Blakbird's Technicopedia

Comments or constructive criticism are welcome.

The feedback people send me about the site is what encourages me to keep going, so I've compiled a list of some of the nice things that have been sent to me. Please keep them coming!
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Great site Blakbird ....I remember scanning the web for such a site when I first came out of my dark ages and as a Technic fan I am sure this will be a valuable resource. Keep up the good work
- Ickelpete

Looks nice - it's easy on the use and simple to figure out.
- conductorjoe

Great web site! Please keep up the good work! Very useful!
- 5150 Lego

Wow! This is incredible! Excellent work and brings back some memories from my childhood (late 70's early 80's). Love the site and I will visit frequently.
- dunamis

I like the idea behind this site a lot. I've always been interested in Technic history and how the line has evolved over the years.
- CP5670

Love your site, very helpful and informative.
- Gallop

Your Technicopedia is truly marvelous, Erich! Thanx a lot for your time and effort! I spent hours upon hours in there digesting what you've written so far, rediscovering lots of childhood loves. Good thing you're not done yet, or I would still be lost in there...
- pellevin

Awesome!
- BerndDasBrot

The 8868 site is just great - you outdid yourself with it. All the coloured hoses are perfect to understand the functions of the model.
- Musikfreak

Wow I can't believe there is such a great Technic resource that I haven't found before! I especially love the way you describe the parts that are released each year. I also like the way you describe the sets in great detail with renders....Please continue the great work.
- sja

I just think this site is one of the best ever, I am going to build every model that i can!!!!
- Burf2000

Awsome site. You cover everything to do with the models. T H A N K Y O U V E R Y M U C H F O R T E C H N I C O P E D I A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Just read the update for 1994 and WOW! That was well worth the wait. All 8 sets were reviewed incredibly well and as for 8880! There have been many reviews for this set but yours is the best by far.
- allanp

Beautiful work!
- Siegfried

Shocked and awed......Eric has written the ultimate review for the 8880! Fantastic!
- JunkstyleGio

Eric, I bow to you! Outstanding work and the detail you put into it is just stunning. Thanks for a beautiful technic-site which provides not only relevant information but also entertains a lot. My best wishes for your ongoing work. I hardly can't wait for the next updates!
- Lupus74

Thanks Blakbird for creating Technicopedia, it is a great resource and reminds me of all my fascinating sets which are waiting to be cleaned and rebuilt.
- VMLN8R

Let me take the time and say to you Blakbird, that I truely love your site. First of all it give me a quick access to looking at different sets through the years, including descriptions of functions. But the part with most value for me, is the description of the new parts for each year. As a part designer this is really interesting, learning the history of the Technic pieces, and I don't even know if I could quickly find something similar as an employee. That is why I also eagerly awaits the future beyond 1994. But serious stuff like this takes time, so don't rush it please.
- Front

Technicopedia is so good that I practically check it every day for info on several sets as well as for those scarce updates....Thanks once again for the tremendous effort you're putting into Technicopedia - your work can't be praised enough!
- grepin

I visit it most days. Just love the way it shows the technical functions so well. ....Great resource and kudos for the amazing priceless collection.
- jediali

Words can't describe how great Technicopedia is. Technicopedia > Wikipedia by far.
- Enilder

Technicopedia is one of the greatest tools a technic builder has at his/her disposal....Congratulations for your massive work Blackbird.
- deAraujo

I have to say that's an absolutely amazing site! Fascinating stuff, I have it bookmarked and I'm looking forward to the rest of your updates! :-)
- Matthew G.

I must say I this site is excellent.....It must take a lot of hard work to do all this and it is very greatly appreciated. To me technic has always been lego’s flagship line of products ever since it’s introduction and now we have a recource that tells about every set.
- Allan P.

Thank you very much for the flash back into time. I grew up on Technic / Expert Builder, but have stored it all away. Very exciting to see it again! Great work! Thanks,
- Scott

Wohoo! Almost as good as having the real model!
- Anders I.

Great Work Eric ! 1992 was the first year of my dark ages and i’ve been trying to acquire these kits for some time now. Your work gives me insight into the mechanics of this fantastic period of Technic.
- Steve

YUMMY!!!! I love the Technopedia Web Site! You did a lot of work, for sure. Please accept my sincere thanks for the work you did on the 8880 page. You rock! Its been so long since I built that set, I hardly remember some of the construction goodies. Seeing all these models up close and being able to look at and study the mechanics with out all the clutter (seeing the mechanisms directly) is very insightful. Sometimes, some of the functionality of these sets is not so apparent on the box's model photography. It's almost like the LEGO web site itself should contain a similar archive, or perhaps promote the functionality of the TECHNIC line of sets in a similar fashion.
- Eric S.

Congratulations on a most excellent site, I spent about an hour browsing it yesterday and I only went to a quarter of it. If you do complete it, it promises to be one of my favorite site. My compliments on the Technicopedia website....I especially like the format you've chosen for the site. It's a very nice historic overview to see Technic grow over the years. Also it's very nice to see how models (e.g. the cranes) evolve over the years. It must take you a lot of work to research this and put it into HTML....I will follow to progress on your website.
- Stephane S.

Congratulations on your Technicopedia site!
- Jim H.

I've just seen your post on lugnet and visited your Technic site - that is quite some achievement, it must have taken a lot of work to prepare all the images, information etc! It was a real nostalgia trip for me seeing these old models, I owned a fair proportion of them at the time, and I still have them, mingled in somewhere in my collection. Seeing them on your site makes me want to dig out the instructions and have a go at building them again. I'm looking forward to seeing future additions to your site.
- Jennifer C.

