42215 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator

[NV Lego technic]

I'm Serbia there are no clones whatsoever, and I'm fine with that. But maybe we should discuss that in another topic.

[Auroralampinen]

7 minutes ago, NV Lego technic said:

 But maybe we should discuss that in another topic.

I agree:). 

[Amt0571]

On 7/4/2025 at 8:10 AM, Auroralampinen said:

In finland, most of peoples buy lego sets for kids. Because lego alternatives are hard to find in stores. We usually have the bare bones like cobi and mega construx. But when i was kid we only had cobi and cobi was back then so hard to find. And in 2020 and later now mega construx and cobi can be found most of the big stores. But still most kids in here just want legos. And if you want something else than cobi or mega construx. You have to import it from germany most of the times. This is kind of sad to think i really wish we had more choices:/. 

AliExpress and Temu are quite popular in Spain. There are some other brands like megablocks that are available in stores, but most of Lego clones are bought directly in China here. 

[Jim]

On 7/4/2025 at 8:15 AM, NV Lego technic said:

I'm Serbia there are no clones whatsoever, and I'm fine with that. But maybe we should discuss that in another topic.

Agreed!

Let's focus on this set and the LEGO brand 

[Lim CL]

This set Lego designer feel like Olav Kroigaard.  Gearbox distribution layout similar to 42082.  Slow functions movement but it will delivered the functions well and stable. 

Edited Thursday at 09:20 PM by Lim CL

[Zerobricks]

One thing that I personally find exciting about this set are the new triangular panels. I have a feeling they will be very useful for diffusors, winglets, etc in the upcoming 2026 sets, especially the new Supercar.

[Timorzelorzworz]

13 hours ago, Lim CL said:

This set Lego designer feel like Olav Kroigaard

He is retired. It's probably a Markus Kossmann model.

[Lim CL]

10 hours ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

He is retired. It's probably a Markus Kossmann model.

From 42209 Topic. Post by Ngoc Nguyen:  "According to Milan's Instagram story, this set is designed by Olav, preumably Olav Kroigaard " 

He is back. Since he design 42209, high possible 42215 as well. The Gearbox layout too similar to 42082.

Edited Friday at 04:15 PM by Lim CL

[Sokolov Edward]

Lego has released another excavator with new parts and old functions. You can argue with me that this bicycle will not be reinvented. I am not a fan of construction equipment, but some models are interesting for assembly because of the original mechanisms and high complexity of the design. Recently I saw an excavator that even I wanted to assemble because of its originality, although similar models have already been before. This is MK 17079 - Sci-Fi excavator. Its chassis uses 4 caterpillar tracks on which it can change the height. The bucket is made of technics parts, and not as a unique part. There are practically no "brickwork" in the design. The instructions were available in the application, although the model itself is still not available for sale. Previously, they had a similar excavator but with pneumatics and a simpler design. This model uses 3200 parts and 8 PF motors with 2 control units - 1st for movement and rotation of the tower and 2nd for controlling the boom with a bucket. The disadvantages of the design for me were inconvenient access to the control units. There are no unique parts in the design, and the "cut" parts can be easily replaced with full-fledged ones. And this is a truly original model in its class, and not just another excavator made from new parts.