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Moreover, it decreases the slack (which is annoying in case of a worm gear/8t gear combination) and offers a much more pleasant feeling (in my subjective view). On a side note: I remember the gear nomenclature which was published in Technic instructions in the late 1980s. There, the smallest gear was called a "z8", which I read as the German "Zahn" (tooth) oder "Zahnrad" (gear). Today, I once again come across "8z" im your reply. What is your reason for applying this very term, @Ngoc Nguyen?

Oh, there are two recoloured "LA-connectors" in black used for the front axle! Do the new engine discs interconnect with the clutch ends of a (16t) clutch gear? The only purpose in the set seems to save 1L space on the crankshaft.

Yes, please. I really like the colour scheme right from the start.

Have you tried knob wheels for the "switching"? Maybe they forgive the unconventional switching/meshing a little bit more indulgently.

I did a lot of own "research" to solve the crab steering/four wheel steering/locking problem (in another/better way we know from 42054), but I never thought of a setup like yours. I'm very curious if you will stick to this principle and how it will turn out in your final entry.

This plenitude of instructions seems rather confusing to me. Maybe it would be a good idea not to hasten and to publish only fulsome developed MOCs and instructions. High quality solutions need time and dedication... 10 percent inspiration --- 90 percent transpiration.

Nice half-stud offset in the drivetrain on the right side.

Such a clutch/freewheel gear would prevent the fake engine from rotating when the model is being pushed forward - and propel the fake engine when the model is being pulled backward... ... or, alternatively, if being mounted the other way, vice versa. I don't think that either of these "function" would make any sense nor would it add any play value.

What should a freewheel gear bring about in a set with a fake engine (which is propelled by a wheel)?

The two dark tan 2L liftarms at the rear wing in @kbalage's set aren't mounted symmetrically as they should. Ironically, this can be seen best when he critizes the set for having "mismatched pieces here and there" (9:14 min in the video).

Same as 42063

The TECHNIC fox is instantly recognizable and even has a characteristic function. Great creativity, great work once again!

Sure. Providing such information is up to the honesty of the MOCer/reviewer. Taking your objection seriously: Have we ever heard directly from TLG that some function in an official set doesn't work reliably....???

Just two cents: MOCs are the avant-garde and made by lay or more or less educated amateur enthusiasts in their leisure time. So we might tolerate functions which fail in some attempts. (At best, this marks the basis for further development by the very same or another MOCs.) In contrast, LEGO is a world-wide operating multi-billion Dollar company which sells their half-baked products for astronomous prices. So we should be (regardless if we really purchased the set or if we are mere observers/potential customers) entitled to, at least, expect flawless operating functions. (... as the number of functions decreases and a detachable seven-parts rear light is traded as a "function" (set 11380, racing bike) - but that's another topic...)

What an elegant and tasteful black-blue-black-red-black-yellow-black-tan-black-darktan-brown-black-pearlgold-black-orange-black-reddishorange-lightbluishgrey-black-darkbluishgrey-black-azur-black-green-black colour scheme! Have to compare this with the original car immediately...

It's easy to be gentle in this case: This is the type of crane the official set should have initially. It's a pity that there are no holds barred for TLG to save costs concerning parts and development.

You mean shorter (not longer), I guess...?

This is an idea with some potential. However, I wouldn't rely on the assumption that there will be much demand for an offer like this. Keep up the good work, create, refine and advance!

@nico71 Merci beaucoup for your answers. It's always instructive to learn how other MOCer design and build their MOCs, especially the alternate models with their limited inventory. With the new image, we can truly appreciate how the three drivetrains go into the boom while staying steadily fully functional. What I like most about your Unimog is that the levers for all of the changeover catches are assembled in one place - not scattered all over the vehicle like it is the case in some other MOCs and even official sets. This collocation increases playability (and design load ;-) ).

Is there a B-model for the big car? Seriously: This 200.000+ parts monstrosity with its steel cage is the peak of pointlessness and decadence. For all who wondered where TLG's ambition, engineering effort and development budget (even if it's called marketing budget) go... now we know.

Wow, this alternate is - once again! - really impressive! You used all five changeoves catches despite the set contains only four levers, and you found a great solution to control all of them. 1.) I've spotted the 20t idle gear which is located in the fake engine geartrain. ;-) 2.) Can you please show how you managed to route the three drivetrains through the articulation of the boom? The view is a bit obstructed by the tons of gears. 3.) How do you build alternate models, espacially concerning the iterations in the building process? Do you use two or more copies of the set (42082) or a similar set of parts for proceeding from one WIP stage to the next?

As far as I know, Euclidean geometry holds in the LEGO world to the very same extend as in the rest of the world.

The positioning of the shock absorbers inside the chassis is very cool. I hope you will manage to keep this feature in the final MOC. Your current progress shows that it is not that easy to recrate a tube chassis with all its connections and angles with Technic, let alone building it in a way that it serves structural integrity and stability.

So you are reviewing your own little MOCs and praise them to the skies. That's an unusual occupation.

Seems quite plausible to me... I imagine the situation as follows: Designer: "We need a new gear... let's make it black so that it will blend in as much sets as possible without standing out or disturbing too much. LEGO fans will like it for its inconspicuousness and versatily." Management (choking and shaking the unicorn): "We've got an even better idea..."