Bricktrain

I see rebrickable and new elementary listing the new hub as available in sets, has anyone seen them yet or is it still wishful thinking?

I have been waiting 4 weeks as well. They ended up refunding me for a PaB order that hadn't turned up, they resent it after two months but neither have turned up another 4 months later. I have been waiting 4 weeks as well. They ended up refunding me for a PaB order that hadn't turned up, they resent it after two months but neither have turned up another 4 months later.

It was announced a few weeks ago

If it has a luffer then it will be even smaller than 1:40 scale, more like 1:50 and it will need at least 4 winches which would most likely mean two hubs and 7 motors. Possible, but not really likely in my opinion.

Cheers, shame, it could have been useful

Has anyone used the rear shock and front hub pieces together to make a Macpherson strut? I want to give it a go but have to wait about 5 weeks for the parts to arrive.

SDB starts at 60m. I expect that is what we will get, maybe SLDB but that may complicate things too much with the reducer

If this is built to a scale of 1:40 where 1.5m is 60m of boom, the slew ring diameter is about 12cm which would be about right for the AT-AT gear segments, the boom sections would be 10 x 10cm or about 12 studs.

I think size is what is going to be the make or break for this. My mod based on 42042 is too unstable to lift anything with the luffer fitted. At shows people ask is anything happening as it is slow when everything is reeved up. I took a couple of sections out of it to help stabilize it but if they opened the doors at the events sometimes I would have to lay the boom down to touch the tip on the table to stop it swaying from the wind gusts. The boom section I built yesterday 15 x 15 in section is amazingly strong, I could probably stand on it, so could be able to lift a good deal if the rest of the crane is built similarly. What let my 42042 mod down was the flex of the superstructure, at that time we didn't have the large frames which would make it much more rigid. The small gear segments from the ATAT are still quite small, probably less than the arc of the supports in 42042. I haven't seen the friends pieces so not sure if they are larger. I don't think the boom will go to 15x15 but would hope at least 11x11 or 13x13 to make it a reasonable model. There does seem to be some conflicting opinions on whether it will have a luffing fly or just a straight boom. I think a straight boom is more likely as a luffer is very difficult for setting up plus the additional winch being required.

They had come to mind, they are quite small though, one would hope it will be larger than that.

There are a couple of pulley wheels that can be used, though larger diameter ones would be better, there are now lots of options for turntables though I expect it would use the same gear rack as the excavator and rough terrain crane. I use a boat weight in my hook blocks for additional weight so would expect something similar, I wouldnt expect much more than 4 parts though as even at that it seems painfully slow. 10m does seem about right. I doubt it will run twin winches like big cranes do for heavy lifts, twin winches and 20 parts of line each takes a long time for hooking up, thats a modification for AFOLs to do.

Agreed. That is the same boom design as 42042, which was not very strong and I wouldn't think it is likely for a licensed set.

7x7 is the size of 42042 boom sections so hopefully will be larger than that. I doubt it would be as big as 15x15x45 but that is possible with existing parts and very strong.

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I would also hope for a new connector for joining multiple liftarms, also the new alternating beams in yellow. A longer beam, maybe 21 would also be great.

The Derrick is built upside down in front of the crane then flipped over so the rams that can be seen on top of it hang off of it to pick up the ballast tray. There are also Hydraulic backstops on the LRs which allow the boom to operate at much higher angles than other Cranes nearly 90degrees.

It depends on the configuration, if it has a Derrick for superlift and a luffing fly then it will need 4 winches.

Not until the new battery box version is in production and distributed. I believe it may be an exclusive to one toy chain, that was mentioned. As I have mentioned to others it is still cheaper to buy it from overseas even with shipping.

Is it really worth dragging a thread up from 4 years ago ?

Yes it is to do with the screw on lid of the battery box, there is another new standard which covers the AA battery boxes and states they must have to be removed with a tool. It is going to be in most countries but the dates of implementation vary. That is why there is no Zetros or CatD11 available in NZ

I am waiting to see if they start using the updated battery box, otherwise there will still be no rc sets for New Zealand

at least you could cut it to make the 3 parts it would have been made from

But if they wont sell at the price you want them to sell at then you dont have to sell to them. The prices on S@H are Legos retail prices, what they sell at.

Lego has been battling for years with retailers offering discounts over 15% here, finally they seem to have won the battle, mostly because the retailers havent been able to receive enough stock from Lego to be able to discount it, hence why the stocks dont last long at all when they do have a sale as they have low quantities

The remote control for the D11 does have a setup similar to the control plus app, there are a few vids on you tube showing them