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 May 12 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 May 12 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.

[bonox]

3 hours ago, Jurss said:

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

it's often (always??) recommended by manufacturers that you don't rely on hydraulics to support a load for an extended period, expecially with the pumps not running, and especially when there are personnel safety implications (person being under a lifted load or part of the machine structure supported by hydraulics for example). 

This is why locks/mechanical supports/cribbing/collars etc are mandated in operator and service manuals.

There are some cylinders designed with integral locking pins, so while it may not visually appear that such devices are in use, that doesn't mean they are not.

Edited May 13 by bonox

[Bartybum]

17 hours ago, allanp said:

Maybe realistic leaf springs (thin spring steel strips with over moulded plastic end pieces perhaps)

I'm surprised that they haven't made a leaf spring that's just a spring steel strip dual-over-moulded entirely with softer rubbery plastic for the middle and harder ABS at the centre and tips. Pretty trivial problem compared to coil springs

[gyenesvi]

35 minutes ago, Bartybum said:

I'm surprised that they haven't made a leaf spring that's just a spring steel strip dual-over-moulded entirely with softer rubbery plastic for the middle and harder ABS at the centre and tips. Pretty trivial problem compared to coil springs

The same reason why they are not making many other types of suspension, just the good old basic ones. For them it is often enough that a model has suspension, it often does not matter how realistic it is. An exception is the push/pull rod of F1 cars. I wish other cars would be treated with similar attention to detail.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

3 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

An exception is the push/pull rod of F1 cars.

That's why the next suspension parts TLG is gonna make are F1 suspension parts for Car Transporter scale F1 cars, mark my words.

[Jurss]

Maybe won't look so good (aero) but may be used allready

[Divitis]

Did you see what the new Mercedes is capable of?

Would love to see this implemented (although the original uses independent electric motors from what I've heard, a mechanical interpretation would be dope.
 

 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Isn't that just counter skid steering but for wheels? Tracked models do that all the time.

[Divitis]

4 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Isn't that just counter skid steering but for wheels? Tracked models do that all the time.

But having both skid steering and normal steering on the same model would be a first

[bonox]

why would they even create that? Plenty of jurisdictions have road laws about deliberately breaking traction that would just plain make it illegal. let alone pollution laws (particulate, noise etc) and then the lawyers getting involved when someone wiped out pedestrians in a car park.

 

Why demonstrate it in a city/suburban background when it requires off road only settings to engage? And i bet if 1% of range rovers and g wagons ever go onto dirt, then this  function is going to be the 1% of the 1% of the 1%.  Not even the military users are going to find a function for this since their units are not likely to be electric and if my experience of an EV is anything to go by, just one turn is likely to knock a percentage point or three off the battery SoC. We used to call this stuff a solution in search of a problem.

Edited May 20 by bonox

[dhc6twinotter]

On 5/13/2026 at 7:59 AM, Ngoc Nguyen said:

That's why the next suspension parts TLG is gonna make are F1 suspension parts for Car Transporter scale F1 cars, mark my words.

Like this part? 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

14 minutes ago, dhc6twinotter said:

Like this part? 

Yes but longer

[gyenesvi]

I have a genuine wish for next year. For the 40th anniversary of technic, Lego came out with a 3L beam with the number 40 on it. I wish they continue this "trend" (of a single sample :D) and next year they come out with a 4L beam with the number 50 on it :D I hope you get where I'm going with this.. Come on TLG, it's time! We all could use that beam for so many things!

[Jundis]

44 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

We all could use that beam for so many things!

"I am the mighty Djinn, I'll grant you 3 wishes! You may have Gold, Wisdom or Immortality!"

"How about a 4L beam?"

"A... a what?"

"A 4L technic beam. And make it with the number 50 on it."

[AVCampos]

To me, the best celebration would be a modernised version of a classic set... but I can't decide which one I'd personally prefer.