I remember vividly begging my parents for this very expensive set for them at the time !! I finally got it for my birthday, learned so much about differentials, gear box, etc. A few years after I got the fantastic 8851 Excavator and discovered pneumatics. 15 years later I passed my engineering degree :D
Well I guess everyone’s entitled to an opinion but waste implies there is no use to this.. but any art form has no use other than to inspire and entertain. I understand the whole plastic issues of today but if anyone really wants to tackle that then go after the big boys 👍
My dad wanted this set really badly as a kid, but when he finally saved up enough money to order one (via phone, because 80s!), they told him they’d just sold the last one. So a few years ago I bought the set for him on BrickLink, assembled and disassembled it in secret to make sure all the parts were there, and gave it to him for Christmas. So 8860 is special to both of us, and I look forward to seeing how this project turns out!
The 8860 set was released in 1980. Say the designers were in their 30s then, which means they are now in their 70s and probably many of them are still alive. I really hope some one points out this video series to them. It must have been amazing to first experience that the set they designed became one of the most iconic Lego sets of all time, and then to - 40+ years later - find out some one is building a 500% scale replica...
@@MattDenton it was designed by Jan Ryaa who retired in 2021 after having worked at LEGO for 48 years I think. He talks about the design process here: ruclips.net/video/sSdPUo1mLPs/видео.html
Oh man thanks for this! That guy basically designed my childhood! And so nice to hear him say the 8860 was his favourite.. maybe I’m not biased :) I wonder if he has seen any of my giant builds and knows how much he and his colleague inspired my engineering life! 🙌
Ooooh wow! I have that LEGO set sitting right next to me here on my desk. Seeing it beeing 3D printed that big makes me smile! Thanks for printing and sharing 👍
That lego car chassis was my first Technic lego kit. I still remember waiting for the toy shop to open boxing day, Christmas cash in hand, banging on the door, shaking like a leaf with excitement!!! I literally ran in, grabbed the box, and banged it down on the counter. God knows what the shop owner thought!!! Awesome video, and love the nostalgia. Simply, thanks.
I have fond memories of this build. This car is awesome, I had loads of fun with it and I do believe a good 90% of still exists back at my folks place. When I left home all my cool stuff got shoehorned into a cupboard. I also remember reconfiguring the gearbox to add another gear! I was very proud of this, plenty of pats on my back for that one 😃
YES YES YES YES.... I had the 8865... newer model to that one only by a few years .. had 4 wheel independent suspension, a v6 engine and flip up headlamps came With a basic body frame..... man that Christmas was amazing
An amazing set which I luckily received for Christmas back in the 80's. It truly was an iconic model and I spent a lot of time building and rebuilding this set. They should bring is back for a 40 year revival.
I'm sitting here wiping away tears after the visit to my past this conjured. I received it for Christmas and built it that day with my father. Well, I got to hand him pieces while he assembled it, but it was an amazing few hours. Just him and I chatting away and marveling as the rack n pinion steering, transmission, and engine as they were built. It was quite possibly the best Christmas memory I have and I can't thank you enough for prompting me to relive it. I'll be following along.
This was my first technic lego introduction when I was a kid! You must through a hella lot of material, and have very long process times to get those parts to look that good!
How Nostalgic. I lost all my Technic Lego in a move when I was 18. These videos make me want to go buy a 3D printer and continue creating. Thanks Matt!
I got this set for Christmas when I was a child. I remember having a hard time putting it together and don't think I finished it but it was pretty darn cool. Glad there's a video about it.
Something to keep in mind might be how many small pieces are in this build. I suspect the added surface area of so many pieces is going to make it weigh much more than your initial calculations, since you can't reduce infill of the exterior surface. The outside of each print has to stay solid.
My favorite Lego set ever! My Dad gave me this set for Christmas in 1983, and it taught me so many amazing things! Every Lego creation I made after that somehow utilized the things I learned from it, and probably some of the parts from it as well.
Love that set. Never had it as a kid, but i always wanted one. A few years ago i found the set on a flea market, nearly complete. Ordered the missing parts and manual, and now it’s complete again. I did own the lego traktor, but i need to reorder the parts, since most of them are in a really poor state.
