General Part Discussion

[Void_S]

1 hour ago, Offroadcreat1ons said:

Not sure if anyone noticed this, but there appear to be at least 2 of these in Medium Blue/Medium Azure/Dark Azure, visible in the front of the boat in the 42068 B-Model.

Right, they're diver's and passenger's seats from A-model, and I suppose that TLG could follow the tradition and use just Blue color for it, like several times ago, including the year when this model was designed originally 

[offroadcreations]

56 minutes ago, mocbuild101 said:

I think that's the shirt of the person standing behind it...

I wasn't even paying attention to that

17 minutes ago, Void_S said:

Right, they're diver's and passenger's seats from A-model, and I suppose that TLG could follow the tradition and use just Blue color for it, like several times ago, including the year when this model was designed originally 

Yeah, I should've checked the seats first. But since they have to be a color other than normal blue, I hope they are dark azure like the 42070, instead of jumping back to Medium Blue/ Medium Azure. TLG needs to just pick a blue other than Blue and Dark Blue and stick with it.

[1gor]

1 hour ago, Offroadcreat1ons said:

Not sure if anyone noticed this, but there appear to be at least 2 of these in Medium Blue/Medium Azure/Dark Azure, visible in the front of the boat in the 42068 B-Model.

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice find. We saw something blue in form of seats but we ignored them because (at least I thought) it looked like ordinary blue...

[Ivan_M]

I would say they are regular blue. The video is oversaturated - look at 3L pins, they are bright as well. Pictures from box or catalogue is showing colors more accuratelly.

[Jurss]

For me also looks like regular, just incorrect colors in picture.

[HallBricks]

A new tire introduced with the Creator expert London bus looks interesting and is probably useful for smaller scale technic MOCs.

[Ivan_M]

It is only new tread, otherwise it is similar to 56898: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=56898#T=S&C=11&O={"color":11}

But I agree it looks better. I would rather see thin 49,5mm tires

Edited June 30, 2017 by Ivan_M

[TechnicRCRacer]

Well, look what I found! 42069 has one of the short Porsche panels in purple! 

[1gor]

2 minutes ago, TechnicRCRacer said:

Well, look what I found! 42069 has one of the short Porsche panels in purple! 

Nice find, I assume behind doors? (doors have 11 x 3 curved)

Edited July 1, 2017 by I_Igor

[Void_S]

On 6/30/2017 at 11:58 AM, HallBricks said:

A new tire introduced with the Creator expert London bus looks interesting and is probably useful for smaller scale technic MOCs.

Nice find @HallBricks, I was expecting this tire for a long time and finally the dream come true! Wonder how did I miss it 

[schraubedrin]

The recently leaked Star Wars buildable Figure 75529 seems to be another source for red #3 connectors.

If i remember correctly there is quite a high demand for this part, right?

[Saberwing40k]

I always thought embedding them was frowned upon, but linking was okay. @Jim, would you mind clearing this up?

[schraubedrin]

7 hours ago, LvdH said:

but it's not allowed to post (or link) classified pictures

Yeah, i wasn't sure about it either, that's why i posted the reddit discussion about the leaked pictures.

Let's see what the mods have to say

[SNIPE]

I was wondering, what part do we need which can be the most useful mechanically, i.e for making advanced connections.

I would say perhaps a  32184 but with the hole types inverted, so two pin holes and an axle hole in the middle.

or maybe a 27940 with 3 or 4 axles in either  '+' or 'T' shape.

What do you think?

[Leewan]

12 hours ago, schraubedrin said:

The recently leaked Star Wars buildable Figure 75529 seems to be another source for red #3 connectors.

If i remember correctly there is quite a high demand for this part, right?

In addition to that, Rey (75528) will have 3M beams in dark brown, and possibly (but I'm not 100% sure) a pair of small panels (#21 and #22) in dark bluish grey (to cover her back). There will also be at least two Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double in reddish brown on Chewbacca (his heels).

[Erik Leppen]

Edit: Sorry, wrong topic

Edited July 14, 2017 by Erik Leppen

[Richard Dower]

Lots of new recolours in 42070, the differential and dogbone in Red is great, also....the Red #3 connector is back in production!!!

Anyone spot anything else?

[TechnicRCRacer]

I didn't know they were rare until now!

[Jim]

23 minutes ago, TechnicRCRacer said:

I didn't know they were rare until now!

That means you haven't read my review 

[TechnicRCRacer]

7 minutes ago, Jim said:

That means you haven't read my review 

I should rephrase: I dining know until recently. Of course I read your review!

I thought it wasn't rare because I have eight

Edited July 20, 2017 by TechnicRCRacer

[1gor]

10 hours ago, Richard Dower said:

Lots of new recolours in 42070, the differential and dogbone in Red is great, also....the Red #3 connector is back in production!!!

Anyone spot anything else?

@Jim is excited about truck with portal axles - that's new - probably his face color is different then when reviewing Unimog U400 

[Jim]

1 minute ago, I_Igor said:

@Jim is excited about truck with portal axles - that's new - probably his face color is different then when reviewing Unimog U400 

Hehe. I wasn't too enthusiastic about the Unimog. You remembered correctly. Maybe I need to rebuild it and learn to love it. 

Sorry, quite off topic.

[1gor]

8 minutes ago, Jim said:

Hehe. I wasn't too enthusiastic about the Unimog. You remembered correctly. Maybe I need to rebuild it and learn to love it. 

Sorry, quite off topic.

Also off topic but honestly I have some kind of connection to Unimog. My father worked in Gaggenau Unimog plant in late 60s and early 70s, so when my wife bought me U400 I was excited until it was finished. Then desaster - steering was very difficult and steering angle...you understamd. That is one of reason for my version of Unimog (model U423). On the other side Arocs had great steering and it is almost twice long as my Uninog in same scale and it is really heavy. I red allof your and Pawel's reviews because both of you are IMHO most correct in reviews (or so far it happened that I had the same expetience so I remember something - offcourse with sets that I have). 

Just one small suggestion about reviews; perhaps it would be usefull that reviews are pinned for current year models, example your review of 42070 could be pinned during this year and unpinned at the begining of year 2018.

Sorry for very long reply, but as you allready said: now back to topic 

Edited July 20, 2017 by I_Igor

[schraubedrin]

3 hours ago, I_Igor said:

worked in the Gaggenau Unimog plant

That's awesome, i live nearby Gaggenau. There's a testing field we sometimes go to race our RC cars

 

But now back on Topic:

With the black curved panels of the fenders from 42070 we might soon be able to build an all black Porsche GT3 RS .

Here a small reminder how this might look:

[TechnicRCRacer]

Come to think of it, this Porsche had these parts and a few others in black already! Wonder where this model is.