1 minute ago, allanp said:

According to thebrickfan.com promobricks has been given permission to attend and take pictures, though there will be some restrictions on those pictures. 

Ahh nice. Hopefully we will get to see some picures of the mystery set. Or some better pictures of the crane.

Thank goodness. Now we all have something to look forward to.

Only 5 days to find out. Looking forward to seeing 42080 and hopefully the mystery set.

11 hours ago, DaFokka said:

Awesome, I've been obsessively refreshing your channel for the last couple of days!

I expect my Mack review to arrive this Sunday, followed by the Race Car by Wednesday. I will post them in a new topic here on EB, and you can always subscribe to my YT channel to get a notification :)

3 hours ago, Sariel said:

you can always subscribe to my YT channel to get a notification :)

Already done! Nice promotion. 

Finally something makes sense. I'm referring to the fact that promobrick is invited and pictures are allowed. If pictures are not allowed then I don't know what's the whole point.

 

2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Finally something makes sense. I'm referring to the fact that promobrick is invited and pictures are allowed. If pictures are not allowed then I don't know what's the whole point.

 

I think pictures will be allowed, somehow, but will have to be approved by LEGO, in such a way that internal mechanism and/or new parts cannot be cloned by the scammers before going on shelf.

This makes me think TLG aims to introduce some truely innovative new parts... as someone already guessed (new pneumatic valves... maybe some new PF parts...)

 

BTW... I’ll attend the fair and will be there on Wednesday... of course, TLG stand will be the first I’m going to see... than, hopefully, I’ll post some (allowed according to TLG) news here.

Edited January 27, 20187 yr by Rikus

2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

If pictures are not allowed then I don't know what's the whole point.

We're very good a speculating endlessly on half baked rumors and super blurry pictures, allowing decent pictures to be posted will switch us to endless ranting about what the sets are not doing and how many new parts they don't have in the wrong color... 

2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Finally something makes sense. I'm referring to the fact that promobrick is invited and pictures are allowed. If pictures are not allowed then I don't know what's the whole point.

 

The point is to show new products to stores and companies selling to stores, fairs like these are not really for the end consumer such as you or me, although we are welcome there if we pay

10 minutes ago, degenerate said:

The point is to show new products to stores and companies selling to stores, fairs like these are not really for the end consumer such as you or me, although we are welcome there if we pay

Not entirely. You need to prove you are not a consumer by signing up. It's not that hard, but not every John Doe can purchase a ticket and go in.

Good news about the photos! Definitely looking forward to some of those.

On a different note, Jang has a review up on 42077, and for me that is the first time seeing the A model in a video.

I must say im quite dissapointed (again..), the proportions are off, the construction looks super flimsy in places, and realism wise it is just all wrong, not to mention the lack of features for a €99 set. 

If i end up getting it, ill be building the Can-am porsche C-model straight away, the A-model is weak at best.

Based on my experience the 42077 A model is pretty sturdy, there's no problem with the construction. Not many features I agree, but the potential target audience (perfect example is my 10 year old son) thinks it looks super cool with all the stickers and he likes to play with it. The B model is nice as well when you build it (didn't like the look when I saw the photos first), and it's easy to motorize with just a few extra pieces. 

42078 review is up on Brickset as well.

Edited January 28, 20187 yr by Maaboo35

On 25/1/2018 at 4:19 PM, Sariel said:

I sense a lot of unboxing ahead.

 

I have a question: can we expect something else in June/July ?

We expect 4 or 5 more summer sets in August.

3 hours ago, allanp said:

We expect 4 or 5 more summer sets in August.

And, hopefully, photos of them earlier than that. 

?It's the most wonderful time, of the year!?

On a more serious note, the 2018 Speed Champs licences are Ferrari, Porsche, and Ford, so maybe the mysterious 42083 is one of these?

Edited January 28, 20187 yr by Offroadcreat1ons

21 hours ago, vectormatic said:

On a different note, Jang has a review up on 42077, and for me that is the first time seeing the A model in a video.

I must say im quite dissapointed (again..), the proportions are off, the construction looks super flimsy in places, and realism wise it is just all wrong, not to mention the lack of features for a €99 set. 

If i end up getting it, ill be building the Can-am porsche C-model straight away, the A-model is weak at best.

I am building it right now from my parts collection. It´s basically a C model if you own 42039 and 42056 and you can work around some missing parts if you only have 42039. I will also try a 4x4 conversion by moving the HOG steering.

I have finished my review of 42078 set. Lots of pictures, few comparisions with real counterparts, but only in Polish :)

http://www.lugpol.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30549

All Lego sets 42079-82 appear when you search "Lego 42083" they will be in fist few results.

34 minutes ago, Aventador2004 said:

All Lego sets 42079-82 appear when you search "Lego 42083" they will be in fist few results.

42083 also appears on Brickset. The temporary title even lists it as a possible licensed supercar.

1 hour ago, M_longer said:

I have finished my review of 42078 set. Lots of pictures, few comparisions with real counterparts, but only in Polish :)

http://www.lugpol.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30549

And then you could translate webpages 

@M_longer despite that I do not understand Polish, images are very nice