for my son....think I'm going to keep it haha

TechMinerUK · 1 Jan 2017 at 21:58

Question: Is the Lego Porsche worth the cost as I'm thinking of buying one to go with my Ferrari

Dis86 · 1 Jan 2017 at 22:00

Depends what the cost is.

Boge · 1 Jan 2017 at 22:13

In case anyone is wondering...

The bracket on the left has been adjusted. The black bracket on the right has not. See that 1.5mm of blue showing? Well that stops things from running smoothly. See how close that Grey gear is to the light grey pin? Yup. It clatters into it.

Took a bit of work to make it stop fouling.

This Lepin stuff is complete rubbish.

Seriously.

Boge · 1 Jan 2017 at 22:19

and the less said about this the better...

Had to Dremel off the rough and infill with black Milliput.

Hoping it sticks

Boge · 1 Jan 2017 at 23:00

Not all doom and gloom though.

At least I have 10 of these rare beasts now.

TBH. These are as good as I would have expected from Lego. A difficult shape to produce and maybe why Lego stopped making them. Hence why the price to buy them secondhand is so stupid (£6-£8 each)

They will make that B model Volvo dumper complete (and that's what this was all about to begin with)

I'll shut up now...

EddScott · 2 Jan 2017 at 09:00

ShadowMan said:
How is the SSD build?

I've had an issue with one part. There's a flat 1X2 with a flat round hinge which connects to another 1X2. The male part wasn't manufactured properly and didn't sit in the female part. It's not a moving piece so didn't matter too much. The rest of it has all gone together fine and holds together well.

Other than that, fine. I don't find the instructions difficult to follow as others have said. I'm happy with it so far.

Boge said:
This Lepin stuff is complete rubbish.

What set was that from? In fairness I'm not surprised there's issue with the technics. I have the Lepin Porsche and been indecisive whether to build it. The technics for the SSD is fine but it's not moving. The Lepin I've bought and will but again is really just static models so I can get away with using Lepin.

Boge · 2 Jan 2017 at 10:42

What set was that from?

TBH I'd rather not publicly state the exact model number on a public forum. (Snoopers Charter and all that that could imply in the future)

To be fair to Lepin though, this thing also came with a full set of power functions (2 x remotes, 4 x Medium motors, 2x IR receivers and a battery box) and they work just as well as the Lego ones. Wouldn't be at all surprised if they were made in exactly the same factory actually.

Personally though, I wont be buying anymore fake / clone kits. I only bought this one because it's a discontinued set from 2010 (with some out of production parts that cost silly money to buy second hand)

GSXRMovistar · 2 Jan 2017 at 11:33

Boge said:
this thing also came with a full set of power functions (2 x remotes, 4 x Medium motors, 2x IR receivers and a battery box)

In that case guessing 8043 Motorized Excavator.

b0rn2sk8 · 2 Jan 2017 at 13:40

TechMinerUK said:
Question: Is the Lego Porsche worth the cost as I'm thinking of buying one to go with my Ferrari

It was for sure worth the £154 I paid at Tesco, I think you can still get it for £174 at Asda and John Lewis. I would get it for that price also.

The un-boxing experience alone is epic as is the manual. The build is good so far, done box 1 and 2. Not had any friction issues that were reported when it was released.

Simian · 2 Jan 2017 at 13:44

TechMinerUK said:
Question: Is the Lego Porsche worth the cost as I'm thinking of buying one to go with my Ferrari

It's 3 times the size of the F40, a mate of mine has both, and the Ferrari looks silly next to the Porsche!!

Boge · 2 Jan 2017 at 13:57

In that case guessing 8043 Motorized Excavator

Give that man a coconut

Jeez - those stickers!! You only get one shot. If you try and peel it back to reposition it the bloody backing paper comes away. Aaaarrrghhh !! Had to glue it back down..

I hate stickers. Lepin or otherwise..

Socaddict · 2 Jan 2017 at 14:02

With my Technic sets, I've now started to only apply the stickers that are used for functions. Almost everything else I leave off (except for the Porsche - that stuff was necessary and relatively few in number)

TheOtherOption · 2 Jan 2017 at 15:23

Anyone who recently bought the Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 truck 42043 - where was best priced for it as JL seem incredibly well priced at £120 but it's not in stock at the moment.

Has to be the one set I would really want right now!

fergie128 · 2 Jan 2017 at 16:20

Picked up the new Assembly Square today...hoping to get it finished by the time I go back to work on Wednesday.

Lego store in Glasgow was heaving this morning, so many people buying the square!

Simian · 2 Jan 2017 at 16:46

Just built this

My Favourite piece of Architecture!

Boge · 2 Jan 2017 at 17:23

That's nice. Really nice.

Oh no.

Here we go again...........

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