Ngoc Nguyen

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How do you hang the cargo plane btw? Strings under the fuselage and under the wings? At least if you hang the BWE, the base won't be under pressure from the turret, and the bucket wheel arm won't bend because of gravity

You can't, because you need some of this http://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4514557 . 42009 doesn't have any of it.

This thread reminds me of the beginning of 2015 when I first got back to Lego Technic. 42009 is my second set out of my dark age. The first is a used 8070. At first sight this set reminds me of the studded version 8460 in 2002. I craved it so much back then that when I saw the 42009 I knew I've got to have it. Local toy stores in Vietnam were selling it at about 390 EUR. I knew it was kinda rip-off but I still bought it anyway. It blown me away with its sheer size and mechanical complexity. Although from the aesthetic perspective it isn't very appealing, nor does it have any realistic details like the 42043, 42009 still remains one of my favorite sets.

I'm still very, very sad at the way Volvo EW160E turns out. When will I have a truly complex, 1H / 2H flagship-level Wheel Excavator... *sigh*

42009 can match BWE's height with crane fully erected. As for 8110 and 8258, prepare to see them dwarfed

i think TLG has taken up another standard this year, which is making the feature: the switch change the direction of a function (like in 42042) instead of changing functions. This feature appears in the Xerion and the BWE. I think we can expect to see this again in 2H 2017.

I've just built the 42042 B model, and I realize that this BWE is at most as high as it. The turret of the Mobile Tower Crane is already 70 studs tall, while its base is 9 studs tall. As for the BWE, its base is about 10 studs tall and the turret 40 studs tall. If you guys can store the Mobile Tower Crane then you'll have no problem storing this monstrosity.

I've just built the 42042 B model, and I realize that this BWE is at most as high as it. The turret of the Mobile Tower Crane is already 70 studs tall, while its base is 9 studs tall. As for the BWE, its base is about 10 studs tall and the turret 40 studs tall. If you guys can store the Mobile Tower Crane then you'll have no problem storing this monstrosity.

Putting the battery box in the place of panels will lead to: - The realism of the model is reduced. In reality, rectangular cement or rock panels are put there. - The model will have no panels for the B-model.

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So the BWE will be about 50L high. That's approximately the same width as the Mobile Crane MK II. When I come home I'll put the MK II upright to see how high it is.

Does anyone has the count in studs/modules of: - The length, width, and height of the base (width not counting the tracks) - The height of the turret (not counting the base) - The length of the arm from the bucket wheel to the battery box Many thanks!

1) One axle goes down and then up again to drive the lower conveyor belt (the one that can be turned manually) 2) One axle goes down to turn the whole super structure 3) One axle goes way down to the base to drive the two tracks that are connected to one axle. But, but, but, the presenter said "included"

At 2:39, the end of the video, I heard that "we do have another instruction included for a second model". ALL HAIL THE LEGO GROUP (/' ')/ TLG \(' '\)

If 4000 parts are in a single bag then there is even no need for bag. Lego just dumps the whole thing into the box and seal it haha.

I'd say extending the lower conveyor belt (one without the bucket wheel) would be more reasonable, as doing so makes the model more realistic and proportional. If possible, you can add some panels to make the tower look leaning, slanting to the back a bit.

If you have the Cargo Plane and have managed to find a place for it, then BWE will pose little problem.

Poor Uxar flopping on the ground and Terak just plain knocked out. At least Akida has a stand.

I've always wanted something like the Unimog (different attachments at both sides, big tyres) but not the Unimog set itself because I find the Unimog set pretty lame. But now I've found what I wanted: the Xerion! The Xerion is like the Unimog but way way way cooler: - It's a farming machinery, not another truck, so it adds diversity to my collection. - It doesn't have lousy pneumatics. - It doesn't have a lousy crane. - It doesn't have a non-functional dump bed. - It doesn't look like a downgrade from another set (MB Arocs) - It doesn't have lousy suspensions. - It doesn't have boring winch. - It has way way way cooler steering. Definitely a must-get for me.

Wait what the model can actually SORT bricks? :O My mind is blown...

That B-model is not as good as I hope. Why wouldn't Lego choose a trencher... All the more reason for me not to buy this set.

Even the box shows that the base of BWE is bending: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1589/24331317000_51cdf15a81_b.jpg

So, when upgraded, where can the BBox and the motor be?

I see what you mean. So the accurate description should be: Center switch: - Going up: Move bucket wheel and two conveyor belts, enable upper switch, disable lower switch. - Going down: Do nothing, enable lower switch, disable upper switch. Upper switch rotates the superstructure. Lower switch move the two tracks which are linked by the same axle. In other words the BWE can not steer. The question now is that why Markus made the rotation of superstructure dependent on (happens only) when the bucket wheel is rotating?