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Posted
30 minutes ago, Auroralampinen said:

Here is better image for the 42215 corner tiles:). 

Interesting that they have axle holes. 

Where did you find them? Mind sharing the source?

Posted
11 hours ago, mpj said:

The new parts are not yet listed, but there are indeed new parts (the bucket and the triangular panels for example).

You are right - not all the parts are shown. But part 24375 is old and should have been included in the list. It is also missing from all the photos. The necessity of this part at home is also questionable - it is not needed on a flat surface.

I still do not understand the point of releasing new parts. As a protection against copying, this does not work at all - a copy of the McLaren P1 was released on the market in less than a month. As a demand stimulation, it can only affect fans who replenish their collections with new parts by buying new models, but their share among buyers is insignificant and does not affect demand. Most buy another toy and do not pay any attention to the new parts at all.

Posted
1 hour ago, Sokolov Edward said:

You are right - not all the parts are shown. But part 24375 is old and should have been included in the list. It is also missing from all the photos. The necessity of this part at home is also questionable - it is not needed on a flat surface.

I still do not understand the point of releasing new parts. As a protection against copying, this does not work at all - a copy of the McLaren P1 was released on the market in less than a month. As a demand stimulation, it can only affect fans who replenish their collections with new parts by buying new models, but their share among buyers is insignificant and does not affect demand. Most buy another toy and do not pay any attention to the new parts at all.

Of course new parts are constantly needed, to keep the product fresh. Every new part (whether a new shape or just colour) opens up some new possibility however small, and the entire brand moves forward with the new parts. This applies to practically every kind of commercial product, stagnation would mean death for the brand and the company.

Posted
18 minutes ago, howitzer said:

Of course new parts are constantly needed, to keep the product fresh. Every new part (whether a new shape or just colour) opens up some new possibility however small, and the entire brand moves forward with the new parts. This applies to practically every kind of commercial product, stagnation would mean death for the brand and the company.

Of course, changes are needed - for example, replacing the ancient infrared remote control with control from a smartphone via Bluetooth. Panels for external design can also be added both in shape and in color, but not for the sake of plugging every hole in the next model. For example, the 3x3 holes in the subject could be patched with pairs of 2387/2389 panels - this will not affect the sale of the model for $ 450 - you can radically change the sales volumes only by removing the zero from the price. New technical details (connectors, hubs, etc.) often look like "sucked out of a finger". Let me remind you again - except for the participants of this forum, most of the new details will not be noticed by anyone - the target audience of LEGO products is completely different.

Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, Sokolov Edward said:

Of course, changes are needed - for example, replacing the ancient infrared remote control with control from a smartphone via Bluetooth. Panels for external design can also be added both in shape and in color, but not for the sake of plugging every hole in the next model. For example, the 3x3 holes in the subject could be patched with pairs of 2387/2389 panels - this will not affect the sale of the model for $ 450 - you can radically change the sales volumes only by removing the zero from the price. New technical details (connectors, hubs, etc.) often look like "sucked out of a finger". Let me remind you again - except for the participants of this forum, most of the new details will not be noticed by anyone - the target audience of LEGO products is completely different.

I have a different approach regarding new parts. As new parts go (except some one-offs, like buckets, 1:8 car hubs) they might not have the best introduction in first sets, but as I've experienced they are used in future sets where the available parts are insufficient because of rigidity, weight, angle, etc. 

Also, as TLG designers think ahead 1-2 years they must know (most of the time) what other usage will that new part have. I'm not speaking about recolours as they are just 'cosmetic' stuff.

Actually, designers make their works easier by introducing these parts. It's a side effect that we can also use them in future projects like them.

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Posted
On 7/24/2025 at 11:15 AM, Sokolov Edward said:

Of course, changes are needed - for example, replacing the ancient infrared remote control with control from a smartphone via Bluetooth. Panels for external design can also be added both in shape and in color, but not for the sake of plugging every hole in the next model. For example, the 3x3 holes in the subject could be patched with pairs of 2387/2389 panels - this will not affect the sale of the model for $ 450 - you can radically change the sales volumes only by removing the zero from the price. New technical details (connectors, hubs, etc.) often look like "sucked out of a finger". Let me remind you again - except for the participants of this forum, most of the new details will not be noticed by anyone - the target audience of LEGO products is completely different.

Yes they will be noticed even by those who don't build much. Imagine sets from your childhood and compare them to the current ones, would you have become an AFOL if they used practically the same parts palette as back then? I know I wouldn't have. I also noticed the progress during my 25 years of darkness - and remember, I wasn't in any way following new set or part releases, just seeing the sets in the shelves of stores. Not everyone will notice of course, but enough do that TLG can't just retire their parts design department and call the current assortment of available parts "complete". Also, most kids will keep interest in Lego for at least a few years, many even a decade or so, and during that time they definitely would notice lack of new stuff and lose interest and therefore sales, it doesn't really matter that the parents are paying. So the constant design and release process of new parts is there to keep the product fresh, whether in short or longer term. Today it's more important than ever as competitors are numerous and would surpass Lego easily and quickly if there were no new parts releases.

