After starting in earnest collecting modern Lego sets (including that of my son's), I aggregated all the Lego men together. Here is the current collection.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Lego Technic model 42029 - Finally completed the project
Please refer to the previous posting:
Finally completed the build of this Lego model after many months. Not as difficult as the previous project (see: The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II) that required six (6) instruction books to complete. For this project, only two (2) instruction books were needed.
This unit really reminded me of my old Ford Ranger 4x4 pick-up truck but in blue. However, not actually similar in many ways.
For a start, it is a single cab unit whereas mine was a double cab version with four (4) doors. This model has a winch whereas mine does not have one. It also has an air intake manifold above the hood as well as a tipping flatbed. Mine don't have any of these.
Based on the engine design, this model has a V6 engine. You can lift up the hood to see the engine and see the pistons working as you move the tires.
All tires have dampers with a lot of travel. The tires given are wide and off-rode in nature.
The next set of three photos shows the flatbed being tipped as well as the rear door flap opened.
The controls can be found next to the right door of the driving cap. Pushing the lever forward allows you to tip the flatbed. Pushing the level backward allows you to release the winch at the front of the truck.
Here is the winch.
Lego Technic model 42029 - new project for the next couple of weekends
This unit really reminded me of my old Ford Ranger 4x4 pick-up truck but in blue. However, not actually similar in many ways.
For a start, it is a single cab unit whereas mine was a double cab version with four (4) doors. This model has a winch whereas mine does not have one. It also has an air intake manifold above the hood as well as a tipping flatbed. Mine don't have any of these.
Based on the engine design, this model has a V6 engine. You can lift up the hood to see the engine and see the pistons working as you move the tires.
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The flatbed has a simple folding-down door at the back.
The next set of three photos shows the flatbed being tipped as well as the rear door flap opened.
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The controls can be found next to the right door of the driving cap. Pushing the lever forward allows you to tip the flatbed. Pushing the level backward allows you to release the winch at the front of the truck.
Here is the winch.
End.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II - Fully completed
In my previous postings titled: The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II - new toy to play for the next couple of weekends and The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II - Half way through. Another couple of weekends to completion I talked about my latest Lego project. Many weeks have passed and I finally completed the construction.
Below is the complete model.
The giant crane angled away.
The gearing.
It is a pity that you need batteries to make the various things on the model move. I would have preferred a manual model. Since this is my first Lego model with a motor, and the lessons that I learned, I will stick to non-motorised model from now onwards.
Below is the complete model.
The giant crane angled away.
The gearing.
It is a pity that you need batteries to make the various things on the model move. I would have preferred a manual model. Since this is my first Lego model with a motor, and the lessons that I learned, I will stick to non-motorised model from now onwards.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
My own personal "man-cave" - a work in progress
Every man should have his own "man-cave" in his own home that is strictly off-limits to other members of the family. In my case I was able to carve out a small part of the house in Putrajaya to start developing one.
Honestly, it is not completed as yet. Although I have a small multi-gym equipment in it, my wife and kids still comes in to use it.
The shelves are all full of stuff. Can' display my books as well as my toys properly.
It is a shame...I need to have dedicated shelves for books and toys.
Even for my giant Lego model I had to put it on top of a 1000 piece puzzle. Note the framed art pieces that is still wrapped and kept at the side.
I can't even find a good place to put my loose weights.
I need to do some form of renovation. Question is when and how much....
Honestly, it is not completed as yet. Although I have a small multi-gym equipment in it, my wife and kids still comes in to use it.
The shelves are all full of stuff. Can' display my books as well as my toys properly.
It is a shame...I need to have dedicated shelves for books and toys.
Even for my giant Lego model I had to put it on top of a 1000 piece puzzle. Note the framed art pieces that is still wrapped and kept at the side.
I can't even find a good place to put my loose weights.
I need to do some form of renovation. Question is when and how much....
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Lego: Wall-E
This guy just built the Wall-E robot using lego parts and has submitted the design to Lego for consideration for their next product offering. I hope this submission gets the stamp of approval from Lego. I really like it.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II - Half way through. Another couple of weekends to completion
In my previous posting titled: The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II - new toy to play for the next couple of weekends I talked about my latest Lego project. Many weeks have passed and I have completed part of the construction.
Behold, the extent of the current build. This is only part of the completed project i.e. up to book 3 of 6 books!
