42175 Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator

[Timorzelorzworz]

16 hours ago, Alex Ilea said:

How did you find this? Can it be done for the other new sets also?

@Alex Ileayou can check Brickset for inventories. All new August sets are listed including the big ones

[Alex Ilea]

Thank you!

[Timorzelorzworz]

Spotted recolored part also missing in the previous shared inventory: 2477 Liftarm 3x5 perpendicular in white, at least one time

 

 

Edited July 15 by Timorzelorzworz

[Maaboo the Witch]

Very nice!

[Paul B Technic]

Good spotting.

[R0Sch]

I know it's slightly off-topic, but isn't this cute? Mini LEGO Volvo ECR88D

[1gor]

8 minutes ago, R0Sch said:

I know it's slightly off-topic, but isn't this cute? Mini LEGO Volvo ECR88D

Mini exvavator certainly is...

[Paul B Technic]

15 hours ago, R0Sch said:

I know it's slightly off-topic, but isn't this cute? Mini LEGO Volvo ECR88D

That is very cute.

[Lim CL]

Latest review for 42175.

[Timorzelorzworz]

1 hour ago, Lim CL said:

 

Still impressed with this set. It looks rigid and is a truely fuckparty of panels, beams and connectors. The varity of parts in this inventory is insane.

 

[Maaboo the Witch]

4 hours ago, Timorzelorzworz said:

fuckparty

Edited July 24 by Maaboo the Witch

[1gor]

Trick is very well designed; specially chassis with new frames

[Auroralampinen]

Here is the first speed build of this set 

[jorgeopesi]

I had not seen the new small frames, another must buy piece.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

The excavator's arm is a pain to model.

Edited July 28 by Ngoc Nguyen

[Maaboo the Witch]

Okay, so the more recent iteration of the EC230 has the updated Volvo logo and rear end seen in the set version, but the Volvo logo is in a different place, and the "Electric" designation is absent. We have one inbetweeny excavator here, people.

Not to mention it still has the WRONG NUMBER OF RAILINGS! 

[XTN]

TLG made things right with this truck.

After watching the speed build I was impressed by the way the truck chassis is built. Looks like this chassis can be the base for many different trucks.
I really like the use of the new fake engine elements and the design of the front axle/engine area, and I love the fact they used the narrow truck wheels.

I did a quick check on the LEGO website and I saw the narrow truck wheels (tires and rims) can now be ordered via p&b again. They've been unavailable for a while.

https://www.lego.com/de-de/pick-and-build/pick-a-brick?appearsIn=42175&perPage=400

The negative side of the wheels being available is, that now I feel myself forced to order some to update my fleet. 

[mpj]

On 8/2/2024 at 10:20 PM, Maaboo the Witch said:

Okay, so the more recent iteration of the EC230 has the updated Volvo logo and rear end seen in the set version, but the Volvo logo is in a different place, and the "Electric" designation is absent. We have one inbetweeny excavator here, people.

Not to mention it still has the WRONG NUMBER OF RAILINGS! 

Volvo CE is uptading its excavator range, introducing 3 new models (230, 400, 500) with a revised design and logo.

The EC230 Electric, and all the other excavators of the range, have not yet been updated, so TLG did the right thing. Also the number of railings is correct. Maybe the only wrong thing is that TLG used the new Volvo logo, even if the EC230 Electric still uses the old one.

You find the EC230 Electric specifications and product brochure among the electric range of the Volvo CE website (and from the technical drawings you will see that there are some wrong proportions but that's Lego...)

[thekoRngear]

Another review from letsbuild is out. Think Racingbrick is not that far away.

Initially I was not too optimistic about the set but after seeing it from various reviews I have to say its functions are surprisingly good.  Another well done non 18+ set for H2 2024.

[Maaboo the Witch]

18 hours ago, mpj said:

Also the number of railings is correct.

Just checked the brochure, and you're right. The set version is accurate on that front, so I'm satisfied.

Logo still bothers me a bit, though.

[SNIPE]

Im amazed at LEGO sometimes, I bought this set and 42177 which came to like £389.98 and didn't get my free set, so I rang customer service and they said that the free set offer was on aug1 where as I made the order in like 27th of july.

Fine, but at least give me some sort of free set...

But I decided to return my unopned 42175 and buy it again + the white koenigsegg jesko which made the order high enough to qualify for the free set...

[thekoRngear]

This set continues to win my heart. There is a YT video review from All the Bricks Together with a nice demonstration of the functions. Apparently, the excavator can also be used as a crane.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

23 minutes ago, thekoRngear said:

Apparently, the excavator can also be used as a crane.

That was intended and shown in one of the promo photos.

[thekoRngear]

Missed the depiction then. All its functions seem to work pretty much the way they should. The Excavator itself does not have rubbers so no good/practical traction on the surface. But that's a minor gripe I think.

[Auroralampinen]

Here is racingbrick review of this set