42242 Mercedes Benz Unimog U5023 with Crane

[Saruzeufel]

3 minutes ago, Maaboo the Witch said:

What is that on the pallet?

Some extra beams you will be using for the B-model... oh, wait.

[Maaboo the Witch]

3 minutes ago, Saruzeufel said:

Some extra beams you will be using for the B-model... oh, wait.

Yeah, you really didn't think that one through. 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

17 minutes ago, Saruzeufel said:

Some extra beams you will be using for the B-model... oh, wait.

Lie down.

Try not to cry.

Cry a lot.

[howitzer]

Did it have to be lime? Otherwise looks great among all the car crap, but I'm not fan of the colouring of the cabin.

[Maaboo the Witch]

I think it looks quite snazzy myself. Plus, lime Unimogs ain't unheard of.

Although I will concede that 42242 would have looked good in all-lime.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Is there a new hook piece at the tip of the crane? Or is that the regular hook with tow ball connected to something?

[Oh_Hi_Mao]

I am looking at lime and thinking are we getting orange reskin in the future

[2GodBDGlory]

Hey, looks quite nice!

It's always fun to see models that mix "car" functions (suspension, drive, piston engine) with "construction" functions (Outriggers, bed, arm). It looks very function-dense!

I'm glad to see that TLG does continue to put out the occasional fan-pleasing Technic set, even if we criticize most of the lineup.

[dr_spock]

It is nice to see Unimog make another appearance.  Reminds me of the fun we had with 8110 way back on Eurobricks.

 

1 hour ago, Saruzeufel said:

Some extra beams you will be using for the B-model... oh, wait.

Could those be for the C model, n'est-ce pas? 

[Auroralampinen]

Ok, interesting if you look on google pictures there isin't a single picture of a U5023 in lime color. Only close/similar color image is of an sand green colored U5023 and it's the same color as on the 10317 Land Rover. But maybe you can make special Lime colored U5023 order directly from Mercedes 

[dr_spock]

 

Pick your mog, features and color...

https://special.mercedes-benz-trucks.com/en/unimog/your-choice-your-unimog.html

 

[Stereo]

2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Is there a new hook piece at the tip of the crane? Or is that the regular hook with tow ball connected to something?

It'd be 51482 locking hinge and towball socket though that makes it look like the hook is only attached to the arm via an axle in 53923, which is gonna really limit what it can lift.  Though I guess to be fair pneumatics also have a pretty small limit.

[Timorzelorzworz]

36 minutes ago, Auroralampinen said:

Ok, interesting if you look on google pictures...

It's also interesting that the box does not show the Mercedes-Benz logo. Only UNIMOG tag, but without any trademark or copyright.

This model does not scream to first-class MB license, but sadly the price will do.

[Jundis]

If Lego were smart, they sell it for 99 €, would sell like cracy. But more realistically it will be priced at 120...150 €.

I mean they did it in 2021 with the 42128 (149€ for 2017 pieces), which was also pneumatic.

The model itself is very interesting indeed. I hoped for a bigger scale and motorized functions, but don't complain as it is a perfect size for enough manual functions.

Will be some sort of a mini Arocs :-)

[R0Sch]

It's sad that TLG discontinued all useful pneumatic cylinder sizes that would have matched this scale and instead threw in just the bare minimum of parts to make a movable pneumatic arm. Downgraded to not even have a gear rack for extension, just a fixed end with a useless hook held in place by an open socket joint only seen in City before.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was just rear wheel driven, because what's the point for 4WD if it's not motorized?

I am much more excited about the City Dump Truck, Front Loader and Backhoe than this small, unimpressive attempt to save the Technic theme. Spoiler alert, it doesn't because it's merchandise for the licensing customer.

9 minutes ago, Jundis said:

If Lego were smart, they sell it for 99 €, would sell like cracy. But more realistically it will be priced at 120...150 €.

I mean they did it in 2021 with the 42128 (149€ for 2017 pieces), which was also pneumatic.

The model itself is very interesting indeed. I hoped for a bigger scale and motorized functions, but don't complain as it is a perfect size for enough manual functions.

Will be some sort of a mini Arocs :-)

Not a chance this will be under 180€. Big mistake taking an unlicensed truck from almost a decade ago into the comparison. 42175 cost 200€ and only had 10% more parts. That should be a realistic benchmark imo.