I had that kit, thanks for the flashback. I remember trying to make a body for that chassis out of the other Lego kits I had. I wish I still had them. Looking forward to the next build
I had this kit as a kid and loved it. I rebuilt it last summer during lockdown and added radio control functions to it and drove it around the garden. Looking forward to seeing this in BIG scale 👍
I got this set for Christmas and 35 years later rebuilt it after digging it out of the loft. I’ve just built the Technic Defender and RUclips knew I’d like your channel. Loving the retro technical upscales and can’t wait to see what this one looks like
I'm 16 and I rencently took out the old lego model of my dad, he was very insistant about how cool the car chassis was, I finally made the model and I understand why it is so cool. some piece were lost so I didn't have enough gear to make the piston engine but all the fonctionnalities are still there and I will definitely share this video to my father.
The 8860 is beautiful, 8865 is bit more complex but the 8880 is too ugly and modern in its looks, but it does pack a lot of functionality especially the gear box and double steergn mechanism are delightful. But the newer ones are too difficult to motorize due to their weight and the complexity of the shafts involved. Always test your designs on a flat stiff surface. A carpet is very large surface area of resistance when testing motorized design, puts enormous strain of the gear assemblies.
@@mikkelbreiler8916 im afraid we would have to agree to disagree, maybe an age thing. the 8880 to me is the definition of the ultimate lego technics kit in function and looks, however thats probably because i grew up in that generation of lego technic development. and thats why i have one on a shelf haha :D
hey matt. what do you think about technic figures? i think they deserve more love. i recently found mine and showed them on tiktok and people didnt even believe me these are original lego figures. what are your thoughts on them? maybe 3d print huge lego technic figure with movable joints? :D
Very few people remember the larger house and posable people sets that were around before much of Lego standardised to the current minifigure dimensions (I still have the fire engine and police car somewhere...)
Sir, you are a raving lunatic. And I love you for it (in a brotherly love type of way) Thankyou for this, you won’t believe the smiles happening here watch you actually commit to completing this project. I can’t wait to see this in person, have a great Christmas Matt, heck of a job you’re doing :-)
This brings back memories to a kit some organisation brought in but we built car with giant technic looking bits. This was the 90s and since then nothing .... until now. Once this project is complete doing a 1 to 1 scale on something would be AMAZING!!
Hey Matt, I Really love you videos! Take a look at the CRC Nozzles with bigger bore. That could help you out in saving time while printing. Have a nice Christmas and a happy New Year’s Eve!
I had this when it came out, flipping adored it. Lost bits and gave it away like an idiot… But my missus found a mint one for a birthday in my 40s :) Spent an evening feeling like a kid again putting it together. Love it :)
This was always my favourite kit. I've got most of the parts still, but unfortunately my nephew lost or broke some of the key parts like the long struts and one of the wheels. :( Look forward to seeing the final result! :D
That was my first technic set. I loved that thing. It taught me how a car works and was fun to build. I just have built and rebuilt it at least a dozen times. I think in the booklet, there were a couple alternate builds pictured I always wanted to make.
I distinctly remember getting set 853 (956 in NA) for Christmas 1977, would be wonderful to see that, but this build is going to be epic too! It was one of my favorite ever Christmas gifts and spent countless hours building and playing with it. This year I must have been really good as the UCS 75313 AT-AT was under the tree for me! 44 years later and still loving Lego.
Lego Technic has been a part of my life for so long, and still is. This set, 8846 Tow Truck, with the spare wheel operating the winch at the front, and the 8848 Unimog. So many good sets back then.
Ah, the old 8848, a very much under-rated set. I did really love this one. Of course the 8848 is bigger with more scope, but as a great small model with some great functions, the original unimog was superb.
@@extrapolator2000 I had hours of fun with it, using the pneumatic excavator to fill the rear part with dried corn, then unloading it somewhere else. It took some finesse to make the rear part tilt gently, and not move to an angle suddenly. I did later change the steering to hand of god system, with a 4x4 trans yellow brick as flashlight, to make it a lot easier to drive.
I always found the pneumatic excavator disappointing. I was so excited for it but the pneumatics just didn’t work well. I’m amazed lego released it! The mk2 pneumatics were better.
My first set was the #9 Go Kart, received for my 8th birthday. My cousin at the same time had the tractor. I recently managed to build the tractor with parts on hand. My friend got the 8860 as his first Technic kit a few years later. I was jealous. A year or so later we were shopping for a present for me as a reward for a good school report card and I had my eyes on an electric motor set. But my Dad suggested I add some of my own savings and I came home with the car chassis. Great memories. Going to be following this build with great interest!
