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set Name: Backhoe Loader Theme: Technic Set Number: 8069 Year of Release: 2011 Number of Pieces: 609 Recommended Age: 10-16 Amount of Models: 2 (instructions on the Lego website for the second model) Lego.com Price: 59,99EUR / 59,99USD / 49,99GBP Price at cheaper stores: ~45EUR I got this model yesterday and I thought, why not make a building video AND a review for it? Instead of just a video? So I did both, and here is the review :) Note: This is my first review ever on here, so if you have some tips or see things that definitely should be different, feel free to mention it. The Box First of all the box, which has all the good stuff in it :) Frontside The box is not very interesting, it displays the usual information like the recommended ages, the model number and of course it shows a picture of the main model itself and at the bottom right corner it shows its functions. Backside The back of the box displays a picture of the B-model together with its functions. (Instructions will be available for download at Lego.com in the future) Top of the box The usual picture to get an idea how big the model is, this time the interesting new mLA is used for the scale. Inside the box This model comes with 7 bags of Lego, and the 4 wheels + Bucket are loose in the box. There are 2 instruction manuals, the first one is 76 pages and the second one is 60 pages. There is also a small sticker sheet. 10 stickers in total. The Pieces The most interesting parts in the largest bag are probably the two panel pieces, the four mLA's and two small Lego bags. The other large bag comes with the four wheel rims, frame piece and bucket among with liftarms and axles. Not much to say about this bag. This bag has all the black 12T gears and the 2 worm gears in it, among the U-joints and other pieces. This bag has mainly blue pins and 3L axles in it. More 12T gears, an 8T gear and many small 2L axles and pins The smallest pieces of the model. All the pieces on one pile. Sorted Pieces The most interesting pieces of this model if you ask me. The perpendicular axle joiner isn't very special but this is only my third in blue even though I own 25k+ Lego pieces. The yellow technic bush 1/2 isnt very special either, but I haven't seem too many of them in yellow, the only other two lego model I own which have them in yellow are the 8421 Mobile Crane and the 8259 mini-bulldozer. The black 2x2 bent perpendicular pin connector has not appeared in many sets before, the last time was 3 years ago in the 8297 Off-Roader. The 4 mLA's are brand new pieces, same with the four perpendicular split axle and pin connectors. The model has a total of 74 liftarms, most of them in yellow. 36 thin liftarms 3x 9L, 6x 8L, 7x 7L, 4x 6L, 13x 5L, 12x 4L, 25x 3L. 2x 4L with stop, 5x 3L with stud, 6x 5,5L with stop. 18 gears in total, including two of the new pin-hole gears. All the non-technic pieces in this model, note that there is 3 of every transparent stud, 1 extra. Many connector pieces. 23 blue pins, 50 black pins and 26 red 2L axles + a lot other small parts. the buckets, wheels and several other parts like 2 flex axles. The Build This is at the beginning of book one, the steering mechanism has just been placed. The mechanism that tilts the front bucket has been placed, plus the steering wheel for the driver. The mechanism for the bucket at the back has been placed, together with the rear axle, which was built in a way that i had not seen before :) The first 2 mLA's have been placed for lowering and rising the front bucket. Book 2, the rear arm + bucket have been placed together with the first stabilizer and the driver seat The model is now nearly done, the roof has been placed and so has the second stabilizer. All wheels and the front bucket have been placed, the model is now done. View of the back of the model. Functions This model is packed with functions, which makes it such a great set! first of all the stabilizers on both sides: By pulling down the small black lever, they go down, pushing it up makes them go up. The arm at the rear of the backhoe can be turned aprox. 100 degrees from the left to the right and back. It can reach quite far. The bucket can be moved up, down and it can be tilted. And obviously, it can steer. Spare parts Like every other lego model, there are always a few spare pieces, 11 in this case. 4 pins, a 1/2 yellow bush and a grey bush, 2 cheese slopes and 3 studs. Rating The 8069 Backhoe Loader is simply a great model! It has a very nice assortment of parts and the building process was pure pleasure as they used some very interesting techniques to stack all those functions in the model. I'd recommend you to get this model if you can spare 60 euro / dollars as the model is a must have for anyone into Lego Technic :) Parts: 10/10 : as said above, a great assortment of pieces, 26 gears, 4 mLA's, quite a few liftarms + more. Playability 9/10 : with so many functions there is plenty to do! The arm at the rear might move around a bit while driving since they used a wormgear in the turning mechanism of the arm. Design 9/10 : I think they did a great job designing the model and hiding all the mechanisms. Pricing 7/10 : at 10 cents a piece, the price is good. Overall 9/10 : I just cant give this nice model a lower rating as its simply brilliant. Thanks for reading :)

