I spent the weekend and today (Remembrance Day, Nov 11 in Canada) combing through old tubs of Lego for all the parts from a beloved set I had in the late 80s, early 90s. Only 3 parts missing though another dozen hours of searching might fix that - subbing for colour in the meantime.
Inspired by a video I came across where the subject is building a 5x scale version of the preceding set from 3D printed parts (here). I want to show my kids the power of patience and nostalgia; also I just want to see the set IRL again.
Should be pretty easy to guess which set this is.
15 Comments
JimmyTheGrate@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 309d
It looks like it could be my favourite, the 8860 chassis? Except for that grey triangular piece in the middle and the orange piece next to it…
cheeseburger@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 308d
Close, it's the sequel to that set, the 8865!
Salvo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 304d
I have this set, complete. It was an amazing for the 1980s.
For me it was an amazingly cheap find in a Toy Shop in the 1990s, before eBay and Bricklink caused inflated pricing on old stock.
It was also huge.
Nowadays, using modern Technic, all the features can be built in a minifig-scale build.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 302d
Here it is.
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-201801/_Electro_/mini-8865/
cheeseburger@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 298d
Holy smokes that's so cool! Thanks for sharing!!
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 309d
If that's not a joke, those are brick separator tools, not parts of the finished model.
JimmyTheGrate@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 308d
I did not know that. Spent my childhood trying to separate bricks with my teeth 😄
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 308d
As did I! I don't know how one got the grey ones back in the day, but I have a couple in my childhood bucket 'o lego. The orange ones come with larger modern sets.
devdoggy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 301d
You could get them through their catalog.
cheeseburger@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 294d
Update: I got an 8860 from eBay for $70, and it's such a cool set. To be able to directly compare it to 8865 is makes both even more special, seeing the evolution and how they're related.
JimmyTheGrate@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 294d
Brilliant.
I remember the gear shift stuck once, and I needed an adult to fix it for me. I still don’t know what happened!
devdoggy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 309d
That looks like a whole bunch of fun!!
cheeseburger@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 308d
It's going to be a blast; I'm hoping to start it tonight.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 308d
Thanks for sharing! That was a great watch.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 307d
That looks familiar. My mum sold all my LEGO, Kenner Star Wars, and Transformers for a pathetic amount of money because “no-one will want that”.