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Not a new part or colour, but the big 15 x 2 x 7 mudguard appears in white again in the 2024 Lego City set 60432. Hopefully this brings down the price a little bit.

At first I thought it would be about the piece count of the 42054 (about 2000), but with a front arm and maybe more gears, it would go higher. And 2000 pieces for a "flagship" model seemed strange to me. But you are right, when I think about it. The 42146 also has "only" 2900 pieces :-)

I purposely left out more IP cars than the upcoming supercar, as we had more than enough last year...

As the missing numbers are 42165 and 42172 to 42177, here is my speculation (or rather wishlist) for 7 technic models for Summer 2024: - Cargo Aircraft with lifting nose 800 pieces 80€ - Flatbed Truck with rear crane (49.5 tires) 1200 pieces 119€ - RC Liebherr T274 Dump Truck (81.5 tires) 1200 pieces 159€ - RC Claas Tractor (81 and 107 tires) and trailer 2000 pieces 249€ - 3 Axle Mobile Crane (81.5 tires) 2500 pieces 259€ - JCB Pneumatic Backhoe (107 tractor tires) 3500 pieces 349€ - McLaren 750S Spider Supercar 3800 pieces 449€

As for now, several Lego themes got their summer leak... Ninjago, Star Wars & Speed Champions ... so hopefully we don't have to wait for the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2 weeks

Glorious B-model again @M_longer ! Also really cool you used full amount of functional parts and not just selected a few :-)

The details are really astonishing on both models! Also the steering angle is so nice, did you use the new gear hubs?

Never heard of this steering solution, cool to learn something new :-) For you solution, you used the newer big worm gear. Did you try with a normal worm gear and gear racks or fixed 8 tooth gears first?

Should be fairly easy to do, only the exhaust pipe as main power switch has to be made in a different manner :-)

Very cool voting system and great entries! Also I like the idea as no "tactilcal" votes can be made when blinded :-)

Thanks :-) I think such small fenders are a minor optical addition and would look weird and too bulky to replicate in lego. What model are you working on precisely (can't find it in your thread about it)? I did movable fenders on my Fortschritt tractor, but build them onto undriven axles, so it was quite easy.

This is really detailled and I completely get your point :-) My comment wasn't meant as harsh critic, really admire the work you put in! Are you planning to do some newer models with updated wheels as @1gor suggested? This would be really cool, for example heavy duty trucks with the 81x35 for offroad purpose :-) @Milan You're right, these are sadly too wide for twin tire configurations for trucks. An exception are big Dump Trucks... :-)

Hmm I think it fits quite well, but maybe I could lower it 1 stud :-)

exactly in this spot it is right now 😁

Would be very cramped and way less stable... also the motor would reach into the cabin, which I wanted to avoid :-/ Yeah, the real model has 4 cylinders for each of the main armes alone... I mean it would be possible as they can all be connected to the same valve, but the horror of arranging that much hoses... als it would destroy the look completely. I don't like to use that much of system bricks like eric, although his models are very well built. I also don't care much about scale :-P

Hi guys and gals, as for now I chancelled my MOC of a Claas Torion, I looked through current and also older Claas models to use the lime green parts for :D I found a model which instantly sparked my interest as I haven't seen this one ever before: the Claas Cougar 1400 self-propelled mower. Only 30 of these were built, so the chance is quite low to ever see one in real life, but the mechanic behind this machine is really fascinating as the 5 mowers span up to 14 meters in width. This model has been done before by @GuiliuG in 2010 with balloon tires and for its time with the available parts pretty well done, but a little to narrow for my taste and also functions cut down too much. So a new iteration is needed ;-) Last model of my John Deere as was welcomed, but I really liked the WIP threads tp see progress and also have critical input by the community. As it is an agricultural machine, tractor tires were the way to go, although I considered the dragster tires for short time. The small tractor tires seemed... too small to implement the mechanic, leaving me with 2 choices: 107 x 44: Would mean a width of about 85 cm.... seemed way to instable for me and also meant a piece count of 2000+. Maybe all functions (drive, steer, mowing AND lowerering/raising, tipping, extending.... of the mower units) could be integrated, but would mean a hell of a machine again, which I think wouldn't be so much fun and is sometimes more of a burden... remember: The sweet spot for Lego Technic models is 1000 pieces :-P. 81 x 35: Width of 81 studs (65 cm): Fewer functions could be implemented, but maybe in a sturdier and less complex manner. Instead of the 4 functions of drive, steer, mowing and (combined in 1 function) lowing/raising of all mower units, I wanted to use the battery box and only make the latter 2 function with only manual steering and push-drive. I settled for these mid-size tires, which also felt better to do :-) Starting with the geometry and chassis I realised instead of 2 motors, I could use a normal 2 gear gearbox with a selector switch, which will be actuated by the tilt of the cabin forwards/backwards. In forward/drive position, the lowering/raising function is activated, in backwards/mowing position, the mowers are moved. The black exhaust pipe will be the activation of the motor, which can be seen in the video below. For now, I have the chassis finished and the main function of tipping of the outermost mowers are done. I dropped the extenders as there were getting too big of unstable. Through the small turntables, there will be another arm, which folds down via a push-rod, which is what I am working on right now. I will need many universal joints.... Here is a pic and a short video of the basic mechanism:

Indeed all are good looking models :-) I have to admit my belly crumbles a little bit when I look closely, for example to the front axle: The 10x1 plates with pin holes are heavily bent from the weight of the vehicle. Also the two rear axles are built at least 1 stud lower that the front axle, leading to a heavy bending of the chassis (cabin is slightly angled...) or is the any suspension on the rear axles like a boogie?

You could use some wordplay around the Lego universe and inspired by real racing team names - Studeria Billundo (instead of scuderia) - ABS Motorsports (as the type of plastic Lego bricks are made of is ABS) - LIftarm Engineering - LBG Racing (for light bluish grey)

Follows in line with 42153, 42161, 42162 ... "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Without pics it's hard to see the problem... Or try to upload them here: https://imgbb.com/

Hmm images don't load...? Edit: Please resize your images to max 1024 x 1024, yours are 4000 x 3000! :D

It is kind of interesting, but for my taste, this is one of the ugliest machinery ever created :D How well does the dump bed rise with the 2 small LAs? In the base position, you need a very high force, thats why the cylinders in the original model are nearly vertical.

@Mattallica Maybe you can use the chassis of another Monster Jam truck and build you own cab? :-)

What LBG piece is the one in front of the the yellow sprocket? Model looks cool :-)

Very cool you started a tractor with this wheel combination :-) From my first attempts for a John Deere 8R, I use a height difference of 1.5 studs. It's a little bit unconvenient to build, but looks better than the 2 stud height difference, IMHO.