This brings back christmas memories with my uncle, he bought me many of these kits, after presents we built these on the kitchen table together I ended up with this 8860 car, the 8859 tractor, the 8845 dune buggy, the 850 forklift and the 852 helicopter, If i am lucky most of the pieces still exist with my parents, thank you for the refreshment of memories :)
If 882 was the yellow helicopter, I built that when I was a kid, by reverse engineering it from Lego brochure photos. You know the components and can count holes and hey presto! The rotors turned and changed pitch.
@@markfryer9880 I was lucky enough to spot the yellow helicopter on a flea market about 15 years ago. I'd never seen that set before then, but recognised it must be fairly rare and snapped it up complete with box for very little. I was amazed when every piece was present. It was a surprisingly good set for its time.
Matt, what an exciting project. As a kid of the 80s, to me this is the ultimate technical kit. Excellent video and love the detail that you go into. Keep us updated every step of the way. Looking forward to the next video.
This was my present when I was in primary school. My dad said if I could be no. 1 in the exam he would buy this for me. And I worked really hard and eventually achieved it, and he kept his promise. This was a huge set in the time! I kept it for a very long time, but somehow after many moving homes it vanished and I don't even remember how... What a shame.
I was 7 the first time I saw that marvel of technology that was the mighty red Lego tractor in a local toys shop. I started dreaming about it but the huge cost put it out of reach. So I decided with my parents that I somehow would pay for it. Small home duties, pocket money and asking all the people I knew to give me money instead of birthday and Xmas gifts. After almost one year I managed to cover 80% of the price tag an it was Christmas time. Imagine my disappointment when going to the toys shop I discovered the red one was gone forever... but it was replaced by the 8859 kit, the blue humongous tractor (to my child's eyes) and after some shameless begging, it became my first Technic kit ever, still on display to this very days. One thing blew me out... I discovered too lately that with a few more money I could get the Car Chassis... it remained my holy grail for years. Needless to say that in those years in Italy, no internet and small toy shops with limited choice, didn't help to feed the need of a small but greedy Legohead. That said, you Sir have a new subscriber.
What a great story. Thanks for sharing! I got the blue tractor after the car chassis.. it was the only Lego kit I got with parts missing!! I was very disappointed ☹️
I can’t believe that I found your channel and this video today, on Christmas Day 2021 when I got my copy of this set exactly 39 years ago, on Christmas Day 1982. Best Technic set of all time, can’t wait for part 2.
Hoooo I remember this kit I loved it. I also built a 4x4 with 4 independant suspension with IT back in a day. I'm going to open my old lego box and rebuild it.
Hi, I print the 8880 Supercar on my channel in 2.5 scale, so I think it can definitely be done. Nice to see that someone is even crazier than me and print such a huge lego kit in a even larger scale.
'This was indeed the best Lego set I ever owned. I built a thousand other cars, trucks, planes and other machines with its parts. Needless to say little is left and the rest is in bad quality 40 years later. Thanks for this project and thanks Lego for this set.
Awesome to see you undertake this project, it was a great Lego Techniq set, I had completely forgotten about the fan on top of the motor. I can't wait for the next episode!
Scary that I remember building the original chassis with the seats first. Giant technic Lego is what I expected at Legoland, alongside the Miniland. Always disappointed when the rides were mostly standard fibreglass theme park rides with Lego colours and stickers! This is a great build and I look forward to seeing you on it!
I am sooooooo glad you are doing this build. i seem to remember begging my mum for this kit for about two years till they got it for me, i LOVED it and I too still have the kit they bought me nearly 40 years ago, i will never part with it lol Its still built up and on display, and yes every now and again i drive it around lol
Same here :-D I think at the time my parents did not see the value of this very expensive box. I remember it costing something like 500 french francs which must have been the equivalent of a few hundreds € today. Very expensive for a kid's toy.
the 8860 was one of my first big technic sets, had so much fun to build car shells onto it. (still have it next to all the other great sets, when Lego sold good sets!)
I remember vividly begging my parents for this very expensive set for them at the time !! I finally got it for my birthday, learned so much about differentials, gear box, etc. A few years after I got the fantastic 8851 Excavator and discovered pneumatics. 15 years later I passed my engineering degree :D
Yeah these kits taught me so much and inspired me to make things! I always took my kits apart and made new vehicles and other things
stop this plastic waste production
Explain why you think it’s waste?
@@goofycker Stop your ridiculous comments. You have a whole bunch of lego videos in your playlist which makes you a hypocrite.
