Using Rebrickable I realised I had almost enough parts to build 42008. Using the on-line build instructions I came up with this.

Apart from the obvious colour changes, I'm missing one windscreen upright, some small sloped panels, my hose lengths are slightly different and the new 5 long lift-arms, which were easily replaceable with thin beams. They're only used on the tow-frame at the rear so don't actually move.

Disappointingly, I'm actually glad that I didn't pay money for this set. As stated above, there's very little new in this model and there's are a few gripes I have, namely:

• The winch operation is very cumbersome. It's difficult to let out the rope, while lifting the locking ratchet, while being ready to stop the motor. If you don't stop the motor then the rope starts rewinding when it runs out of length.
  
• The pneumatics are too soft. Both the tow-frame lowering and the extension boom need a finger-push to get going. Some of my hose lengths are slightly longer than specified but not enough to cause this much sponginess.
  

Overall, 6/10.

...edit: and I just found dokludi's replica in another thread. Knew I'd seen it somewhere. I'm amazed he did it without access to official instructions!

Edited July 29, 201311 yr by chorlton

That's because it needs to be green for it to work!

That's because it needs to be green for it to work!

It's already zero emissions and carbon neutral?

Did anybody notice the number plate showing a name? It's:

SU 54NN3 = SUSANNE (German equivalent for Susan)

Is there a Technic Designer with this name?

Did anybody notice the number plate showing a name? It's:

SU 54NN3 = SUSANNE (German equivalent for Susan)

Is there a Technic Designer with this name?

I have never heard of any new female builders working in the 'technic department'.

If there was I think it would have been 'blogged'.

Maybe one of the technic designers named it after there child or wife....

I've got the set last weeking. I think it's a rather nice set... good mixture of parts, fantastic new colour. It's worth the money. Actually I got 42009, 42005 and 41999 as well.

I'll get this only if I can find a really good deal somewhere... but for 42009, I'll definitely buy it. A and B model is really good

Edited August 13, 201311 yr by leksivalen

I have never heard of any new female builders working in the 'technic department'.

If there was I think it would have been 'blogged'.

Maybe one of the technic designers named it after there child or wife....

Designer of that set is Alfred Pedersen, so it must be named after someone else.

I got the set recently for 85€. Of course, it's another truck like other sets before (old wine in new skins), but I like the look with green parts. It's something new than other contruction sets in yellow and red...Surely the green parts I've already planned for a new moc.

Greetings

Alex

Edited August 14, 201311 yr by afol1969

I think that it is good model, in this truck skale like 8109, 8052 ,,,, 42008 is best.

I think that it is good model, in this truck skale like 8109, 8052 ,,,, 42008 is best.

I only have 8109 but I think it's better than this :p

I only have 8109 but I think it's better than this :p

May be, i have 8052 and buy 42008, my view is that 42008 better than 8052, and 8109 beetter than 8052, but 42008 better than 8109)))

Edited August 14, 201311 yr by Nike 2101

I'm definitely getting this set, just not any time soon. Saving up money to pay off the playstation 4 in November.

I'll get this only if I can find a really good deal somewhere... but for 42009, I'll definitely buy it. A and B model is really good

Why not use your own suggestion in the other thread? Coolshop has the best price for 42008 that I've seen until now.

Why not use your own suggestion in the other thread? Coolshop has the best price for 42008 that I've seen until now.

I'll wait till next year when the new models will arrived. Price for 42008 will still go down. I'm not in a hurry to have this model

True. I didn't have any rush getting the 42009 either, now, but I just had to get it now

Did anybody notice the number plate showing a name? It's:

SU 54NN3 = SUSANNE (German equivalent for Susan)

Suzan may be someone at TLG. For what its worth, I accidentally noticed that the author of the pdf instructions, downloaded from LEGO website, for the 8109 main model, is "suzan", you can see this by right-clicking on the file name and select properties, from Windows explorer. Clearly suzan is someone working at LEGO group, and is associated with the Technic team in some regards, at least in preparation of the pdf instruction books.

Edited December 2, 201311 yr by JGW3000