Ouchy fingers

Some time ago I built a Lego Technic transporter and racing car, a big build build of one metre in length, and reasonably complex considering the gearboxes and ramp/lifting mechanisms involved. I enjoyed building it over four sessions totaling around 24 hours of build time. It was fun but, as with most Lego builds, my fingers suffered...clicking in all those little bits, thousands of them, takes a toll...but nothing like taking them all apart again!

My nephew, @mrbonkers, is an avid Lego builder like me...no surprises where he got his love of building Lego from...I'll take the blame.

Anyway, he loves it and is really great at it; a smart kid that one. With Lego Technic it's critical that the instructions are followed to the letter as there's so many moving parts like gearboxes, engines, lift mechanisms, winches, pulleys, suspension and so on. I taught him the importance of being focused on the task when building and doing a quality control process and he's really adept and building Lego Technic...Impressive for a six year old. I think applying himself in this way, the attention to detail and problem-solving required will help him later in life too.

With him heading down here for a week or so in a few months I decided I'd pull one of my larger builds down for him and hand it over; it seemed like a good use of it rather than have the thing sitting on my shelf collecting dust. The transporter and racing car was the one I chose.

My nephew knows he's getting this and is very excited although it wasn't until I pulled out the instruction book that I remembered it had come as a set with the transport truck/trailer and the racing car combined...so I'll have to deconstruct the car and hand it over as well...but not today.

Got an ouchy

the tips of my fingers are trashed after taking the truck apart and I can't even use my fingerprint to open my phone, so yep, I guess one could say I have got an ouchy on my fingers.(Both thumbs and forefingers to be exact.) The deconstruction took almost an hour and a half and I wasn't going slow - it's incredible how robust these things are once the parts are all interlocked. I got it done though, thanks to coffee and a snack or two along the way.

I really don't mind the inconvenience, I'd do anything for my nephew and niece and I know how much enjoyment this build will bring him; it'll forever be the Lego Uncle Bonkers gave him and I think that's cool. It also frees up some shelf space for my next project.