Kostq

The 42218 has the worm gear, the thin beams and the axles needed to try and copy some polybag sets. The one above was finally approved by RB and here it is. Below you can find the Forklift polybag out of it's parts. I've made cargo for it too. The mast can tilt in the up position too. Uploading it on RB soon if you're interested. 30710 is VERY tempting, but I have no idea what kind of bucket to make for it.

John Deere - Volvo crossover 42218 C-model. Made in 2 hrs, still waiting RB to upload it to their site. The bucket is horrendous, but it can be detached and built better if anyone cares to do so.

mcpherson in Technic is too high will raise the hood/bonnet line and requires a big vehicle to look proportional. 1:8 scale hot hatch as a flagship wouldn't sell as much as a hypercar imho

On a side note - 42009's instructions were low-res before when I built it. Now they're not. Maybe they're hi-res-ing all older instructions. I'll check out and edit this further... https://www.lego.com/en-us/search?q=9398 - this is not working too.

Anybody noticing the new fender pieces that are flat?

Some R34s and earlier Rs had rear steering too. Based on that - <insert "wishful thinking" here>.

https://rebrickable.com/sets/42098-1-b1/truck-show-cars/?inventory=1#comments Rebrickable does show B-models if you scroll the furthest down the alt-builds page. Above is an illustration. Also - you can get the sub-sets listed as inventory pieces too :)

Finally, a set that has the parts for the Rebrickable dude mascot thingy...

These beams always seem a bit hard to incorporate in my alt-build MOCs due to my lack of ultra-mega-master-engineer-knowledge. and it's cousin/brother I know they are very useful, yet for some reason I can't position them properly to benefit from the angle they have and they are always somewhat sticking out. Do you have any recommendations on how to better utilize them - as in how to make a 90degree connection with them besides using the axle holes on the long side? Or any other useful angle combo that can be structurally sound. https://rebrickable.com/parts/32271/technic-beam-1-x-9-bent-7-3-thick/ https://rebrickable.com/parts/32348/technic-beam-1-x-7-bent-4-4-thick/ Both 42164 and 42197 have those and I struggle with incorporating them in my designs.

Just saw this. Re-did it in Stuido - let me know if there are errors. https://bricksafe.com/files/kostq/wip/421404-Fire Truck-RFC.io It'll possibly be on the next Technic magazine. https://bricksafe.com/files/kostq/wip/421404-Fire Truck-RFC3.io - green parts I'm unsure of LEGO SET 421404-1 - Fire Truck edit2 - I can't seem to get the axles in the cabin right - see the RFC3 file. 4L axles don't come in many colors, the cabin seems to widen at the back though.

I'm surprised this set is not a polybag one to be honest... Maybe the backhoe as a second feature tiers it up. I mean compared to my first 42031 set this seems cheaper somehow IMHO. Also - using the BRONCO tires or however the bigger than these rubbers are - it actually looks better too. The fenders have clearance.

Summer wave has the more expensive sets that require/d?/ more features to sell. All sub 50-60$ set threads taper off after somebody builds it virtually and/or makes a nice alt-build out of it. About 2-3 pages thread-wise max. Also - is anyone citing any budget Technic set /from the last 10yrs/ as the greatest ever? Mini Claas Xerion received some praise and I think the most alt-builds-per-TECHNIC-set on RB, but besides that - any other sets? The most discussed topics here Set-wise are around more complex and hard to reverse-engineer-early sets or promising sets that are full of flaws visually or mechanically. Stuff like 42108 that was bad compared to 42009 yet sold A LOT. RB had a lot of alt-builds for it. 42110's gearbox, 42099's terrible off-road-ness and such all get the treatment. And we feel good "fixing" them and Lego continues to release them "almost baked" so we get an equilibrium. 2025 Supra will be just that - we'll be the only ones that care/fix the headlights and discuss them in 7-page forum threads. The Corvette will get the same treatment. I think every year has some novel mechanism that soon gets easily forgotten too. Examples include - The Fireplane's propeller activation, the Ornithopter/it's a technic-heavy set/, the Osprey's drivetrain seem to pop out for me. From the new lineup only the plane has some "novelty"... EDIT - 2024 had 28 sets, no wonder I feel I can't keep up with anything...

Pepperidge farmer remembers. Set 8260 seems like a distant cousin...

The first B model out of this will be a helicopter for sure...

Welcome to the era of C-models as A models. Lol