The mini figurine is not part of the set. My son decided to add one of his for effect. During construction, some of the stickers were used.
The pair of 10 wheels can be seen in the shot below. The center axle is fixed but the other 4 are steerable.
The representation of the V8 diesel engine that would actually power the real machine. As the wheels move, the piston heads move as well.
A close up of the engine bay.
The various gears that help move certain parts of this Lego set.
The rear end of the crane.
A very long crane.
Hopefully I would be able to complete the other 2 booklets in the next couple of weeks.
Behold, the extent of the current build. This is only part of the completed project i.e. up to book 3 of 6 books!
The mini figurine is not part of the set. My son decided to add one of his for effect. During construction, some of the stickers were used.
The pair of 10 wheels can be seen in the shot below. The center axle is fixed but the other 4 are steerable.
The representation of the V8 diesel engine that would actually power the real machine. As the wheels move, the piston heads move as well.
A close up of the engine bay.
The various gears that help move certain parts of this Lego set.
The rear end of the crane.
A very long crane.
Hopefully I would be able to complete the other 2 booklets in the next couple of weeks.
Monday, March 3, 2014
The Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II - new toy to play for the next couple of weekends
On Saturday, my friend Donald was able to source for me the Lego Technic 42009 Mobile Crane MK II from Singapore for a very good price. This model, with over 2600 parts, it is the largest LEGO Technic set released so far. This model is designed by one of the most known LEGO Technic designers, Markus Kossman.
The next couple of weekends will be sweet for me. Will post pictures once completed.
Set reference: 42009
Set name: Mobile Crane MK II
Theme: LEGO Technic
Release date: 2013.Aug
Number of parts: 2606 (plus a few spares)
LEGO Designer: Markus Kossman
Model under review: Main model
Weight: 2.490g (87.8 oz) - w/o batteries
Approximate set dimensions: Fully raised and extended boom, and outriggers
Length - 58,5cm (23.0")
Width - 26,4cm (10.2")
Height - 77,0cm (30.3")
Approximate box dimensions:
Length - 47,8cm (18.8")
Width - 57,8cm (22.8")
Height - 9,0cm (3.5")
Stickers: Yes
Building instructions: 6 booklets (84, 76, 84, 68, 36 and 84 pages): 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, 6/6
B-model: Reach Stacker and Truck - Building instructions available online only:
1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 5/5
Recommended for ages: 11 - 16
Building difficulty level: High+
Estimated building time: 7h - 10h
The next couple of weekends will be sweet for me. Will post pictures once completed.
Set reference: 42009
Set name: Mobile Crane MK II
Theme: LEGO Technic
Release date: 2013.Aug
Number of parts: 2606 (plus a few spares)
LEGO Designer: Markus Kossman
Model under review: Main model
Weight: 2.490g (87.8 oz) - w/o batteries
Approximate set dimensions: Fully raised and extended boom, and outriggers
Length - 58,5cm (23.0")
Width - 26,4cm (10.2")
Height - 77,0cm (30.3")
Approximate box dimensions:
Length - 47,8cm (18.8")
Width - 57,8cm (22.8")
Height - 9,0cm (3.5")
Stickers: Yes
Building instructions: 6 booklets (84, 76, 84, 68, 36 and 84 pages): 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, 6/6
B-model: Reach Stacker and Truck - Building instructions available online only:
1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 5/5
Recommended for ages: 11 - 16
Building difficulty level: High+
Estimated building time: 7h - 10h
Monday, June 10, 2013
Trip to Penang Island & Hard Rock Hotel - Day 1.3 - The Hotel room
[see previous postings]
The room that we chosen was the suite. The room was on the 5th floor and overlooks the car park. A similar suite overlooks the swimming pool and if you are keen, you can get the suite with direct access to the pool situated on the ground floor of the hotel.
The room comes with a king-size bed. Note the photograph of the Beatles at the head of the bed.
The TV and the low laying cabinet. The hotel provide DVD player as well as a radio system.
Toilet is a bit small for a suite and it does not come with a bathtub.
The suite comes with a kids room. Can easily fit in 4 kids as the beds (including the sliding one) are slightly smaller than queen size. It also comes with a well stock library of children's books as well as soft toys. My kids went wild.
The main attraction of this room is the Sony PS3 console plus TV.
You can see the cubby holes with books and soft toys.
