Ngoc Nguyen

But it needs a differential to steer, and the old differential can't mesh with a side gear.

It's not an if. It's certain that all function is manually controlled.

I think there will be a task in the app that asks the player to drive this thing up the upper desk of the truck in 42098

Let's spend some moments to mourn for the inconsolable loss of the unborn (B models)

42108 dedicated thread https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/174372-420108-mobile-crane/

Stickers say OK Lifting service. So Olav designed another mobile crane. Maybe Markus is fed up with that type of model already lol. AND NO B MODEL AGAIN!!! Go nuts

I'm fond of it! Unapologetically fond of it!

Where would you put the IR receiver then Look at the bottom

Dedicated thread https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/174370-42109-top-gear-rally-car/

-deleted pics- Price: $129.99 No sign of the 2-in-1 label, so no B model. Go nuts

The drive train runs either like this Wheels -> Drive mode -> Hi/Lo switch -> 4-speed gearbox -> Engine or like this Wheels -> Rear mode -> Engine This setup feels really weird. In the drive mode, it should have been Wheels -> 4-speed gearbox -> Hi/Lo switch -> Drive mode -> Engine instead. Besides, during Rear mode, the wheels still drive the Hi/Lo switch through the 4-speed gearbox, which generates a lot of extra friction. I'd prefer the drivetrain of the Bugatti. It's in the correct order: Wheels -> 8-speed gearbox -> Drive mode -> Engine.

The clear, no watermark pictures for the Hidden Side theme are out, but there hasnt been any pictures for Technic, not even blurry watermarked ones :(

Does the orientation of the small turntable affect its load-bearing capacity? In the 42055, when the swing arm is connected to the vertical sides, the turntables on both side have the black side facing outward. However, in the 42100, when the digging arm is connected, the turntables have the gray side facing outward.

3 generations of excavators:

A similar occurence happens with the red 3L pin with bush that is most commonly used to denote the joint of two subassemblies. They have been replaced by orange ones. This one I truly don't get.

DIdn't know a chassis can be legally capable of entering a contract though

Would have been longer if you hadn't broken it...

Now that I've finished the build, I can say that the whole building experience feels underwhelmed. The building experiences for the other two monster sets (42055 & 42082) feel very different. - 42100 feels big, but it doesnt feel grand. The model feels like it's big for the sake of being big, not big because it's necessary. It's like a 8043 trying to be 42055. The sheer number of decorative and fluff details feel tedious. I totally support the inclusion of decorative details as they make the model more realistic, but those in 42100 are too much. I had to spend a fifth and more (the whole bag 5 and some parts in bag 2) for them, and many of them are repetitive. - 42055 only has an eighth of the whole build (bag 8) for decorative piece, and it's big because it needs to be big. Most elements in 42055 are structural and hence feel necessary. I can kinda understand why a certain piece is there. - 42082 also feels justified for its scale. The decorative details are moderate. The fluff piece contains a clever locking mechanism. So all in all it's a very well rounded model.

Monster sets comparison: 42055, 42082, 42100.

I was worried also because when I did the second phase test (rotating the bottom XL LAs), the LAs rotated in the opposite direction as that shown in the app. There was no room for mistakes in drivetrain, so I thought either the motor or the app had problems. Turns out everything works as they are intended to.

It feels counterintuitive though...

Undercarriages of monster sets (42055, 42082, 42100). I will refer to them as monster sets from now on.

In my app, the boom lifting function is in the wrong direction. When I slide up, the boom lowers, and when I slide down, the boom rises. Does anyone else have this problem?

Ofc. I just wanna show you guys the full range of movement.

The mod everyone's waiting to see: XL linear actuators in 42082. I'd rather stay with the large LAs. The XL ones look like an overkill.