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Hey LEGO fans! It’s Time for some more vintage LEGO technic.
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This set is a Universal Technic set, which is a great introduction to building LEGO Technic models.
It’s essentially a good selection of Technic parts,
with instructions provided for a number of ideas designed to spark the imagination.
News brick, what can you tell us about this set?
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This LEGO set is set number 8040. It was released in 1984, consists of 162 parts,
and includes some pneumatic features. Didn’t the Arctic rescue base have some pneumatic functions?
Thanks News Brick, and yes you’re right, the Arctic Rescue Base did also have pneumatic features.
In some ways, that second Arctic Rescue Base video is one I’d like to forget about,
but if you haven’t seen it, make sure you go check it out because it is a really cool set.
This set however, came with instructions for 5 models, being the dump truck, the plow, the car, the forklift, and the crane.
We’re going to start our look at this set by building the dump truck.
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This particular model has 2 main play features.
The first is a typical rack and pinion steering system, controlled by the wheel on the roof.
The second is the pneumatic control of the dumping truck bed.
Put the switch in one position, and the pneumatic pump raises the bed.
Switched over to the other position, the pneumatic pump lowers the bed.
I reckon this is pretty cool.
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