tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thought I'd share some of these with you all, I was brought up on Lego Technic since the age of 5 and built up a huge collection over the years. Most of it has gone on ebay now but I still have all the 1970s sets boxed and stowed away, mainly because Lego is highly addictive to me I delved back into the hobby about 13 years ago and became an AFOL (adult fan of lego) and thanks to ebay I relapsed and had again amassed a ridiculously huge collection. Here are some of the many creations I built before going into Lego rehab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Those are brilliant, love the county and the 3c most. Did you buy all the parts separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Stunning! Do you still have these in the collection Ian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 4 hours ago, mb86 said: Those are brilliant, love the county and the 3c most. Did you buy all the parts separately? Thanks Martin, I began mixing the sets together and ended up searching for extra parts on ebay and just got carried away The 3c has a motorised compressor built in that provides the pneumatic cylinders with air to work the loader, backhoe, slew and jack legs, I'll post up more detailed pics soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 36 minutes ago, Andy said: Stunning! Do you still have these in the collection Ian? Thanks Andy, no they are long gone, still have the yellow tractor loader which is the perfect companion for the 851 MF set, and a smaller version of the blue mechanical excavator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Here's more of the JCB 3C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Brilliant, you are a genius Ian. Shame they weren't a real kit I would love one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Very good Ian . I remember having a Technical Lego tracked loading shovel in the late 80's sometime !! can't beat the Lego !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, justy 46 said: Very good Ian . I remember having a Technical Lego tracked loading shovel in the late 80's sometime !! can't beat the Lego !! Yeah I have that one too, the first pic is a fusion of that loader and the MF farm tractor which can be dismantled and built into a snow blower alternative model. Still find myself wandering into toys r us and checking out the latest technic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 851 farm tractor, 856 bulldozer and the hybrid rebuilt as a snow blower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 That's the one Ian . Spot on . That's a blast from the past !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opelman Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Cool. Can u post more pictures of county? It looks absolute brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, opelman said: Cool. Can u post more pictures of county? It looks absolute brilliant. Thanks Antti, here you go, it has working steering, floating front axle and the roof beacon raises and lowers the rear linkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajo Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Great tractors, I was immediately drawn to the Highlander forest tractor ... any more pictures of that as well? You must have an extra insurance on your house with those '70's sets, they are probably worth a small fortune at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Hajo said: Great tractors, I was immediately drawn to the Highlander forest tractor ... any more pictures of that as well? You must have an extra insurance on your house with those '70's sets, they are probably worth a small fortune at the moment! Thanks Hajo! There was only about 8 technical sets made from 1977 - 1980 they are quite basic compared to todays complex models, but they all use fantastic basic principals of engineering and are a huge part of my childhood. They are rising in price and some are nearly impossible to find with good boxes and instruction booklets. Here it is, 6 pneumatic cylinders crammed in to work the arm, grab, slew and front blade. 'Hand of god' steering through the roof beacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F8N Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Incredible...we're they all kits or did you master build any of them ha ha!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 13 hours ago, F8N said: Incredible...we're they all kits or did you master build any of them ha ha!? Thanks Gary, these aren't kits, I just put them together with separate parts mainly from fleabay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F8N Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Awh..true master builder!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajo Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Totally impressed Ian, thanks for the photo's! And a friend of mine is also crazy about Lego, he might be able to help me with this build one day ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Bloody genius springs to mind Could just imagine a lego 674 international one can only hope ha ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Here's another blast from the past, Lego 8859 Tractor from 1981. This replaced the MF tractor and features working P.T.O, rear linkage, steering, opening bonnet with working 2 cylinder engine underneath and plough with sprung 'boards'. Originally had this when I was 9, brand new at £29.00! Found this on ebay in fantastic condition with original box and instruction book. Getting extremely rare to find now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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