June 9, 201311 yr Thanks for the video reviews, Anio! I'm looking forward to adding these two sets to my collection.
June 9, 201311 yr Anio, thanks for the great reviews! Also, the TechLug website looks great! Wish I knew French.
June 9, 201311 yr Thank you. Both 42008 & 42009 do not really work smoothly :( 42009 does work smoothly. In the video, when I retract the telescopic section, it is not smooth because the arm is not totally raised. But when it is, it is smooth. There is just the hook that is not heavy enough.
June 9, 201311 yr It really shows that hook is not weighty enough to keep the string taught. Thats a shame, and there are little options available to add weight?
June 9, 201311 yr Anio, thx for reviews! I like 42008 for its colors, green is pretty nice because of this it looks better than 42009, however not impressed with the functions of 42008, which are way better in 42009. Still not sure if I should go for any this year's top models (except 41119, with a bit of a luck).
June 9, 201311 yr Anio, are those red gears the only new parts in the 42009..? Other than the redesinged curved panels..?
June 9, 201311 yr Anio, are those red gears the only new parts in the 42009..? Other than the redesinged curved panels..? Some small wheels (with tires) may be new, but I'm not sure. There are also black 16L axles (they were only white till now) Edited June 9, 201311 yr by Anio
June 9, 201311 yr So, the boom doesn't extend simultaneously with the lowering of the hook, like 8421 did? Is this very troublesome? What is the difference between the old and the new curved panels besides the position of the holes? And could you please please post the partslists of 42008 and 42009? Edited June 9, 201311 yr by merman
June 9, 201311 yr So, the boom doesn't extend simultaneously with the lowering of the hook, like 8421 did? Is this very troublesome?What is the difference between the old and the new curved panels besides the position of the holes? And could you please please post the partslists of 42008 and 42009? No, it is not such a big problem. As for the panels, no differences excepted the holes. 42008 : 42009 :
June 9, 201311 yr I think that B version of 42009 is one of the best alternativ sets that Lego had ever made! Can't wait when 42009 will be available in Poland :)
June 9, 201311 yr Therealjustin, now you may read the review of the mobile crane : http://www.techlug.f...us-kossman-2013 Edited June 9, 201311 yr by Anio
June 9, 201311 yr I always have to do the math with new Technic sets. With the crane I have about 2450 of the 2600 pieces. Should I buy a whole set for these 150 missing parts? But buying just some parts is always more expensive and besides: nothing beats a fresh new Technic set. I think 42009 has a record of 6 booklets!
June 10, 201311 yr Oh so many pieces. 12 large gear racks, 5 16L axles and a 32L one plus a ton of other stuff. I'm so getting this set.
June 10, 201311 yr Anio, do you know why each stabilizer has 2 gear racks stacked on top of each other?
June 10, 201311 yr Anio, do you know why each stabilizer has 2 gear racks stacked on top of each other? The lower rack is used as a regular rack, with a 12t. The upper rack is actually just used as a beam.
June 10, 201311 yr Cool! Thanks a lot. Somehow the amount of parts in 42009 seems little haha My thoughts exactly. The number of bags and parts in the classic 8421 seemed more at the time.
June 10, 201311 yr well there are nearly 1000 pins, including 500 of the short black ones! EDIT: I decided to count them! total = 2614 Pins = 959 axles = 300 bushes = 103 gears = 155 straight beams = 351 bent beams = 116 thin beams = 131 connectors = 316 bricks = 52 Technic bricks = 19 panels = 19 wheels/tyres = 33 other = 60 Edited June 10, 201311 yr by Matt The Tuba Guy
June 10, 201311 yr Thanks for sharing the review and the pictures. I really wonder why TLC did not choose for the other version of the telescopic boom that we saw on early pictures. It appears that in that version the second section of the boom has 7 gear racks 1x4 instead of 2x5 parallel in the final version. Eg, it seams that in the other version the 2nd and 3rd section could each extend 6-7 studs more... As well the looks of the retracted booms is much better, eg as mentioned the final versions seams a little mis folded, and leaves clearly a lot of unused space between the end of the 2nd section and bottom of the first second. Very curious why TLC decided to do so.... Maybe the boom would become to heavy to lift when one first extended all sections?? And to avoid the internal clutch of the LAs to be addressed??
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