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Well, we finally get rid of medium blue to have one more shade! However, I wouldn't mind having sand blue in Technic theme.

They are!

I would add that it also looks similar (in scale, for sure) to 42029 pickup, which had space for FWD (but required a total rebuilt). So I still can't say that FWD here is impossible

Yeah, with new orange panels (I mean new panels, not a new orange color). And black wheelarch extenders (fenders) previously presented in red in Ferrari!

Whoooa! You keep raising the bar higher and higher! Is there a possibility to reverse the wheel rotation? I guess that the wings moves more accurate when reversed....

Well, they renders exactly as other parts, just build the model and put to rendering. As for the building, they have a "flex" mode when it acts not like a solid piece but a chain of nodes, each of them could be positioned differently, so you can make any desired shape, step by step.

Well, that ones are fully true RC machines that have only molded LEGO's logo at their parts...

Do you mean the front axle? Normally, the diffs are supposed to be locked in the following order (increasing the off-road capabilities and decreasing the handling): central differential(s) rear differential front differential (relatively rare option) It propose two variants of the transmission here: "Authentic". The model has a common drivetrain for all (2 ones, yeah...) axles with a gearbox and central differential. Hopefully lockable one. The rear axle looks quite "fat" enough so may really have a diff lock option too. Using the new RC differentials and planetary hub, this chassis may work quire effective as the drivetrain and gearbox will not be torque-stressed due to high rearing ratio. That could be a quite expressive feature due high number of costly parts. "Performance". The model remains existing RC crawlers and off-roader with per-axle individual motors. Simple but effective transmission without even a possibility of a central diff. The secondary motors (per axle, again) provides additional features: steering for the front axle, diff lock for the rear axle. Personally I have no any expectations for this set, but found myself thinking about the rear axle - I have an idea of the second motor that being activated, locks the diff and join to first motor to help with propulsion. The will definitely go to the "mods and improvements" topic.

Wow! Man, I feel you can build literally anything even using only two parts.

I think this solution may help you with the wheel arches: 2L liftarm with 45-degree bar, 1x1 Brick with axle hole, and 14L (12L is to short) flex axle or flex hose. It makes an offset similar to 1/2 (a bit more actually but even better to fit the flex axle) and have no any part protruding into the arch space so the wheels can steer at the full angle.

Summarizing all the feedbacks here I also made one more possible "criteria" that might be a cornerstone for TLG. Besides the personality tests, team work, etc. "all these team so-workers things" and experience in Industrial Design... Why they promote this company so much? Do they really need to hire new designers so much? I think that the "new" term is the most important word here - possibly TLG needs someone who is a really "breath of fresh air", who will really move this series forward. Look at the "Control+" system - no one of AFOLs would never make it not because of complexity but because this change is still the biggest subject of community debates. No, it wasn't the thing that AFOLs wanted so much (some of us still do not want it) but, let's be objective, it moved the Technic theme a lot. The same, I believe, happened during the stud>studlless transition. Some of us even still hate these early-2000x blue-colored sets but they also moved the theme a lot. My idea that "well-good AFOLs why perfectly follows the existing Technic flow" may not be the template of a person TGL is looking for. Just my opinion.

Jim, thank you for visiting us! I assume that the border should be "we're guessing and making the proposals basing in the public-available information but keeping them as close as possible to available images and photos, and avoiding very personal opinions". That's why I will not work on the internals, like engine, possibility (?) of air tanks, nor gearing and driveshafts inside. Unless I will be able to justify them pointing the people to the public-available pictures.

Thank you! I was highly expecting anew news about this set for the earliest days, so it was a "must to do" challenge for me Yes, I'm also trying to make the internal things. It is was harder than the exterior and and may appear so different to the real set. As for the 11L alternating beams I proposed just black 11*9 frames but will also check if the liftarms may work better. Thank you for the hint!

Guys, don't miss the pandemic - it may affect the shipping time, so some countries may get them even more differently.

I don't get the meaning of the action but looks really interesting and fun. These kinetic sculptures are a kind of physical magic

Agree, let's hear the moderators' opinion. That is better rather to argue @Milan, @Jim, could you please let me know if the rendered images of my attempt to reverse-engineer the set are allowed to be posted here? And if allowed, where they should be placed better - here, in the main topic or as a modification one?

I remember but I tried to use only known things to make the "guess" prototype. It is not a modification or improvement for this set, only an attempt to combines the visible part (from public-accessible images) and possible things are hidden inside. I don't think that possibly slightly different airhose routing inside is a modification. Isn't it?