Well I guess everyone’s entitled to an opinion but waste implies there is no use to this.. but any art form has no use other than to inspire and entertain. I understand the whole plastic issues of today but if anyone really wants to tackle that then go after the big boys 👍
My dad wanted this set really badly as a kid, but when he finally saved up enough money to order one (via phone, because 80s!), they told him they’d just sold the last one. So a few years ago I bought the set for him on BrickLink, assembled and disassembled it in secret to make sure all the parts were there, and gave it to him for Christmas. So 8860 is special to both of us, and I look forward to seeing how this project turns out!
Oh that’s great! I’m glad he finally got to enjoy it 😀
The 8860 set was released in 1980. Say the designers were in their 30s then, which means they are now in their 70s and probably many of them are still alive. I really hope some one points out this video series to them. It must have been amazing to first experience that the set they designed became one of the most iconic Lego sets of all time, and then to - 40+ years later - find out some one is building a 500% scale replica...
Yeah I’d love to know who designed this kit and show them this! That would be great. Those designers changed my life 🙌
@@MattDenton it was designed by Jan Ryaa who retired in 2021 after having worked at LEGO for 48 years I think. He talks about the design process here: ruclips.net/video/sSdPUo1mLPs/видео.html
Oh man thanks for this! That guy basically designed my childhood! And so nice to hear him say the 8860 was his favourite.. maybe I’m not biased :) I wonder if he has seen any of my giant builds and knows how much he and his colleague inspired my engineering life! 🙌
I got this set in the mid 80ies…. I loved it! It was always my favorite technics set. Now I am an Aeronautical Engineer. I still have the set.
Me too! The best kit ever made!!
Ooooh wow! I have that LEGO set sitting right next to me here on my desk. Seeing it beeing 3D printed that big makes me smile! Thanks for printing and sharing 👍
Same here! I had to buy some missing bits for mine from the original, but it's awesome!
Me also i motorisd it al wich the neew Lego motor but i haf som schifting problems
Amazing we all seem to have held into this kit!
I've had this chassis assembled since the early 90s. Still and always my fave
It’s the best.. IMO :)
That lego car chassis was my first Technic lego kit. I still remember waiting for the toy shop to open boxing day, Christmas cash in hand, banging on the door, shaking like a leaf with excitement!!! I literally ran in, grabbed the box, and banged it down on the counter. God knows what the shop owner thought!!!
Awesome video, and love the nostalgia.
Simply, thanks.
😂 that’s a great story! The best part of this video so far is hearing peoples nostalgic stories.. 😁
The shop owner knew exactly was was going on, I bet! This was my first Technic set as well, got it for my birthday way back when.
I have fond memories of this build. This car is awesome, I had loads of fun with it and I do believe a good 90% of still exists back at my folks place. When I left home all my cool stuff got shoehorned into a cupboard.
I also remember reconfiguring the gearbox to add another gear! I was very proud of this, plenty of pats on my back for that one 😃
Go back and reclaim the 99% you have and build it :)
Fantastic work, as always!
Thanks 🙏
YES YES YES YES.... I had the 8865... newer model to that one only by a few years .. had 4 wheel independent suspension, a v6 engine and flip up headlamps came With a basic body frame..... man that Christmas was amazing
Yeah I remember that, I had grown out of Lego by then.. but secretly really wanted that kit 😆
This was my first Technic set. Loved it
An amazing set which I luckily received for Christmas back in the 80's. It truly was an iconic model and I spent a lot of time building and rebuilding this set. They should bring is back for a 40 year revival.
Yeah an anniversaries kit would be great 👍
I'm sitting here wiping away tears after the visit to my past this conjured. I received it for Christmas and built it that day with my father. Well, I got to hand him pieces while he assembled it, but it was an amazing few hours. Just him and I chatting away and marveling as the rack n pinion steering, transmission, and engine as they were built. It was quite possibly the best Christmas memory I have and I can't thank you enough for prompting me to relive it.
I'll be following along.
Oh that’s amazing! I’m so glad it brought back such happy memories :) 😀✌️
I remember getting this kit for Christmas aged about 8yrs, and spending hours putting it together in one long Lego session!
Amazing 👍👍
Yes! This is going to be epic! Even seeing the seats I am unable to comprehend how massive this build will be
Yeah I have no idea where I’m gonna store it 😅😬
@@MattDenton Whoops!
Stunning dedication and tribute to the 8860 chassis. I had one for Xmas in the eighties and adored it. I am 50 next year!
