Random set of the day: Power Crane
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 8854 Power Crane, released in 1989. It's one of 7 Technic sets produced that year. It contains 516 pieces.
It's owned by 1435 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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That's a strange-looking Bionicle set.
Where. Are. My. Technic. Figures.
Proto Bonkle
sad bonkle noises...
It's Pneu, one of the Toa Matic!
955 from ten years earlier was better.
Well, Bionicle was initially a Technic subtheme (spun-off in 2002), so technically it counts. Very loose, but it counts.
Pneu was my favorite Matic.
Although not nearly as popular as his brother Auto, or even their strange cousin Enig.
Great manual functions on this set, I love it. I wish those mudguards weren't just straight plates. If I had this set I'd probably use some slopes to make it look a bit better.
@CarolinaOnMyMind said:
"Pneu was my favorite Matic.
Although not nearly as popular as his brother Auto, or even their strange cousin Enig. "
What about their pet, Dog?
When did Technic beams go studless?
@Nytmare said:
"When did Technic beams go studless?"
the transition process was lengthy , in my opinion it started in 1998.
One of the earlier Unimog (8110) prototypes :D
There quite a history of Unimogs, with this one presumably being the first:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8848-1T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}
The Pneumatics just lifted the crane boom up and down, and gearing extended the boom similar to the previous 855. Just had to wait until 8460 in 1995 before there was a geared turntable to rotate the boom to go with the Pneumatics. Interesting article by Huw last year https://brickset.com/article/48068 showing little design changes in the next 24 years!
I think 1997 was the tipping point with 8437: Future Car half studless and half beams.
Still one of my favourite sets. Without this I don't know if my love of technic would have grown. Were there any other sets which had the screw axle as on this set? I'm going to have to go see if I still have the screw axle parts
@davidedwardsdavis said:
"Still one of my favourite sets. Without this I don't know if my love of technic would have grown. Were there any other sets which had the screw axle as on this set? I'm going to have to go see if I still have the screw axle parts"
Four sets:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3737b&in=S
Well it's not Bionicle, but it's still Technic!
@Brickalili said:
" @CarolinaOnMyMind said:
"Pneu was my favorite Matic.
Although not nearly as popular as his brother Auto, or even their strange cousin Enig. "
What about their pet, Dog?"
Pneu had a good life! He married Charis and together had three children: Mathe, Proble and Syste.
This is what technic should be about. Teaching kids how machines work, making the final product playable, not having hyper realistic copies with panelling hiding all the working bits. I'd rather have 8880 than the new Porsche for this reason.
I had this :)
Got this much later. Added a 4-cylinder fake engine under the hood which wasn't known at that time:
https://brickshelf.com/gallery/rothw/technic/Ideen/dcp_2516k.jpg
One of the technic sets I used to own. Like the second model as well. Good set.
I actually want this, but I'm scared to see how much I might have to pay for it.
I never ever had any of the old pneumatic Technic sets but always wanted them as a kid. Were they really as good as I always imagined?
@Royweeezy said:
"I never ever had any of the old pneumatic Technic sets but always wanted them as a kid. Were they really as good as I always imagined? "
They were actually better.
@HOBBES:
Later in life, they had to take in his sick aunt, Asth.