Posted (edited)

unboxing

Shame about the STUPID AI voiceover

 

Edited by SNIPE
EDIT . never mind, this is the crappiest unboxing I've ever seen
Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, SNIPE said:

Shame about the STUPID AI voiceover

Relax, you can change the audio track in the video settings down bottom right

Edited by Bartybum
Posted (edited)

So, no rechargeable battery. This is stupid.

And I'm not 100% sure yet but 3x3 triangle is only new part? This is stupid too. I will wait @kbalage's review but defiantly not buy at first day.

Edited by msk6003
Posted
56 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

but definitely not buy at first day.

This isn't a buy ever set to be honest. It's a textbook example of a set that's unnecessarily big for how few functions it has

Posted
2 hours ago, msk6003 said:

So, no rechargeable battery. This is stupid.

And I'm not 100% sure yet but 3x3 triangle is only new part? This is stupid too. I will wait @kbalage's review but defiantly not buy at first day.

2 months ago already confirm no rechargeable battery. From Lego official image already confirm the hub is "dumb hub"..same as 42145 Airbus Helicopter. 

Posted
4 hours ago, msk6003 said:

And I'm not 100% sure yet but 3x3 triangle is only new part? 

The bucket and black long linear actuators (new color). This excavator can be built with my spare parts and a little bricklink order :blush:

It's unnecessary big, so you can fit 6-7 motors and 2 hubs :laugh:

Posted
51 minutes ago, mpj said:

The bucket and black long linear actuators (new color). This excavator can be built with my spare parts and a little bricklink order :blush:

It's unnecessary big, so you can fit 6-7 motors and 2 hubs :laugh:

The black linear actuators were first available in the Cat D11 bulldozer so not new here.

Seems that it could've been a nice midrange set, very much a disappointment for a flagship.

Posted
22 minutes ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

This german fool trying hard only to be first one

too hard, just being grumpy about everything. Even about the booklet tearing apart but the fact is the he didn't treat that book well. Lol

Posted
21 minutes ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

This fool trying hard only to be first one

That was my initial thought just when lookibg at his gestures...

Spoiler

I have intentionally deleted natinality, because there are fools everywhere...

 

Posted
1 hour ago, howitzer said:

The black linear actuators were first available in the Cat D11 bulldozer so not new here.

CAT only has XL version. XXL black is first appear on this set.

Posted (edited)
23 hours ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

This german fool trying hard only to be first one

What I really do not understand is why he wants to be the first one spoting features that doesn't exist. This set do not deserve such attention...

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1 hour ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

Clickbait shit to be competitive with the another german fool "Held der Steine"...

"Held..." is IMHO Nr.1 in this kind of behavour...I remembeted when ge was reviewing (IMHO) best telehandler - CLAAS Scorpion by @eric trax abd complained on everything starting with cables (probably human kind should invent wireless cables just for his Majesty...)

I think we should focus on Volvo and ignore those kind of "reviewers"...

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Posted
6 minutes ago, 1gor said:

"Held..." is IMHO Nr.1 in this kind of behavour...I remembeted when ge was reviewing (IMHO) best telehandler - CLAAS Scorpion by @eric trax abd complained on everything starting with cables (probably human kind should invent wireless cables just for his Majesty...)

First time seeing this guy :D

Sometimes, when I have some free time, I watch reviews of my sets. Seeing how rushed and uncaring the reviewers are is embarrassing. Sometimes people complain about a poorly built component, only to discover it wasn't built according to the instructions. Instead of going back and fixing it, they blame the designer. Well, you have to be the first. This is 2025 social platforms :)

Posted
7 hours ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

This german fool trying hard only to be first one

Thank you for pointing that out, so I'm not the only one... Rants are the best click-bait on youtube, so most reviewers go with it, especially ranting against Lego and praising all others, regardless of their flaws.

Aside from this trend, I have to second what most people think. The 42215 seem kind of redundant and doesn't bring anything new to the table aside from a new bucket piece and the black long actuators. From the promo video it also seems it has very slow movement, which in my opinion were kind of acceptable for 42100 as it was a whole other scale, but looks foolish in this set.

Kind of a highlight could have been the jackhammer, if it was motorized, but sadly isn't.

Posted
14 minutes ago, Jundis said:

Kind of a highlight could have been the jackhammer, if it was motorized, but sadly isn't.

That's really a shame on this set. It should be possible to modify this, using the motorized shaft from the coupler for the jackhammer and making the coupler manual

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