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An 18+ truck? 😮

The first check always worked for me, but after a week or two the cracking would also start to appear in the first two gears of Driving despite keeping in good condition. Reverse always would work. That being said the gearbox of 42110 is very temperamental. Edit: the situation I have described was two year's ago when I bought this kit.

@Maaboo35 although I (currently) do not like C(rap)+ I really think the automatic gearbox inside the A60H needs an evolution by another iteration (could be in another form factor). That gearbox had some potential. Also a truck with bigger wheels is welcomed. The 42128 is my first Technic Truck but the wheel size kinda makes me a bit unhappy, but not too much to make fuss about since it is enormous, functions packed and pleases us as it should. Plus the recent cement truck dump truck have had similar tyres (maybe the width is bigger in the tow truck). I think 8285 42143 and 42114's tyre sizes are great. Wait, did I read somewhere in the forum that truck tyre size might have been retired? If that's the case, the A60H/42114 tyres would do just fine. So, for that 1. automatic gearbox 2. bigger wheels I think a follow-up to 42114 would be sweet

Yupe.

A follow-up to 2020's 42114 might also happen I guess.

Could not have said it any better. Till now 42139 looks very Technic-y to me. Seeing that visual that you presented instantly gave me a good feeling! This feeling needs to be felt more lol.

With Toy Fair at London being a month away (if everything goes at planned), I guess we are not far away from the first hint of 1:8. Would love to see the Supra.

Guys, I have to bring a bit different aspect to this discussion: if anyone reads the current discussion that's been held a few pages it will be clearer that we want different shapes and options for different parts. Howevr, there are certain parts of which most people want to have options i.e., the 6/8/10L beams. My thought is that we want them from Lego, but could not we also expect them from Cada? I am pretty sure the MOC designers definitely welcome if Cada introduce or allow them (while developing) these new kind of parts. If there is no reason or problem to introduce a new 8L beam then there should be no problem with Cada too. Or, is it that the bricks manufacturers all think for example, 3/5/7/9L beams are enough?

I second that. During my modification of some builds I felt the need for 4L pins. I also think the pins with round/sphere shape should be extended by 1 or 2 stud. The only reason that held me back from saying the need for the former one is: will the 4L/5L pins be as durable? A 6L/7L axle with stop or a beam with 4/6/8L will have no issues. But a pin that big? I am a bit confused.

I do not like the black pins on my 42128 either. They are confirmed gen 3 versions. They also don't produce the satisficing strong clutch sound.

But oh boy, on plain surface it is really a joy to ride this beauty. 5 mins a Huge feat now I understand but it is never enough to drive it.

@brunojj1 massive thanks for prompt reply! I can play with it for 5 minutes without any hiccups (charged 3 hours). Managed to get 2/3 minutes more. By that time it starts to struggle. Been almost 11 months, the gearbox, build, driving everything works perfectly. My only gripe is all the eight shock absorbers got rusty. I honestly cannot remember if my palm sweat would get any contact during the build lol. Definitely no water contact. It's usually in a glass shelf with no sunlight. Replaced the rear 4 with newly bought Lego ones.

Guys, what is the maximum amount of playtime you managed to get when the battery is fully charged? I cannot find or remember Cada's documentation for this.

Those are properly good guess. You can discuss the predictions here: Personally, I would like to see a 42114 scale construction truck. A proper (that yields no controversy) aircraft is also overdue.

Nope!

Oh no. I did not mean that. The 42127 released at a much latter point of time when people almost lost hope for it. If the 42136 does not get to release by March, then maybe later. But now that you mentioned, the black silhouette should return (for other set)!

In that case I guess it could also end up in a release style similar to 42127?

That's a bit too early to pull the plug off the hope machine. Still few March sets are yet to be revealed. So lets see

Another relief one after the 42139. Looks polished and in line with the recent year's smaller sets line-up. Past few weeks was a disaster for me.

That picture is a relief. Definitely looks and feels better than all the 22H1 sets officially revealed so far Edit: Technic-wise

That's an eye-pleaser. The wheels are from AT-AT?

Fully agreed, on the bold highlighted part it is not normal to me either. There was a time when we (as kids) would happily build and get mesmerised by functions out of the box. I appreciate how Lego take the challenge to get something into Technic out of a real life vehicle, but the expenses mentioned above specially lacking sturdiness is worrying. There is one other point I would like to mention, the designers over the years. Since you did not buy a Technic set in the past 3 years, I think you will be pleased to see 42128's sturdiness. Use of beams and frames and techniques are top notch (yet a small problem is the turntable-adjacent 20t double bevel's structure that need to be modified as addressed and fixed by Racingbrick). This is designed by Markus Koffman who is a Legend I guess. Time flies, new designers come. Not to blame the designers solely, a Technic set's design decisions are not a one man's process. I think the same

I have seen he mentioned he had hard times to make the pull-back right on the 42138 Mustang. Hmm. But then again, lots of moving parts and they are alot flimsy, really not meant to be played.

If you watch Sariel's review you'll see the stepper does not work well for him, it jams. The super flimsy state of this bike also affects when the suspension is in work. And proves it actually is not meant to be played around, but that is (sadly) okay for newer consumers. Personally I think if someone wants great building experience with challenging sticker applying where a stand is used for the first time with display priorities, then this set is great. Some may not agree but to me, this is part two of last year's 488 GT Flexari. Maybe we will see a different vehicle this time next year. Howevr, this set, no matter what, will continue to appeal large amount of people and from there TLG might make this a regular one like 1:8 UCS supercars. They improved stuffs iteration over iteration yet the 1:8 remain primarily display queens. The bike seems to follow that route.

Thanks for this awesome review! Lots of pics!