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Ah ok :-) Some ideas for possible themes: - a vehicle with at least 3 axles - pneumatic, baby! - usage of a dumb battery box and 1 motor (PF or PU) - animal & wildlife

The idea of such a mini-contest is really cool :-) But the 24h challenge is really hard to keep "fair", as most of us with family can hardly take a whole day off. Maybe a contest with a duration of 3 days or even a week would be better suited for a first test...? Also there could be a part limit (Polybag or 10€ Set), which will even out the time to spent for such a contest.

While I am not a big fan of using that many system pieces to cover a technic model; this building style definitely sets CADA apart from Lego. The current line-up right now seems also way broader than Lego. I hope this challenges the top dog to improve :-)

Returned from vacation and finally able to enter the discussion: What a brickload of cars :-/ As far as we know, only 1 (42175), maybe 2 or 3 (42174 and missing 42183) are NOT cars... I always try to defend Lego, but without at least one non-car flagship, this is gonna be a very sad technic year for guys interested in other stuff than steering, two doors and fake engine.... P.S.: @Ngoc Nguyen Maybe you can update the initial post in this thread according to the current infos? :-)

That is a fantastic B-model, the technical details are astonishing! I also thought about it, or rather a Volvo AH40 as a tractor for a scraper trailer

Hmm... it's the typical bashing from Thomas. All what Lego does is bad... all decisions are bad ... all other brick companies are way better.

Looks really promising :-) The fender is really well build. It's so strange that in the end, tractors always seem to be rather "simple" with very few parts, but the work for putting it together is quite complex :D HOG should be mandatory for this manual machine :-P

thx for clearification @1gor :) Maybe I have a go again with the AWD version of this Maschine, but would need those tractor tires that fit onto the rim of the Arocs wheels.

Made some progress and everything comes together nicely (pic below). What grinds my gears is the steering, which is highlighted in yellow in the first pic. The yellow 2L connector above the turntable will go up to the rotating beacon onto the cabin, functioning as a steering knob. Problem is: As there are 2 directions the cabin can face, either in "drive mode" OR in "function mode", the steering is reversed (left/right). There are some solution, but not one is fully satisfying for me: 1) Just live with it, a normal mind can adapt. + easiest way - annoying in "drive mode" 2) Make a complex mechanism to reverse the direction when turning the cabin + no need for additional knobs - very hard to do in given space - possibly high slack - uses all of the cabins interior 3) Add another steering knob at the back (above the other wheel axle) + easy to implement - hard to reach, while all the mowers are in upright position 4) Add another, maybe smaller steering knob on the cabin + rather easy to implement - takes up some space Other options are highly welcomed :D

@eric trax : Thx and you are right, it actually should be 1.5 studs longer if I take the rear wheels (13.4 studs diameter) for my dimension measuring. But with the front wheels (7.8 studs diameter) as reference, it is actually 2 studs too long.. I have chosen the middle way, as there isn't a real suitable wheel combination :-)

This is really close to the original, great job! First I thought the front was too bulky, but it fits the original look!

I think it will be a new bucket, as the one from the 42121 is way too small for a 1000 piece model.

With a high chance the 42172 is the supercar and the 42174 probably is an RC car, we are left with 3 non-cars with more function than drive and steer :D 42175: Highly welcomed! With a reasonable price < 200€, this will be a very early buy for me. A combo set like 8872 would be my favorite! 42177: The 18+ label suggests a car again? If it's not a car, this should be a flagship-model instead and could maybe mean a Mobile Crane or at least something with bigger wheels :-) 42182: Could be cool, but I already own the 42158, so it's a pass. What is MJ?

Looks like I wasn't wrong, I was completely wrong :D

In my opinion, the Liebherr was a) a test, what Lego buyers want to spend b) expensive due to the long development time or a combination of both. Hmm could 7 motors and 2 battery boxes are fitted inside? Even with 107 tires, I highly would doubt this....

Such a cool model and great find with the 28t gears driving the tracks!

Not a new part or colour, but the big 15 x 2 x 7 mudguard appears in white again in the 2024 Lego City set 60432. Hopefully this brings down the price a little bit.

At first I thought it would be about the piece count of the 42054 (about 2000), but with a front arm and maybe more gears, it would go higher. And 2000 pieces for a "flagship" model seemed strange to me. But you are right, when I think about it. The 42146 also has "only" 2900 pieces :-)

I purposely left out more IP cars than the upcoming supercar, as we had more than enough last year...

As the missing numbers are 42165 and 42172 to 42177, here is my speculation (or rather wishlist) for 7 technic models for Summer 2024: - Cargo Aircraft with lifting nose 800 pieces 80€ - Flatbed Truck with rear crane (49.5 tires) 1200 pieces 119€ - RC Liebherr T274 Dump Truck (81.5 tires) 1200 pieces 159€ - RC Claas Tractor (81 and 107 tires) and trailer 2000 pieces 249€ - 3 Axle Mobile Crane (81.5 tires) 2500 pieces 259€ - JCB Pneumatic Backhoe (107 tractor tires) 3500 pieces 349€ - McLaren 750S Spider Supercar 3800 pieces 449€

As for now, several Lego themes got their summer leak... Ninjago, Star Wars & Speed Champions ... so hopefully we don't have to wait for the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2 weeks

Glorious B-model again @M_longer ! Also really cool you used full amount of functional parts and not just selected a few :-)

The details are really astonishing on both models! Also the steering angle is so nice, did you use the new gear hubs?

Never heard of this steering solution, cool to learn something new :-) For you solution, you used the newer big worm gear. Did you try with a normal worm gear and gear racks or fixed 8 tooth gears first?

Should be fairly easy to do, only the exhaust pipe as main power switch has to be made in a different manner :-)