Fabulous Fox

(I literately just posted this today in the main 2025 Technic topic, not realizing this topic existed, so I'm posting it here). I've been reading so much of the Technic topics and set reviews on this website recently (and a lot in the past) and I know it's wishful thinking, but personally, I would like Lego to give us something great - something challenging. I have built so many sets, alternate builds, Mocs, and most of the flagships since the 8421, and I have rarely felt challenged. Don't get me wrong, I ADORE some of the greats like 8421, 42009, 42043, 8043, 8258, etc. Something with a little bit of everything. No simple functions, but complex, realistic ones that are also structurally sound and VERY difficult to build with proper instructions. I want to REALLY STRUGGLE putting it together. I want to have to struggle with tons of pneumatic spaghetti, struggle with rigging string, struggle with 100 different things going on in a chassis while also needing high dexterity to put things together. I want it to feel like I’m accomplishing something huge. I want wires everywhere, a maze of parts, a maze that is hard to navigate. I want to spend days upon days upon days on a single set and still not be done. The ONLY times I’ve EVER had a remotely difficult time putting an official LEGO set together was maybe with the 42043’s pneumatic tubing and the 8043’s wires. And the only set builds that have felt truly "long" to me was the 42082. Imagine a huge mobile crane like 42009 or a huge tow truck like 8285, but with full RC, realistic suspension with proper geometry, a transmission with new parts that reduce space and friction, complex steering, lights, fun controls, challenging building, new parts, pneumatics AND LAs, more powerful motors, ones that FEEL powerful like the RC buggy motor or the PF XL motor, new electronics, new motors for activating the pneumatic switches, good looks, demanding presence, big, detailed box, new solutions that minimize friction, etc. All while having 3000-4000 parts like recent flagships. Also make tons of interesting designer videos on the full development of the set, like the 8275 had. I remember watching those videos over and over again when I was younger. Not many Technic sets do that now. So be it if they're expensive. I understand it's difficult to get companies to think like this long-term, and it may not even be the right decision in the first place, but it's just what I personally wish (as I'm sure we all do). Oh, and while they’re at it, give me a B model as well. Not only a B model, but other images of suggestions of alternate builds. Actually no, scratch 3-4K pieces, give me a 10K+ piece Technic flagship mobile crane that costs $1,000. Wouldn’t that feel so good?

I know it's wishful thinking, but personally, I would like Lego to give us something great - something challenging. Something with a little bit of everything. Not simple functions, but complex, realistic ones that are also structurally sound and difficult to build with proper instructions. I want to STRUGGLE putting it together. I want to have to struggle with pneumatic spaghetti, struggle with rigging string, struggle with 100 different things going on in a chassis while also needing high dexterity to put things together. I want it to feel like I’m accomplishing something huge. I want wires everywhere, a maze of parts, a maze that is hard to navigate. The ONLY times I’ve EVER had a remotely difficult time putting an official LEGO set together was maybe with the 42043’s pneumatic tubing and the 8043’s wires. Imagine a huge mobile crane like 42009 or a huge tow truck like 8285, but with full RC, realistic suspension with proper geometry, a transmission with new parts that reduce space and friction, lights, fun controls, challenging building, new parts, pneumatics AND LAs, more powerful motors, electronics, and parts for driving, new motors for activating the pneumatic switches, good looks, demanding presence, big, detailed box, new solutions that minimize friction, etc. All while having 3000-4000 parts like recent flagships. So be it if they're expensive. I understand it's difficult to get companies to think like this long-term, and it may not even be the right decision in the first place, but it's just what I personally wish (as I'm sure we all do). Oh, and while they’re at it, give me a B model as well. Actually no, scratch 3-4K pieces, give me a 10K+ piece Technic flagship that costs $1,000. Wouldn’t that feel so good?

Hello! This is my first form post to Eurobricks! I recently have been inspired by the architecture of many historic small towns/buildings in my area, and couldn't resist creating a Lego modular building. I figured the 10255 Assembly Square was a good candidate for a plethora of different parts to choose from, since I do not have my own collection sorted. So I created an alternate build! It features a quaint little coffee shop (high quality of course) on the left of the first floor, a popcorn shop with amazing smells on the right, an elegant architect's office on the second floor, and a historic clock tower on the top! It was more lengthy of a process than I initially imagined, but it was worth it in the end, because I got to release that architectural energy! Also being a fan of all things coffee shops, I knew a coffee shop was the way to go. I based a lot of the architectural details on buildings I've seen in real life, but the buildings are not a direct copy. Initially, the popcorn shop was also supposed to have a second floor, but I quickly realized that Assembly Square did not have as many bricks a I thought, so I had to do one floor. I also think a tiny building on the left and right of the coffee shop/clock tower would have been interesting - like the 10278 Police Station - but I'm still satisfied with the result. The buildings cannot be separated as built here, but they are made to be easily modifiable to do so, like in the 10218 Pet Shop. I'm a huge fan of arched windows and clocks on buildings - we as a society need to do that more. There are more detailed images in the link below, because Eurobricks has a small image size limit. Link to the Rebrickable here. Let me know what you think!

I apologize if I worded it wrongly. I meant pushing it along a surface with your hands or using motors with the wheels off the ground, not using motors to actually drive the thing.

I have yet to see someone mention how the friction in the drivetrain holds up at all different speeds in this set. We’ve seen a motor connected just to the gearbox itself, but not a full test of driving the car on the ground, both ways - through all gears - like how RacingBrick did for the Land Rover. (Neither could I find such test for the previous Daytona). I say this because when I had the Lambo, it would consistently bind up on one or two gears when pushing it manually (only in one direction weirdly enough), and we know the designers have a history of neglecting friction problems. I know we have new gears with less friction now, but I’m still curious.