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Review: 42062 Container Yard

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Name: Container Yard
Number: 42062
Theme: Technic
Year: 2017
Pieces: 631
Price: Euro 49.99€, AUD $89.99
Brickset: Extra Info

 

Technic Early 2017 Review Series

Welcome to the eighth in my batch of 2017 Technic reviews! I was offered all the small early 2017 sets for review late last year... but I ended up getting the bigger ones too! Thus I have a lot to review. I've been doing them in parallel and changing my process as I go so hopefully the latter ones will end up being the best. On that angle I'll probably retcon some of the earlier reviews if I improve my process. Due to this remember that I'm happy to take extra photos or provide extra info on request, and anything especially good will be added to the main body of the review. Do note though that sometimes the model may no longer exist if I have have made an alternate. On the subject of alternates, I will be making the alt model, if I have the instructions, think the model is worth making, and I have the time. Also I'll show mid stage construction only if I think it's relevant. Thus don't ask for construction photos or alt models if they aren't part of the review.... I am prepared to extract parts for detail photos though. Photos will all be hosted on Flickr so larger versions are available, and relevant videos will be on YouTube and linked to from here. I don't edit photos much; very rarely I'll crop one and almost never will "correct" them so the photos should be as natural as possible. I will try to not be repetitive; thus it's worth reading my other reviews. For example I'm not going to complain too much about the digital instructions; I'll try to complain about new things, or maybe not complain at all!

Here's all the other reviews of H1 2017 Technic...

42057 Ultralight Helicopter 
42058 Stunt Bike 
42059 Stunt Truck (and 45058/42059 Combiner) 
42060 Roadwork Crew 
42061 Telehandler 
42062 Container Yard 
42063 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure 
42064 Ocean Explorer 
42065 Tracked Racer 

Mucho multi thanks to the EB LUG Ambassador CopMike and the LEGO CEE Team and Designers for allowing me to review these sets for Eurobricks. So onto the review!

 

Packaging

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Front....

 

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...back....

 

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...top.

 

Unboxing

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Standard punch box. Instructions were loose, and the set is very well segmented. Both models have included instructions, covers are of slightly better quality to the pages themselves.

 

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On the subject of instructions here's the parts list...

 

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...and here's the (selected) instruction page showing the stacker steering. More on that later.

Build

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Off we go! Here's Bag One in a container...

 

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...which ends up making the truck. The part that holds on the headlights is a new re-colour...

 

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...and the anniversary part unique to this wave is used on the bottom. The steering has rather bad limits (pretty much what you see) but it does the job.

 

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These are the Bag One spares.

 

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On to Bag Two! Shouldn't be too hard to work out what's being made here.

 

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Hopefully you expected this.

 

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Bag Two spares.

 

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Bag Three! Note the new re-colour of the gear rack. I'm glad this part is back. Also worth noting are the...

 

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...new worm gear and connector, in many of the other 2017 sets and shamelessly taken from another review.

 

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Obviously this builds the stacker.

 

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Which means we're done!

 

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Bag Three spares....

 

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...and total spares... but in hindsight I think there's an extra pin in there that I was using to join the containers together with.

 

Here's a quick video showing the functions.

 

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The stickers aren't really needed in this set, they just add a bit of colour. Really I think the containers need the detail most.

 

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Does this mean Danish trucks share plates with their trailers? Note that the containers really are too thin.

 

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So let's demonstrate the primary function; lifting and stacking! Broom, broom, the stacker approaches...

 

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...opens the grabber...

 

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...finds the convenient pickup holes...

 

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...latches shut the jaws (using the lever on top)...

 

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...and lifts the Bricks and Beams.

 

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I failed to make this clear in the video, but the extension mechanism is quite capable of stopping halfway, even with a load. I think it's mostly because of the friction in the gear rack

 

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Also, it can reach high enough to "stack". As I highlight in the video, the load capacity of the stacker is a bit above an empty container; some sort of counterweight is needed.

 

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The set doesn't have much other features; the trailer has no function, not even a support leg...

 

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...and the truck has weak steering, opening door and reclining seats. On a positive note, the steering control is via a universal joint.

 

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The trailer connection is extremely simple as well.

 

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Most of the set detail and function is in the stacker. Like the truck, it's roughly minifig scale, and it's got some interesting techniques.

 

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The steering is controlled from the back and it is very simple but still interesting as (looking at the instructions at the top) it uses a joint ball to push the steering arm from side to side. I haven't seen that done before in Technic. (I didn't make the B model; its a straddle loader with a different truck.)

 

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Ratings

Function:

The functions are all there to enable you to play/test out the concept. Since it's a small model many of the functions are not remotely controlled which I tend to feel a bit disappointed by... but having a remote grabber release for example is generally not done even on larger models.  8/10

Parts:

Another good orange part pack, and a very good blend of parts too.  9/10

Price:

Considering the prices I'm seeing this year this is pretty standard. 9/10

Accuracy:

Sadly I think the truck lets down the whole set. Four wheels not six? Sure, that's kinda common. The trailer though is too simple; not enough wheels, no support, and it's thinner than the containers. The stacker on the other hand is excellent.  6/10

Fudge:

As I keep saying, the stacker is the highlight. Oddly I wish they went for a lower price point and skipped the truck. Or perhaps a higher? In any case it does seem this set is designed for minifigs. Don't really like that either...  6/10

 

Overall:

Build the stacker and containers and use the rest as spare parts!  7/10

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