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So, when are we getting dedicated stepper units? :)

The new hubs are without break discs. They also cannot be mounted the same way the old ones are on the Ferrari Daytona SP3 for example. So these new ones are not strictly better. Edit: Nevermind, I realize you might be refering to the CV joints only. Sorry.

My thoughts exactly.

I am not so sure about that. If the part that attaches to the wheel is "fixed" to the hub and not removable (like with the current planetary gear hub), you still need a different version if you want the option to include break discs or not. I wouldn't be suprised if we see a new hub introduced with in a 1:8 car in the not too distant future though.

No matter what product you buy, part of the price goes to marketing. Why would LEGO be any different?

Soon TLG will recolour the black 2L friction pins pink out of spite. :) I don't mind these different coloured pins either to be honest.

Ah yes, but this is why there is always going to be a Volvo estate car in the garage as well. :) The point I am trying to make is that to me, just because something is too expensive for me to buy or I have to prioritize other things, doesn't make me want that something any less. Be it a 911 GT3, a house or a lego set.

Good on you for feeling like this. To me that doesn't make sense. I definitely feel like I'm missing out on something cool when I can't afford a real life Porsche 911 GT3.

It's not just panels though. I've been thinking about this for a while now. To me it feels like we've started seeing more new parts overall in the technic line. Eager to see if it is the start of a trend or just a temporary thing. I have no numbers backing this up though. I predict that we will see some very interesting new parts for the next 1:8 car.

Looks really sweet! Well done, sir.

It does look a bit like it though. :)

Hehe and just like that, we are on topic again. Well played. :)

Sounds a bit strange concidering the 42055 had over 100 parts included just for cargo/load.

You mean you wouldn't want to have cool JDM wheels on constuction equipment in real life if it was an option? I would if I didn't have to factor in real world conditions with physics, wear/tear and all that boring stuff. :)

Cool concept with the front wheel drive and manual gearbox. Will probably be challenging to make it work but that is after all why we build, right? :)

I guess we'll just have to wait till the next pneumatic set but who knows when that will be. :( I'd also like for the small pump to be included in a set soon. Or if LEGO decides to design integrated motor/pump solution that would be fine with me as well. :) Excelent point about the aditional mounting points. A change like that would vastly increase the number of applications for pneumatics in LEGO. The longer cylinders are great ofcourse but there are many places where you need the strength and maneuverability of a 2x2 cylinder but the longer stroke gets in the way. At the moment I'm trying to design some type of linkage to get around this in a model but it costs a lot of time and takes up space. Yes, I know I can buy the old cylinders on the secondary market but that is not really my thing.

So, when are the short 2x2 pneumatic cylinders making a return? I miss them very much. :(

I understand what you mean, but what I meant was that refering to a previous rumor and say "if this was true then..." when said rumor is confirmed not to be true, is pointless. But I understand that we probably still haven't got confirmation that the Liebherr crane indeed includes 2 hubs and 7 motors so I realize it is too early to say.

Since this was nothing more than a rumor, it feels kind of pointless to refer to it.

Not bad. Not bad at all. :)

There are quite a few official sets released in various sizes/scales. Maybe examin one of those and borrow some ideas for a start?

No problem. Glad that I'm not going insane just yet. :) Good work with the reconstruction btw. Looks great!

According to the pictures from your io-file that you've posted earlier there's at least one 7L flip-flop visible or am I seeing things? Anyway, you've probably right about the other parts. Hard to tell from the pictures. It just feels like the beams Xx1 actually included are like 2 of each for the most part. Not very impressive for such a large model if that is the case.

Unfortunately, it looks to me like there aren't many green beams at all included. Apart from panels and frames, there are mostly some smaller parts and 7L flip-flop beams visible. Hard to know for sure before we can take a look at the parts list though.

He's not realy sailing now is he? :) Cool build though. Top mark for originality.