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It was on a shelf, not playable and not shown, unfortunately. I can confirm it has cables to lift forks

I meant something like a Logger They seemed to be standard 14720 in red One for all of the functions: moving left-right chooses the function, moving forward-back chooses the direction. superstructure turning and outriggers controls are in the base. Boom is 1 stage Outriggers seem 1 stage

I just finished the tour inside the LEGO stand in Nuremberg... the Chiron was not there, unfortunately (only a teasing poster)... but all of the other new sets was shown... I confirm: - new power founctions 2.0 on train (controllable both by app or by means of a new remote) - new pneumatic valves with axle hole to control them (as already stated before) - the Volvo will be fully manual... but it’ BIG (bigger than the CLAAS) - the secondary model of the Volvo will be a Volvo autonomous truck - Forest thingy have PF motorized compressor, with two valves for boom and pinch/blade (blade is pneumatic, too). - forest harvester secondary model will be a forest manipulator - the crane is HUGE.... no HUGER! PF motorized with only one L motor. all functions controlled with both function and direction control by a single lever (boom elevation, extension and winch). have 4 wheels steering, 8V fake engine and motorized superstructure turning and stabilizer deployment.

I think pictures will be allowed, somehow, but will have to be approved by LEGO, in such a way that internal mechanism and/or new parts cannot be cloned by the scammers before going on shelf. This makes me think TLG aims to introduce some truely innovative new parts... as someone already guessed (new pneumatic valves... maybe some new PF parts...) BTW... I’ll attend the fair and will be there on Wednesday... of course, TLG stand will be the first I’m going to see... than, hopefully, I’ll post some (allowed according to TLG) news here.

Go for the AROCS... now!

Why not use a PF pole reverser, together with a “mechanical” solution to operate it? something like this:

Since this thread is supposed to be about 2018 Technic lineup... I hope it’s not a problem to ask: @Jim The 1H2018 are already for sale worldwide... no official reviews from you and/or from @Sariel this time?

I second who thinks that the Batmobile will not have a real steering system (like it was in 8183 and 8184)... looking at the preliminary image, I think it will use skid steering (you can clearly see both wheels on same size show an arrow, meaning they are motorized).

The video is no more available...

I’ll be in Nuremberg fair... hope to be able to see something more than black curtains...! Really don’t understand the reason for this secret... Lepin is maybe the cause...

I'm sorry to disagree... Here is a comparison between the original concept and the TLG version of the ship... Find the differences yourself.... The bottle is really beautiful and the stand look nice, too... but the ship itself is really awful IMHO... Note to moderators: Should there be any problem in posting the (public) pictures from Ideas Site, please just let me know. Thanks

Seems Grohl (Milan) striked again...! This is the preview of the wonderful 42078 - B model... Is so nice it could have been an A model itself! It's full of nice details (like 6cyl engine, screen wipers, ...) and plenty of functions!

Sorry... posted in the wrong thread...

As Doug72 already stated, be sure the differentials are set in the proper way.

The Mack is already for sale in Amazon.de... Just bought mine yesterday.

Sorry Jim...

Best wishes to every LEGO fan! ;-)

Yup! Didn’t notice it at first but... you can see the two steering wheels from the first leaked pictures! See the last picture in the first page: between the screen whipers, on the left, you can (barely) see what seems to be a second steering wheel... Definitely, the Mack is a must buy at first day!

It happened to me, too... I bought a sealed 8475 about one year ago... just after building it I discovered the RC remote was not working. Unfortunately, the only way to fix it was to buy another remote (on bricklink).

Sheepo 4 speed sequential mini-gearbox and 7 speed sequential gearbox are free to download, actually. Another good starting point can be Sariel's ultra-compact 4 speed sequential gearbox... free instructions as well.

I'm sorry... As I stated, this is the only picture I've got for this part (is part of a pic-by-pic MOC instruction)...

Can someone, please, help me identify the black part in the attached picture? Unfortunately the picture is very grainy and I'm not able to identify the part myself... Thanks in advance

You're welcome ;-) About the air tank delay... it's only a matter of how you make use of it! The air tank is not supposed to be connected to an "open" system; you should put a pneumatic switch after the tank, to let the pressure rise. Only when the tank will reach a good pressure, by turning the switch you'll start the train.

I really like your project! I only suggest you to take in consideration the option of using a multiple small pump compressor, instead of a single big one... Sariel showed some good building options, using up to 4 pumps, easily operated by an M motor. Take a look HERE Or a reciprocating, 8 pumps, version, HERE Using a single L or XL motor should allow you to use up to 8 small pumps, that will give you a really big and smooth air stream. Should you have te opportunity, it could be great to add an Air Tank, too, for an ever smoother movement.

I built it as default, then made some little change to add the "bumper" to the front wheel.