Thanks.. I’m a year behind you :)
This was my first technic lego introduction when I was a kid! You must through a hella lot of material, and have very long process times to get those parts to look that good!
Yeah I do but fortunately I have a filament sponsor 👍
This is MA CAR!!!!!! I owned this in 1988. Wow. Nice to meet you too!
I had 3 technical Lego sets when I was young and now with this project you're going to have up-sized all 3!
Perfect! I’ve nearly done all of mine!! :)
How Nostalgic. I lost all my Technic Lego in a move when I was 18. These videos make me want to go buy a 3D printer and continue creating. Thanks Matt!
Thanks 🙏 do it :)
I got this set for Christmas when I was a child. I remember having a hard time putting it together and don't think I finished it but it was pretty darn cool. Glad there's a video about it.
Yeah it’s not an easy kit with the old style blueprint instructions!
Something to keep in mind might be how many small pieces are in this build. I suspect the added surface area of so many pieces is going to make it weigh much more than your initial calculations, since you can't reduce infill of the exterior surface. The outside of each print has to stay solid.
My favorite Lego set ever! My Dad gave me this set for Christmas in 1983, and it taught me so many amazing things! Every Lego creation I made after that somehow utilized the things I learned from it, and probably some of the parts from it as well.
Yeah I think so many learned form this kit! Like joining stacked beams with vertical beams and pins for strength!
@@MattDenton - Yes, that one served me well over the years!
Oh, man! The scale of this is insane - that's some serious print time!
Yep 😂
I used to DREAM of having that kit when I was growing up!
👍👍
Love that set. Never had it as a kid, but i always wanted one. A few years ago i found the set on a flea market, nearly complete. Ordered the missing parts and manual, and now it’s complete again. I did own the lego traktor, but i need to reorder the parts, since most of them are in a really poor state.
That’s a great find 👍 well done 👏
I remember building this with my late Dad as a kid.. the memories come flooding back. Wow.
Good times 👍
I had that kit, thanks for the flashback. I remember trying to make a body for that chassis out of the other Lego kits I had. I wish I still had them. Looking forward to the next build
Thank you 🙏
I had this kit as a kid and loved it. I rebuilt it last summer during lockdown and added radio control functions to it and drove it around the garden. Looking forward to seeing this in BIG scale 👍
You know I never saw the R/C add on at the end of the manual.. well actually I didn’t have the reduction gearbox.. so maybe that put me off :)
Perfect timing 👌, just tidied through my storage & found all my technic kits. Definitely feeling the nostalgia as this was my first kit of many.
Build it 👍
I got this as my main present for Christmas in 1985 loved it and still own it today.
Great 👍 I can’t remember the exact year I got mine but probably similar
Oooohhh, my all-time favorite Technic-set! I can't wait to see this build-series! Keep up the good work Matt!
Thanks 🙏
Ohh, I remember having that one. Sadly it dissapeared somewhere in all the moves I did as a kid.. but wow.. seeing it here.... such nostalgia
Thanks 🙏
Merry Christmas!
Thanks 🙏
I got this set for Christmas and 35 years later rebuilt it after digging it out of the loft. I’ve just built the Technic Defender and RUclips knew I’d like your channel. Loving the retro technical upscales and can’t wait to see what this one looks like
Thank you 🙏
So excited for this! I’ve loved the previous builds. I’d love to have some scaled up LEGO
Thanks 🙏
I'm 16 and I rencently took out the old lego model of my dad, he was very insistant about how cool the car chassis was, I finally made the model and I understand why it is so cool. some piece were lost so I didn't have enough gear to make the piston engine but all the fonctionnalities are still there and I will definitely share this video to my father.
Oh nice! Try and buy some of the missing bits so you can complete your fathers kit :)
fudging yes!!! this is gunna rule!!! this one and also the 8880 car, dang the best technics kits ever!!! well good :D
Again you make all the right noises! Somebody is already 3D printing the 8880 at 200% btw ruclips.net/video/gbwhe2kUtZk/видео.html
Thanks 🙏
Don't forget 8865 Sam! That set defined my youth.
The 8860 is beautiful, 8865 is bit more complex but the 8880 is too ugly and modern in its looks, but it does pack a lot of functionality especially the gear box and double steergn mechanism are delightful. But the newer ones are too difficult to motorize due to their weight and the complexity of the shafts involved. Always test your designs on a flat stiff surface. A carpet is very large surface area of resistance when testing motorized design, puts enormous strain of the gear assemblies.
