From what I can tell, it looks like the ripper and blade lift function are done by a simple worm gear setup. On both, you can see a liftarm that connects to the function.

I'd expect this to be more around the £35 mark, especially if the pick-up truck is going to be priced a bit higher.

Looking at the boxes the dozer is roughly a 42006 and the pickup closer to 42000 than to 42006. So closer to 50£ (dozer). and 75£ (Pickup) I think

I wrote customer service about the mistake of the A25F hauler. Hopefully they will correct this pretty obvious screw-up. Either change the text and the technical info with the correct A25D / A25E on the box or even better make a 6x6 version B-model :P The latter would probably not come into question because of the extra 2 wheels and tires needed.

Now that we all got that off our chest lets get back to the main beast this year 42030 can't wait :)

Now that we all got that off our chest lets get back to the main beast this year 42030 can't wait :)

There is a dedicated topic, go nuts!

This topic is precisely for discussing things like this

Poor mans 8275

Will do for the parts bin.

Some of us ARE poor men! I'd love a larger sized yet less expensive bulldozer.

Bulldozers don't always look that great in real life anyway, they aren't meant to, so I'm personally not bothered by it's poor looks. Still it looks to be very boring functionally.

I don't mind the looks- it's not half bad.

But the functions...

TLH

Bulldozers don't always look that great in real life anyway, they aren't meant to, so I'm personally not bothered by it's poor looks. Still it looks to be very boring functionally.

Well, they are 'beasts' for sure ... Lots of power, several functions, and NOT hollow ... Worked on several last year, and got a lot more respect for them ... Especially the drivetrain, dual hydrostatic loops, with 3 pumps, 2 for the left/right tracks, one for the implements, and blades with 4 degrees of freedom. Would be neat to reproduce the drivetrain and the blade functions but one would need pneumatic motors and planetary gears for the final drives ...

Edited February 7, 201411 yr by DrJB

Well, they are 'beasts' for sure ... Lots of power, several functions, and NOT hollow ... Worked on several last year, and got a lot more respect for them ... Especially the drivetrain, dual hydrostatic loops, with 3 pumps, 2 for the left/right tracks, one for the implements, and blades with 4 degrees of freedom. Would be neat to reproduce the drivetrain and the blade functions but one would need pneumatic motors and planetary gears for the final drives ...

Now THAT WOULD BE EPIC! I'de be the first in line to buy that and suggest it here if I thought it was possible to make pneumatic motors small and efficient enough to work in a lego set. Sadly I'm not sure that it is. Though I would love to see some planetary gear reduction drives made possible without using turn tables.

We have a video from the technic team showing the 1st half technic sets.

Edited February 14, 201411 yr by Alasdair Ryan

Niice video!

At First I wasn't hit about the "1H sets", but slowly I change my mind.

Cargoplane: you will be mine!

I'd like to see a better video of the 2h sets too.

@ Davidmull:

Just wait a half year and you will get a lot of video's of the 2h models.

Here's finally a decent pic of 42028:

I have three H2 sets here in LW. I will see tomorrow if I could get a closer look at them.

Here's finally a decent pic of 42028:

http://i.imgur.com/ZrSsZ1L.png

I like it, it looks like 8275's little brother :-D

Calling dokludi.......

lol

Edited February 15, 201411 yr by legolijntje
Please don't qoute images

wow that bulldozer looks stunning! just perfect size ;) wondering what the alternate model will be... my best guess is a excavator or a mini version of the 42006

Here's finally a decent pic of 42028:

That explains why 8275's prices have sky-rocketed in recent weeks ... Before the holidays, you could get one off ebay for a tad over $200 ... Now, starting bids are at $300+

Edited February 15, 201411 yr by Blakbird
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A lot of great details for a small caterpillar D11 (small cabin), great set .

Thanks for the picture. Now i can say with certainty that 42028 isn't for me. It wont even work as a part pack since it doesn't offer anything new. I'm still looking forward to the B-model, just to see what they come up with. Also if those yellow panels are 5x11 then it will provide more supply for the secondary market which is always a good thing.

Finally LEGO has started making the red plates again!

They're out of stock at LEGO, and Brick link sells them for 15$ apiece.

IMO this would be a perfect small pneumatic model...

IMO this would be a perfect small pneumatic model...

Totally agree, another missed opportunity. I will skip this one and buy the Volvo this year only. Thank you LEGO for sparing some money.

Edited February 15, 201411 yr by Interceptor