Future Set Wishes and Speculation

[AVCampos]

The only word that comes to my mind when reading that is "yikes". 

[Jurss]

Why not, technic fans (some of them) would be happy for car transporter in that scale.

[NV Lego technic]

18 hours ago, langko said:

Since the rumoured Koenigsegg will be the 6th 1:8 scale car, can we get a 1:8 scale car transporter too? 😆

Valid, although it would be like 7000 parts

[allanp]

Besides being big enough to transport 1:8 scale cars, what other reason or functions could it have to justify such a huge set and likely highest ever price tag? I'm thinking:

1) New truck wheels with a very deep offset like real truck wheels, where you can directly bolt/pin two if them back to back and still have a small gap between the tyres.

2) Maybe realistic leaf springs (thin spring steel strips with over moulded plastic end pieces perhaps) supplemented with air suspension that automatically adjusts the pressure to keep the suspension feeling right no matter if there's no cars loaded or if it's full of cars. There could also be a new steering hub using the roller elements inside the hubs of the moon rover, but without the ball joints and with a longer steering arm for more mechanical advantage to help steering.

Like how they introduced parts for 1:5 scale motorbikes, the parts needed for 1) and 2) would be great for a large number of future large scale trucks, and there's so many more different truck type vehicles they could make than there are different superbikes.

3) Personally I think it really should be motorised, maybe not full RC unless it has a BIG physical remote with lots of controls. The motors should not struggle to lift any ramps loaded with 1:8 cars into place with good batteries, and of course it should mimic how real ones work (so no linear actuators!)

4) Realistic tie down straps, to safely tie down and secure the wheels (you know, for a greater sense of immersion during play time.....I mean operation!) These would use new fabric strap pieces which might sound too specialised however, they could also be used as lifting straps in future crane models, and also as working seat belts in future 1:8 cars.

Maybe the original comment about a 1:8 scale car transporter was only joking, but I mean, with how popular the 1:8 scale cars are, then why not? If it was designed with the mindset of "let's not just make it big for the sake of it, but because it's functions and mechanical authenticity justify it's immense size and price" then I'd be all for it.

Edited 14 hours ago by allanp

[AVCampos]

12 minutes ago, allanp said:

it should mimic how real ones work (so no linear actuators!)

The real ones use hydraulics. There's no way TLG would use water due to the risk of spillage, much less oil. What's left is pneumatics, which sag over time (especially with a load as heavy as a 1:8 car) and LAs. In face of this, I'd then definitely pick LAs.

[Stereo]

I mean, it's also easy to calculate that a 1:8 semi truck would be ~8 feet long, 40 studs wide, and probably into the $3000 range

Edited 10 hours ago by Stereo

[pleegwat]

It wouldn't be motorized. The 1:8 cars are shelf queens, and the transporter would be as well.

[Zerobricks]

I remember Zoli on Brickshelf making some huge supercar transporters, but I can't find them right now due to issue with accessing Brickshelf.

[Auroralampinen]

1 hour ago, Stereo said:

I mean, it's also easy to calculate that a 1:8 semi truck would be ~8 feet long, 40 studs wide, and probably into the $3000 range

And it probably will not fit your current apartment. So you have to buy big mansion to store it and to play with it;). 

[allanp]

12 hours ago, AVCampos said:

The real ones use hydraulics. There's no way TLG would use water due to the risk of spillage, much less oil. What's left is pneumatics, which sag over time (especially with a load as heavy as a 1:8 car) and LAs. In face of this, I'd then definitely pick LAs.

Real hydraulics will sag as well depending on the age of the equipment.

[Jurss]

Arent on real car transporters some lock mechanisms, so that hydraulics is really just for operation, it is not used to fix position anyhow.