Technic 2017 Set Discussion

[Vectormatic]

12 hours ago, Nequmodiva said:

I guess Lego designers gave up and settled for "experimental" vehicles as B-model (42057 and 42063) , although latter one looks cool

the 42057 model does have a base in reality:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_VariEze

Pusher prop aircraft are rare, but they do exist

24 minutes ago, Samer said:

• 42065 First Mod: use 2x L Motor.  

Dafuq? I didnt notice that those were Ms, seems like a pretty cheesy way to get AFOLs to shell out for more L motors, cant imagine this thing has race worthy performance with two Ms

Also, wont you need one of those rare V2 IR receivers to run two Ls at full power?

Edited November 9, 2016 by vectormatic

[kuja2015]

30 minutes ago, legotechnicisawesome said:

 

Wow JUST THIS? A 1 x 3 commemorative brick? They could have made something bigger...

And the BMW sure looks like something's missing.

 

[AOW]

18 minutes ago, vectormatic said:

...cant imagine this thing has race worthy performance with two Ms...

I do, as once I added the M Motor to B-Model of 42028 and believe me it was quite fast... :) The thing that worries me one is that IR V1 with 2xM Motors may have issues, as I think it was already discuss in the past here ? 

[legotechnicisawesome]

20 minutes ago, vectormatic said:

I didnt notice that those were Ms, seems like a pretty cheesy way to get AFOLs to shell out for more L motors, cant imagine this thing has race worthy performance with two Ms

Also, wont you need one of those rare V2 IR receivers to run two Ls at full power?

nope, i use v1 recivers with mine and they work fine, also m motors are half the price of l motors so they can keep the cost down..

5 minutes ago, kuja2015 said:

Wow JUST THIS? A 1 x 3 commemorative brick? They could have made something bigger...

they couldn't have printed it on a buggy motor if thats what you were hoping for! :P a 1x3 liftarm is good enough for me

[Maaboo the Witch]

So, we're still waiting on the jet and telehandler. Commence the drumming of fingers!

[1gor]

19 hours ago, legotechnicisawesome said:

 

just a guess, LEGO Seems to think about future so levitation - or some kind of "see vehicle" like boxer engine propeled water scooter with flaps? Perhaps with wheel at this position you get a shower for free

Edited November 9, 2016 by I_Igor

[legotechnicisawesome]

2 minutes ago, Maaboo35 said:

So, we're still waiting on the jet and telehandler. Commence the drumming of fingers!

tap tap tap.. tap tap tap..

7 minutes ago, AOW said:

I do, as once I added the M Motor to B-Model of 42028 and believe me it was quite fast... :) The thing that worries me one is that IR V1 with 2xM Motors may have issues, as I think it was already discuss in the past here ? 

but not very powerful so i dont think it wont go uphill.. what issues? i know that v2 reciver has problems with 2 l motors (one on each output) on a skid steer..

Edited November 9, 2016 by legotechnicisawesome

[1gor]

18 hours ago, JJ2 said:

+1

I have made a few pictures pointing out pieces that are useful

BMW by JJ2Sam, on Flickr

It seems like they have recolored the 5L axle with stop to the red-ish brown color also it looks like there will be something in the top storage compartment because the pin with a axle block is there, and there's a U-joint that I'm guessing is the way drive is transmitted without a chain like the real thing.

two universal joints - if you look closely bevel gears are in the middle to transmit rotation from rear wheel to moddle of the engine where is crankshaft...

the dark bluish gray axle with pin hole in the middle part is the same part is in 42060 on excavator...

40 minutes ago, Maaboo35 said:

So, we're still waiting on the jet and telehandler. Commence the drumming of fingers!

and release this part in black

http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18940&idColor=5#T=C&C=5

Edited November 9, 2016 by I_Igor

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Then Lego pull a 42051 stunt, announcing that the telescopic loader won't be released

[legotechnicisawesome]

23 minutes ago, nguyengiangoc said:

Then Lego pull a 42051 stunt, announcing that the telescopic loader won't be released

 

i hope not..

EDIT: also it looks like there is 4 of the longer links in the helicopter which is good for 4 link suspension! ;D

Edited November 9, 2016 by legotechnicisawesome

[Jonfensu]

1L black beam in container truck (look at the mirrors) and the new worm gear for bevel gears in telehandler 

[mattthewise]

On 11/8/2016 at 5:34 AM, kuja2015 said:

Is that piece near the motor, in shape of a cross new?

Which piece are you taking about? The dark gray one connecting the two light gray brackets w/ pin holes?

 

Never mind. I now see that question's already been answered.

Edited November 9, 2016 by mattthewise

[Vectormatic]

2 hours ago, AOW said:

I do, as once I added the M Motor to B-Model of 42028 and believe me it was quite fast... :)

Hmm, i put a single L in my 42022 mod and wasnt exactly blown away, fast, sure, but translate that to a tracked skid steer and id want more power then two Ms.. We'll see when it drops though, and this still is PF IR stuff, so limited range etc.. cant have an RC vehicle that goes out of controllable range within two seconds

Which reminds me, i need to do some RC stuff again.

2 hours ago, legotechnicisawesome said:

nope, i use v1 recivers with mine and they work fine, also m motors are half the price of l motors so they can keep the cost down..

Over here its €10 Vs €15 consumer price, good to hear a v1 receiver will work though

[Kaanere]

I think that I see a new piece in the ship's stern. I can also see that it has steering.

Also, I love the B-model of the bike!

