Technic 2014 Discussion and Speculation

[jantjeuh]

No pneumatics, only LA's. Fully RC with 4 motors (including servo)! Also with a huge bucket.

Edited January 5, 2014 by jantjeuh

[merman]

hmm any new parts? won't the current LA's be way too small?

And bigger wheels?

Edited January 5, 2014 by merman

[Conchas]

hmm any new parts? won't the current LA's be way too big?

How come, if they were not too big for the smaller 8265?

Eventually you may think they're a bit small. Not the opposite.

[jantjeuh]

It's going to be a must-buy for the motors and receivers alone Will bring down the prices big time hopefully.

Edited January 5, 2014 by jantjeuh

[merman]

How come, if they were not too big for the smaller 8265?

Eventually you may think they're a bit small. Not the opposite.

You answered before I could change my post. I meant: too small of course...

[Gee]

Daft question, but by 2H do they mean second half of the year (as in June release) or just that it's the 2nd half of the 2014 sets?

[MrNumbskull13]

Hmm do you guys think there will be a technic challenge this year? There wasn't last year. :(

[Alasdair Ryan]

I wonder will the new bucket be suited for a excavator as well?

Daft question, but by 2H do they mean second half of the year (as in June release) or just that it's the 2nd half of the 2014 sets?

August.

[efferman]

conchas has posted this in his blog comments

1XL2L1SV2IR2R

is this the transcription?

1XL motor

2L motors

1S motor?

2 receivers and transmitters?

Edited January 5, 2014 by efferman

[jantjeuh]

SV = servo. 1 XL for drive, 2 L's for the bucket, 1 servo for steering. 2 IR v2's and controllers for RC.

[efferman]

thanks

[Alasdair Ryan]

conchas has posted this in his blog comments

is this the transcription?

1XL motor

2L motors

1S motor?

2 receivers and transmitters?

I was expecting the same,it will have a turntable or gear connected to the servo for steering.

Long live Pneumatics.

[jantjeuh]

Basically going to be the 8043's 'successor' Can't wait, the 1H models have been a bit disappointing IMO.

Edited January 5, 2014 by jantjeuh

[Paul Boratko]

Hmm do you guys think there will be a technic challenge this year? There wasn't last year. :(

I would rather not see anymore challenges unless Lego can work out a better system.. There seemed to be quite a bit of controversy with the crawler body challenge...

[Alasdair Ryan]

Oh does Conchas know if the hubs are yellow on the loader?

[davidmull]

It will have LA's, no pneumatics.

Will be a great set but pneumatic + rc would have been great :(

[Alasdair Ryan]

Will be a great set but pneumatic + rc would have been great :(

This is where the mod community come in.

[allanp]

Well, I think I've got enough info to build the darned thing by now. Unimog wheels, XL for drive, 2 L motors for bucket movements, servo for steering and more of the same gearboxes and LAs to complete. Do we even need a picture?

[jantjeuh]

Well, I'd rather have full RC than pneumatics.

And yes, hubs will be yellow.

[Alasdair Ryan]

Well, I think I've got enough info to build the darned thing by now. Unimog wheels, XL for drive, 2 L motors for bucket movements, servo for steering and more of the same gearboxes and LAs to complete. Do we even need a picture?

Here is a happy builder if ever I saw one.

[allanp]

:laugh:

[Alasdair Ryan]

And yes, hubs will be yellow.

Roll on August.....

[davidmull]

This is where the mod community come in.

Never the same really,would have liked to see lego come up with it! I am looking forward too seeing the first pictures though :)

If the bucket is too big to fit into a standard flagship box it must be big.

Will the unimog tires be big enough for a model this big! Are we talking same scale as 8110?

Well, I'd rather have full RC than pneumatics.

And yes, hubs will be yellow.

Both would have been nice together.

[jantjeuh]

Well, I think I've got enough info to build the darned thing by now. Unimog wheels, XL for drive, 2 L motors for bucket movements, servo for steering and more of the same gearboxes and LAs to complete. Do we even need a picture?

You'd be missing a bucket

[merman]

the license is going to cost!