@@mikkelbreiler8916 im afraid we would have to agree to disagree, maybe an age thing. the 8880 to me is the definition of the ultimate lego technics kit in function and looks, however thats probably because i grew up in that generation of lego technic development. and thats why i have one on a shelf haha :D
This is just so surreal to watch
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hey matt. what do you think about technic figures? i think they deserve more love. i recently found mine and showed them on tiktok and people didnt even believe me these are original lego figures. what are your thoughts on them? maybe 3d print huge lego technic figure with movable joints? :D
Yeah I only had one.. I still have it, it was on a white ski kart. I quite liked them but they didn’t seem to last long.
The artic sets with technic figures where dope
@@MattDenton 12 years or so
I have one technic figure, i think he's really cool, i wish you could pose normal lego people so easily
Very few people remember the larger house and posable people sets that were around before much of Lego standardised to the current minifigure dimensions (I still have the fire engine and police car somewhere...)
impressive to see how much effort you've put to scale down the entire workshop and yourself just to match a lego set size!
😂 👍
Sir, you are a raving lunatic. And I love you for it (in a brotherly love type of way)
Thankyou for this, you won’t believe the smiles happening here watch you actually commit to completing this project.
I can’t wait to see this in person, have a great Christmas Matt, heck of a job you’re doing :-)
Thanks you! Appreciate the feedback on my madness 😆 I have no idea where I’m going to keep it… or build it 🤷♂️🤪
This was my first technic kit, I used to drool over it in WHSmiths in Hemel Hempstead circa 1980. Did get it for my birthday that year.
I used to drool over the one in Gamleys Fareham 🤣
Awesome job on this awesome project, cant wait to see more of this!
Thank you 🙏
This brings back memories to a kit some organisation brought in but we built car with giant technic looking bits.
This was the 90s and since then nothing .... until now.
Once this project is complete doing a 1 to 1 scale on something would be AMAZING!!
Thanks 🙏
Hey Matt, I Really love you videos! Take a look at the CRC Nozzles with bigger bore. That could help you out in saving time while printing.
Have a nice Christmas and a happy New Year’s Eve!
Yeah I have 1.2 nozzles for larger builds like the XXL go-kart 👍
I had this when it came out, flipping adored it. Lost bits and gave it away like an idiot…
But my missus found a mint one for a birthday in my 40s :) Spent an evening feeling like a kid again putting it together. Love it :)
Excellent 👌 great missis!!
This was always my favourite kit. I've got most of the parts still, but unfortunately my nephew lost or broke some of the key parts like the long struts and one of the wheels. :(
Look forward to seeing the final result! :D
But some replacements and build it :)
Yeah, its on the project list! :P
Such a cool project! I am all for it, Born in 81', how could I not?
Thanks 🙏
Now we're talking! This was my favorite Lego kit back in the day. I'm excited!
Cool 😎
I really miss the studs on Technic lego pieces, but this channel bought them back!
Studs were best 👍
This set was my best Christmas present a got some time in the early 80s.
Mine too 👍
Unreal! I had the original Auto Chassis, but never managed to get this upgrade. My friend had one though, I was so jealous of the shocks.
The original was pretty cool!
@@MattDenton Yeah, I had the original chassis, but Lego really stepped up with this version.
Blast from the past! Forgot all about this big boy till i stumbled across this vid. Marvel of the 80's. Good luck with the build, will be awesome.
Thank! Yeah it’s a great kit!
I think that was the last LEGO set I got as a kid. It was awesome! Always remember the axel pieces coming apart.
The UJs were a weak spot 😬
The 8860 and 8855 were my favourite sets as a kid.
That was my first technic set. I loved that thing. It taught me how a car works and was fun to build. I just have built and rebuilt it at least a dozen times. I think in the booklet, there were a couple alternate builds pictured I always wanted to make.
Yeah there was a drag car behind of as well
I still have that set, it was one of my favorites!
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I distinctly remember getting set 853 (956 in NA) for Christmas 1977, would be wonderful to see that, but this build is going to be epic too! It was one of my favorite ever Christmas gifts and spent countless hours building and playing with it. This year I must have been really good as the UCS 75313 AT-AT was under the tree for me! 44 years later and still loving Lego.
