8 hours ago, Maaboo35 said:

Little shame about the gear protruding out the back, but that's unavoidable. A worthy trade-off. 

Really? I reckon they look mad. Heaps of visible moving pieces on a small Technic set

At least more gears than the Wrangler.

6 minutes ago, Gumalca said:

At least more gears than the Wrangler.

That reminds me of the "still a better love story than Twilight" meme.

16 minutes ago, Gumalca said:

At least more gears than the Wrangler.

I'd actually say the number of gears included is pretty good for its size.

4 hours ago, JintaiZ said:

I'd actually say the number of gears included is pretty good for its size.

I'm kinda over the attitude that gears are necessary for a set to be worth it. 42101 was an amazing little set. I wanna see more clever linkages, shorter ball socket arms and special parts in small sets

2 hours ago, Bartybum said:

I'm kinda over the attitude that gears are necessary for a set to be worth it. 42101 was an amazing little set. I wanna see more clever linkages, shorter ball socket arms and special parts in small sets

Yep, 42101 is great for its size and included only one gear as a steering knob.

Gears don't make a good Technic set, interesting and clever functions that work well and are packed into a small space make a good Technic set.

33 minutes ago, howitzer said:

Yep, 42101 is great for its size and included only one gear as a steering knob.

I was pissed at Sariel's low score for 42101, thought it was absolute BS

2 hours ago, Bartybum said:

I was pissed at Sariel's low score for 42101, thought it was absolute BS

42101 is indeed a cool set. The B-model is good as well; the jack is a great play feature.

As a student with basically no budget for LEGO, I'm always interested in the small sets - especially when they contain parts normally only found in larger sets, like the clamshell bucket used here. I'm also very happy that this set can tilt the bucket "remotely", rather than a lever at the bucket itself.

My only concern is that the curved base of said bucket will make actually scooping up loose material incredibly difficult - I think loaders normally have buckets with flat bases.

1 minute ago, ColletArrow said:

My only concern is that the curved base of said bucket will make actually scooping up loose material incredibly difficult - I think loaders normally have buckets with flat bases.

I think it'll work okay so long as the bucket is kept level.

Stoppie loader, anyone?

 

Wow... this model looks so accurate compared to the real one! I just wish there would have been a beam on the other side...

7 minutes ago, JintaiZ said:

Wow... this model looks so accurate compared to the real one! I just wish there would have been a beam on the other side...

It's based on the JCB 260, which has one arm. I think it's quite efficient as it enables the operator to get in and out more easily.

On 12/4/2020 at 2:53 AM, Bartybum said:

I was pissed at Sariel's low score for 42101, thought it was absolute BS

It's a very good set, but it's doubtful that people will choose it over 42102...

And by the way, 3 stars for Sariel's review wouldn't be considered as a bad score.

Spoiler

I was even more surprised by Sariel's low score for 21323...

 

Get yours today 

 

Oh it has a wabbit mode 

Personally I prefer JCB 

On 12/7/2020 at 10:12 AM, Maaboo35 said:

It's based on the JCB 260, which has one arm. I think it's quite efficient as it enables the operator to get in and out more easily.

While efficient and accurate, I believe both the looks and functions would improve if it had another arm. Anyway, you can't expect too much from a $10 set...

I tried double arm design - it tends to struck more agaisnt connector #4 on the roof, than one armed one.

my attempt on black & yellow version:

Conversion into a fork loader seems feasible.

On each side, make the small panels black.

Bright Light Orange + Black would be the perfect color scheme.

4 minutes ago, Anio said:

On each side, make the small panels black.

Bright Light Orange + Black would be the perfect color scheme.

That's because it's the JCB colour scheme. 

Black and yellow version looks great, but the pins would look a bit weird and I guess that's part of the reason why it doesn't include yellow parts...

Edited January 1, 20214 yr by JintaiZ

On 12/20/2020 at 1:33 PM, Anio said:

On each side, make the small panels black.
Bright Light Orange + Black would be the perfect color scheme.

I was aware that putting in the black panels would give colour scheme similar to the JCB above. Perhaps a few more pieces need to be put in black (cabin + towards the back). But I wanted it more 'friendly', e.g. bright.
I have most of the available parts in Bright Light Orange - but some just haven't been made.

 

 

 

On 12/20/2020 at 1:33 PM, Anio said:

On each side, make the small panels black.

Not quite black (*) but much darker: Forklift version

*) My black #21 & #22 panels are either in the Osprey or carry stickers.

 

Here's my video about both the A & B models. Fun fact (besides the somewhat unnecessary but still present black bush) :

The B model uses 2 LBG frictionless pins but the A model only has one, so the second one comes from the spares. I can't recall any other Technic set where the B model used the spare pieces.