My son acting out a "toilet" scene!
To be continued.
The room that we chosen was the suite. The room was on the 5th floor and overlooks the car park. A similar suite overlooks the swimming pool and if you are keen, you can get the suite with direct access to the pool situated on the ground floor of the hotel.
The room comes with a king-size bed. Note the photograph of the Beatles at the head of the bed.
The TV and the low laying cabinet. The hotel provide DVD player as well as a radio system.
Toilet is a bit small for a suite and it does not come with a bathtub.
The suite comes with a kids room. Can easily fit in 4 kids as the beds (including the sliding one) are slightly smaller than queen size. It also comes with a well stock library of children's books as well as soft toys. My kids went wild.
The main attraction of this room is the Sony PS3 console plus TV.
You can see the cubby holes with books and soft toys.
My son acting out a "toilet" scene!
To be continued.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Assembling the Lego Technic 9395 model - my experience and some photos
I bought this kit when I was in Disneyland way back in January of this year. Never had the time to do it until now. When I bought it, the number of pieces exceeding 500 piece gave me an indication the amount of time needed to complete this project.
This weekend was one such weekend that gave me necessary amount of time to attempt assembling this truck.
When you open the box, over 8 large clusters of Lego parts can been seen including the thick instruction manual.
Unfortunately, it was not one or two but in all three thick manuals!!!
Unfortunately, as I was too focus at the job of assembling the truck, I forgot to take pictures of the pieces as it came together. It is only after I've completed the project I started to take photos of the output.
Anyway, building it is quite straightforward. However, if you do get tired, best to stop. Otherwise you may accidentally miss a step. I know because it happened to me.
Below is the output. A very large piece actually.
The doors as well as the bonnet can be opened. You can also see the engine in the engine compartment that has moving pistons and connected to the rear wheels.
The engine compartment in detail. The way the pistons move is just like the real thing.
In the cabin, there is a lever (the red one just on the left of the driver's seat that controls two complications in this model.
On the bar above the head rest is the turning wheel to move the two front wheels.
In this photo, the second control wheel just at the end of the 'Technic' sticker controls the lowering and lifting of the tow bars as well as the hook winch.
The tow bar fully extended.
The hook winch mechanism.
I totally enjoyed building this model. I can't wait to get my hands on another project!
This weekend was one such weekend that gave me necessary amount of time to attempt assembling this truck.
When you open the box, over 8 large clusters of Lego parts can been seen including the thick instruction manual.
Unfortunately, it was not one or two but in all three thick manuals!!!
Unfortunately, as I was too focus at the job of assembling the truck, I forgot to take pictures of the pieces as it came together. It is only after I've completed the project I started to take photos of the output.
Anyway, building it is quite straightforward. However, if you do get tired, best to stop. Otherwise you may accidentally miss a step. I know because it happened to me.
Below is the output. A very large piece actually.
The doors as well as the bonnet can be opened. You can also see the engine in the engine compartment that has moving pistons and connected to the rear wheels.
The engine compartment in detail. The way the pistons move is just like the real thing.
In the cabin, there is a lever (the red one just on the left of the driver's seat that controls two complications in this model.
On the bar above the head rest is the turning wheel to move the two front wheels.
In this photo, the second control wheel just at the end of the 'Technic' sticker controls the lowering and lifting of the tow bars as well as the hook winch.
The tow bar fully extended.
The hook winch mechanism.
I totally enjoyed building this model. I can't wait to get my hands on another project!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Transulent skull staring at me - acquired in Disneyland Anaheim
While in Disneyland Anaheim at Adventure Land, I happen to go into a shop and saw something really cool. I bought it and packed in nicely in the bag for the flight back home. What I bought was a crystal skull.
When I got home and unpacked, I happen to see this notices from the US TSA that states that my bag was inspected. I guess the scanners must have picked up the skull shape and caused them to look further into the bag.
I like to warning that was put on the box - THIS IS NOT A TOY!
Quite heavy.
Every minute I have this staring at me in the office. Cool to me, creepy to you?
When I got home and unpacked, I happen to see this notices from the US TSA that states that my bag was inspected. I guess the scanners must have picked up the skull shape and caused them to look further into the bag.
I like to warning that was put on the box - THIS IS NOT A TOY!
Quite heavy.
Every minute I have this staring at me in the office. Cool to me, creepy to you?
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