35 minutes ago, J_C said:

16+ now makes more sense. They should have put the arrow other way round. Way more animal friendly.

What about 18++++?

1 hour ago, AVCampos said:

He publishes proof of animal abuse by TLG and what you notice is the background colour!?

More of that blue!? Darn lego.

7 hours ago, Sariel said:

Getting back on topic, I present to you the Technic blues (gotta start a band under that name someday). Anybody knows what's the deal with Technic and blue?

Hmmm, looks like the moulding machines had a BLUEkakke party recently... Seeing that poor bear, I wouldn't be surprised about further reveals of dirty engineering at Lego's house. 

 

I just realized that the 42069 has no PF or am I mistaken? is it at least designed to be built with the PF addon pack?

IIRC there's no indication about adding PF to 42069, although the 42068 has the ability to have "power functionised"

I want this set, i want this instructions)

@Jim, @Sariel, have you arranged it so sariel starts with 42070 and Jim with 42069?

I guess I won't be able to let my kids build 42070 - I'll never hear the end of it ("let's find all the LEGO animals and stick pins up their yadda yadda yadda") .  The only option, I'll have to build it by myself .

Sarial, I hope your hamsters didn't get a look.

Edited July 13, 20177 yr by JGW3000

9 hours ago, Sariel said:

Yeah, if memory serves me well, some Poles answered with the following joke: from Germany to UK on V2 ;)

Ahahah that's hilarious!

But now seriously, I'm looking forward to your reviews, they're always so thorough and have helped me many times deciding which set to buy 

Any new parts @Sariel ? Or inventory somewhere? Thanks

8 minutes ago, Ivan_M said:

Any new parts @Sariel ? Or inventory somewhere? Thanks

I need to know it too.

I agree, But please dont count the 40 years liftarm as new part, this is only an old part with a print on it.

3 minutes ago, efferman said:

I agree, But please dont count the 40 years liftarm as new part, this is only an old part with a print on it.

Well, yes it is the same  part, just with a print, however it is generally/typically considered to be a different part.

Hope I'm still on topic.

Edited July 13, 20177 yr by SNIPE

Scanned for your pleasure. Yes, there are red differential gears which seem slightly altered from the DBG version - that the pin hole appears to be a bit extended, under 1 mm. It just doesn't end flush with the gear's side but extends a tiny bit. But it's such a tiny difference that I'm not sure if Bricklink will consider it a new piece or just a recolor.

Edited July 13, 20177 yr by Sariel

Thx a lot Sariel! Hmm not a fan of the red differentials...

 

how about 42069? Any weird colors or new parts?

35 minutes ago, Sariel said:

Scanned for your pleasure

Thanks for inventory porn. The purple things will be the sexiest.

Edited July 13, 20177 yr by Gnac
haha boooooze lad

Just noticed most of the m motor is LBG, is this an instructions mistake or is it really that color?

I'm amazed that there are two red diffs, that means that it is fully AWD rather than what I thought would be AWD for front and middle axles and 4wd for rear axle.

Also happy there are 'pinhole with single axle' in red but none of the new 'pinhole with double axle' which some 1h 2017 sets have.

The LBG M motor is a printing mistake. Only one of the red diffs is used for the drivetrain, the other is used to transfer drive through the turntable. Haven't gotten to the 42069 yet.

 

Just now, SNIPE said:

Just noticed most of the m motor is LBG, is this an instructions mistake or is it really that color?

Even the webmonsters gave up keeping track of everything, I suppose. That's the image from the "4" server; this link for the "5" server just leads to an error. At great risk of posting more stuff that should be in another thread, it'd be nice to have some sort of insight as to exactly what changes warrant a new element and design ID when such iterations happen. I need to be put out of my misery.

Can't believe they had to simplify this   to reddish brown..

1 hour ago, Sariel said:

Scanned for your pleasure. Yes, there are red differential gears which seem slightly altered from the DBG version - that the pin hole appears to be a bit extended, under 1 mm. It just doesn't end flush with the gear's side but extends a tiny bit. But it's such a tiny difference that I'm not sure if Bricklink will consider it a new piece or just a recolor.

Would you say that the parts in the set are worth the $370 CAD they cost? Or is $240 for 42069, or $330 for 42055 better? 

1 hour ago, Sariel said:

Scanned for your pleasure. Yes, there are red differential gears which seem slightly altered from the DBG version - that the pin hole appears to be a bit extended, under 1 mm. It just doesn't end flush with the gear's side but extends a tiny bit. But it's such a tiny difference that I'm not sure if Bricklink will consider it a new piece or just a recolor.

 

Oh boy, my favourite bit! 

A few observations: the half pins with stud are LBG and not blue! With all the red and yellow axles going on in the set this surprised me. 

Also, there are seventeen white 3L axle joiner with 'groove' for the transmission ring and only a single red grooveless one, which is the opposite way round to the Porsche. I was half expecting LBG grooveless to be the de facto after its inclusion in the new carousel. 

42069 german price is 129 € but In czech republic is priced 4500 crowns, which is about 160€.

 

Well Im tired of your prices for my country, and now this?You are pretty bad at math dear TLC.

 

Price for this vehicle killed potentional two buyers me and my friend, and dont tell me to go to Germany and wasting a day for buying some plastic bricks...

Only 4 of red #3 connector.

And I was impressed this set aslo contain 6 of red i brick.

Red 4L diff pin hole is same with old 4L DBG diff? Or same with new red 16t clutch gear?

Edited July 14, 20177 yr by msk6003

I noticed there are two old diffs, I wonder?......

45 minutes ago, Aventador2004 said:

I noticed there are two old diffs, I wonder?......

This should answer:

2 hours ago, Sariel said:

Only one of the red diffs is used for the drivetrain, the other is used to transfer drive through the turntable.

 

 

Edited July 14, 20177 yr by Offroadcreat1ons