Maaboo the Witch
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Woah, nothing derails a discussion thread faster than pictures of a boring car. -
Not in my neck of the woods. Smyth's has wrenched the price of 42070 back up to £169.99, while TRU still has it for £149.99.
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Mm-hm. It's not an all-terrain tow truck.
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Really? I think the engine is quite innovative. I think the last time we saw its like was 2012, in the 9393 B model. I think some people may be fed up with building the conventional cylinder engine, and it's something a little less ordinary.
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Arrrrrrgghhhhhhh. Smyth's have put it back up to £169.99. Guess I'm waiting for new year sales.
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Regarding the Mack, I think a little bit of inaccuracy can be expected, given the length of certain panels and elements. To be totally spot-on with the real thing, there'd probably need to be a couple of resized or completely new parts, which I sorely doubt TLG could afford, especially right now. It still looks great, and it's recognizable. That's good enough for me.
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Then it probably was designed by Uwe. I think it's the curved panel mudguards; they look similar. But 42070-B at least had Class tyres and PF. To quote Penn Jillette, "I'm not a car person".
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If that is the hovercraft alternate, it'd have the biggest leftover parts pile ever...
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Just goes to prove you don't need a motor for a big, mechanically impressive set. Fine by me, saves on batteries! Anyone else notice the LBG Arocs rack from the Container Yard on the trailer jacks?
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The green is what makes it for me. We simply don't have enough of it!
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Yeah, looks cool!
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Just noticed MK and MR on the plates - Kossi and Grohl!
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This thing looks amazing! Love the green and the System-based construction. Are we in the late 90's? 'Cause if we are, my time vortex has worked! Huzzah.
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I'm still daring to see if Smyth's dips it any lower. The tension mounts...
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£149.99 should have been the original price.
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The pull-backs definitely do hearken back to the early 00s, but at least they have an actual Technic function, as opposed to the sets released since 2013, and there's the combo model as well. I actually wish TLG would do more with the whole 'futuristic' thing, though. Sets like 8446 and 42038 have definitely proven that it works when done right, i.e. with plenty of intricacy and features. @kbalage - thanks for the picture! Consider me informed.
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Would someone tell me what the bloody hell 42071's B-model is? It looks like a motor scraper did the nasty with a flatbed truck!
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Woah. Was not expecting that, Blakbird. I wouldn't expect a page without any information or features so I'd rather wait until you do have the 2017 sets, if at all. Oh well.
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Meh. I'm just waiting for @Blakbird's 2017 page on Technicopedia. Wonder what he has to say about this year overall.
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I wonder. Does the 40th Anniversary Bundle include an actual instruction book for the car chassis model? That would be cool!
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Oh, yippee. Let's see them do that with the 2H sets, then I'll be interested.
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Smyths UK has dropped the price of 42070 to £196.99. I'd be surprised if a single unit has been shifted.
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Judging from TLG's recent track record, this thing's gonna be Cobalt Blue.
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I'd like it if Technic had a prominent futuristic element again. We've been seeing more and more of it recently, and the sets have been pretty good. TLG made mistakes with CD-ROM games and silly gimmicks during the last big futuristic run, so hopefully they won't be scared to go a bit conceptual again: imagine an 8446-type vehicle with CLAAS tyres! Back to 2018 discussion; I'd be interested to see TLG's take on a space-age Mack truck. I can see it having a type of crane, judging from the main model's equipment.