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Chris

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Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 06/30/09 at 21:47:00 AST

I was in Toys R Us tonight in Mic Mac Mall, and look what I found for $79.99, The 7747 Lego Wind Turbine Transport! I have been waiting for this set since we found out the 4999 Vesta’s Wind Turbine would not be released to the public. On to the review!

How about some shots of the box to get things started:

Front:

Back

And of course, the DSS (Dreaded Sticker Sheet):

Alright, on to the bags of goodies:

First up, the small yellow safety truck:

Lots of stickers on this one, but look, yellow doors:

On to the heavy hauler of the set, the tractor trailer:

Here is a random instruction shot that shows how the trailer connects and can extend:

On to the “Power” of the set, the Wind Turbine:

First off, a couple of things:

Light green and normal green, a very nice touch:

And a mod of an old piece (also used in 7749 Lego Star Wars Echo Base):

Here is the completed tower:

The Tower with Turbine housing:

Completed windmill:

The whole set:

Spare parts:

How about some trailer configurations:

Turbine Housing:

Turbine Blades:

And the big daddy, the tower:

And here, just because of the conversations around the new hats, are the two minifigs and their hats, to show they are the old ones:

Well I hope you have enjoyed my first real review. I could not have picked a better set to start off with. I highly recommend it to any city lovers out there. I know I plan on picking up a couple of more to make a Wind Turbine farm with to go with my big turbine.

Check out my MOClug Gallery for all the pics or my Brickshelf Gallery (when modded).

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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Marc
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 04:54:22 AST

Awesome, Chris! I know this is 'the' LEGO set you've been waiting for, and it's pretty cool it arrived as a complete surprise!

Great pics and review! The little escort truck is pretty cool looking. I like how the trailer extends to carry the various sized pieces of the windmill too.

So... do you think a small power functions motor can be crammed inside the windmill? Is the windmill itself 'impressive' enough on its own... it's sorta the little brother to the Vestas.

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BrickPoor
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Re: LeGo 7747 Wind Turbine Transport ieview
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 08:48:29 AST

Hey, false advertising!... where's my review?

I gather you liked it enough to buy more.

Good points? Bad points? Things you liked and disliked.

The job's only half done

hmmm

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BlueFiddle
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 09:30:16 AST

Nice set. Given the price, I'm still a bit on the fence with this one. It would be fantastic to be able to motorize it.

You'll need about a dozen for a proper display.

I'm a Halegonian.
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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 09:44:37 AST

Don't tempt me BlueFiddle! My wallet hurts enough already lol. Yeah definitly a little brother to the Vesta's and was a definite surprise. I am toying with the idea of motorizing it and will post pics when I get it figured out. TRU usually has 20% off of city sets so keep an eye open for that sale...that should make it more worth while...its what I am waiting for to get a couple more. And remember if you buy it 2 weeks before or less when the sale starts you can take your reciept in and get the refund. This is a great way to get the set you want before the sale starts and so you dont have to fight with the crowds.

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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Marc
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 12:09:29 AST

Buy a dozen? LOL. Why don't we each buy 3 sets, motorize them all, and the next display the club has we can blow everybody away? Sorry... the temptation was too obvious.

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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 12:57:03 AST

Sounds good to me! lol

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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BlueFiddle
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/01/09 at 21:34:40 AST

Marc said:
Buy a dozen? LOL. Why don't we each buy 3 sets, motorize them all, and the next display the club has we can blow everybody away? Sorry... the temptation was too obvious.

I liked the idea better when I didn't have to spend money.

I'm a Halegonian.
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Marc
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/02/09 at 07:51:58 AST

Ah yes, but why let Chris take all the glory? Besides... I don't have any of the propellers in white, only black.

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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/02/09 at 22:04:08 AST

Well observed BP. Seems I did not do a good enough job on my first review.

Likes: 2 different greens in the Wind Turbine green, yellow doors on the small truck, awesomeness of the windmill, extending trailer, and the ability to put the windmill in its three sections on the trailer (hence why I would like 2 more)

Dislikes: Its not the Vesta's set, no nice dark blue Vesta's stickers, windmill is not motorized, or easily motorized without major modification.

Again I appologize for leaving the review empty of these details. I was very excited to get the set and was just trying to share it with everyone that I could. Thank you for picking up on this though as no one else has brought it to my attention

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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legomotive
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/03/09 at 13:12:32 AST

Nice review for a great set!
I like the trailer very much, great idea to build an extended one.
I wonder if TLC will sell the windmill only???
It looks easy to motorize, but yet I haven't seen it close enough to play with the tweek idea.
I don't have a half piece for the mast, but I guess it is too short to put a PF motor vertically inside?
The other possibility, would be to power from the ground and relay all the tower on only one motor or a couple of them...
Each tower would sit on a 32x32, then relay them with tech axles. if we all have one or more to display them in a show... food for thought

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/03/09 at 14:33:05 AST

Seems I did not do a good enough job on my first review.

I'm sure I wouldn't have put it that way at all. More like....
I see how I can improve on a good review to make it even better, next time I won't rush as much.

Personally I don't have a lot of interest in this set even though I really like the vesta set.

hmmm

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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/03/09 at 17:34:36 AST

legomotive said:
I don't have a half piece for the mast, but I guess it is too short to put a PF motor vertically inside?
The other possibility, would be to power from the ground and relay all the tower on only one motor or a couple of them...

Motor is too big to go vertically....tried that....also tried powering it from the ground with technic axles. Not as easy as I had thought it would be. Will wait for someone with more technic skills to attempt it. I am not very good with gears.

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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BlueFiddle
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/03/09 at 20:44:13 AST

My initial thought of motorizing this set was similar to what Legomotive said relative to the motor on the ground and the Technic axles up the middle. It seems to be the most logical way, and there is probably a simple solution to it, but I'm like you Chris - I would have to let someone else figure it out.

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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/03/09 at 23:17:36 AST

Yeah I spent most of the day wednesday tinkering with it trying to get it to work. The portion in the motor housing was easy to convert, it was the gear on the bottem of the tower, and then gearing the motor down enough to make the windmill go slow was what was giving me fits...that and it is not very secure once you stop using the tecnic axle for support in the middle. I am sure someone will come up with a solution once the set is out for a bit longer.

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/04/09 at 14:08:16 AST

Hmm, it'll definitely be interesting to see if you can get the motor working properly. As I mentioned on BrickBrothers, the set didn't look all that compelling to me, but I suppose part of that reason is because it didn't have a motor— and I have no motors lying around!

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Marc
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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/04/09 at 17:40:27 AST

I'll pick up a set next week, and give the technic side of things a good stab... when coming out of the darkages I went straight to technic so there's a fair bit of it in the parts farm... will try and stick to more common parts too. Who will be the first to solve the puzzle??

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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/04/09 at 19:16:36 AST

Have at it....I made it work....just not very well...had a hard time with the gears at the bottom of the tower, and getting the speed right....lol

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/04/09 at 19:20:52 AST

I would love to do it but
A) I don't have the set...
B) All my legos are still packed in boxes
C) I'm heading to NJ tomorrow

I wonder if I can stop in TrU in NH just off the 95 (no tax in NH)

I'm afraid to stop because of the temptation for more...

Life's so good!

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Chris

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Re: Lego 7747 Wind Turbine Transport Review
Posted on: 07/04/09 at 19:23:15 AST

Yeah but think of how nice the tractor trailer in the set is JM, plus you get the litte truck and the windmill! lol Plus it will be much cheaper in the states, plus tax free...its a win win situation!

Choo Choo, here come the trains!

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