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  1. aeh5040
    Seems like a new bent liftarm (sorry if this has been discussed already): Oh no, never mind. I think it is just a 5L lined up with a 3L behind it.
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    So now we are just missing the 32t!
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    The licensing thing is a bit of a mystery to me. It does appear that licensed sets sell at a slight premium compared to other sets, and also that they are less likely to be discounted. This does suggest LEGO is paying the partner a fee. If so, why? I would think that on the whole the partner gets the greater benefit from the arrangement - they get a lot of advertising for their product. What does LEGO get? Possibly greater sales because the model is more recognizable, and has an additional stamp of authenticity. But is this effect really significant? Hard to know. Does anyone have any reliable information about it (as opposed to speculation)?
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    I think I'm going to revise my opinion a bit: this may be my favourite module ever!
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    Wow - just wow. This is absolutely mesmerizing. It took me quite a while to understand what is happening, and I'm still not sure I quite have it! Would it possible to extend this idea further, so that the two mini-turntables have four positions, say, and the balls stay on the them for several more steps?
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    2 hubs, not 1.
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    Brilliant, and so creative! I hope you'll accept a small constructive criticism: to me the small fish doesn't quite seem to match the clean style of the rest. I definitely could do not any better however (especially with limited parts).
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    I like the simplicity! Perhaps add a counterweight to the rotating liftarm itself (opposite end from the pulley, obviously).
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    I never really found any official sets hard to assemble. (MOCing is a challenge - following instructions I mainly do for relaxation). As others have said, there are many kinds of complexity, but 8043 is high on the list for complexity and intricacy of the mechanisms.
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    Ha ha, only the Russians could think of this - love it! You've done a great job implementing it. The rotating driver seat is a nice touch.
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    My guess is that age ranges are mostly aimed at adults buying gifts for children who are not their own children. If your own child is into Lego (and you take an interest in what they are into) you know what will sets be appropriate for them. For someone else's child, people don't want to end up getting a gift that's too young or too old. I find it hard to believe any adult Lego fans are put off by upper age limits. Some might be embarrassed about 'playing with a toy' in general, but most quickly get over that!
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    That's nowhere near true. E.g. the first technic set with power functions, 8275, had four motors operating four functions (all remotely). 8043 had 4 remotely operated motors for 6 functions, with 3 usable at the same time. Going back much further, 8480 and 8082 had two motors. Etc. The new motors seem to be expensive compared with PF, so I suspect we will continue to see plenty of sets with fewer motors and gearboxes.
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    Err, yes. But that applies to every part! I also tend to use 5x7s more than 5x11s though.
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    I'm not sure I understand the objections to them selling larger sets. They also offer a wider range of sets than ever before. If you don't like the big ones, buy the smaller ones! Yes, I'm virtually certain the red 16t's are there to stabilize the tan 20t (which provides power to the turntable) against lateral movement and prevent gear skipping. I can't say I'm a fan of this solution - it doesn't feel very LEGO! But on the other hand, if it works... Interesting observation! It would be cool if we got the biscuit in DBG in this set!
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    Thanks. It makes sense that they are not - Spike Prime is a programmable system after all, while this is a RC model. Where did you get the "4-port" information?
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    So, these are presumably the hubs: Anyone want to guess whether they are the same as the Spike Prime one? (Different colour, obviously).
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    Wow, that's really ingenious. I needed all those repetitions to understand how it is working!
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    It looks like only pre-order to me.
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    Looks like a new 28t gear too! :-D
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    Very interesting builds, especially the padlock. One nice challenge would be to make a safe that *cannot be taken apart* without the key (or combination). I've seen a very large one like that somewhere, but would be interesting to see whether it can be done on a small scale.
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    From what I can infer, you are both exceptionally talented and kind-hearted individuals! Wonderful that our hobby allows such things to happen...
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    I don't usually get excited by supercars, but this is a fantastic job! It looks very solid and well designed, and the styling with the connectors is amazing. It also reminds me of 8448, but taken to a whole different level...
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    The diameter of the turntable like thing in the center does seem too large compared to the quarter-circle racks for it to be just a turntable. On the other hand its diameter seems to change as it turns, so perhaps it's a turntable with some liftarms stacked around it somehow.
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    Ugh - To be honest I think I'm going off this a bit. All these fiddly non-functional details just turn me off. I prefer it when technic is focused mainly on the functions with just subtle suggestions of realism. As I said, the fake pneumatics particularly annoy me for some reason. I do realise that this is all a matter of taste, and designing sets like this may well be a sound market strategy. It's just a personal preference. And I still expect I'll buy it!
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    Very interesting! (To say the least!) A few initial observations and guesses: The 7 motor functions are presumably: 2 tracks; superstructure rotation; 3 articulations of the arm (paired large LAs); opening and closing of bucket (mini LAs) I'm guessing for most of these the motor is quite close to the function, so perhaps the inside is fairly empty. Maybe one hub in the base and one in the superstructure (so no functions passing through the main turntable)? The pneumatic hoses on the arm appear to be purely for show (to emulate the real excavator) - you can see that some of them are connected to a pneumatic connector that's not connected to anything else. That offends me a bit! I also can't quite see exactly what the array of black tubes on the top of the arm is. Perhaps they are also fake pneumatics, or perhaps they are wires. What is the power source for the new hubs? AAs? Rechargeable? Surely not the AAA boxes we've seen so far - the batteries would run down very quickly powering a beast like this! The two-way communication aspect is interesting. I'd like to see a model-mounted camera with a remote view on the smart phone as part of this system... The price is certainly shocking, but it does paint a mostly very encouraging picture about where TLG and Technic are heading. My guess is: the Bugatti is selling extremely well, and this and their market research indicates that there is a big market for extremely sophisticated sets aimed at adults, so they've made the decision to pursue this direction in a big way. That's a much much better scenario for us than if (for example) they decided to let technic wither and die while they focus on Lego Movie and other things. (That could in principle easily happen).
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