Technic 2018 Set Discussion

[ctx1769]

The Mack is interesting, I do want to see the final build of the rally car too. I think it will go well next to le mons 24 hour car and the porsche.

[Ngoc Nguyen]

I don't recall any instance Lego made a lemon in the Technic line though...

[AVCampos]

At least IMO there were some lemons, such as the 8041/42041, the 8063, the 42001, and the 8433.

[Saberwing40k]

Oh god no, not the lemons... I think you mean Le Mans, that's the proper spelling.

But, there have been lemon sets. I'd agree with some them, but @AVCampos, 8063? I think it's a decent set, not the best, but not that bad. 42070, now that's a terrible set. I don't think we should keep talking about this, though, it's not that on topic 

[Blakbird]

To me the most iconic Mack is the DM 3/4 cab:

[Saberwing40k]

Oh god, it's another truck designed by Picasso...

[Dafgek81]

 Well the most iconic Mack ever is the one in the movie convoy. The black Mack of the Rubber Duck. Don't know it's type, but it is iconic.

[Saberwing40k]

That would be a Mack RS-712LST, but the outline is not similar to that truck at all. Also, a movie vehicle would have its own deal for a license, and that might not happen. On the other hand, a truck of that type might be a B model.

[1gor]

On 9/15/2017 at 8:06 PM, Blakbird said:

To me the most iconic Mack is the DM 3/4 cab:

 

Indeed when we talk about industry, so I've expected that cab would be like this one

but on leaked photos we see a sleeper cab which is highly unusual so it could be like this container truck

 

13 hours ago, Dafgek81 said:

 Well the most iconic Mack ever is the one in the movie convoy. The black Mack of the Rubber Duck. Don't know it's type, but it is iconic.

yes, but for highway trucks, LEGO model will be as @Cumulonimbus mentioned here

 

On 9/14/2017 at 3:41 PM, Ivan_M said:

Funny is that this one:

pops in my mind when Mack is mentioned.. Like JimDude said - all long nose trucks seems same to me

This could also be a B-model 

Edited September 18, 2017 by I_Igor

[AOW]

Any thoughts on the B model? 

1. Either another Mack truck...

2. Futuristic truck, like they did with BMW bike

3. Your type...

[Ngoc Nguyen]

The catalog said explicitly "The alternate model is another iconic MACK vehicle builders will love".

 

[Maaboo the Witch]

3 hours ago, AOW said:

Any thoughts on the B model? 

Futuristic truck, like they did with BMW bike

Futuristic truck? I like the sound of that! Maybe something like the Mack Vision used in The Island... Funnily enough, that movie also features a flying bike! 

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

5 hours ago, AOW said:

. Futuristic truck, like they did with BMW bike

They had better not. Can't they just stick to the present??

[Maaboo the Witch]

11 hours ago, BrickbyBrickTechnic said:

They had better not. Can't they just stick to the present??

I'd like it if Technic had a prominent futuristic element again. We've been seeing more and more of it recently, and the sets have been pretty good. TLG made mistakes with CD-ROM games and silly gimmicks during the last big futuristic run, so hopefully they won't be scared to go a bit conceptual again: imagine an 8446-type vehicle with CLAAS tyres!

Back to 2018 discussion; I'd be interested to see TLG's take on a space-age Mack truck. I can see it having a type of crane, judging from the main model's equipment.

[aminnich]

No no no, please no. If the new anthem truck is the A-model and an older version of the truck (not WWII age). That would be great. 

[1gor]

15 minutes ago, aminnich said:

No no no, please no. If the new anthem truck is the A-model and an older version of the truck (not WWII age). That would be great. 

Agree, B model could be R series Mack truck

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

4 hours ago, Maaboo35 said:

I'd like it if Technic had a prominent futuristic element again. We've been seeing more and more of it recently, and the sets have been pretty good. TLG made mistakes with CD-ROM games and silly gimmicks during the last big futuristic run, so hopefully they won't be scared to go a bit conceptual again: imagine an 8446-type vehicle with CLAAS tyres!

Back to 2018 discussion; I'd be interested to see TLG's take on a space-age Mack truck. I can see it having a type of crane, judging from the main model's equipment.

Getting back to the futuristic topic for a second,

As long as they keep it within the b models, I'm not too concerned, but futuristic A models? 

[1gor]

2 hours ago, BrickbyBrickTechnic said:

Getting back to the futuristic topic for a second,

As long as they keep it within the b models, I'm not too concerned, but futuristic A models? 

Well from leaked image that you know how I got it ,it looks like new Mack Anthem is A model, so no worries there 

[Ngoc Nguyen]

I wonder how the sleeper cab will be viewable in the Mack Anthem. According to the introduction the sleeper cab is directly behind the seats and is only accessible from that. I mean, there are only doors that open to the driving seats and no door to the sleeper cab. Does that mean the roof will be liftable or openable or something?

[1gor]

7 hours ago, Maaboo35 said:

I'd like it if Technic had a prominent futuristic element again. We've been seeing more and more of it recently, and the sets have been pretty good. TLG made mistakes with CD-ROM games and silly gimmicks during the last big futuristic run, so hopefully they won't be scared to go a bit conceptual again: imagine an 8446-type vehicle with CLAAS tyres!

Back to 2018 discussion; I'd be interested to see TLG's take on a space-age Mack truck. I can see it having a type of crane, judging from the main model's equipment.

New 8446 set - yes but with smaller CLAAS tires

Futuristic Mack, whell anthem is futuristic. It does not have to fly to be futuristic 

Just now, Ngoc Nguyen said:

I wonder how the sleeper cab will be viewable in the Mack Anthem. According to the introduction the sleeper cab is directly behind the seats and is only accessible from that. I mean, there are only doors that open to the driving seats and no door to the sleeper cab. Does that mean the roof will be liftable or openable or something?

Or the back? Good question. I saw aerodynamic roof on daily cab for new Anthem, perhaps final version would have a daily cab?

[Void_S]

On ‎23‎.‎09‎.‎2017 at 9:14 PM, I_Igor said:

Or the back? Good question. I saw aerodynamic roof on daily cab for new Anthem, perhaps final version would have a daily cab?

Yeah, especially in case they put a battery box here and some holes could be required for a better access. I'd bet that that the sleeper cab will have no back side.

[1gor]

1 hour ago, Void_S said:

Yeah, especially in case they put a battery box here and some holes could be required for a better access. I'd bet that that the sleeper cab will have no back side.

That thought crossed my mind...

[Ngoc Nguyen]

How about this possibility: The Mack is PF upgradable and to install the BBox you have to remove the interiors of the sleeper cab. Like the way it's done with 42068 Airport Rescue Vehicle.

[1gor]

2 hours ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

How about this possibility: The Mack is PF upgradable and to install the BBox you have to remove the interiors of the sleeper cab. Like the way it's done with 42068 Airport Rescue Vehicle.

This is also one of possibilities...

[Ngoc Nguyen]

But I really don't think a gearbox or PF is necessary for the side loading container. Look at this:

The trailer can simply have 3 knobs that control 3 pairs of LAs in the back. The sets that have gearbox and are PF upgradable generally have only two functions, while this type of trailer has 3 functions. There could be the possibility that the cranes just use 1 pair of LAs and push through scissor lift structure though.

On the other hand, if it turns out to have built in PF I think it will be similar to the 42043 B model, with 4 functions: 2 of the cranes, 1 of the outriggers, 1 of the lending legs. However, given that this trailer is in a smaller scale than the 42043 B model trailer, I don't think this second possibility is very likely.