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Reclaiming an old set from The Tubs (media.piefed.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by cheeseburger@piefed.ca to c/lego@piefed.social
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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.

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[-] JimmyTheGrate@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago

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…

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

If that's not a joke, those are brick separator tools, not parts of the finished model.

[-] JimmyTheGrate@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I did not know that. Spent my childhood trying to separate bricks with my teeth 😄

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

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 points 2 months ago

You could get them through their catalog.

[-] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Close, it's the sequel to that set, the 8865!

[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

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 points 2 months ago
[-] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Holy smokes that's so cool! Thanks for sharing!!

[-] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 2 points 2 months ago

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 points 2 months ago

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 points 2 months ago

That looks like a whole bunch of fun!!

[-] cheeseburger@piefed.ca 3 points 2 months ago

It's going to be a blast; I'm hoping to start it tonight.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

video I came across where the subject is building a 5x scale version of the preceding set from 3D printed parts

Thanks for sharing! That was a great watch.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

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”.

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