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https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/174370-42109-top-gear-rally-car/

Thank you @steph77!

It's not bad! Not bad at all!

20 minutes ago, kuja2015 said:

It's not bad! Not bad at all!

Agreed.

It is not bad.

It is terrible.

2 minutes ago, Anio said:

Agreed.

It is not bad.

It is terrible.

Agreed :D

I'm fond of it! Unapologetically fond of it!

Edited November 18, 20195 yr by Ngoc Nguyen

Sorry, where is it? I can't see it behind all those stickers.....

It's really ugly. 

I spotted a red gear inside the rear left wheel, seems big, like 28t, but i think its too early for a recolor... Any ideas? 

 

25 minutes ago, Anio said:

Agreed.

It is not bad.

It is terrible.

I would have to agree with you on that.

I know it may not look the ebst, but look at it from a different point.

This is a very nice starter pack to start with PU. It's also the first time in many years if ever, we get a very simple model with drive and steering.

I have a hunch we are also gonna get a new differential casing, one that's can be meshed parallel and perpendicular.

Crane 42108 pictures have leaked too. 8 wheel steering, same size wheels as the Mack truck. No PF. Yellow. #5 / #6 and 3x11 curved with 11 pin holes in yellow return. Does include an XL actuator too. 

Looks good. But fking expensive. 129$? My god. 42039 24 hours race car is 129.99$. And 463 pic? 42049 mine loader is 476 pic and 49.99$.

42108 dedicated thread

https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/174372-420108-mobile-crane/

I have a feeling something massive is heading soon.

42099 relased with new hubs, which are overdimensioned for that low geared and light model.

42109 has a new preassembled diff, even though any old gear would be strong enough for such a simple, light car.

These two new components are IMO pointing that there is a heavy, maybe AWD new set coming out soon.

Why else would TLG develop expensive, much stronger components?

I'm thinking we will see something like a new monster truck with even bigger (150+mm) wheels, or maybe an 8x8 truck with simillar finctions to the Arocs, but in a bigger scale (5000+ pcs).

6 minutes ago, Zerobricks said:

even though any old gear would be strong enough for such a simple, light car

But it needs a differential to steer, and the old differential can't mesh with a side gear.

Just now, Ngoc Nguyen said:

But it needs a differential to steer, and the old differential can't mesh with a side gear.

Of course it can. You could easily use a 40 tooth gear and the old linear diff in place of this:

 

Right. I totally forgot the existence of the old 4L differential...

3 minutes ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

Right. I totally forgot the existence of the old 4L differential...

Using that diff and a 40 tooth gear would make the car go even faster. So...why did TLG decide to develope a new diff?

I wish they would make a 3l diff, with a normal 16 tooth gear on only one end. Would make a great center diff.

The 3l diff is tricky enough to assemble. The 4l inline one is worse. And I think 9+ is a lower target age than usual? They may have wanted to introduce a preassembled diff to simplify the build.

16 minutes ago, pleegwat said:

The 3l diff is tricky enough to assemble. The 4l inline one is worse.

Really ?

You build your Lego sets with mittens, right ?

How is assembling diffs hard for anybody? What the hell are you doing?

Not to sound harsh, but if assembling diffs is too hard, than maybe you have an issue... And if a 9 year old that can't assemble a differential is a reason behind a new design, than Idiocracy indeed is a documentary.

1 minute ago, Zerobricks said:

Not to sound harsh, but if assembling diffs is too hard, than maybe you have an issue... And if a 9 year old that can't assemble a differential is a reason behind a new design, than Idiocracy indeed is a documentary.

Perhaps he has damaged nerves on some fingers...only he know what he meant with that post

Perhaps he's a double amputee