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There are quite a few panels, beams in reddish brown https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catID=154&catXrefLevel=0&colorPart=88&catType=P But I am not big fan of a colour for such large surface.

Is 2026 the worst Lego Technic "off-season" ever? There is not much to discuss about regardless the number of sets is record breaking. TLG went quantity over quality. Bring back good old 2016 days

They will milk this cow dry. And we will get one more Technic 1:8 scale F1 car in summer! I guess Cadillac and Audi coming next year. So buckle up !

It is overhelming to see every year the same thing... They don't even hesitating to change tyres. Price per piece ration is terrible for non motorized set. And still, every year we get more

Each machine is very small. Smaller than magazine set. Like 30 pieces each? Wondering about the price. Magazine is 6 euros, 80-90 pieces per set.

So the crane is retired after two years. No continuous major sales on lego.com during the lifetime (looking at you, Zetros) so I guess it did quite well. It is nice that crane finally receiving recognition within a community. I think it was a great but misunderstood set. Have a copy myself, building experience (seeing the crane grow) was unprecedented. Works flawlessly and is stable at the expense of the accurate looks.

2026 will be the same as 2024, only different shell (my speculation). TLG just started to milk these new gearbox parts.

From polish website June: (NEW) 42229 Mitsubishi Eclipse from The Fast and the Furious – 827 pieces, PLN 279.99. Medium model. (NEW) 42231 Dodge Charger from The Fast and the Furious – 1516 pieces, PLN 659.99. 42239 Batmobile – model based on Christopher Nolan's films. Set for 18+. August: (NEW) 42234 Dodge Viper GTS R – 805 pieces, PLN 279.99. (NEW) 42235 Ferrari – 882 pieces, PLN 279.99. (NEW) 42236 Ford Mustang – 973 pieces, PLN 389.99. Another version of the Mustang.

Question is are we getting any heavy duty machinery this year (2000+ parts). I would not be surprised if tumbler will be small scale model (car transporter scale) with Zetros tyres at the back.

I have an opportunity to grab this set sealed for 240 euros. I consider 240 as the RRP this set had to have. Still not sure if pull a trigger tho

It should be 2025 model, based on previous f1 releases

Car

Milan is designer of this set. The scale is 1:12, same as Skyline and Ford GT. Perhaps 1:10 scale was silently written off by TLG

This set made me sad. It is a statement of how much potential technic system has and how much of it is wasted in the form of functionless empty shells a.k.a cars. I will buy this set

I think next 1:8 supercar will be in this colour. Aston Martin Valkyrie perhaps.