Wow!! You got the New AT-AT!! Don’t ask me to scale that up 😅
Lego Technic has been a part of my life for so long, and still is. This set, 8846 Tow Truck, with the spare wheel operating the winch at the front, and the 8848 Unimog. So many good sets back then.
Yeah it’s the best era for technic
Ah, the old 8848, a very much under-rated set. I did really love this one. Of course the 8848 is bigger with more scope, but as a great small model with some great functions, the original unimog was superb.
@@extrapolator2000 I had hours of fun with it, using the pneumatic excavator to fill the rear part with dried corn, then unloading it somewhere else. It took some finesse to make the rear part tilt gently, and not move to an angle suddenly. I did later change the steering to hand of god system, with a 4x4 trans yellow brick as flashlight, to make it a lot easier to drive.
Use quite like to do the mog!
I always found the pneumatic excavator disappointing. I was so excited for it but the pneumatics just didn’t work well. I’m amazed lego released it! The mk2 pneumatics were better.
My first set was the #9 Go Kart, received for my 8th birthday. My cousin at the same time had the tractor. I recently managed to build the tractor with parts on hand.
My friend got the 8860 as his first Technic kit a few years later. I was jealous. A year or so later we were shopping for a present for me as a reward for a good school report card and I had my eyes on an electric motor set. But my Dad suggested I add some of my own savings and I came home with the car chassis.
Great memories. Going to be following this build with great interest!
Nice story! I had that electric motor set.. you’re dad had the right idea 👍
Awesome - I was lucky enough to get one in ‘81 as a child - had forgotten about this bad boy 👍
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Wow, what an impressive build. In the 80's, this was the Technic top model for years and as a child I was over the moon when I finally got it.
Who couldn’t be over the moon with this kit!! 👍😀
This brings back christmas memories with my uncle, he bought me many of these kits, after presents we built these on the kitchen table together
I ended up with this 8860 car, the 8859 tractor, the 8845 dune buggy, the 850 forklift and the 852 helicopter, If i am lucky most of the pieces
still exist with my parents, thank you for the refreshment of memories :)
If 882 was the yellow helicopter, I built that when I was a kid, by reverse engineering it from Lego brochure photos. You know the components and can count holes and hey presto! The rotors turned and changed pitch.
Oh nice! I used to build on my grandparents kitchen table on Xmas day 😁
Yeah I used to do that a lot!! I’d sit and study pictures for ages trying to get it right :)
@@markfryer9880 I was lucky enough to spot the yellow helicopter on a flea market about 15 years ago. I'd never seen that set before then, but recognised it must be fairly rare and snapped it up complete with box for very little. I was amazed when every piece was present. It was a surprisingly good set for its time.
you mate are my hero ... i had one of these back in 1980.....
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So cool. I still have this Lego chassis.
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My favourite LEGO model. I also got it for Christmas in the 1980s.
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Yes 👍🏻, I still have this model. Makes me want to build it again right now 😎🤘🏻
Do it! I had so much fun finding all the parts for mine and building it :)
Matt, what an exciting project. As a kid of the 80s, to me this is the ultimate technical kit. Excellent video and love the detail that you go into. Keep us updated every step of the way. Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback!
I lusted after this kit as a child. Looking forward to the build!
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This was my present when I was in primary school. My dad said if I could be no. 1 in the exam he would buy this for me. And I worked really hard and eventually achieved it, and he kept his promise. This was a huge set in the time! I kept it for a very long time, but somehow after many moving homes it vanished and I don't even remember how... What a shame.
Great story 👌. Shame you lost it :(
Ahhhh, this was my first Lego technic set ever. This is an awsome project, I am looking happy foward to what will happen 🙂
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I was 7 the first time I saw that marvel of technology that was the mighty red Lego tractor in a local toys shop. I started dreaming about it but the huge cost put it out of reach. So I decided with my parents that I somehow would pay for it. Small home duties, pocket money and asking all the people I knew to give me money instead of birthday and Xmas gifts. After almost one year I managed to cover 80% of the price tag an it was Christmas time. Imagine my disappointment when going to the toys shop I discovered the red one was gone forever... but it was replaced by the 8859 kit, the blue humongous tractor (to my child's eyes) and after some shameless begging, it became my first Technic kit ever, still on display to this very days. One thing blew me out... I discovered too lately that with a few more money I could get the Car Chassis... it remained my holy grail for years. Needless to say that in those years in Italy, no internet and small toy shops with limited choice, didn't help to feed the need of a small but greedy Legohead. That said, you Sir have a new subscriber.
