After building the two older Lego car sets I posted about recently, I checked to be sure there were no current sets that were interesting. After all, it’s a lot easier to get a Lego set from a store than to try to get one in good condition from eBay or somewhere else. And it turns out there was one that seemed pretty cool (Lego set 8421 for those keeping score at home), so I went ahead and ordered it while it was still easy to get. It’s a crane where the boom raises and lowers using a pneumatic system, and the boom extends and retracts (and the hook raises and lowers) with an electric motor. It also has six wheel steering and working stabilizers. My dad used to have Lego’s very first crane set back when I was little, so this one brought back some good memories for me while I was building it. Oh, and Charis absolutely loves the crane, which you would expect considering her fascination with construction vehicles. We spent a long time raising and lowering her baby doll’s pacifier over and over again.
WOW!These Lego creations are incredible! How long did it take you to make this one?
Comment by Mom/Granny — November 5, 2007 @ 8:02 am
Zounds!! That is one incredible crane! Are you and Charis still keeping it busy? Thanks for sharing!
Love, Mom
Comment by Cheryl Guilford — November 6, 2007 @ 7:34 pm
The crane actually has more pieces (1884 to be exact) than any other set they’ve done in that series so far, so it took a good amount of time. I’d say maybe four hours or so, which I split across several days.
Comment by Brad — November 6, 2007 @ 9:19 pm
Have you been to a lego store??? You would love the one we went to at Downtown Disney! :) I actually thought of you while we were there, and we looked at the vehicle sets. :)
Comment by Becca — November 15, 2007 @ 9:23 pm