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  1. Bering
    Many thanks for your quick response and help!
  2. Bering
    Does somebody know the part number of the 4x4 round plate at the bottom? On which the upside down 1x1 plate is attached.
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    What a great build. Love the functions, beats all the other Lego cranes. I hope someone will make instructions for it. I would definitely buy the 42055 only for this.
  4. Bering
    Very clever construction of the claw, Well done. Do you have some more pictures of the operation?
  5. Bering
    @M_longer That's very good news. Have a nice Christmas!
  6. Bering
    I still have the slow saving response here (for weeks now). Using Firefox. Navigation through topics (prev/next) is also a problem. It just hangs. Refreshing the page does the trick.
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    Great model, good price. However, is it too much work to combine all pages in a PDF? Then i would certainly buy it. At my desk there is no internet, that's the reason.
  8. Bering
    Maybe a simple thought... but why not dismantle your Arocs and build this one? Saves you 170 euro's.
  9. Bering
    First half of 2017 seems to be kid-related. Nothing wrong with that. This year we adults have been spoiled with the best Technic year ever. Thanks LEGO!
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    yes bought it trough marktplaats, it was advertised as a lot of parts with some manuals of smaller sets and some halfbuilt big sets in the storage bin. a few of the slopes are missing but already got them from bricklink. so for my feeling it was a good deal. completly built these sets at the moment This week i was tempted to buy a Marktplaats "deal". The 8860 Car Chassis, 851 Tractor, 854 Go-Kart, 856 Bulldozer, 8845 Dune Buggy, 850 Forklift and 880 12-Volt motor. Bought it for 65 euro's. Boxes in perfect condition, instructions included. Pricewise a good deal. Pieces in mint condition (at first sight). Shiny and clean. But put it on another brick and cracks will appear... And most bushes and connectors are broken. After all, it is nearly 40 years old. So was it a bargain? I don't think so. Ordering all pieces will cost about 30 euro's. A good deal, but no bargain.
  11. Bering
    Maybe it's a good idea to just be patient and wait for someone showing up with pics and facts?
  12. Bering
    42030 is still available for 189 euro's. But i think next year will be difficult. Prices will rise a lot... 42043 will be longer available. Together they can be a lot of fun. And you have tons of parts for MOC's. I think you made a wise choice.
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    And was it a bargain? No damaged/scratched bricks? I assume you bought it through Marktplaats. My experiences are bad there... Sets described as new, were received in very poor condition. Sometimes i had a good experience. Now i only buy 1 or 2 technic sets new a year. And they stay new, no matter how many times i (re)build them!
  14. Bering
    Really? Isn't the best part of Lego, (re)building sets?
  15. Bering
    Definitely 42043. It has everything in it. Pneumatics, suspension, motorized, engine and lots of functions, which work perfectly. Still available for a good price (+- 170 euro's). Stay away from 42055 and 42056, those are just statements (try outs) from Lego. They look ok, but the functions lack/suffer big time. 42053 is also a nice one... Works great, looks nice and is cheap. How about 42042? Great gearbox, functions work perfectly, big and looks great. And cheap, around 100 euro's. :-)
  16. Bering
    Bought it, build the A and B model and what i expected came true unfortunately. The functions do not work properly at the main model. The B model doesn't sort too well. Sold the set already. What a waste of plastic, Lego! Doesn't deserve the name of Flagship IMO.
  17. Bering
    We don't know yet. I agree with you that the old technic bushes, connectors etc tend to break (only after years of display, under stress). My played Technic bricks (not displayed) do not have cracks. But we are talking here about Lego 40 years old. I've had many broken modern pieces in 5 years. That's not a very good sign in terms of quality (not to think of how it will be 40 years later...).
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    I share your opinion JC. I am also very careful with my Technic Lego, still, after 40 years. ;-) I think displaying models (and keeping bricks under pressure) will damage bricks much quicker than building and rebuilding. But fact is, i never had cracks in my old (Technic) bricks and i have had (wild guess: 100) cracks in recent sets. Only build once, displayed for about 3 months and put it into the box again. But really, try rubbing an old grey 24 Gear on old black axle 50 times... No difference. Now try it with a new Dark Grey 24 Gear on a new light bluish grey axle. You will notice the decreased clutch power instantly. That quality worries me a lot. And i still buy new sets. (The Volvo EW160 and the Claas) recently, but for me the quality is just acceptable, but not the top quality what it used to be.
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    And that's bad? But that's not what i meant. In the 80's quality was much better. When will be the point that you don't buy Lego anymore? The recent Lego quality for me is just acceptable, not more than that. If it decreases more in quality, i will stop buying sets. That means no business for them, doesn't harm me. ;-)
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    What always interested me is the durability of things. How much pressure it can handle and how's the quality degraded after time. That's why it became my profession. I noticed Lego bricks quality decreased a lot in comparison to the 80's. Almost al my bricks from the 80's have no cracks or damage (Technic and regular Lego). I've bought sets recently which had instant cracks or they began to appear after 3 months display (http://www.eurobrick...ic=78740&st=125) Yes, Lego quality overall is decreasing, no doubt. However, how's Technic Lego doing? Apart from color differences in a set, i have not seen cracks. What i did noticed is the clutch power of the recent black friction pins, which decreased a lot, it hardly has any power. People can understand that after a short time the clutch power will disappear. The same for gears on axles... They are far too loose. Just rub it 50 times over the same axle and you won't have clutch power anymore. And displaying models for a long period certainly will do the clutch power no good. Compare that to the friction pins and gears/axles of the 80's. I wish they lost some clutch power. ;-) The good old days... when we bought Lego for the rest of our lives. What do you think of the recent Technic Lego quality?
  21. Bering
    Very good news, thanks!
  22. Bering
    Definitely the best review around. Crisp pictures and great technical explanations.Thanks for your work. Personally, i'm still not convinced to buy it. Too big to display and for the size just too little functions, which seem to suffer a lot (also for the B model). Comes not even close to much smaller sets like the 8043 (only 1100 parts, many functions and great playabilty). I still see it as a statement (size & parts count) rather than a great (read flagworthy) set.It could have been the greatest set (in size and functions) but unfortunately to me the result is a missed chance and lame execution. I hope some MOC's will convince me eventually. :-)
  23. Bering
    Really, i didn't know that. I was asking for MOC's... Please read.
  24. Bering
    Patience is a wonderful thing. In the meantime, build a nice set or do something nice for this greedy world. Pictures will come soon, have fun waiting.
  25. Bering
    Until now i only heard good things about the BWE in parts count, we all know now that the functions are not that great. I'm curious about everybody owning this "partsship", where are the wonderful MOC's?
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