And blatantly calling this a "mini Arocs" is blasphemy and should be reason for excommunication. ;)

[Auroralampinen]

15 minutes ago, Jundis said:

If Lego were smart, they sell it for 99 €, would sell like cracy. But more realistically it will be priced at 120...150 €.

I mean they did it in 2021 with the 42128 (149€ for 2017 pieces), which was also pneumatic.

The model itself is very interesting indeed. I hoped for a bigger scale and motorized functions, but don't complain as it is a perfect size for enough manual functions.

Will be some sort of a mini Arocs :-)

Well, the 42209 was 99€ with 978pcs the racing sailing boat was 110€ with pneumatics with 900pcs. So because this has the exactly the same amount/number of pneumatics(2x cylinders plus a pump) as the racing sailing boat i think the 42242 price is 110-130€:). 

[Timewhatistime]

2 hours ago, Stereo said:

It'd be 51482 locking hinge and towball socket though that makes it look like the hook is only attached to the arm via an axle in 53923, which is gonna really limit what it can lift.  Though I guess to be fair pneumatics also have a pretty small limit.

Luckily, someone else mentioned the stability issues, which came to my mind as well when looking at the crane.

I wonder every time and again, why official sets include liftarms which are simply connected just by two pins using adjacent pinholes - even if there was space for longer liftarms and stroner connections.

Concededly, the crane won't break under heavy load before the hook will be torn off. But stronger connections would be better examples and more instructive in terms of MOCing. In former Technic times, even in the studded-Technic-brick-era, TLG included stronger connections in their sets

Edited 18 hours ago by Timewhatistime

[Jundis]

58 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

I wouldn't be surprised if this was just rear wheel driven, because what's the point for 4WD if it's not motorized?

Then the front axle would be way to overcomplicated for just RWD. My guess is something like this.

You can clearly spot this connector , which only makes sense if a diff is used to make room and guarantee the right placement for it.

The steering is complete guesswork, if no new parts are introduced.

1 hour ago, R0Sch said:

And blatantly calling this a "mini Arocs" is blasphemy and should be reason for excommunication. ;)

"Oh no, he put the name of the holy gift in his filthy mouth!" :D 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

11 minutes ago, Jundis said:

The steering is complete guesswork, if no new parts are introduced.

There will definitely by new parts for front wheel drive and steer. The setup in the photo is not stable enough to be legal by TLG's standard.

[Thirdwigg]

14 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

There will definitely by new parts for front wheel drive and steer. The setup in the photo is not stable enough to be legal by TLG's standard.

Maybe, but I'll wait to see some hard evidence. TLG has been underfunctioning sets recently, so I would be surprised to see 4 wheel drive here.

I'm am excited about this. I like the color, and I like the subject. While I like the crane, part of what makes Unimog interesting to me is the ability to change bodies on the rear. This "body" is too integrated into the chassis to allow for switching additional bodies. 

[Timewhatistime]

The appearance of this connector in lbg lowers the probability that the set will contain it in lime as well. In this case we won't get this piece in the rare colour (after its single apperance in 2001).

[R0Sch]

@Jundis You might be on to something, but I'm keeping my expectation low because I saw what they did with the Bronco and any other 15 wide vehicle for that matter, excluding sets that use articulated steering.

And did I mention that a Unimog without portal hubs is like a Porsche without a Boxer motor?

I would just buy the instructions from rebrickable and build this instead. Looks way more interesting based on the functions:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-257307/klimax/werner-uniknick-from-mb-unimog-421-42209-volvo-l120-electric-wheel-loader-b-model/#details

Edited 16 hours ago by R0Sch

[Ngoc Nguyen]

18 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

I would just buy the instructions from rebrickable and build this instead.

How about my MOC/MOG 

[jorgeopesi]

2 hours ago, Jundis said:

Then the front axle would be way to overcomplicated for just RWD. My guess is something like this.

You can clearly spot this connector , which only makes sense if a diff is used to make room and guarantee the right placement for it.

The steering is complete guesswork, if no new parts are introduced.

"Oh no, he put the name of the holy gift in his filthy mouth!" :D 

Can you turn the model searching the same angle in the unimog pic?, maybe we could see something...

[Jundis]

46 minutes ago, jorgeopesi said:

Can you turn the model searching the same angle in the unimog pic?, maybe we could see something...

Here you go. There is something in yellow behind the tire, where the steering liftarm is placed in my mockup.