Maaboo the Witch

The sliders on the left control track direction and the large slider on the right is the throttle.

Yeah, you control it using your mind.

Woo! Telehandler! Monster Jam! Woo!

Here's how this puppy stacks up against that other motorized bulldozer, courtesy of Sariel:

Volvo doesn't build telehandlers any more.

@grohl has managed to add a fake engine to the G-Wagon.

I literally cannot pick a favourite here. Wonderful job on all four models! Definitely gonna build these.

Very reminiscent of the 42009 B-model.

It doesn't look likely, no.

Hey, the past is just as relevant as the present! On that note, the Backhoe Scales are currently level, with two pneumatic and two gear-driven backhoes on either side. Assuming our info is correct, which way will the scales be tipped in January?

You mean set 857?

True. Still a quadbike though.

42119's B-model is a quadbike.

Hey, anything's better than 42109...

Sounds akin to 42124, right down to the part count and price point.

Yup. What we believe to be the tractor.

Looks pretty legitimate, and rather promising if so. I remember recommending a 42053-scale backhoe in TLG's customer survey, so c'mon TLG - make it real! The Compact Excavator sounds great as well - could it be a revisit of the 2010 version? Less positive - no more Monster Jam trucks?! Dammit TLG, you have screwed the pooch! That license could have run for years, and I wanted a Rammunition truck! Sigh... maybe the "Monster Truck" will be something along those lines. Though I doubt it. IP tractor... woah, maybe a Deere? Or Case, even? Time will tell...

Good job coming up with an alternate and integrating pneumatics! It's a bit too similar to 42108 in places, but the added features make up for it.

Coming from somebody who is allegedly an actual aircraft, that is high praise indeed!

I'm not a plane person usually, but the amount of work that's gone into those mechanisms is amazing! Great job on 'em.

Have you worked out your choice yet?

I think Lipko was being sarcastic. That's why I endorsed his post.

While meaning absolutely no disrespect to those who build C-models, these do not hold the same allure as official B-models in my opinion. The 42131, like all large models these days, just feels like half a set. If it is TLG's intent to leave creating alternates to the community rather than doing so themselves, then that's just lazy and distasteful. And again, I'm not blaming the designers. I'm blaming the suits at the top.

NO THEY'RE NOT!

This. Love it.