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I agree. I'm not paying $20 or so for an old one off Bricklink, so I now have a $10 one coming from China. We'll see how it works, but I doubt they'll mess up a solid piece of plastic too much.

The big question for me is what Lego means by limited-slip differential. Literally, this should be a differential with internal resistance to slipping, or more realistically, a minimum amount of rotation per side, preventing a slip situation. It is certainly possible that this is just inaccurate marketing, and that it will have a standard locking differential. Nonetheless, with only four motors, it would seem that two for drive, one for steering, one for the gearbox, and none for the actual limited-slip differential would be reasonable. Also, as has been noted earlier, a new PU hardware component was confirmed. Will it be a recolored WeDo M-motor in this set, something in the CAT, or something else entirely? The gearbox is also intriguing, though I wouldn't hold out for more than two speeds.

Sometimes when I'm looking for an unusual spacing I'll stack a bunch of old toothed half bushes, which when meshed together are slightly less than a full stud. Perhaps you could get something by messing around with these?

I've long wanted to try and build a full RC car in which NOTHING can be taken apart. I'm pretty sure it can be done, but I'll have to get experience with using digital Lego programs first.

I didn't see the older discussion, but I suppose the only other real possibility is that it is an old prototype.

I'm glad to see some more effort being put into PU automatic gearboxes. I've played around with the concept before, with the shift point being determined by the difference between the motor's actual measured speed and the theoretical speed dictated by the remote's position, but this looks quite a bit more sophisticated. Good job!

Thanks! I have been somewhat conflicted over whether or not I should keep it this close to the original, given that I could probably make a much more interesting, more functional, model of some other set, using significantly more creativity, but I did feel like something like this was the most within the spirit of the contest. I'm glad that you appreciate that approach.

Sounds like we're all the way up to seven motorized functions, which would definitely rule out any use of the Mindstorms hub in the set.

I've had the thing done and apart for a while now, but haven't got around to posting my final pictures until now. First I will list the functions, and then show the pictures. Functions: Crank-operated landing gear Crank-operated winch boom deployment Crank-operated winch Crank-operated main and tail rotors Joystick-operated two-way cyclic pitch mechanism with swashplate. My images are at: https://bricksafe.com/pages/2GodBDGlory/whirlwind-rescue

Is that information from the original source? Large cylinders would just mean normal cylinders, right, rather than a remake of the old 2x2 square pistons? (I just ordered some of the old ones in case I want to try building bigger model engines) Overall, the set does sound a lot more interesting, and Bric-a-brac has been reliable in the past, so we can be fairly confident that it's true!

Strange but fun!

If it actually were the Supra, it would make sense to delay it, since there would likely not be a market for a second simple, orange, real world motor vehicle after the Raptor!

Well, I wouldn't be too certain that there is no gearbox. It's not necessarily likely that it will include one, but it does appear to be at least a rough successor to the Defender, at least in being a fairly large 4x4. I think we could all agree that a gearbox could have fit in the Ferrari without too much trouble, so the scale wouldn't exclude it here. Really it just comes down to Lego's preferences, which have admittedly not been encouraging, but perhaps the set's loose connection to the Defender could show an inclination to include a gearbox...

I like the idea of building the mismatched body panel one!

The Rwd would be a bummer in a set this large!

Probable functions: Front independent suspension Rear solid axle suspension V6 piston engine 4WD Gearbox (likely a 4-speed sequential) High/low transfer case (less likely, given the smaller size relative to the Defender) Opening stuff

Wow! That looks very cool, and has the key new-car-marketing tie-in. It definitely appears to be a defender successor, (Edit: probably not exactly, since the tires are smaller when the real Raptor's are larger, and the part count is also a lot lower.) and makes good use of a number of new parts from the January wave. I assume the wheelwells and fever flares are the same as the Ferrari's. Where did this image come from?

I love the presentation of the model!

Sariel has posted on YouTube that the embargo date for this set is July 16, so we can now set a date to get concrete information on this set!

Sariel has posted on YouTube that the embargo date for this set is July 17, so we can now set a date to get concrete information on this set!

The tractor tires would make it look like a legitimate off-roader, while the defender rims+68ish mm tires make it look like an average G-Class: Glitzy and good-for-nothing, with the strange combo of sports car style and rims and off-roader chassis. I don't mean that as a criticism of your work, though, and I appreciate seeing all the different rim+tire combos.

I recall seeing transmissions with the same working principle (fast forwards, slow backwards), but not necessarily the same execution. Your design has a pleasing simplicity, but is still a bit difficult to understand from a picture. I also found that it ran much more smoothly with the 16T clutch replaced with a normal 16T gear, and the 4x2 beam replaced with two #1 connectors and a 2L axle. Nice work!

Good choice of set and approach! This is one of the most completely functional classic Technic sets, so it should make a good model.

Thanks! You're right that the styling is sparse, but so is the real set, and the information topic tells us that "The main voting criteria is whether you have replicated the sets as close as possible!" and that "the first and most important criterium [is] True to the original," so I think I'll keep it this way. I would definitely fill it in if it were a standard MOC, though!

I haven't seen that video, but after looking closely at the image I too am convinced that it is just a bunch of standard parts put together, with the cracks between parts just being "left out" of the picture. The shape is just too odd to be a new part, in my opinion. I'd be happy to be proved wrong, though!