42055 - Bucket Wheel Excavator

[N-4K0]

The white dump truck is just accessories, man, the main set ain't got no tires

Dang, imagine how many tires the real machine would need if it had tires, just to bear all that weight.

Speaking of parts, I bet the total number of pins, all types included, will be at least 1500. I don't remember which set it was, but I think the Arocs had close to, if not just above 1000, and the BWE will have like 1200 more parts.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

I don't mind the color vomit with red and yellow axles.

12+ square frames

12 is a big understatement. The undercarriage alone already has 12 frames. The upper belt has 26 frames. The lower body of the turret has 10 frames. So at least 48 frames already.

Edited March 14, 2016 by nguyengiangoc

[N-4K0]

I counted 12 on the most recent posted pic, but I expect a lot more, hence the + behind it

[andrewganschow]

On the superstructure, by the "control center" there are 4 yellow panels that are new to this year that I noticed in a video yesterday.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

The BWE use a gear meshing kind that is new to me: a 16-tooth with a 12-tooth, on a bent liftarm.

[ctx1769]

Look like this is one set worth getting

[DrJB]

If you have a significant other, better buy something nice for them before this set launches ... especially that there are 4 must-have sets out there (BWE, Clarion, Volvo, Porsche). It's going to be an expensive summer.

Edited March 14, 2016 by DrJB

[wesyr]

I can't wait until summer. I have to get this set.

[legobeast73]

how big will the instructions be for this beast?

Edited March 16, 2016 by legobeast73

[Saberwing40k]

Can we please stop making jokes about having people having to sell their wife/girlfriend/dog/sibling/porn collection/dog/kidney/whatever to afford this set? Yes, it might be expensive, but the joke has officially gotten old. There, I said it, I feel better. I might have to dig out my handtruck in order to get it home, though.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

If we send emails about how many things we have to sell to afford this set, maybe Lego will lower the set's price

[legobeast73]

Can we please stop making jokes about having people having to sell their wife/girlfriend/dog/sibling/porn collection/dog/kidney/whatever to afford this set? Yes, it might be expensive, but the joke has officially gotten old. There, I said it, I feel better. I might have to dig out my handtruck in order to get it home, though.

ok i was joking

[legobeast73]

does anyone know how thick the instructions will be

[Saberwing40k]

does anyone know how thick the instructions will be

This thick:

[N-4K0]

"Day 41 - Josh has finally completed the number 1 bags"

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Based on the instruction for MB Arocs: 500/2800 * 4000 = 714 pages

[grum64]

Can we please stop making jokes about having people having to sell their wife/girlfriend/dog/sibling/porn collection/dog/kidney/whatever to afford this set? Yes, it might be expensive, but the joke has officially gotten old. There, I said it, I feel better. I might have to dig out my handtruck in order to get it home, though.

Well said.

Think about it. How clever is it to offer to sell the woman who accepts you for the man you can't help being?

[brickmeistro]

The box for Merc Arocs was massive... the biggest box I have seen yet... even bigger than the Star Wars sand crawler.

The box for the BWE is probably going to be even bigger. I think I'll have to clear out the spare room to keep the set when it arrives

[legobeast73]

will i need to move into a bigger flat to build it LOL

[cehtunger]

The box for Merc Arocs was massive... the biggest box I have seen yet... even bigger than the Star Wars sand crawler.

Sorry, but this simply isn't true. I have both of them, and sandcrawler box is definitely bigger. Arocs box is identical in size as 42030, and slightly bigger (thicker) than boxes for previous flagships,eg. 42009.

[Vodnik]

Sorry, but this simply isn't true. I have both of them, and sandcrawler box is definitely bigger. Arocs box is identical in size as 42030, and slightly bigger (thicker) than boxes for previous flagships,eg. 42009.

Yup, what he said ^

[zux]

Just to add to last couple responses: Sandcrawler's box is ~5cm thicker than Arocs'. Check Bricklink.

[Kman860]

Same as what they^ all said.

[legobeast73]

i wanna see more screen shots of 55

[grum64]

Sorry, but this simply isn't true. I have both of them, and sandcrawler box is definitely bigger. Arocs box is identical in size as 42030, and slightly bigger (thicker) than boxes for previous flagships,eg. 42009.

With no set number given I wonder if Cehtunger could have meant the 10144 Sandcrawler from 2005.

Just a thought.