TechnicTobi

Thanks Sariel for the great review. As I saw the lineup for this year first, I thougt I would miss the sets this year...but this set seems worth bying.

Fantastic model! Will definetly buy it. Has anybody noticed that the command module on the rocket is white, whereas it is grey, when it is docked to the lander? So these are two different parts, am I right?

Hihi, just didn't get it. You know in German mining vocabulary a lot of words are used in an uncommon way or are strange. So there was the possibility that this unit exists...

Hello Blakbird, thank you for this outstanding review! I enjoyed very much reading it. As I am from Germany, I was surprised to read the word scheisse-tonne. Are you sure that that is a common unit? Do you have a source for it? I am asking, because scheisse means shit or pooh... (hopefully I will not be banned because I wrote these words here...)

Brilliant design of the telescopic boom! Thanks for sharing!

Wow, Effe! I am always amazed how fast you get your mods done in LDD and in reality. RC is very well implemented and only the most important functions. Do you plan instructions?

Your Wall.E is a real cuty! In my opinion you captured the looks quiet well and the functionality is great. Especially I like how you have used the motors as an integral part of the head. Good idea! And the presentation with your second Wall.E, aren't they sweet?!

Wow! I never thought about train motors when building something fast... Good idea and very well executed!

The real Xerion has only hydraulics in the front, no PTO.

Good objection. One could also estimate how many weight can be pulled on the different surfaces. Then one should have proportionality...

Thank you for this interesting test, but I am not really convinced that the new tires are most suitable for mud and sand because the differences between the different tires are not so big. The reached distances can be more or less a random outcome. Did you perform any repetitions? But anyway, it will be interesting to see those tires in action!

@Siegfried: Good grief! You only modelled that in LDD by watching the review video? Good work! Thumps up!

@JBTechnic: Thanks! Well, I think I will mod the Xerion in a similar way, when I get one. My dream is a RC version, pulling some kind of a working potato harvester over the floor...we will see... More or less a combination of the Xerion and a mobile Version of the B-Model of the BWE....hehe

@JBTechnic: I think I saw your Xerion on YouTube some time ago and I must say that I like it very much. The looks and the shape of your version are excellent and the turning cab is very well implemented! I am curious: How did you realise the steering? Using two servos? Has your Xerion AWD?

I totally agree with you, Nerds! I made the same experiences. In most times, clutch gears are only some kind of reassurance that gears and axles will not be destroyed, often with a much too high safety factor. I never made bad experiences in changing clutch gears to normal gears in standard sets...

First of all I have to thank you for this great review, Sariel. Despite its flaws, I think that this is a really great set. The look of the bucket wheel excevator is very good for me, as it catches the spirit of heavy mining equipment or industrial plants very well. I think there are no bucket wheel excavators in service, which can be rated as good looking. Form follows function. The speed of the BWE is realistic for me (travelling, slewing), so it is good as it is. In terms of realism, TLG did a good job, in terms of playability, Sariel is right, of course. It is a pity, that the main functions of the set (digging and conveyers) are more or less sluggish. I expected that from the first time I saw the the video of the Nuremberg toy fair, but I hoped that TLG would fix that until the release of the set. And it was quite clear that one XL-motor will struggle keeping al the functions going (remember 42009, which is powered by only one L-motor). But, and this is a really big advantage of this set for me, it will be great for modding. Looking at the base, there is a lot of space for additonal motors for driving and steering and the same is true for the upper structure. I think this set can be made fully RC very easy. And hopefully, playability will increase and serious digging will be possible then (By the way: any ideas what to use for digging? Maybe corn or beans will work. 10 kg + will just be adequate... ). Another advantage for me is the sheer number of (very usefull) parts you get, what will help me to create a lot of MOCs I just can´t realise at the moment, because of missing liftarms and so on (e.g. crawler cranes). All in all, this set is a must buy for me.

Thanks for sharing!This is one of the most ingenious machines made from Lego I've ever seen.

Cool looks and seems to have good performance! Thanks for sharing!

Awsome look and very good performance! Thanks for sharing!

Hi, I built a diff like this a while ago. I didn't need it to transfer high torque but to reach high speed. I want to build a fast big race truck and as I do not own rc buggy motors I had to try it with PF-motors. I connected two PF-XL motors to the "outputs" of the diff and used the diffs' input (turntable) as "output" and used a 12 tooth gear with double bevel to drive the axis of the truck. It worked quite well and offered a remarkable speed... Greetings Tobi

Hi! You are the best! That exactly helped me. Thanks a lot! Regards Tobi