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Only one question... PS has a remote... WHERE IS IT FOR EV3? Robotics are cool but look at the tracked contraption... Should have been nice if that had a manual mode as well. But you never know. Maybe it will be possible in the future :)

What bugs me the most about the 42009 is the lack of a bigger turntable. The keep making these giant models that I really love, but just don't buy because the small turntable makes those big moving modules they invent WAY too wobbly. The should just make a big turntable to fix this. On the other hand the tow truck looks amazing, so I'll probably buy that and at least one other model. Probably last year's helicopter. Or if it's cheap the 8070 racer!

Dutch translation: http://www.lowlug.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10628 After my LEGO Withdrawal I decided to get back in and buy some of those lovely models that came out in the mean time. The plan is to get ALL of the 2h2012 models (Here in the netherlands the Crawler, Big helicopter, Logging truck an the smaller tractor). Since I've got no money-tree in the backyard i'm kicking this off small with the 9393 Tractor which is the smallest model of this release-wave! Product details Set No.: 9393 Set Name: Tractor Theme: Technic Released: 2h2012 Pieces: 353 Price: €32.95 Purchase price: €32.95 The box Even though it's shown at the top of this post it's a smaller box than it's equally expensive counterpart: the 8068 Resque helicopter. It's actually a good thing. As you buy a smaller box it will feel heavier in the shop thus you're tricked into thinking it's worth more. Once I opened the box it felt like I was suspecting in the shop. It's litteraly packed with parts! Alternate models Dune buggy: This was actually the model I bought this set for. Maybe i'll do a seperate review of it because I think that's what this model deserves. It looks great on the box and it has some tricks I haven't seen before. It should be worth building the alternate model, and if this model ever gets lower in price even to buy a second one just for this buggy. Unpacking This is what's inside the box. As you can see the manuals haven't been damaged. They were wondering around in the box as suspected but my guess is that the crammed up parts were holding the manuals in place! Way to go LEGO! A total of two manuals, 5 plastic bags with more plastic inside them, and two manuals which haven't suffered at all. The fact that it was all crammed into that small box I've bought helps. I was under the impression that these parts were valuable, as opposed to the resque helicopter which has a large box with loads of air. Parts It's interesting to see how TLG gets this model to it's green state. Namely a whopping 10 parts make this tractor go green. Not that I've got any problems with that, but i'd rather had some more green parts to get it greener. But if you don't like the amount of green you could MOC it in there yourself really easily! These are the more special parts in this set. Not anything new or special, but just some fun parts to have and play with. Those pulling beams wil definately come in handy when building small racers or anything with compact steering. Putting it together It's a small verhicle but thanks to the addition of some nice functionality i'll set you back approx 30 to 60 minutes. I've started with getting all the parts located on the table and ripping plastic bags apart, grouping, and just learning the amount of parts. By page 15 you'l have the base and the complete steering done. It's simple but effective for a tractor. Halfway through the instructions, the rear axles are done and the brackets for the back are in place. The majority of the rest of the instructions are cosmetics and that cool mower on the back. More cosmetics done and more green parts added. It really starts to look like the tractor on the box because the front is nearly completed here. Page 55, pretty baffled I looked at the manual and my tractor and it's DONE… But how come the instructions are 60 pages long… Yep! The mower on the back takes a whopping 10 pages to build. It's a nifty little piece of machinery that complements the tractor in a good way. And it's done! The half-beams on the spinners are loosely attached, but the rest of this contraption is as solid as you would expect it to be. The tractor, the mowing device and the spare parts. Luckily another gear but I don't think i've broken any parts over the years except some of those weak bushes. Completion and 'playing' And here it is, my first EVER farm-base technic model. It's a small machine with some basic functions but for this price I like what i'm getting. It's another good thing they haven't included any stickersheets. I REALLY hate those things because they don't fit in any MOC. You can push it along, both with the mowing device in the back lowered or raised. Hand of god steering is nice and the mower just packs a punch. I've drive past the spare parts with the mower down and a fair amount of speed which resulted in parts flying off in every direction. Comparing it to other models (especially the helicopter) the model feels kinda expensive for what you get size-wise. If you're into the tractor and the lime green parts, or the really cool looking dune buggy you should get it just for that. The verdict Design 8/10 - The COULD do better, but for this size it has some functions that are just fun to watch, it's a real children's toy and I would recommend this for anyone with a kid in the starting-age for this set. It's a challenge build for them and they'll get a really playable model back in return. Parts 7/10 - No new parts, not much lime green, it's just a regular set parts-wise. Build 7/10 - Nothing special here either. However for kids it'll be great. For TFOLS/AFOLS it'll be done with very fast. Playability 9/10 - It has the mower which can fling things away with reasonable force. and you can easily steer with it. Driving it around is as much fun as you would expect. Price 6/10 - I think the 8068 resque helicopter is better value for money, but I can imagine people just wanting driving or flying material in their collection. Conclusion 7/10 - It's fun to build and drive around, but there's nothing special about this set. It's not a dissappointment either but you could do better for the money if you look around. So here it is, after a (much too long) break my first new review on Eurobricks.com. I hope you like it, and I'll be looking forward to do the next one (although I'm tempted to leave everything in their boxes until the collection is complete. That mean's the crawler, big resque helicopter and logging truck could appear later, but faster after eachother.) Until next time!