What a great story. Thanks for sharing! I got the blue tractor after the car chassis.. it was the only Lego kit I got with parts missing!! I was very disappointed ☹️
@@MattDenton Thanks to you and your passion.
I never got over the fact I never got one for Christmas and got an action man tank instead….. ripping open old emotional wounds on this one!
😅 sorry.. although action man tank also very cool 😎
Far out!! Wicked, takes be back.. made this when I was a kid in butlins on Christmas holiday. wouldn't leave the chalet till it was done....
Good to hear!! Who needs butlins entertainment when you have Lego 😀
I can’t believe that I found your channel and this video today, on Christmas Day 2021
when I got my copy of this set exactly 39 years ago, on Christmas Day 1982.
Best Technic set of all time, can’t wait for part 2.
Excellent 👍 glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas 🎄
One of my favorites
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Hoooo I remember this kit I loved it. I also built a 4x4 with 4 independant suspension with IT back in a day.
I'm going to open my old lego box and rebuild it.
Excellent! I built a 4x4 version but didn’t have front sus. :)
Hi, I print the 8880 Supercar on my channel in 2.5 scale, so I think it can definitely be done. Nice to see that someone is even crazier than me and print such a huge lego kit in a even larger scale.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU BUILD THE UNIMOG! Wonderful
That is a very cool kit 🤔
Thanks for the childhood memories 👍👍 I still got this one and the 8865 both boxed laying around in my attic.
Great! Build them 👍😀
'This was indeed the best Lego set I ever owned. I built a thousand other cars, trucks, planes and other machines with its parts. Needless to say little is left and the rest is in bad quality 40 years later. Thanks for this project and thanks Lego for this set.
Yeah mine for reused a lot!! Surprised I managed to find it all :)
Thank You! Christmas present 1980 to a very grateful 10 year old. Yes, I still have it. Subscribed
Awesome! And thanks 🙏
Awesome to see you undertake this project, it was a great Lego Techniq set, I had completely forgotten about the fan on top of the motor.
I can't wait for the next episode!
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I had the 8865, still remember getting to pick it out for my birthday at toys r us. super great memory. I think I still have all the parts
Build it :)
Love that set! Got it as a kid and still have it around.
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I stumbled across your video, now channel, and I simultaneously can and cannot believe what you create. Absolutely outstanding!
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I for one am looking forward to following this build... this is awesome !
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Wow that thing will be giant. Can't wait to see it in action.
Hi there. I’m the author of Technicopedia and I stumbled upon this build. I can’t wait to see the result!
Thanks 🙏 glad you enjoyed it :)
Brings back memories
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Scary that I remember building the original chassis with the seats first. Giant technic Lego is what I expected at Legoland, alongside the Miniland. Always disappointed when the rides were mostly standard fibreglass theme park rides with Lego colours and stickers! This is a great build and I look forward to seeing you on it!
Yeah that would be great for legoland! The fibreglass stuff is really disappointing
Can't wait to see the rest of these videos! Technic Super Car 8880 was the best set I ever had.
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I am sooooooo glad you are doing this build. i seem to remember begging my mum for this kit for about two years till they got it for me, i LOVED it and I too still have the kit they bought me nearly 40 years ago, i will never part with it lol
Its still built up and on display, and yes every now and again i drive it around lol
That’s great!! It took me a while to find all the parts for mine 😀
Same here :-D I think at the time my parents did not see the value of this very expensive box. I remember it costing something like 500 french francs which must have been the equivalent of a few hundreds € today. Very expensive for a kid's toy.
Yeah it was an expensive kit but I think my parents saw the value in Lego!
I know this Lego kit as I was a kid! What you are building ist totaly crazy! I love it! 💪😎👍👍👍
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I think I have this kit mixed amongst my other Lego kits. This is going to be epic.
Yeah mine was too.. took a lot of searching to find all the bits :)
the 8860 was one of my first big technic sets, had so much fun to build car shells onto it.
(still have it next to all the other great sets, when Lego sold good sets!)
Exactly.. when they sold food sets :)
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i'v still got that kit! It was my dream set, id to save all my money for this set.
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It is indeed the best kit ever! I have so many fond memories of learning stuff with this kit! This kit was really groundbreaking at the time!
It really is and it really was!! 👍
I have one of these that I bought back in around 1985, only recently got it out and re-assembled it, looking forward to seeing the end result!!
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Totally get it isn't easy or realistic but LOVE that you're back and back with this!
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