[legotechnicisawesome]

6 minutes ago, Kaanere said:

I think that I see a new piece in the ship's stern. I can also see that it has steering.

Also, I love the B-model of the bike!

it's not new but its a part that exists in transparent as someone pointed out..

[carlo.fadel]

The 42061 is no longer listed at Brickset, instead the 42051 stays on 2016 but still unreleased. WTF?

[technic_addict]

8 hours ago, tomek9210 said:

Do I see it correctly that 42057 has 3# connectors in RED :)?

Looks like #4 to me

[legotechnicisawesome]

6 minutes ago, carlo.fadel said:

The 42061 is no longer listed at Brickset, instead the 42051 stays on 2016 but still unreleased. WTF?

Not cool.. i hope lego is still going to release it.. or i will be sad :(

[zux]

Woah, there are quite a few good model. But I'm more happy about great amount of new parts and recolours!

Edited November 9, 2016 by zux

[Blakbird]

My thoughts on the 1H2016 sets:

• 42057:  Looks like this is not actually a helicopter, it is an autogyro.  However, an autogyro has an undriven rotor which actually auto-rotates, so I guess it some kind of weird hybrid.  I held out brief hope that I was seeing red #3 connectors, but it looks like they are actually #4.  I quite like the B-model.  Looks like something Burt Rutan would do.
• 42058 - 42059:  Pullback models are usually not super remarkable, so these are about what was expected.  I like the ramp, the likes of which has not been seen since the old 8238 duelling dragsters.  I've been hoping to find those #5 and #6 panels in blue, but it looks like we got medium azure.  The color of 42058 doesn't look like either yellow or orange to me.  Could it be the Wall-E color?
  
• 42060 - 42062:  Looks like we are getting more playsets made up of smaller models like the 42023 construction crew.  I see some rare orange parts becoming more common, and 42062 has a great collection of LBG 5x7 frames and 5x11 panels.
• 42063:  The design actually looks a bit messy to me, but I guess that is all part of the attempt to make it look like the real thing.  The shaft drive and front suspension are fascinating new features for motorcycles.  8857 had a springer front fork which is somewhat similar.  I like the black wheels and the 5x7 frames for the hard cases.  The trans panel for a windshield is welcome as well.
• 42064:  Wow, this thing is big.  At first glance, it looks a lot more like a City set than a Technic set and in fact does use a few City crane arm and truss parts.  the functionality appears pretty minimal for a set of this size.  Steering (for hidden wheels) and crane is about it.  The little heli and ROV also have small functions.  I wish the windows were more than stickers, but I applaud the dark blue which we had been warned was going to be exclusive to 41999.  There have been precious few Technic ships (in fact really only 8839), so this is welcome.
• 42065:  I like this thing!  Looks like it is right out of Mad Max.  The first Power Functions set was the 8275 bulldozer, and it worked great.  In fact, the B-model was even better for driving.  9398 was the first to use PF for driving a wheeled vehicle, but it was really slow.  This set does not introduce a new R/C system, it seems to use the existing PF I/R transmitter and receiver.   It also uses M-motors.  But I bet it will be really fun to drive.  It should weigh barely more than the PF components.

[zux]

Curious to see how 42065 will perform with M-motors. I had made similar creation weighting somewhat close, but with L-motors instead. That one was a pretty quick and agile.

[Jeroen Ottens]

More parts spotted:

in white in 42062 (container transport)

1L beam in flat silver in 42064 (exploration ship)

Can it be that the new 1L worm gear meshes with a 20T gear? It looks to have a much wider diameter then the existing 2L wormgear...

 

Edited November 9, 2016 by Jeroen Ottens

[zux]

14 minutes ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

Can it be that the new 1L worm gear meshes with a 20T gear? It looks to have a much wider diameter then the existing 2L wormgear...

Yeah, noticed new worm gear as well. 1L beam already exist in Flat Silver though.

Noticed about 25 recolours and HTF parts brought back with H1 sets.

Edited November 9, 2016 by zux

[Erik Leppen]

5 minutes ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

Can it be that the new 1L worm gear meshes with a 20T gear? It looks to have a much wider diameter then the existing 2L wormgear...

Yes, probably. The new 1L worm was first seen in a telehandler, being meshed with a gear rack. (probably the new 1x14 one from the 42043 outriggers). So it's the same diameter as a 12t gear, normally used with the gear rack. As 12t meshes normally with 20t, I expect the new worm to mesh with 20t as well.

Or with 12t on a half-stud interval, of course.

I noticed the white parts on the container transport as well, but to be honest I doubt they're white. Could also just be gray.

 

Anyhow, there seem to be quite a few cool sets. I want a few of those action trucks, or whatever they're called, just for the azure panels. They're a much better deal for the color than this year's funny car 42050. By the way, the other pull-back is definitely yellow. I also want the ship, just because of the theme, and for the dark blue stuff. I might get one of the orange sets as well, just for the parts. Maybe the container transport - the telehandler that comes with it looks really good. Good to see more variety in colors. In fact, there's almost no red! The tracked racer doesn't excite me, but the BMW bike looks pretty nice (even though I'm not into bikes).

[legotechnicisawesome]

54 minutes ago, Blakbird said:

      •  doesn't look like either yellow or orange to me.  Could it be the Wall-E color?

• 42065:  I like this thing!  Looks like it is right out of Mad Max.  The first Power Functions set was the 8275 bulldozer, and it worked great.  In fact, the B-model was even better for driving.  It also uses M-motors.

nope as it is the same colour as the yellow bushes,

as long as it is light it should be fast and powerful!