I've been following the progress of Techincopedia with much interest - I think it is a fabulous thing that you're doing.
- Owen D.

I have to say your web project it´s amazing!!!!....I can´t believe all the communities about Lego are open in Internet, so thanks for your information and keep on writin´on your web!
- Miguel A.

I've just spent a few hours in your technicopedia web site. Amazing. Thanks for the pleasant journey.....Your amazing web site fills the void I have from around 1981 till 1989. I feel like Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) in the fifth element when she learnt the world's history in 1 day by fast forwarding it on TV. Thank you so much!
- Raanan

I recently stumbled upon your wonderful website on Lego Technic. Great work! That was really something. You have to be an engineer to make something like that!
- Svein S.

Congratulations on your excellent website of TECHNIC, I can learn a lot from him and I think it'll become a reference to every Technic-lover.
- Joao R.

Thank you very much for your website. I've really enjoyed looking back at the sets I owned and the ones I never knew about.
- Matthew H.

I don't usually do this, but thought your site deserves a great deal of praise, so here it goes. After roughly ten years of dark ages, I've been hunting for LEGO Technic sets online for some three years now, but only recently was told about your wonderful site. I just hope someday my Technic collection will be somewhat comparable to yours!....Thank you very much for all the time and effort you're putting into Technicopedia, and it's my hope that small messages such as this one give you enough motivation to carry on.
- grepin

I'd also like to add that your site is an absolute joy to navigate, very well put together with great info.
- Robert O.

I never written anything to website creators before – but I just wanted to say wow, well done and thank you very much....
Wow – because the photos, animations and information on your website are just fantastic.
Well done – because of the obvious commitment to perfection.
Thank you – because like you, I was obsessed with Technical Lego as a boy and it’s so great to relive those memories and see (for the first time in decades in some instances) the models I used to build.
- Steve

I just wanted to congratulate you on putting together such a wonderful website (Technicopedia) and say that I and many other members of LUG Brasil have derived great enjoyment reading it.
- Nelson K.

Thanks for taking the time to put together such a great Technic website.
- Rich

Congratulations for your website and your Technic collection.They are wonderful.
- Luis M.

Thanks for all the time and effort you're putting into your webpage, just letting you know it's appreciated. I bought a set 8868 on ebay because of your review. Very nice indeed!
- Mark

Thanks for putting so much effort in making a Technics website! It has so much detail and I especially like the graphics of the mechanical parts.
- Ivan

A couple of months ago I came across your site and I quickly became a regular visitor. I love your work and I think you are making a great technic database, the drawings and animations are incredibly informative.
- Jur D.

I also like to mention your great work on the Technicopedia site. It looks great with all the insights and great renderings. Please continue; it's much appreciated. Looking forward to see more.
- Nathanael K.

Thanks for all the hard work you have put into making such a nice LEGO Technic reference for all the Fans to use. I myself know all thats involved and can only begin to fathom all the time you spent creating all of the wonderful renders and files for everyone to view/download along will all of the helpful information.
- Art

Hi, just wanted to say thank you for your site....I was feeling a little nostalgic, browsing the internet checking Lego Technic sites and came upon yours. The best Lego site I've ever encountered. It brought back many many memories of sets I both owned and had wanted in the past. Thanks for all your hard work, wonderful pictures, videos, and your great comments. Keep it up!
- Gavin M.

First of all... I LOVE your webcite and you are largely to blame for my rejuvenated interest in all the technic sets that I couldn't have as a child.
- Chase

Thank you very much for all your hard work on this awesome resource and I look forward to the next update!
- Nick

First of all a big compliment for your website! What a wonderful page is technicopedia! It must be an enormous amount of work to built this site, but it is amazing! All the pictures, simulations and descriptions of all the models!.....Thanks for you help and thank you very very much for your fantastic website!
- Harry B.

.....Again I'd like to tell you that I am quite a fan of your site and I have spent many joyful hours reading and learning about lego technic and I'd like to thank you for that.
- Jur

Just wanted to say that Technicopedia is my favorite site on the internet, and thanks for adding 1995. Keep up the good work!
- Peter D.

I loved your site!!! It is so helpful and indepth.....You have a truly wonderful and unique archive!!!
- Tucker C.

Thanks a lot for your great website! Brings back so many memories... So glad I have kept all my sets... :) .....Anyway, keep up the great work with your website!!!!
- BigBen78

But for sure, I must also THANK YOU sooooooo MUCH, with many congratulaaations, for the great quality of your website !!
- Patrick

I just wanted to tell you that I love your LEGO Technic site. I unearthed my old Technic models a while ago.......At that time I thought to myself: "There has to be some kind of LEGO Technic fansite on the net", I needed more information about the things I missed during those 10 years. I started searching, and imagined what the perfect source would look like, and well then I found it in the form of your Technicopedia. Its not only the highly detailed descriptions, but I love it when somebody combines great insight with a casual, personal style of presentation.
- Paul G.

Your website is fantastic resource to me and I thank you for the job and the time you have spent in building it.
- Massimiliano T.

I bookmarked it immediately......Your site is very imformative. love the diagrams and animations.......Much appreciated ;)
- Minh N.

Having a family has brought me back into contact with LEGO Technical and I'm still trying to catch up with the many changes. This is where your site has become so valuable. I've spent many hours reading through Technicopedia. It's a masterpiece. The best LEGO Technic review on the net and a worthy link from Wikipedia. Great attention to the evolution of Technic and the various mechanics employed......Keep up the outstanding work.
- Paul K.

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