Ngoc Nguyen

Yes. You don't get any better than that.

Right in front of the battery box, between the two triangle thin yellow liftarms

A couple of observations: - The inner section of the boom does not have a block at the inner end, which means when the arm is being pushed out and reached the end, if the 12z gear that does the pushing keeps rotating, theoretically it will roll outside the rack. But because of the clutch gear at the lower end of the boom, the transmission is stopped before it can reach the 12z gear. - There are four walls: two big ones, A1 and A4, and two small ones, A2 and A3. The cool thing is that they are designed so that they can only be fitted together in a certain order. A1 first, then A2 and A3 on top of A1, then A4 on top of A2 and A3. A4 is the wall that has the chains. This also means if you want to lift the whole house, you can only do so when grabbing the A1 wall. - The crane does not topple even when the outriggers are not deployed AND the boom is fully extended AND fully raised AND rotates around AND is attached with the WHOLE HOUSE at the highest position of the hook. This thing has an impressive load balance and structural integrity. - Pushing the lever to the front raises the boom, and pulling the lever to the back lower the boom. That is kinda counter-intuitive. I think it'd make more sense for the boom to raise when the lever is pulled back. A little mod can be done to reverse the directions, but they won't match with the functions on the stickers. - I don't know if someone gets mistaken like me, but the set has 4 chains, two in the box in the side compartment, and two for the walls. Before building the set, I thought the ones on the walls are the same ones in the side compartment. - Without the rubber band, tt doesn't take much strength to force the hook down or force the boom backwards, so the rubber bands are not useless. - The slanting 3x7 panels behind the cabin are actually faithful representations of the way the real rear engine is located in the superstructure. I don't know why it is designed like that in the real crane though.

One model has twice the part count than the other. Anyone wanna guess?

What is this O frame?

I don't have a scale in my house so I can't weigh it. According to Sariel's review, the model weighs 3.418 kg. But it is much heavier than it looks. I remember trying to lift it from below with one hand, and I was surprised at how heavy it is. I think whether the crane leans or not depends on the structural bearings and the position of the center of gravity in relation the ground contact base, not the density or weight of the undercarriage.

This is one of the subassemblies that feels overly complicated and redundant. It can be done with a 5x7 frame, 4 pin with pin holes in the inside, 2 pin with pinholes on the outside, and 2 pins.

Aerial platform? Like scissor lift platform? 8109 B model?

But back to the comparison between BWE and RTC, I don't really recall the time when I felt that something was overcomplicated and can be simplified when I built the BWE. Probably because the BWE has more structural bracing subassemblies than the RTC, so nothing feel redundant for the BWE.

Yeah I know. But it still feels like that to me. And also of largest scale. And by the way are you intentional at the "dumb truck" hahaha

The part counts feel a bit underwhelming. 1H flagships for the past 3 years have been mechanically interesting. I don't think a generic GT Race car can offer sth interesting in that vein. Besides, 1H 2017 and 1H 2018 have two sets with 1000+ pieces, but this 1H only has one.

No I just google GT Race Car to see what it looks like. The real life GT Race Car.

About 80% of picture results about GT Race Car has a stint of red, so I'm hoping that 42096 would bring the wheel arch in red. Even a curved 3x13 in red is fine. This should follow the trend that every Technic supercar since 2013 brings some panels in new color to the table. 42000: 5x11, 5x7 in white 42039: a lot in bright green 42056: a lot in orange 42077: wheel arch and curved 3x13 in dark azure 42000 may not look significant in the general timeline of Technic, but at the time of its introductions it did matter in terms of panel packs.

Indeed. During the build more than once I felt that some certain subassemblies can be created with less parts. It's like the designer intentionally overcomplicate things to increase part count.

I've just finished the A model. I have to say I really really really like it. All functions work smoothly, even when operated by hand, unlike that wretched yellow set whose number should not be mentioned (but I can say it ends with 9), and unlike the dethroned former record holder of the Technic set with most parts whose functions feel like they are stretching testing the limits of Lego ABS. I'm surprised to find out that the outriggers are very easy to handle, probably thanks to a simpler drivetrain. A lot of small details turn out to be very well thought out. And it's big. I like big things. This is no doubt the ultimate Technic mobile crane. One small gripe I have for this set is that it takes the set-with-most-pieces title from the BWE. The RTC feels big, but the BWE feels magnificent. The largest land-based machine is a BWE. The BWE is designed at the smallest scale yet it is still big. And when the BWE was released, it was a great leap forward from 2700 of the MB Arocs to 3900 of the BWE. BWE to me is the true holder of that title.

Me too. Mold mark means marred model.

I like the B model too.

B model review, with pictures of unused pics: https://www.promobricks.de/lego-technic-42082-mobiler-freifallhammer-b-modell-im-review/66090

https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/videos/2143652469000429/ Jaguar’s Land Rover watches you cross the street with its “eyes”. It's the same reasoning with that behind the eye stalk on the Volvo Zeux.

I do feel like the B model has more Volvo design DNA than the A model, and thus resemble the traditional Volvo equipment more. Aren't they similar, like brothers from a family.

One does not simply pay the full MSRP for a 42083, or any other Lego set in that matter.

You can look at 42006 as well.

Why need pin with no stop when you can slide an axle instead? The Heavy Lift Helicopter uses this technique. A 5L axle with stop aligns 5 pin holes together.

This is the most decent cherry picker so far: The year was 2009 and the model was already fully covered. Uwe's style had gone beyond the trend back then.

Still on the topic of mobile cranes. The following types of mobile crane haven't been released in Lego Technic and are possible candidates for future flagships: - RC Mobile Crane - Tracked Telescopic Crane - Wheeled Lattice Crane - Mobile Self Erecting Wheeled Tower Crane