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sc0ott

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21st Oct 13 at 14:32

How does one even go about getting a job designing lego vehicles, buildings etc? Relevant qualifications etc. must be a pretty fun job as well.

Steve

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21st Oct 13 at 14:35

Read a bit of text from the guy that designed that digger, says that hes qualified in electronic engineering, but that he designs things with trial and error as its impossible to pre formulate a design

[Edited on 21-10-2013 by Steve]

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21st Oct 13 at 15:11

quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
How does one even go about getting a job designing lego vehicles, buildings etc? Relevant qualifications etc.

Pretty sure you'd need some kind of engineering degree.

That said, Lego are hiring like crazy at the moment and are renown for taking care of their own. So apply for something related to your field and as soon as you have your foot inside the door, you'll have a chance to rise.

Edit> Though if your field is accounting or something, maybe switching to development is a bit optimistic.

[Edited on 21-10-2013 by Balling]

sc0ott

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21st Oct 13 at 15:26

Sounds like a plan. Field being architecture i can do the buildings.

Making them comply with regulations will be a nightmare though

John

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21st Oct 13 at 16:53

There's a how it's made/how do they do that or similar about designing lego stuff.

Also a recentish episode of mythbusters where they had a guy on to design and build a massive ball.

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22nd Oct 13 at 12:10

quote:
Originally posted by John
There's a how it's made/how do they do that or similar about designing lego stuff.

am sure there is one which shows them making the lego dog for the police station.

Steve

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20th Dec 13 at 20:10

Just 5 days til I get to make this

3CorsaMeal

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20th Dec 13 at 22:49

Just wanked about it.

SVM 286

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21st Dec 13 at 13:45

Steve

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21st Dec 13 at 16:02

Just to remind what im building over xmas, this is the kit

Technics Lego 8043

[Edited on 21-12-2013 by Steve]

John

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21st Dec 13 at 16:13

That's cool as fuck tbf.

Dave

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21st Dec 13 at 16:52

That is pretty cool but the bucket bugs me, that's not how they attach on a 360, looks like they've used one they previously made for a loader.

Can't wait for my son to get into this, probably with some gentle persuasion from me. He loves his Lego already but it's mainly City and Star Wars at the moment.

They did a blue roll on/roll off truck a while back that was brilliant too, the mechanism worked exactly like a full size one.

Steve

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21st Dec 13 at 16:53

Someone wrote some instructions on how to change the bucket for a smaller more accurate one the technics lego mod site

SVM 286

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21st Dec 13 at 17:08

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Just to remind what im building over xmas, this is the kit

http://storage.technicbricks.com/Media/2011/TBs_20110115_1/TBs_20110115_1c.jpg

Technics Lego 8043

[Edited on 21-12-2013 by Steve]

You'll be needing one of these to load then...

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58268

Horrible money now usually though.

Dave

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21st Dec 13 at 17:52

quote:
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Someone wrote some instructions on how to change the bucket for a smaller more accurate one the technics lego mod site

Does seem very un-Lego, their attention to detail is usually spot on. It's not so much the size, more the positioning of the hitch, the front pin should be right on the top edge of the bucket.

My brother had a Technics 360 years ago, if I remember right it was red and worked off pneumatics, had pumps that you charged up then released levers to make it move.

Steve

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21st Dec 13 at 18:06

I think I had the same thing

Dave

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21st Dec 13 at 18:14

Found it, if that's the one it looks proper pez compared to what's out today!

Steve

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21st Dec 13 at 18:24

Yep

Steve

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24th Dec 13 at 16:48

1 more sleep

VegasPhil

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24th Dec 13 at 19:20

I did the 3cx one earlier this year. Was good.

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Steve

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25th Dec 13 at 21:16

This thing is seriously mind boggling, so much more complex than the Unimog, loads of gears, hate to think how long it took someone to cobble this design up

Heres my pics so far