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Such a cool little crane! So many good stuff here: Tight turning radius, full suspension, twin tires on both rear axle, gearbox for crane functions and all work so well! But I got one complaint for your video: Lifting stuff without the outriggers in place will get you in trouble. Construction site safety authority is already informed.

For me, thats a "if you can't recreate such an elegante form, then don't recreate it".

Whoa, after watching the video, I like it even less. What a hideous machine in both configurations. For me, this is a new low for license usage. Only good thing is the whole concept of costumization.

Thanks, guys for the input! The rear suspension in my mock-up-builts had the axles (brown 5L axles with stop where the long CV joint is positioned) travelling nearly perfect, so I thought I didn't need an extra CV or unijoint on the lower side. But after testing it with one sided loads, the axles bend... so back to drawing board it is. Haha! This model is thought out without electronic components or I have to redesign everything. But nice idea! :D I know what you mean, thats why I narrowed the body already from the first post to second by 2 studs. The red body parts, especially the big fenders were just so fitting looking at the real picture of BearFoot in my first post. But the 2 stud wide steering wheel isn't too big in my opinion. Hmm first I finish the main chassis, body comes next.

There is a real discrepancy for Lego: If they (re-)introduce an analog control without a smart processor unit, how should it control more complex vehicles, which not only have drive and steering? It can't destinguish the inputs, especially when there is a second smart battery box used. So you would need you mobile phone to interconnect the control unit with the battery box, making it more cumbersome for just a play function. A more complex controller like console controllers with smart processor and small display to select what model you are controlling would be way more expensive and shy away costumers. Really not sure how Lego could solve this dilemma. Maybe partner up with Sony or Nintendo to do the second option? Just release models without the smart controller and make it an extra? Like the "smart brick" in some models?

Some updates: I nearly finished the inner components, just the rear end with the selector switch for the steering mode is missing, as I am unsure about the out body structure. The modularity is still maintained, so we have: - Front structure with front axle and steering - Middle structure with engine and steering connection - Rear axle - Rear upper structure - Outer Body Needed parts are ordered and should arrive this weekend, so I can finally make the physical model. What you guys think I should go for with the outer structure? Station wagon? Pick-up?

Hmm if I check Brickmerge, the 42107 was 646 pieces for 59,99€. This set was released in 2020, so with inflation it would be 73,50€, meaning 11 c/piece, same as the Desmo. I really like it. It's basic and bare-boned, e.g. look a the support of the rear mudguard, which is only fixed on one side. The front mudguard is also nicely build with the red leaf part from botanicals.

Get out, Nico. This is way too good to be "just" a B-model. Presentation is also brilliant, describing the design process always helps us plebs to get a feeling how you pursue such a big task! Do you have a picture of a similar scaled car on the towing platform? With the 42154 maybe :-)

Hey Guys+Gals, coming from the early 90s era of monster trucking, I totally admired Bear Foot over all other trucks. I somehow liked the longer wheelbase in contrast to Bigfoot or Grave Digger. My first idea when we talked about the contest was to use the long soft shock absorbers for front and rear. But testing it with front suspension, they were too hard for my taste, as I wanted 2 of them on each wheel. Also I so far couldn't manage to implement them in a neat fassion to secure enough turning angle of the front. After tinkering for 2 hours now, I ended up with this, which look and sturdiness I really like. I don't want to make a copy of BearFoot, but be a little inspired by it, so will definitely go for a red bodywork. And adding a white racing stripe gives it +10% speed as we all know. Plan is to give it 4WD driving a fake V8 engine in the middle and 4 wheel steering with the 3 steering modes from Claas 42054.

This will be a very hard suspension setup for such a tiny model! :D But really cool you challenge yourself even more with the B-Model contest added ;-)

Nice one again! Especially the locking mechanism for the rear outriggers are cool. Impressive also how you managed to get kind of clean colour for cab, main structure and boom :-)

No that I am against new elements, but a new suspension system for the 42242 would be way more welcomed than such a specialiced part which maybe only be present in this one model and then never again used... the next super-duper-car will surely get another special one.

Nice model! Especially the boom is perfect in terms of speed for this size. Have you tried the new bucket from the 42215? But I don't get why you don't use one motor for each track? I know it's mechanically more challenging, but you lack the propulsion of one motor when driving straight...

*hypedaboutnewcontest* When can we expect details @Jim? :-)

Oh my this is incredible!

Another great C-Model :-)

Definately not! Bigger isn't always better. If we are speaking for 1 set, we would have massive stability issues. Big sets just for the reason of being big don't make any sense at all. I'd rather have 3 well designed sets with 2000...3000 pieces than 1 set with 10000 pieces. Markus Kossmann said it in one interview, that the 42100 so far was the upper limit in terms of size/stability. For Lego Technic, I think one time they will top out at 5000 pieces.

Ah ok, thanks guys. Was worried we are missing out on something that is not a car :D

Just looked up Promobricks and they don't even list the 42238 Ducati anymore... hast the bike been delayed to 2027?

My oh my what a C-Model!!! The tires work magic here, brilliant, Timor! Just as I was watching Sariel's review of the set:

Hmm then you need a set with many suspension components... which completely limits the selection again. Not a good idea in my opinion. Completely hinders good ideas for new solutions. Would also lead to massive confusion and arguing I guess. How different is different...?

I am torn between "Lego just repeats cars over and over and over again, even for the anniversary" and "Maybe 2026 was so car-heavy cause they saved all the good technic models for the anniversary...?"

The monster truck contest with the different kinds of tractor tires would be cool! This really is a contest heavily relying on the suspension design, which is a thing we didn't really enforce in any contest I believe. :-) And as said, it will also be a contest for both beginners and pros as you can choose your tire size and therefor model size. I don't know if it's possible, but maybe we could even vote for 3 different categories according to size? Not sure if it's a good idea... Just because mostly bigger models got more votes when there was no size restriction... The 3 categories are: Small (56 x 26) Medium (81 x 35) Big (107x44R) *Edit: MOCs of both real machines and also imaginary ones should be allowed. Electronics are allowed in the "big" category.

Hmm it's hard to measure, cause when fully turned freely in the air, the angle is up to 30° (tires rub on the rear part of the fender). When standing and turning, it's about 20..22° but you have to consider the angle of the live axle suspension, so it's more like 18..20° when not loaded. Still in stark contrast to the meek 10° (?) of the original set. But I really don't like the stability, the white upper axle pin snaps when you push it down a few times, cause I had to remove the 2x4 L connector :-/

This looks very promising! Instead of an ball joint, maybe an axle hole, with a slight (1/2 stud) offset for ackermann-steering is a better option? More light this hub: