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- South wales
In conclusion none of us have really grown up 
What did you build over Christmas 2021
- Thread starter Phil P
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Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Wow, are you planning invading somewhere with all them?
I’ve had a couple of the cheapy polystyrene helicopters and planes and really enjoyed them, but the helicopters were purely indoor/shed and the plane controls used to lock out if it went out of range. Young lad chased it for 1/4 mile over tattie drills a few yr ago with me chasing after him shouting to keep to the wheelings
another one that intrigues me is the tanks, but they’re ££££. Or boats. Son thinks a submarine would be fun or an aircraft carrier with real planes………..
That’s the one beauty of a drone….lose signal or get low on battery and it automatically comes back to land again.
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- North West
Need a proper 2.4ghz system for flying, will be out of sight before it’s out of range.Wow, are you planning invading somewhere with all them?
I’ve had a couple of the cheapy polystyrene helicopters and planes and really enjoyed them, but the helicopters were purely indoor/shed and the plane controls used to lock out if it went out of range. Young lad chased it for 1/4 mile over tattie drills a few yr ago with me chasing after him shouting to keep to the wheelings
another one that intrigues me is the tanks, but they’re ££££. Or boats. Son thinks a submarine would be fun or an aircraft carrier with real planes………..
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- DD9.
My excuse is that my wife reads a lot, including biology, psychology, one of the theories she came across was that play is an important part of ones mental health which in turn helps ones gut health.In conclusion none of us have really grown up
Sometimes wonder if she regrets telling us that. Especially on nights like tonight when Wii sports nearly descended into a riot
.Terrible mix when one child’s a bad loser, one’s a bad winner, and daddy cheats
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- North West
Zetros completed, and boy does it have some poke! Not very fast but just keeps on driving, had it climbing a slope over 50 degrees no problem. The reduction hubs are a nice feature and the locking diff’s work well and make a big difference, I may try some softer springs under it though as the one out the box are very stiff and reduced the axle travel a lot. All in all though a very satisfying build and really happy with it. Think I may have to put it back to back with the dumper and see which has the most pull
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- South wales
Was the duck included or is it an optional extraZetros completed, and boy does it have some poke! Not very fast but just keeps on driving, had it climbing a slope over 50 degrees no problem. The reduction hubs are a nice feature and the locking diff’s work well and make a big difference, I may try some softer springs under it though as the one out the box are very stiff and reduced the axle travel a lot. All in all though a very satisfying build and really happy with it. Think I may have to put it back to back with the dumper and see which has the most pull
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- North West
That’s a big ten fore rubber duckWas the duck included or is it an optional extra
.Part of the kit
Cab-over Pete
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- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
If you look very closely you will see the cheeky buggers at Lego copied me with the duck.
And yes, they can climb!!
- Location
- roe valley
I built one for my D&T gcse, but mine is painted mild steel. It's still here 22 years later. Miracle!Not finished yet thought I'd have a go at knocking together an ali quad trailer. Trying to mig it together, its not tidy but it's well stuck
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- S E Glos
Carved this little lot as a 'Christmas tableau' to entertain the younger grandkids. The mouse running up the tree has lost its ears for some reason and they took ages to carve. The larger owl took two weeks to do but I'm only a beginner. That's supposed to be a river of epoxy resin running through the middle but had to be a stream as the resin is too bloody expensive. At least the bear's caught something.
ColinV6
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Zetros completed, and boy does it have some poke! Not very fast but just keeps on driving, had it climbing a slope over 50 degrees no problem. The reduction hubs are a nice feature and the locking diff’s work well and make a big difference, I may try some softer springs under it though as the one out the box are very stiff and reduced the axle travel a lot. All in all though a very satisfying build and really happy with it. Think I may have to put it back to back with the dumper and see which has the most pull
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Loving that!
Has anyone on here got the sadly retired Xerion? I quite fancy it but would have to resort to eBay to get one. Some clever buggers out there have made triple mowers to attach to it.
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- North West
That’s one I wish I’d bought as well, as usual though they make silly money as soon as they go out of production!
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- South wales
I read somewhere where not long ago it’s the new crazy for any one with spare cash to buy up sets before the go out of production to make a killing in years to come
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- North West
There’s a lot do, unfortunately I have to open the box and build it to feed my habit
ColinV6
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Check out this tri axle trailer someone’s created for the back of it !!
LEGO MOC Tractor Dump Trailer (for Claas Xerion 5000 TRAC VC - 42054 set) by MajklSpajkl | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO
Hi, here are the instructions for my Tractor Dump Trailer MOC.If you like my MOCs and what I do, you can support my hobby with a small donation on my <a href="https://www.paypal.me/MajklSpajkl"...
rebrickable.com
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- North West
That’s some man cave he’s got in the video tooCheck out this tri axle trailer someone’s created for the back of it !!
LEGO MOC Tractor Dump Trailer (for Claas Xerion 5000 TRAC VC - 42054 set) by MajklSpajkl | Rebrickable - Build with LEGO
Hi, here are the instructions for my Tractor Dump Trailer MOC.If you like my MOCs and what I do, you can support my hobby with a small donation on my <a href="https://www.paypal.me/MajklSpajkl"...
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Yes, one of my wife’s friends has a whole Lego room and a lot of unopened sets
Lakesdigger
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Buy two, build one keep one in the box and in years to come when you double ur money on the boxed one at least was a free hobbyThere’s a lot do, unfortunately I have to open the box and build it to feed my habit