42131 - CAT D11 Bulldozer

[1974]

OMG! How could TLG mess this one up, the most advanced (cr)app powered ladder in the world

Darnit, i'm not gonna buy this set afterall

33 minutes ago, Maaboo35 said:

 

Oh, I see now. Thanx

Edited August 27, 2021 by Milan
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[msk6003]

39 minutes ago, M_longer said:

Quick comparison, it seems that sprocket placing, ripper and blade arms are reasonably scaled.
Yet other things like CAT triangle track setup is messed up (notice the difference between placing boogies and lower sprockets). Also engine bay area, guard rails and dozer blade are riddicously oversized.

There's also no suspension, but model is heavy and that's the reason of it missing.
 

Promo image show this has engine. Looks like V8.

But drive motor is connected to rear sprocket directly. Where are engine connected?

Edited August 27, 2021 by Milan
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[M_longer]

4 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

Looks like V8.

V12, trough differential. It's just and overscaled 42028 ;)

[msk6003]

4 minutes ago, M_longer said:

V12, trough differential. It's just and overscaled 42028 ;)

So where is connected? Top sprocket? front sprocket?

And this will be more good if TLG not use one of 4 output of transmission on ladder but use on ripper.

Edited August 27, 2021 by msk6003

[M_longer]

2 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

Top sprocket? front sprocket?

Try one more time, there's only one sprocket left ;)

[1974]

Speaking of 42028 .. Are there other dozers that use a top sprocket? If not CAT could take TLG to court over that set

[msk6003]

1 minute ago, M_longer said:

Try one more time, there's only one sprocket left ;)

Rear motorised, Front adjust tension, Top drive engine?

[Ngoc Nguyen]

Just now, msk6003 said:

Rear motorised,

The angular motor has axle holes on both sides.

[msk6003]

1 minute ago, Ngoc Nguyen said:

The angular motor has axle holes on both sides.

But around of motor is looks to complecated to insert differential or something.

Edited August 27, 2021 by msk6003

[M_longer]

3 minutes ago, msk6003 said:

Rear motorised, Front adjust tension, Top drive engine?

Rear motorized and driving V12, front adjustable, top one spinning freely. As seen on the official pictures, of course :))

Yes, there's a differentail between two angular motors.

Edited August 27, 2021 by M_longer

[msk6003]

1 minute ago, M_longer said:

Rear motorized and driving V12, front adjustable, top one spinning freely. As seen on the official pictures, of course :))

Yes, there's a differentail between two angular motors.

 

Oh....

I see 1L worm gear inside of dozer. Between top sprockets. Is that is for ladder? or blade tilt?

[M_longer]

1 minute ago, msk6003 said:

that is for ladder

 

[msk6003]

Just now, M_longer said:

 

Thanks

[mpj]

So what scale is it?

[Maaboo the Witch]

1 minute ago, mpj said:

So what scale is it?

Big.

[jorgeopesi]

I think the functions are for show sometimes and it is no more nor less than a collector object for display, like a Star Wars ship with landing gear or whatever, but Technic was not this...

[1974]

Technics prime was last millenia. The first two decades was all about advancement

Now it's +18 black boxes and non-functionel broken-china supa cars, yeah baby

Edited August 27, 2021 by 1974

[howitzer]

3 minutes ago, jorgeopesi said:

I think the functions are for show sometimes and it is no more nor less than a collector object for display, like a Star Wars ship with landing gear or whatever, but Technic was not this...

This is the feeling I get also. It's also too big to be very playable, and the price of course puts it out of the budget of most kids (who are the ones most likely to play with such a thing). So yeah, a display item with some functions to show off, but mostly a dust collector.

[Bricktrain]

3 hours ago, Maaboo35 said:

Hopefully they'll be more widely available after this set is released.

plenty of them on bricklink, not many people buying them as yet

 

[msk6003]

1 minute ago, howitzer said:

display item with some functions to show off, but mostly a dust collector

Will be fun in snowey day.

[1974]

1 minute ago, howitzer said:

This is the feeling I get also. It's also too big to be very playable, and the price of course puts it out of the budget of most kids (who are the ones most likely to play with such a thing). So yeah, a display item with some functions to show off, but mostly a dust collector.

But TLG should go full Model Team/Creator with this then. Ditch the electronics and have manually operated LAs. Then build the entire machine with bricks not liftarms and panels

Looks MUCH better and will be played with just as much by those +18 buyers anyway

[M_longer]

37 minutes ago, 1974 said:

Are there other dozers that use a top sprocket? If not CAT could take TLG to court over that set

Liebherr PR 776 ;)
And this C model does use top sprockets as driven ones.

 

[Maaboo the Witch]

6 minutes ago, Bricktrain said:

plenty of them on bricklink

Yeah... used. Which means they've been twisted out of position by people picking up their 42114 wrong. 

[Polarlicht]

Is it me or do the stickers on the side hood yellow panels look like you can see through them and imitate the internals?

[efferman]

Just now, Polarlicht said:

and imitate the internals?

Yep, it looks like this.