Alasdair Ryan Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Why Lego hasn't licensed this cute baby? ;-) This would be a real flagship... can load the Volvo in its bucket ;-) A 14 year old boy/girl would not know what one of those is though..... The Lego group actually missed out a key word in the technic motto "repetitive". Quote
Dennis Bosman Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Saw the first images of this new set this week. I'm quite excited, I'm really looking forward to it. Some parts might be very useful in my scale, like the yellow wheels and the bucket off course. A set I only build once, what's inside is more important for me. Quote
Dafgek81 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 How big are the wheels? As big as those from the Unimog? The width is about 19 studs, so the same as the Unimog. Quote
davidmull Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Looks like they fixed the servo motor to give true return to center steering I agree. The steering work way better in that video. Let's set what everyone else thinks. Quote
Foggy Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I still don't like it so much...prefere a smooth one without servo motor... Quote
Saberwing40k Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Hmm, this set's growing on me. Although, it needs to be slowed down, which would be a very easy mod. Quote
Hrafn Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I still don't like it so much...prefere a smooth one without servo motor... I agree. Whatever TLG's reason was for putting the servo in this set, doing so without also including the train remote strikes me as a mistake. Alternately, they could have used a PF-M and either linear actuators or a series of gears to do the steering; that would have worked fine. This is one of those compromises that just doesn't work, IMO. Quote
davidmull Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I agree. Whatever TLG's reason was for putting the servo in this set, doing so without also including the train remote strikes me as a mistake. Alternately, they could have used a PF-M and either linear actuators or a series of gears to do the steering; that would have worked fine. This is one of those compromises that just doesn't work, IMO. I'm sure they taught the servo works best,they don't want sets with gears crunching which is why gears don't make sense. Anyone else think the beacon light on the roof is interesting,it's one of the old light and sound globes I think,I'll have to add a flasher to that :) Quote
N-4K0 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) The one thing that puzzles me is why the video title says this is a Volvo bulldozer Edited February 1, 2014 by Error404 Quote
Superkalle Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Only John Deere makes green engines. Though, in the construction business, various competitors bought engines from each other. I'm not sure if Volvo made their own engines, but next time I have access to a wheel loader, I'll check ... After all, we might be getting a Volvo WL with a Deere power plant ... Volvo actually makes their own engines, so no Deere there . The Volvo made engines are used in all Volvo brands (Volvo Bus, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Penta Marine and Powergens), and I believe also in some of the other brands owned by the Volvo Group such as Mack, Renault Trucks, Eischer and UD Trucks. As far as color, Volvo heavy diesel engines have been painted green for many years. Don't know exactly, but I'd guess 30-40 years or so. And concerning John Deere engine color, I don't think they use green anymore but silver (at least if looking on the web). Quote
promobricks Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Hi, i had the chance to shoot a video of the Volvo Loader at the Spielwarenmesse Nürnberg: It shows all the functions. Looking forward to your feedback. Quote
Moz Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 promobricks, more than 30s of your 90s video is your splash screen. Don't you thinks that's kind of excessive? Quote
N-4K0 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) 33 second intro before we even get to see the loader. No offense, but - boring! Now that I think about it - are the pistons in the green engine the standard yellow? They look light green to me... Edited February 1, 2014 by Error404 Quote
GoldVillage Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Maybe next year! they have made new pieces time to time only for a specific set... so why not?! :P only lets say a new 20-stud big tire would make the L-2350 justice ;) Edited February 1, 2014 by GoldVillage Quote
jantjeuh Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Oh man, a LeTourneau L-2350 in Lego would be really epic. Only problem is, how are you going to transfer power to those HUGE wheels Quote
jorgeopesi Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Maybe next year! they have made new pieces time to time only for a specific set... so why not?! :P only lets say a new 20-stud big tire would make the L-2350 justice ;) Believe me I tried to build the Letorneau but we would need huge wheels, if you try to do it on a smaller scale it is imposible to fit two small L.A.s together respecting the width. The top view of the machine is ridiculously narrow. Quote
efferman Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Hi, i had the chance to shoot a video of the Volvo Loader at the Spielwarenmesse Nürnberg It shows all the functions. Looking forward to your feedback. thank yu very much for the vid have you seen if it has a pendular axle at the rear? Edited February 1, 2014 by efferman Quote
Aris Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 The price is around 200 Euros...But definitely it's value for money. http://www.technicbr...14-2h-sets.html The price is around 200 Euros...But definitely it's value for money. http://www.technicbr...14-2h-sets.html Quote
davidmull Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Where's all the guys that complained about the steering not returning to center!clearly it does in the above video. Works better than i taught. I'd love to see the full dip on the bucket though. Is there any reason we haven't seen any pictures of the dozer yet? It's probably the usual mid size model I'd say. Quote
JM1971 Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Where's all the guys that complained about the steering not returning to center!clearly it does in the above video. Works better than i taught. I'd love to see the full dip on the bucket though. Is there any reason we haven't seen any pictures of the dozer yet? It's probably the usual mid size model I'd say. Agreed, the steering looks ok but its could do with progressive control. (not the laggy train controller) Quote
jantjeuh Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 It does seem to return to center now yes, but it's still jerky and unnatural. I will mod my copy Quote
davidmull Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 It does seem to return to center now yes, but it's still jerky and unnatural. I will mod my copy Will it be an easy mod? Quote
ed-orange Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) there is a new video online. You can clearly see the pendular rear axle. And 'you can lift up to 1 kilogram' Edited February 1, 2014 by ed-orange Quote
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