I spent the weekend and today (Remembrance Day, Nov 11 in Canada) combing through old tubs of Lego for all the parts from a beloved set I had in the late 80s, early 90s. Only 3 parts missing though another dozen hours of searching might fix that - subbing for colour in the meantime.
Inspired by a video I came across where the subject is building a 5x scale version of the preceding set from 3D printed parts (here). I want to show my kids the power of patience and nostalgia; also I just want to see the set IRL again.
Should be pretty easy to guess which set this is.
It looks like it could be my favourite, the 8860 chassis? Except for that grey triangular piece in the middle and the orange piece next to it…
Update: I got an 8860 from eBay for $70, and it's such a cool set. To be able to directly compare it to 8865 is makes both even more special, seeing the evolution and how they're related.
Brilliant.
I remember the gear shift stuck once, and I needed an adult to fix it for me. I still don’t know what happened!
Close, it's the sequel to that set, the 8865!
I have this set, complete. It was an amazing for the 1980s.
For me it was an amazingly cheap find in a Toy Shop in the 1990s, before eBay and Bricklink caused inflated pricing on old stock.
It was also huge.
Nowadays, using modern Technic, all the features can be built in a minifig-scale build.
Here it is.
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-201801/_Electro_/mini-8865/
Holy smokes that's so cool! Thanks for sharing!!