Technic 2016 Discussion and Speculation

[Aleh]

BWE is a monster with new round gear racks(?)

Volvonis on pneumatics :)))

[tibivi]

the bwe looks somewhat messy from the perspective of the first picture, but i like it actually, i think the new gear wheel is awesome.

I also see some manual fuctions and a battery box with normal standard pf plug

Edited January 26, 2016 by tibivi

[Timoonn]

Very disappointed, so ugly :/

[Freekysch]

Damn that BWE is ugly, sorry guys but I really do not like it. On the other hand, the Volvo excavator is looking nice, I can't wait or a better picture of it.

[hsky]

Do you guys see the Volvo in the Back ?^^

It's not that big, i see the small pneumatic-cylinder or?

[bob st-claire]

Very disappointed, so ugly :/

it is mining machine, not a girlfriend.

[Jim]

I have created a separate BWE topic if you like to go into more detail:

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=120397

[aol000xw]

The BWE is ugly, but The Volvo looks good.

[GoldVillage]

The BWE is just insane and beautiful!

omgash what a supersized ugly beast! however, maybe it will looks better from other angles!

[aminnich]

Look in the background, I see pneumatic hoses in the VOLVO box

[cehtunger]

Volvo have same bucket as arocs...

[EyesOnly]

omgash what a supersized ugly beast! however, maybe it will looks better from other angles!

I doubt that but don't really care. I mean the original is also a beast but still impressive. Now where is the tractor?

[Timoonn]

http://brickset.com/...-1/Mining-Truck is included with the BWE Edited January 26, 2016 by Timoonn

[Alegomind]

I read on BWE "MK III", Markus Kossmann is my hero... again

[EyesOnly]

Am i the only one getting a 500 service error on the link?

[Vectormatic]

Am i the only one getting a 500 service error on the link?

Nope, we killed the server, thing lasted a whole 15 minutes

[Thirdwigg]

The BWE is pretty ugly, but it is impressive. I'm digging what I can see of the Volvo so far.

[Bering]

Someone told us yesterday this model would be blue and yellow. I was hoping for that. This looks unfinished and like a moc. It's too ugly to sell in my opinion. But maybe the functions are exceptional. And they have to be, because of the extreme price level.

I like the Volvo in the background, my new hope! ;-)

Edited January 26, 2016 by Bering

[JimDude]

The BWE was always going to be ugly since the real machine is ugly (I don't care, it fits a purpose, and it sort of becomes cool through it ugliness), but surely the color-vomit is a prototyping thing? Surely the large superstructure 'bracket' will become dark-blue (or whatever the official colour for the conveyor-belt is) as well?

The VOLVO looks astonishingly good, from what we can see. I would have preferred full RC and LAs - and the heftier price-tag that would have brought - to play with it operate it next to the 42030, but you can't win 'm all, and aparently one or two AFOLs like pneumatics, or so I'm told ;)… The wheels on the VOLVO will probably disappoint a few people (myself, potentially, included).

If the BWE is supposed to load that mini-loader (and if that is unchanged from the previous set, colour aside, then that is pretty lame), then we're missing the ~really good picture-angles~ on the BWE, with the ofloading belt. Speaking of which, that loader comes in Yet Another Colour, namely white.

***please let the BWE be a prototype***

PS: Who's taking bets on B-models :D?

[Alegomind]

Someone told us yesterday this model would be blue and yellow. I was hoping for that. This looks unfinished and like a moc. It's too ugly to sell in my opinion. But maybe the functions are exceptional. And they have to be, because of the extreme price level.

I like the Volvo in the background, my new hope! ;-)

Mybe some blue panels have been removed to showing us inside mechanism

[andrewganschow]

I think there's 3 gear "levers" on the top substructure, and I only see 1 so far on the bottom chassis

Edited January 26, 2016 by andrewganschow

[Gnac]

I still haven't got myself an Arocs yet, but it might actually be worth hanging on for this behemoth for a mega parts influx, and seeing what sort of pneumatic stuff the Xerion and Volvo offer instead. Can't wait!

I'm digging what I can see of the Volvo so far.

I see what you did there.

[Thirdwigg]

urely the color-vomit is a prototyping thing? Surely the large superstructure 'bracket' will become dark-blue (or whatever the official colour for the conveyor-belt is) as well?

I disagree. With all the publicity at this point, they would be sure to present the final product. Particularly with colors, if it's not here now, we won't see it come August.

[andrewganschow]

There's blue on the conveyor, 3 gear selectors on the top superstructure, and at least 1 on the bottom chassis. There's probably three, 2 for independent track drive, hopefully, and one for superstructure rotation. Those turntables are freaking amazing

[cehtunger]

https://www.facebook.com/Promobricks/?fref=nf

xerion, other side of BWE, and... porsche :)