Future Set Wishes and Speculation

[AVCampos]

I don't think the Technic team would willingly limit themselves by ruling X periodicity to launch model type Y, but rather more "What should the next sets be? Y'know, it's been a while since we've done something like Y, maybe it'd be cool to do it".

[Ngoc Nguyen]

10 hours ago, howitzer said:

TLG isn't under any obligation to follow such patterns anyway.

They aren't, but there's a thing called product cannibalization.

[Brickthus]

On 1/21/2024 at 3:49 AM, Bartybum said:

The SPIKE hub has a fair bit more going on in it than a PU smart hub though, no?

Yeah, with a medium linear actuator

I'd love to see the SPIKE Essentials 2-port hub used in Technic, provided that the firmware was updated to use the train remote handset.  This could control a car without needing a phone.

It would be the equivalent of the City hub but with the Technic attachment method and a LiPo battery.

The 3x3x5 motors would be useful too; those are the smallest but not in high-street sets yet.

On 1/22/2024 at 4:56 PM, Jockos said:

After that I'm curious if the rumoured 42177 will be something like the Liebherr (e.g. towercrane), or a "normal" set with smaller pieces.

If there is to be a tower crane, based on the jib modules of 42146, then let it be one that builds itself by rising and inserting modules into its main tower.  That would be a decent flagship.

A LEGO mobile crane has the difficulty that having more than 3 telescopic parts to the jib makes it too wide for the scale and too heavy to lift with LEGO actuators.

There is a real crane that extends the idea of 42146 with a very long diagonal telescopic jib and twin cables to support the extension that is made from frame modules.
Lichfield Station Crane December 2023

Mark

[howitzer]

19 hours ago, Brickthus said:

A LEGO mobile crane has the difficulty that having more than 3 telescopic parts to the jib makes it too wide for the scale and too heavy to lift with LEGO actuators.

8421 had three-stage telescoping boom and its lifting was even pneumatic so scale poses no issues for such a set.

[AVCampos]

20 hours ago, Brickthus said:

It would be the equivalent of the City hub but with the Technic attachment method and a LiPo battery.

Despite AA/AAA's clunkiness, I prefer them any day over proprietary LiPo. Unlike mobile apps, which can have workarounds, once a proprietary battery dies and is no longer supported, it's almost impossible to have it working again without some electrical/soldering skills.

[Jockos]

This upcoming Volvo duopack got me thinking: is it possible for TLG to release a similar multi-vehicle set with different brandings? E.g. a Mercedes truck with a CAT backhoe and a Volvo grader

[AVCampos]

Technically I don't see why not, but in practice it'd require juggling more license partners, and that might not be worth the trouble.

Edited February 6 by AVCampos
Changed "why" for "why not"

[sp1984]

42175 Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator - 2274 pcs - $199.99:

as EC230 excavator will it be rather pneumatic set or linear actuator set?

 

[Oh_Hi_Mao]

1 hour ago, sp1984 said:

42175 Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator - 2274 pcs - $199.99:

as EC230 excavator will it be rather pneumatic set or linear actuator set?

 

Some rumours said it will be pneumatic. One pneumatic set every year is nice. I am wondering if 42183 will be a thing or just a blank space...

[zoo]

So, can't we have a McLaren F1 LM as the next 1:8 car? Wasn't the rumor the next one in the series is going to be orange? :)

[AVCampos]

Perhaps the rumour mistook "McLaren" with "Lamborghini".