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[nerdsforprez]

So about two weeks ago I bought set 10360.  Just finished building it.  Wonderful set.  As others have mentioned, it has some great Technic mechanics much like the Concord set. 

I know RacingBricks' video of this set briefly describes the landing gear, and shows it being built as he goes through the build, I don't think the video shows the mechanism when the build is complete.  I have also watched several other YT videos showing the function, but not sure it is explained completely.  Overall, I believe it is an underappreciated function and one of the very few times a clutch element isn't only added for safety purposes, but also is added to complete a function itself. 

Because the range of motion of the front landing gear vs. the read bogies is different, and the function is carried out on the same axle a clutch not only engages the first part of the function but when the front gear is fully retracted/deployed the clutch allows for the rear landing gear to continue being retracted/deployed. Such a simple mechanism, but for me, surprisingly fun to build and observe.  

Are there any other official Lego sets that use clutches in this same fashion?  

 

[Bartybum]

3 hours ago, nerdsforprez said:

Are there any other official Lego sets that use clutches in this same fashion?

In terms of clutches that are used for functions rather than safety, doesn't this year's F&F Skyline have one for the drift mechanic?

[nerdsforprez]

Admittedly I am not up to snuff in the Lego world as I used to be.  I watched Racing Brick's video on it where he explains the function well.  I would argue that the clutch is simply doing what is supposed to and not directly involved in a "function" - but the most I think about it is kinds a gray area, because it can also be argued it is doing the exact same thing in the SCA set.  I do wonder if there is a difference between a function vs. a mechanism.  I might be tempted to say that the clutch is indeed involved in the "function" of the F&F build, but not part of the mechanism.  Whereas the clutch in the SCA model certainly is....

But again, perhaps I am splitting hairs...

[schraubedrin]

On 7/21/2025 at 3:39 AM, nerdsforprez said:

But again, perhaps I am splitting hairs...

No, i get what you mean.
Maybe another way to put it: "A clutch that engages even when you're doing everything right."

An example that kind of fits: 42043 Arocs has one that allows the pneumatic pump to keep on working when the supports reach their end position.

[Auroralampinen]

The new Lego 21360 Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory has a working chocolate fall. Seemingly made of technic track pieces:). 

[Auroralampinen]

The new captain jack sparrow pirate ship;) set has a really cool cannon deployment function:). 

 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Hi everyone, this is some geometry trickery from RacingBrick  

 

 

[thekoRngear]

Man wayyy bettah than that excavator crap! Set "deserves" to be talked about and discussed in this theme for its building techniques and functions! 

Edited August 28 by thekoRngear

[howitzer]

I don't think the functions in the pirate ship are particularly complex or very Technic-y, but they seem to work well and are integrated nicely into the build, which is remarkable in other ways, such as the geometry trickery that is used to achieve the shape of the hull. Definitely a much more interesting buy than the Volvo excavator.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Hi everyone, this is a review that I thought would be out earlier but didnt come out at first but is finally here from Racing Brick 

 

[howitzer]

19 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Hi everyone, this is a review that I thought would be out earlier but didnt come out at first but is finally here from Racing Brick 

 

Thanks for linking the video. The mechanism is ingenious and now I really want this set even though it's pretty expensive. It feels another nail in the coffin of Technic, as it's yet another example in the trend where the best and most interesting technical functions come in non-Technic sets while Technic sets tend to have the same old boring and repetitive functionality.