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 July 17 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 July 18 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.

[Aleh]

18 hours ago, Sokolov Edward said:

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.

In this case let me recommend you Terex RX400 mining excavator by Sheo

[Dylan M]

18 hours ago, Sokolov Edward said:

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,

I totaly agree with you, it's the same as the UCS Sports Car, and lots of car, that Technic releases every year, 

But I'm  a fan of Construction Vehicle 😊

[Sokolov Edward]

2 hours ago, Aleh said:

In this case let me recommend you Terex RX400 mining excavator by Sheo

I've already looked at it (MK 13130S) - maybe I'll assemble it too. Now I'm assembling their loader (MK 17045) - 4500 parts and 170 gears - in terms of mechanical complexity it's much more interesting. For the first time I see steering on actuator 61927. It's a pity that not all Chinese Lego manufacturers make their instructions available to everyone, as well as MK.

[Aleh]

45 minutes ago, Sokolov Edward said:

I've already looked at it (MK 13130S) - maybe I'll assemble it too. Now I'm assembling their loader (MK 17045) - 4500 parts and 170 gears - in terms of mechanical complexity it's much more interesting. For the first time I see steering on actuator 61927. It's a pity that not all Chinese Lego manufacturers make their instructions available to everyone, as well as MK.

Forget that MK. Find original instructions with subtractor. Hardly I can remember another excavator with working subtractor and motors inside superstructure! Your excavator has 3 motors inside chassis - absolutely another internal construction.

[Sokolov Edward]

57 minutes ago, Aleh said:

Forget that MK. Find original instructions with subtractor. Hardly I can remember another excavator with working subtractor and motors inside superstructure!

I assembled a walker with a subtractor (MOC 95665 + 130587) - there it is fundamentally necessary for synchronizing all the legs on both sides. For tracks, this mechanism is not always necessary - it is needed if you want to get high speed with the most direct trajectory of movement, and to ensure maximum maneuverability, it will rather interfere. For an excavator, the race mode is definitely unnecessary.

57 minutes ago, Aleh said:

Your excavator has 3 motors inside chassis - absolutely another internal construction.

If we are talking about 17079, then the motors for the tracks are located in the chassis and the drive is separate for each pair of tracks without a subtractor. And the motors for controlling the bucket are located both in the boom and in the tower. I also used 2 control units with different protocols (MK 4.0 and TGL) - this allowed me to simultaneously control both the movement and the bucket from 2 remotes, unlike the original.

Edited Wednesday at 12:41 PM by Sokolov Edward

[Auroralampinen]

Why we started talking about mould king sets in this topic?. 

Edited Wednesday at 01:03 PM by Auroralampinen

[Sokolov Edward]

4 hours ago, Aleh said:

In this case let me recommend you Terex RX400 mining excavator by Sheo

You probably mean this model https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113737740020 Unfortunately, this author does not have instructions for this model on rebrickable.com. I agree that the mechanics are more complicated than those of MK 13130, but this is most likely due to the use of old Lego infrared sensors - when using 2 Chinese control units, everything becomes simpler. The MK version looks too fun - motors and fans will only please children.

3 minutes ago, Auroralampinen said:

Why we started talking about mould king sets in this topic?. 

Rather, we discuss alternative models of excavators against the background of another "flagship" of Lego. Suddenly Lego will read and understand the needs of potential buyers. On the other hand, as a toy for children, it is quite suitable, if you do not look at the price tag.

[Auroralampinen]

5 minutes ago, Sokolov Edward said:

 

Rather, we discuss alternative models of excavators against the background of another "flagship" of Lego. Suddenly Lego will read and understand the needs of potential buyers. On the other hand, as a toy for children, it is quite suitable, if you do not look at the price tag.

Yes, i do agree but not with mould king. Mould king is pretty shit*y company and has stealed mocs. And i have review few mould king sets. But i will not review any more, i have learned my lesson and hopefully the discussion with mould king will stop. 

[Sokolov Edward]

4 minutes ago, Auroralampinen said:

Yes, i do agree but not with mould king. Mould king is pretty shit*y company and has stealed mocs. And i have review few mould king sets. But i will not review any more, i have learned my lesson and hopefully the discussion with mould king will stop. 

The excavator is not the most popular model of Lego Technic and the same is true for other manufacturers. There are not so many interesting alternatives, especially with accessible free instructions - so we discuss what is available.

[Oh_Hi_Mao]

1 hour ago, Auroralampinen said:

Why we started talking about mould king sets in this topic?. 

Perhaps because there is no Lego sets available in Sokolov's russia so yeah here we are suddenly discussing about MK. Please continue discuss about the Lego and not about "interesting alternatives"

[Auroralampinen]

3 minutes ago, Oh_Hi_Mao said:

Perhaps because there is no Lego sets available in Sokolov's russia so yeah here we are suddenly discussing about MK. Please continue discuss about the Lego and not about "interesting alternatives"

I agree:).

[Sokolov Edward]

42 minutes ago, Oh_Hi_Mao said:

Perhaps because there is no Lego sets available in Sokolov's russia so yeah here we are suddenly discussing about MK.

I don't want to upset you, but you can still buy original Lego sets in Russia. But why buy something you don't like when you can assemble much more interesting models from what already exists using free instructions.

[Oh_Hi_Mao]

1 hour ago, Sokolov Edward said:

I don't want to upset you, but you can still buy original Lego sets in Russia. But why buy something you don't like when you can assemble much more interesting models from what already exists using free instructions.

There is nothing to flex about that can buy Lego  from smugglers. But I am not surprised by the fact. Lego officially does not ship to russia, end of the story. This is my last message to you.

Back on the topic, I can't wait for the first reviews. I have a feeling it will be roasted pretty hard by the reviewers due to price / functionality ratio. Let's see

[Auroralampinen]

6 minutes ago, Oh_Hi_Mao said:

 

Back on the topic, I can't wait for the first reviews. I have a feeling it will be roasted pretty hard by the reviewers due to price / functionality ratio. Let's see

Yeah i agree. But i really hoped this would have rubber inserts or hidden wheels to help the tracks move on all surfaces. But then again this is 18+ display shelf queen with minimal playing. But then why can't the last year 10+ have the rubber inserts or the hidden wheels, because most of city tracked sets had a pair of hidden wheels, and that maded the whole playing experience so much fun. And in my mini tracked outback dumper, i did use pair of hidden wheels to help the tracks move in all surfaces. And to move a little brick build electric motor:). 

[Sokolov Edward]

Judging by the list of parts https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/replacement-parts/missing/42215/pieces?search=* there are no inserts for tracks in it. Also, there were no new parts in it. This allows us to hope that on August 1, with the appearance of instructions on the official site and a list of parts on rebricable, it will be possible to start assembling, provided that the model is really interesting. In terms of playability, this excavator is no different from the 42082 crane - 1 motor and a mechanical switch for selecting a function. IMHO, now children can only be interested in direct control of all processes in the toy from a smartphone. Putting this on a shelf at home is not the best design element - maybe there are fans, and something more solid is needed for the quarry chief's office - like 42055 or 42100.

[mpj]

56 minutes ago, Sokolov Edward said:

Also, there were no new parts in it.

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

Of course this doesn't mean you can still try to build it with existing parts.