Technic 2014 Discussion and Speculation

[skyliner]

Technic

Three sets to be released in the summer: a bulldozer, a 4WD pickup truck and a Volvo-licensed remote-controlled trench digger.

[JTS]

Perhaps this would be better here:

http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=85899

Edited January 22, 2014 by Blakbird
: Merged.

[aol000xw]

A giant Volvo chainsaw on tracks? RC and pneumatic I hope.

Any picture of a Volvo trencher? I can't find one.

Edited January 22, 2014 by aol000xw

[Paul Boratko]

I can't tell if the pick up truck is 4WD or not.. The front wheels have the center snaps from the 42000 hubs in them and might have new steering arms or the ones from the 8070...

[Saberwing40k]

A giant Volvo chainsaw on tracks? RC and pneumatic I hope.

Any picture of a Volvo trencher? I can't find one.

Volvo makes no such machine. The Volvo machine we will be getting is a wheel loader.

I can't tell if the pick up truck is 4WD or not.. The front wheels have the center snaps from the 42000 hubs in them and might have new steering arms or the ones from the 8070...

How can you tell? Have you seen a better picture, or are you at the fair?

[Cwetqo]

It was written somewhere that its Volvo L350F, the big one.

[aol000xw]

Volvo makes no such machine. The Volvo machine we will be getting is a wheel loader.

Yes sorry.I forgot that january sets are the plane and such, I was expecting Nuremberg fair pictures as if those were releases for january instead of summer. That and the summer/trench digger mention confused me.

I always forget our Lego reality is 6 months in the past of this thread

[paul_delahaye]

Maybe the dozer will be a baby D8 to go with the monster D10/11 we got the other year

[jorgeopesi]

I always thought the 8275 was a komatsu d475 .

[davidmull]

This waiting for official pictures is hard :)

[captainmib]

Arghhhhh, still nothing?

Come on! Hit me! (with pictures)

[jantjeuh]

Patience, Nürnberg Toy Fair is around the corner ...

[NevynPA]

LEGO Shop Hi Jeff - It doesn't look like there are any new Technic sets scheduled for launch in the US until early summer.

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That is what I got when asking about 2014 Technic launch in the USA.

[Kronos]

Early summer!? Are they MAD!!!!! This cannot be! :cry3:

[davidmull]

Technic is not popular in the USA Iv heard. It's a euro thing :)

Anyway back on topic.

[therealjustin]

Sad but true. If something cannot be assembled in less than twenty minutes, the majority of Americans don't want it. We just don't seem to appreciate the same things as the rest of the world's population.

My collection is nothing but Technic so maybe I was meant to be European

We should see photos of the new sets by the end of next week!

Edited January 24, 2014 by therealjustin

[EyesOnly]

We should see photos of the new sets by the end of next week!

I hope you are right. Can't wait for proper photos.

[1gor]

I can't tell if the pick up truck is 4WD or not.. The front wheels have the center snaps from the 42000 hubs in them and might have new steering arms or the ones from the 8070...

Paul,

I believe that new suspension arms will be used with new small hubs (both the same as on snowmobile). Second due to problems with big turning cycle with CV joints I think it would be only rear wheel drive something like on extreme cruiser 8081. Why no hubs - it looks disproportional to have 5 studs high axle and only 10,5 studs tire diameter (81.6 X 38R) as you can see on your

"New Suspension ideas using the new 2014 parts" BS folder.

Regards

Igor

[davidmull]

Is the pickup truck a small model?

[AVCampos]

Huw said on Brickset that it uses lots of 5x11 panels, so the answer is no.

[AndroTech]

The pick-up is mid-range model with cargo bed made of red 5x11 panels and the 8081 tyres .....

Something like this:

[Conchas]

Tons of red panels, which are currently quite rare.

[AVCampos]

red panels, which are currently quite rare.

Not for me, as I have two disassembled 8448's and participated in the Brick Race during LFW 2012.

[rm8]

Will it be a real pickup like hilux on the picture? Or it will be a larger type of vehicle?

What about transmission (real 4wd?) and power functions?

:)

I love cars

Edited January 24, 2014 by rm8

[AndroTech]

Maybe the dozer will be a baby D8 to go with the monster D10/11 we got the other year

The dozer is a mid-range model, same size as last year 42006 Excavator.

Something like this: