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I really don't think licencing increases cost that much. The Arocs has a very good price to piece ratio even with the 12 large wheels and tyres, all the big panels and pneumatics, the electric motor and battery box and so on. If it is a Mercedes then if we look back at the previous Mercedes licenced sets we always got fantastic new parts with them so it could very well be worth the high price.

BWE, 1000 link treads, 1000 pins and 1000 1x1 bricks to dig!

Pneumatic digger...YES!!!! good to hear about the new massive tyres, can't wait to see those. Glad to see that the BWE doesn't appear to have been done half arsed and also glad to hear that the IP car is definitely coming and is the flagship.

Stores like Argos and Smyths in the UK will stock that no problem.

So you think they will let the flagship be a bucket wheel excavator with the IP car being an exclusive set? I don't think that's likely.

Remember that just because something was mentioned in a leaked set list does not mean Lego will release it. Non of the sets we have heard about are guaranteed at this point. But also remember that if something does NOT show up at the toy fair that does not mean Lego will NOT release it. The medium sized bull dozer and the fire plane was absent from some toy fair reports and pictures and may have been absent entirely but they still got released. Only thing that 99% certain is that if it shows up a toy fair it will be released. If it does not show up at toy fair it still might be released.

Huw is quite partial to Technic I think, so if he is going to London toy fair this Sunday we will be sure to get some actual real info on at least some of the summer sets. There have been many toy fairs in the past that have had some of the summer sets missing, though it is usually the smaller of the summer sets. Has Huw confirmed that he is going this year?

I really like the idea. but I don't think getting 10'000 views is the same as getting 10,000 votes on Lego ideas. I think the best thing you can do is state your case. Why does TLG need to produce this? What new possibilities does it open up for them? Why will it make them more profits? Yes it is definitely great and I would love to see it made in an official Technic set. Imagine it with some massive new tyres with the chevron pattern treads and there are 4 of them which act as the basis for the 4 wheel drive of a massive pneumatic back hoe. Oh yeah baby! I don't think you need to sell us fans on that. However TLG is a business so you need to state your business case. When I argued for longer pneumatics.... (my original design below) http://www.brickshel...umatic_long.jpg ....I not only had to build a case for longer pneumatics, but for pneumatics over LAs in general because at the time, aside from one or two sets, pneumatics was hardly ever used anymore. I said how Technic sets are getting larger and so it makes sense that these components also be made larger. As they were, they wasn't really showing the full potential of the pneumatic system. As for their advantages over LAs from a business perspective, (this is NOT meant to start debate, this is only for an example for the sake of the new guy who hasn't already read all this from me before ) well they require less parts to operate (pump, valves, a few hoses) which means that even if the pneumatics themselves cost more to make, you don't need as many parts to operate/support them so they can be cost effective in the long run. Gear trains not only need the gears and axles but the surrounding structures to support them. So with pneumatics you can save money by not needing all that, or you can still have all that and use it to power even more functions which increases the desirability of the set. They are also far more reliable than LAs at transmitting power to where you need it. Long gear trains can sap so much power that there is very little left when you get to the LA (the stabilisers in 42009 could barely move). Whilst LAs are more powerful under perfect test conditions directly coupled to a motor, in real world applications their gear trains waste most of that power leading to unreliability of performance as seen in 42009 and customer complaints, not what TLG wants. Pneumatics would have been a much better solution here. They are also more authentic to real life mechanics. You touched upon that in your presentation but it helps greatly if you say why that is a good thing. Being closer to reality makes it feel more like the real thing. It makes it feel less like a kiddies toy and more like a serious working model for grown ups. Kids don't want toys because they are toys made for kids. They want to be grown ups. Offer a kid a toy car and he'll like it. Offer him a real car and he'll crap himself with excitement! So in making it more authentic you make it more like the real thing which taps into that excitement. In the case of pneumatics vs LAs, you can see the hoses and you can see that it is working on the exact same principals as the real thing. This will drive up the desireability of pneumatic kits among TLGs target audience over kits with the less realistic LAs. There is a number of other factors in favour of pneumatics and I made many many long winded posts and a few topics stating my case (much to the annoyance of some people in the community ) but remember, I am not trying to start up that debate again here. I am only posting this to serve as an example of how I put forward my case for longer pneumatics, which we finally got in the Arocs. And having said all that, I have no idea if my writing had anything to do with their finally deciding to give us what we wanted. But with the designer saying in the designer video for the Arocs that the pneumatics were probably the most wanted new parts from the fans and their final design looking very much like my own, I think chances are good that it might have had something to do with it. So yeah, I think it is possible to get what you want and you have made an excellent video. But now you need to accompany that video with a LOT of words which speaks from a business point of view. you should also know that your design won't be the final design but it will be better in some way from TLGs point of view. It may do away with the ball bearings to make it simpler and cut down on cost to make, and friction is dealt with in some other way. It may use a single inner piece as opposed to a two piece clicked together with 3 pins which might be a failing point. Good luck

Depends what you want. Volvo has more PF but arocs is so much better in every other way.

Not that I know of.

Apparently there are rechargeable 1.5 volt AA lithium batteries out there. Kinda pricey though, but actually having 1.5 volts (as opposed to 1.2 for rechargeable and most non rechargeable advertised as 1.5) sounds good and they have lots of capacity and don't lose much charge after years of non use. They are also much lighter than regular batteries, good for speed freaks, not so good for counter weights. Reviews seemed mixed however so maybe the technology needs some time to mature. http://www.unbatteries.com/

Pretty much same for me as most people. All buggy motors working like new but the other motor pictured in the first post I've had most of them fail. They are about as bad for me as micro motors. I know this is only anecdotal and not the scientific evidence/answer you was after but if enough people are saying the same thing it's good forensic evidence at least.

That's been there for a while. Notice the wheels on it?

I thinks it's meant to be more of a display turntable for heavy things, not so much a slewing bearing.

I think this set just looks really underwhelming because instead of being one large build like the GB fire house (a much better deal for the money), it's really 4 small sets in one (a small section of wayne manor, A bat laboratory type thing with computer, a bat helicopter with bat landing pad, bat cycle and bat garage, and a batmobile). They really could have split this up into those 4 sets but as it is, it looks underwhelming for the price and piece count. Would have been much better to either make a UCS 60's era batmobile OR a massive, fully complete Wayne manor complete with grounds/gardens, but no batcave. Trying to do Wayne manor, the batmobile, the bat cave, helicopter, motorcycle and so on in one set will only leave you with small builds for 8 year olds, not a serious looking kit for 14+.

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Interesting post on TechnicBRICKS about WeDo 2.0. Here's a snippet. "Q: Why do you call the elements PF when the connectors are not compatible? A: We call them PF because it is linking up to the new platform. WeDo 2.0 is not compatible with the old WeDo. Although all future PF will be compatible with the new platform introduced with WeDo 2.0." The prices from the Russian site seem weird. Over 400 euro for a BWE? Ultimate IP car being so cheap?

Most supercars have wheels with a very large positive offset as well as a large diameter and very low profile tiles which makes lots of room inside the wheel. As you can see in the picture below, the wheel nuts are pretty much level with the most outward face of the tyre.

Can you tell us the page number and the step number in the instructions which shows where these two parts should come together? Or can you provide a text link to your picture?

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/10184_Town_Plan

Just because there have been 1 RC followed by 1 non RC flagship for a number of years doesn't TLG are forced to follow this and I see no benefit from making the BWE RC. Far better to use the budget for that set to make it have some real functionality whilst still being in scale.

Yo, just bumping this topic to remind folks that we have a wishlist topic, and this is it. So if you see someone in a purely speculation thread posting something that is merely a wish it might be helpful to redirect them here do you think?

I have no idea what you just said so.....um......good for you lil buddy. You keep those carrots going clockwise and forget teh hataaaaarzzz! Now that's sorted out, back to 2016!

I like that you've incorporated the stabilisers into the crane base to be more like the real one

This has nothing to do with 2016. EDIT: Oooops, Jim beat me to it. Sorry Jim