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Well, okay...but wait, it doesn't have a B model! There we enter the new era...

...and the unknown one.

I think they made that, as one of the smaller pictures have a different orientation of the Earth's stand as on the big one (if you mean the fixed axle orbiting).

Yes, brake is something that could be done, maybe in 1:5 scale.

We had both ;) True, without gearbox, but what I mean is what new technical aspect hasn't been done yet?

Maybe, but interestingly it's the March one.

If it does include the all the Yamaha's gearbox parts, what other novelty would be in the next bikes regardless of the look and size? Because as I see, we ticked every possible technical aspect.

Seeing the space "collaboration" between Technic and City, this should be repeated again in an other scenario.

This, and I also like they align perfectly with the tire and the inner diameter.

I was thinking about the tires' color, too. Aren't they the "very light BG" like at Mindstorms NXT and Bionicle's Thok?

That's good to hear, finally a new color! If only the 42056 was in this color...

I have a feeling this windshield piece is hard platic like in the 42130 BMW. So that's a good move.

I think we are not that far from it, as we get a rover this summer

I'm over the Moon with these space sets! They bringing back the Mars Mission vibes quite strongly. Also, having other colored tires than black mean we might get printing on tires in the distant future..?

Wouldn't it be a solution to reintroduce a similar setup like the PF system but with Bluetooth instead of IR?

If it would be phased out, a very similar other solution must come in. Maybe they're trying out something in the backgrounds. Still, it's a bit confusing having different names for the motors/platforms. This could be a very good reason to unify and bring in some tactical controller to the Technic line along some smaller motors. There is one thing that keeps me wondering now. Why are there less sets with knob operated moving parts? I mean e.g. the 42156 Peugeot has removable engine cover and openable doors, but if we compare it to the 42039 24H car it had at least a gearbox to operate them. And I didn't even want to mention the lack of linear actuators...

Although I prefer the sets with mostly Technic parts, I really like the two Claas machines! Hats off!

I was thinking the same about the bending, maybe that's why TLG redesigned the set.

Ahh, got it, thanks! And it looks like there's also a corner panel in green.

I can't see any pinhole, isn't it just a gap between parts?

We'll get more info on it as a City set has been leaked. It's really only a few days Technic leaks (or gets revealed), too.

I think the announces will be more common as we approach December. So in 2 weeks the January releases will be revealed.

Aside from being successful or not, the set does actually have a good aspect of buying this: the recolored parts. The wheels and suspension parts (and some others) are finally in black, which, in my eyes, makes it a good set, while also trying to catch the character of the on-screen vehicle.

I wouldn't count on it neither being a GWP nor a pullback, as the pullbacks are usually 19,99 € and the GWPs have a code number starting with 406xx now. But yes, that would classify in piece count and price.

Seeing the ever-growing number of sets and licences I don't think that's the case. And, it's always in the top 5 best selling themes for a while.