That's right. You can also click on the link in the youtube video. That'll get you there too... Lookt not too complicated to build, so we'll have a go later on. I'll probably do a red version because of the lack of panels :)

Want!!! Leuk ding hoor! Zou TLC eens moeten proberen met de bijbehorende PF elementen.. Denk dat je dan voor een eurootje of 60 een leuke instap PF set hebt?

What happens of you change that gearing? Switch the sizes, and replace the biggest one with a clutch-gear.

Well, it doesn't go fast, but if you have a congested lay-out you could do fire-truck coloring and have it zoom about a bit. That being said it's key for this kind of MOC to have it fit with the environment it's in. I would do a fire or police truck color-scheme, but other than that it definately can compete with the City scale it looks intended for. Overall I LOVE the tech-part you did on this small but exciting MOC. Maybe LEGO wakes up and does a series of micro-PF parts for small sets. (Just so you can cram it up a bit more, lower the truck a bit, and possibly can ditch some of the cabling.)

8275, 8110, 8042, 9398 AND 8421! With the 8275 as my absolute favorite!

Meh, it's just a car. And it's studded.. If you're down for that you should take the 8880. On the other hand the new Crawler (9398) is something else. Maybe not as awesome as a super car it's playability is much higher, Plus you get the new PF motors which can be used in future studless models. I Myself would buy something 'future-proof' thus ending up buying the new crawler.

You got my vote!

I've got: 8068 Resque helicopter 8069 Back-hoe 9393 Tractor 8275 Bulldozer 8419 Mini excavator Seeing this list the UniMOG or the Supercar should fit right in.

I'm at a crossroads! 8070: Supercar 8043: Excavator 8110: UniMOG 9396: Large resque helicopter 9397: Logging truck 9398: 4x4 Crawler Which one first?

How do you get your review academy approved? I should change the icon on top of my technic review as well then :p The quoted comment doesn't make any sense, as technic sets are score by the reviewer! If he thinks these numbers are good for the model he's probably right in his mind, no matter how YOU would have scored it. Most of these models are lost in history because everyone remembers only the flagship models, and having a review here of a smaller set doesn't hurt at all right?

I LOVE the DBG and black one! It's almost one of those army-choppers we all want so bad. Hopefulle all those parts will be released in dkGreen soon!

Whoa! As a rollercoaster fan I can't get enough of these models. This one looks nice and works quite well! I'm following this one really close!

It's best to take time to make your pictures. If you haven't got a digital camera or such borrow it from your parents or friends. They are resized by the forum software once the page is loaded so it's not that big of a problem. The blurriness is another thing. Anyway it seems like good practice to take part in the reviewers academy program. Not only for the forum experience, but help with photography as well. It's one of the reasons the reviewers academy is there, to upgrade the quality of reviews. MOC or not.

Jeah but the motorisation pars didn't leave anything to build size-wise as I recall. You were somewhat limited to the size of those motor-bases.

You could do something like this?:

That's why I use organisers although those get really heavy as time passes and more sets are added, especially flagship models with 3 or more A4 instruction books. Now if only I could get my mits on one of those unimog's :)

Nice notifications! Makes the model much more playable than you should expect.

Plastic organisers. the normal cardboard ones are prone to damage, plastic ones last longer (I've got one here that's 20 years old, and not a scratch on it!) The instructions itself are put in plastic display inserts which make browsing easy. I order my manuals in Model number order, and first / secondary models. My collection is not that big so I can get away with that real easy. It'll get harder once more flagship models will get into the collection though.

Love the color as well! The model too by the way, could very well a TLG original.

I was commenting on DLuder's youtube video which shows the original model functions hidden behind a switch, what he could have done is fix another PF IR link in there instead. Would have made the model much more functionally cool :) And it's not even DLuders video, but one found on youtube so hopefully that youtube user reads this forum as well :) If you're feeling attacked, i'm sincerely sorry. Miscommunication is common on forums If I get the choice between the unimog and this one for virtually the same price, which one should I get? I'm liking this model very much but the possibilities of the unimog seem to be better with the pneumatics and all. I've got to choose between the crawler, which I'm getting later, and then this one and the unimog, which I can get such a discount on that it's virtually as expensive as this set.

Fot the love of god WHY didn't you take another IR receiver for the existing power functions? I mean you just have to switch the switch for an IR reciever. It seems like it runs smooth though, kudo's for that!

They used to call this a 'crazy-race' here. We had whole events just for this. A destruction derby doesn't involve caravan's IMHO. But it's really fun to watch, probably not as much as to do it :p