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And also a sneak-peak of the 1:8 scale supercar if everything goes according to plan with the Toy Fair on January 25 & 26 @howitzerI think a good chunk of excitement is still left for the 22H1 wave. Howevr, I gotta agree they way Lego is turning things like two of the 50$ sets being unnecessarily pull-backs, who knows what unlikeable stuffs are going to happen to the sets we are hoping for. Usually, in the beginning of the year, the small to semi-small sets are polished and make "less noise"

Yep! Those are the ones packed with my unit. I immediately recognized by the left most one which looks glossy. However, they all are not glossy, some of them are matte-ish. Come one Lego! After making instructions so obviously fool proof (like sets like 42138 will someday have as thicc books as a 42128 ones) you are also tryin' to bury that satisfying click sound. Pity Also, I have observed when a beam is about to be braced on another beam/thick lift-arm where multiple pins/cross-pins are clutched, it is a bit hard to brace them. Could not say that is not a placebo though

Thanks a lot man! A bit different thing that I wanna tell. My package came with a paper envelope for the sticker and the more-than-necessarily-huge manual book. Well done, it infact was needed long time ago. Howevr, my black pins don't produce the satisficing click sound when clutched. They used to produce that even in the last year's sets like the Sian. Also, the black of the black pins looks a bit dull or lets say less black. Must be something to do with the newer materials? The pins otherwise feel very sturdy though....

Noob question here regarding building. Since this is my very first pneumatic set I am a bit tensed. The lower blue+LBG pipe conjunction seems a bit out? Is it normal? I roughly know a re-enforcement will be assembled and mounted pretty soon. Will this "out" interfere? Kindly enlighten me

Would love to see it on rebrickable as purchasable instructions

While I cannot say "it is incoming" I hope you'd come with a video demonstrating a proper steering system with working fake engine (and also motorizing if possible). I just love what you did to the semi-Technic Rubicon 42122 to a full-fledged Technic one

Thanks. Was really surprised when discovered that thing

I declare this: A Technic (or namely Technic) set looks really really great when Jim takes the photos!

Great review as always! Your 42128 review is now helping me building the set This is not Technic. That's what I just have to say.

Guys, just a few days ago I was browsing Lego on reddit and came across this. Never knew Lego used to make conductive parts? Wondering what was the reason they are (probably) never used any more?

Quite sadly, the latter is a possibility.

I build the 42110 Willy's Jeep I becomes the fan of Gyenesvi. His works specially finishes and suspension system are pure class. Will seriously give a thought abt buying the 42129.

Congrats dude!

Almost flawless awesome B model from Grohl. My only gripe would be the Lime green beams really don't match the overall color theme of the build itself. But that could easily be replaced by any DBG or black beams.

I dont know if anyone talked about, a Golf Technic Buggy seems an overdue from me, specially in the 10-40 pound price category. I think Technic golf buggy only exists in the MOC form, not any official set. Also, a mostly white artic expedition vehicle could be a nice medium to big Technic vehicle set in the future (which most probably could be ruined by awkward C+ app )

So both the racingbrick and Sariel's reviews are up with conflicting view points on building techniques. It seems Racingbrick was cool minded, found the techniques lot more interesting and useful for MOC designers. He said the set grew on him while building. So, he praises it. On the other hand, Sariel was seriously confused by the building procedures, and was also frustrated to some point resulting in him disliking the building techniques which ultimately yields a result of below average ratings from him. I think some of the building techniques were perhaps dangerously close to what often termed as "illegal techniques" of which Racingbrick is not 100% sure, and he liked them. The same reason perhaps made Sariel quite mad lol. In the end, I think the set is not bad at all.

It's really praiseworthy how you made this kind of car with limited resources. The car looks so awesome. The details look really cool. However, I am not sure about the steering. Its position seems awkward specially when used to steer. Another (minor) thing is that when the car moves the whole engine shakes a bit. But I guess that is in general 42093's general engine sturdiness issue. Overall, pretty amazing job

How about the corvette Z06 2022 (performance) model guys? It is set to be released in May, 2022. Has strong yet not so complex Corvette design language. What draws my attention most is that the mechanism that works with The Top. The way that Top goes up and down (in 16 secs) and reveals the Engine (which is hand made) just fits and also potentially poses challenge to Technic designer team for the mechanical 1:8 scale Lego supercars. Since Lego made serious attempts at the Sian scissor doors maybe it is possible that they might be interested in a mechanism like that.

Got it. Thanks!

@astyanax In the rebrickable description it says lots of illegal (or loose) connection are made legal. Some of us cannot even sense/detect if a connection was illegal or not properly. And hence from the LDD file I might not be able to comprehend them. Can you at least point out/specifically tell some of those types of connection so that I can try?

Perfectly said. Still lots more hafta come across with the future UCS cars with Lego's challenge to make a careful balance.

NOPE

Please don't shoot me. I merely present the topic. Whether it is agreeable or not is up to the members upon discussing it. Howevr, I have to present my reasoning: Lets not discuss any car which was released/developed before the 8880 since it is considered the pioneer/best among them. Then comes the 8448 which definitely has some improvements over it. It is cool, but let's face it- it is not as popular/fan favorite as the 8880. It lacks Ackerman geometry, no HOG steering. In other words, its improvements did not seem as beefed up as someone would think about the successor to the 8880. If we exclude the 8145 and 8645 (Enzo) which have no transmission and only rear diffs we can directly go to the 8070 which has no transmission gearbox, however it has distributional gearbox and motors to run the fancy functions like opening and closing doors. The path that Lego never followed in the later iterations. Then we enter the UCS era where looks dominants the functions. The 8880 and the following successors were function-oriented while marginally improving the design and looks. The UCS 1:8 scales, on the other hand, are display-queens with complex transmission, independent suspension which are not fruitful due to not having the HOG steering and also the size being a big factor. Meanwhile the 42110 comes. Yes, it is a jeep, before staring the debate, it probably can be argued as to why a jeep is being considered as a successor to a supercar. Well, I think the 42110, despite being a jeep, can be dragged in for comparison or consideration because they work/function in similar ways. The Defender has by far one of the complex drivetrains, super cool gearbox with Hi/Lo/Reverse, 3 differentials, HOG steering, beefed up suspension and great looks both from interior and outside. If, we skip all the latest and greatest released in between 8880 and 42110 and also after the release of 42110 (till now, H2 2021), and the body structure (where the UCS series easily win due their massive details) then, it seems the 42110 has everything beefed up over the 8880 minus the 4 wheel-steering and Ackerman geometry. The engine could be a factor too since 8880's engine looks and feels better than the inline 6-piston engine of the Defender. Ever since the 42110 released (despite its initial quirks like making the gearbox right), it has been gaining massive popularity in an incredible manner. In 2021 people still buy it, mod it (both looks, functions), play with and display it. BTW, we are talking about official sets and out-of-the-box condition. If we are to consider the MOCs then there are serious contender to 42110 (like the Brunojj supercars and such). The 8880 will always remain in its place, but which one is its true successor? The latest 42115 Sian or the 42110 Defender? Or any other set that you think more legit and valid; discuss it with my humble request to not get too much personal against each other.

Agreed, although the pricing is still a problem and also the battery range needs more efficiency. Since it is building blocks, there could potentially be as much exciting segments when building a RC 1:8 scale supercar. The brunojj1 supercar is a very good example. I do not know if it upsets someone, if not more than 50% of the build then close to 50% of building a 1:8 supercar is building the body and completing the chassis. After building both the Sian and Brunojj supercar I can tell they both offered amazing level of complexity in terms of body detailing. Lego and others probably will always have ways to keep the builds challenging and interesting.