Paul B Technic Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/p/set-42005-review-and-b-models.html On a recent trip away I was lucky enough to spot the new 2H2013 LEGO Technic monster truck set 42005 for sale. This was a set I had spotted online and thought it would look good in my collection. Given the fairly low price of $59 I decided to purchase two of this set, one to be built as the A model and the second to be used for parts. As I was away when I purchased this set I took the opportunity to build the A model in my hotel room, this took me about 1.5 hours and was a fairly easy build, no really complex or hard steps and the end result looks good. The monster truck A model features 4 wheel hand of god (HOG) steering and working suspension, I have tried dropping this set from heights up to 1.5 metres and it has survived this treatment with no problems. The size of the wheels on this set seem quite large at first but they work well with this set and fit the look of the monster truck perfectly. Overall I am really happy with the look of this set and the Technic functions seem to work well. The only area I could see for improvement with this set would be maybe adding another function such as opening doors or a winch. After building the A I had a look at the building guide for the B model, this looked like a good set and I was tempted to build it then and there. On the drive home the next day I decided to give the B model a try, if I didn’t like it I could always return to my original plan of using this second copy for parts. Opening my second copy of 42005 and sorting the parts while sitting on the living room floor I sorted the parts in to a number of containers to assist with the building process. Again as with the A model the B model was a fairly quick build at just under 1.5 hours and it was fairly simple, no complex or confusing steps in the building guide at all. The end result is a off road buggy which features front wheel hand of god (HOG) steering and working suspension on the rear axle, this means that two of the shock absorbers are not needed for the B model, this also means that it does not survive the drop test as well as the A model. When dropped from a height above about 30 cm the B model has a habit of flipping over on to its roof. I personally prefer the actual look of the B model above the A model where as the functions of the A model are better. One thing that did worry me was that when I was getting towards the end of the building guide for the B model I still had a large number of parts left over, I went back and made sure that I had not missed any steps. Once the B model was finished I had about 40 pieces left over, some of these were common pins and brushes were as others were two shock absorbers and some of the complex drive and steering parts. Overall I am very glad I built the B model and I think I will be leaving both the A and B models built and on display, I may even buy another copy of this set just for parts. More Photos on my blog: http://paulstechnic.blogspot.com.au/p/set-42005-review-and-b-models.html Edited December 17, 2013 by Paul B Quote
JoeKaydear Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 Were there a lot of extra parts from the B-Model build? It seems that the low profile of the B-model came at the expense of using all of the available parts: Quote
Paul B Technic Posted September 4, 2013 Author Posted September 4, 2013 Were there a lot of extra parts from the B-Model build? It seems that the low profile of the B-model came at the expense of using all of the available parts: Yes I would guess between 30 and 40 parts left over after building the B model. Quote
Freekysch Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Nice review Paul B, enjoyed reading it. I kinda like the set but in my opinion is just a bit overpriced, the price / piece ratio is poor. Quote
N-4K0 Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 What are the wheel sizes? I checked rebrickable - it's 81.6 x 38 R Balloon, same as the large tires on 8069 Backhoe Loader. I'm getting tempted to buy this set now Quote
Lakop Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 I'm tempted to buy one also as I can't buy a big set until birthday or christmas. I've been admiring it from a far. might take a closer look in the lego store. Good review. H Quote
Paul B Technic Posted September 5, 2013 Author Posted September 5, 2013 Thanks for the feedback, these sets are now on display on my shelves. I am not 100% sure if I am going to keep them or sell them, they don't really fit in with my theme. Quote
Jim Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) When the first pictures were releases, quite a number of people found this set to be "useless". Like Paul, I really beg to differ. The set has the mechanics of a crawler set, suspension, ball joint and u-frame, gear racks, some panels and big wheels....all in a small set! It looks cool and the price is fair (35 euros in The Netherlands!!). I reckon this set will be given to the kids by (grand)parents a lot. Nice review! Will be picking this one up very soon Edited September 5, 2013 by Ted Quote
skriblez Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Nice review. Will def get me one of these :) Quote
technicmad Posted September 5, 2013 Posted September 5, 2013 Nice to see I'm not the only one who likes the "drop test" :) Quote
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