Seems I was right about the 110 Euros price tag.' Ill probably buy it once they release it, as it has some interesting pieces :)

Its just a wild guess, it might be cheaper :)

Superspeelgoed.nl A very cheap dutch online store has it up for 96 euros, So i expect it to be ~110 euros at lego.com. According do the website, they expect to have it in stock at February 25th. Here is a link to it for the dutch people on this forum: http://www.superspeelgoed.nl/lego-8070-supercar-p-9322.html

According to the Yellow lego speed meter its going at 5,40kmh max. But I have no idea how accurate that is.

So after lots of frustrating hours in LDD i finished the model for those who asked for it :) The model: Pieces that werent in LDD but have to be used in the model: Change this white gear to a clutch gear of the same size. Change this piece: Zblj's version: Into this piece (Black): Change this piece: , Also made by Zblj into a normal PF-switch and connect the wire to the battery box and connect the wires from the PF lights to the switch Change the following two pieces: , Made by Zblj. Into: Change , by Zblj into: Add 4 normal engine blocks here: and add the pistons too. Add a M-motor here, so that the dark gray axle is in the M-motor Connect the wire to the blue port on the Receiver Add PF lights behind the following 2 pieces: On both sides of course, so 2 lights at the front and 2 lights at the back. The two wires will be connected to the PF-switch And finally push the red 2-axle through the axle-slots of the two dark grey pieces under it. I didnt manage to do it in LDD. It took forever to do so i hope someone finds it useful. EDIT: Attached it didnt work, so here is a link to download it from mediafire. (104KB) http://www.mediafire.com/?zlqdxn74ozdjwhm

Thanks, but its not my first MOC, its just my first RC PF car. I cant find in LDD, is it not there or am I blind? I hope the latter because i want to finish this model :p

I just started working on the LDD model, I have no idea how long this will take, but probably long!

Yeah, its fast, but quite heavy too, 1,4kg I have absolutely 0% of experience with those programs, but i might try and make one, that is if my computer can support it.

So I recently ordered some XL-Motors and I decided to make a fast RC car powered by 2 XL-motors and a medium motor for steering. It has 2 XL-motors for driving, a M-motor for steering and a PF switch to turn the led lights (2 at the front and 2 at the back) on or off. Everything is powered by a battery box with 6 1,2V rechargeable batteries. Please tell me what you think, its quite fast so I think it worked out pretty well for a first attempt. This is what it looks like: From the front: From the side: Under the hood: At the back (Note the PF switch for the lights), the 4 cylinder engine works: Inside the car (Camera didnt focus, should have put it on macro): On the roof: And under the car: Feel free to ask questions and both positive and negative reactions are welcome. I will probably make a video of it some other time and upload it to my youtube channel. (the car is surprisingly fast)

So after ordering the service pack back in august they told me I got placed on the list. I waited till the end of November but I still hadn't received anything so I decided to call, and today I finally got it :) They even added a letter of apology for the long waiting and a little extra something :) A Nice addition to my collection :) And a nice key chain Too bad its glued together though :(

Thanks for the instructions, I built it today and had to be a little creative as I didn't have some parts like the panels and the wheels. Here are some pictures of what it looks like:

It works and looks really good indeed! Whats next on the list? Finishing the Charger? Starting the new hummer? Or making the instructions for the fiat? Whatever it is, it will be good

I asked for the service pack back in august, and they sent me an email that i had been placed on the list. And 2 months later i still haven't received the pack. I sent them another email last week, with no reply..

Superspeelgoed.nl (A cheap dutch online store) already has the expected release date and selling price up for a few weeks now. (25th of february 2011, 95,95 euros.) http://www.superspeelgoed.nl/lego-8070-supercar-p-9322.html

I also sent an Email to Lego about the problems im having with the excavator, and they replied that the problem has to do with the LA and that they added me to the list for replacement parts. They also told me that the developers have found a solution and tested it and that the production of the new parts would be ready in 3 to 4 weeks.