Another bunch of my proposals and thoughts for this set. I want to highlight that they are my personal ideas and are not confirmed/debunked by TLG. Pneumatic functions: Front-left v2.0 (42080) switch: wheel lift folding/unfolding via the 11L "Arocs" thin cylinder I have colored this assembly in green at the picture below. Rear-left v2.0 (42080) switch: N/A, replaced with the orange 5L liftarm Front-right v2.0 (42080) switch: crane boom extension/retraction via the 11L "Arocs" thin cylinder I have colored this assembly in red at the picture below. Rear-right v2.0 (42080) switch: crane boom raising/lowering via the 11L thick cylinder I have colored this assembly in orange at the picture below. Manual pneumatic pump V2.0 (42053). We all have noticed it at the images and considering this set has only one thick (high-capacity) cylinder which is not supposed to be used under the high load, the direct pump-to-cylinder airflow may be enough to operate without any airs tanks in-between. However, I still dream about new tanks Manual functions: Central HOG knob over the cabin: steering via 9L rack and 12-teeth gear. Nice and simple. Front-left HOG knob (12-teeth gear): wheel lift raising/lowering via two small Linear Actuators Rear-left HOG knob (12-teeth gear): 2nd axle raising/lowering via two small Linear Actuators (one per each wheel, synchronized) Front-right HOG knob (12-teeth gear): outriggers raising/lowering via four small Linear Actuators (one per each outrigger, synchronized) Rear-right HOG knob (12-teeth gear): crane rotation via 20-teeth gear, so the crane can be rotated via the HOG or manually (no worm gears). HOG knobs at the crane boom (12-teeth gears): hook winches. Considering they are placed at the LBG axles, they should be controlled individually (non-synchronized), otherwise we might get 14L LBG axle which is less likely. [I'm sorry but internal gearing is nor ready yet] New parts: Seven new cross-holed 11L liftarms in Black (I have colored them in red to highlight). Uhhh, can't believe I did it... It even made me to create custom parts for new manual pump and switches in Studio...

I believe it still Metallic Silver (or, less, probably), Flat Silver. TLG has already stopped using the chromed parts (in common), and the grill does not shine enough to be chromed.

Exactly, right after the cabin's rear side, behind the driver. I had no "Manual Pump V2.0" part in the Studio yet, so I didn't add it. Now I made this part and added it to the model. New renders will come soon.

Well it has a manual pump (right behind the cabin) so this scheme could be as a secondary one. However, due to its bug size I don't think that it tis supposed for such active rolling to recharge the tanks.

Not finished yet but the main things are already here:

I makes sense, I will think abut it while I'm finishing it. By the way, following my research, the 11L liftarm with crossed pinholes must be presented 9 times in this if not even more: 2 ones at the each side (with the HOG knobs), we even guessed if they the liftarms or black frames. = 4 ones 1 at the end of the tow arm 4 more ones (surprise!) they are should be used as vertical liftarms which hold the tow arm's folding part.

Right, they need an extra rearward axle to hold the crane attachment but keeping the same maneuverability. I mentioned here only haulers and tow trucks, as variously-purposed vehicles may have quite various axle types and locations. Returning back to the topic, I'm about to finish my version of 42128 set. For sure I will not publish the LDD file here until the official release date. Now I wanted to ask for a common opinion - should I publish here the renders, or will bit be better also to wait for the release? The already published photos makes the truck architecture more or less visible and understandable for reverse engineering but I still want not to make the copycats life easier.

I want to add that besides the necessity to hold the eight of the towed truck (that means that rear axles must have no steering, as no other things that make them less durable) the towing process suppose that the "tail swing" is not allowed to the wrecker - the rear axles must be as close as possible to the pivot point of the tow arm. As for rear tridem trucks, they have several options: EU heavy haulers are always have the foremost rear axle steered, and 2-3th ones a re fixed. They have a quite short wheelbase and having all three rear axles are fixed they will completely loose an ability to turn. Super-heavy ones may also have an additional rearmost (the 4th) steered axle. Recap: short wheelbase, only one or two axles are allowed to be fixed (non-steered), extra weight requires extra axles. Maneuverability is a critical requirement. US trucks (also heavy haulers or heavy dumps) usually have the foremost axle with pneumatic lift, so it can be raised in tight turns. Sometimes this lift axle (called a "pusher axle") may have a self-steering feature, not connected to the steering wheel anyhow. Super-heavy haulers may have additional semitrailes ("jeeps" and "busters") to extend the overall length and axles number. Recap: long wheelbase, up to tree axles are allowed to be fixed (non-steered), extra weight requires extra axles and a longer wheelbase. Weight distribution over the road surface is a critical requirement. AUS trucks: long wheelbase, unlimited length of the while road train, soil roads. The may have all three rear axles driven and fixed, with no any steering or lift features. There is no tight turns here so there is no necessity to overcomplicate the truck. Super-heavy haulers may also have the second front axle (steered for sure) to hold the monstrous engine. Mega-heavy haulers also may have active trailers (with own engine and gearbox controlled remotely from the truck) among the roadtrailn. Recap: no limitations, no sharp turns, no necessity to add complicated solutions. The truck and trailers just must be durable and powerful enough.