February 8th, 2010 by Smithy
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The first review of the Lego Technic tractor with log loader has appeared on the Eurobricks Forum written by member Tom White.
This set is one of the smaller models released at the start of 2010. From Tom's pictures it looks 
much simpler than I thought it would be. This is a good thing though as some of the recent sets have been overly complex and I've even found my self getting frustrated with the often very detailed build.
The first part of the build is the tractor. Not many parts and realy just has simple steering as a function.
The trailer is also straight forward. The pneumatic pump is located under the trailer, with 2 pneumatic valves on the side, controlling the boom and stick. the arm can be rotated via a small gear at the back of the trailer.
This is the first set for a years to contain pneumatics. The set could have done with one more 
small cylinder to close the final jaw on the arm. A similar claw is on the Air Tech Claw Rig - set 8868.
The model has an age rating of 9 to 16 which seems ideal. At £40 it's maybe a bit too expensive for youngsters though.
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February 4th, 2010 by Smithy
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It's toy fair season at the moment where toy companies showcase their new and upcoming toys. These images were captured at the Toronto Toy fare in Canada.
Lego Technic Excavator - set 8043
From the box we can see it contains 1123 parts and is aimed at 11-16 year olds. The arm does have 3 degrees of articulation, the top half rotates, and the tracks are driven. This gives 6 motions with only 4 motors and 4 available controls from the remote control, so it looks like there'll be some form of switching mechanism between the 6 functions.
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Lego Technic Container Truck - set 8052
Again from the box the set contains 686 parts and is aimed at ages 10 - 16 years old. The truck is fitted with one Power Functions motor that looks like a medium sized one. Presumably to load and offload the container. The container can either be tipped as in a tipper truck, or offloaded to the back. This looks like it's selected by a small gearbox on the side of the truck.
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Lego Technic Mobile Crane - set 8053
The set contains 1289 parts and is aimed at 11-16 years. The model doesn't appear to contain any Power Functions motors so presumably everything is manually driven. The crane has unusual outriggers to stabilise the it. They appear to form a large x, each swinging out from the side. Looks like thumb type screws on each stabiliser leg. The cranes hook is rather odd considering they didn't use the existing hook and pulley parts. It'll be interesting how heavy a weight this crane will be able to lift with only one Linear Actuator.
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Lego Technic Motorbike - set 8051
487 Lego parts aimed at 9 to 16 year olds. The wheels on the bike look like new parts - wider than any other motor bike produced in the past. This looks like a very detailed build using lots of small parts.
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January 16th, 2010 by Smithy
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Some prices have been published for the new 2010 sets. The prices have been quoted in Euro's, then worked out from that.
Lego Technic Motor Bike 8051 - €39.99 / $58.99 / £36.99
Lego Technic Container Truck 8052 - €60.99 / $88.99 / £54.99
Lego Technic Rough Terrain Crane 8053 - €99.99 / $149.99 / £90.99
Lego Technic Excavator 8043 - €164.99 / $239.99 / £149.99
Given the price of the Rough Terrain crane it looks like it might actually be quite a big set. Possibly having more than 1,000 parts
January 14th, 2010 by Smithy
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The new first quarter 2010 sets have now appeared on Lego's Shop at Home service.
Lego Technic Compact Excavator (set 8047)
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Lego Technic Racing Truck (set 8041)
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Lego Technic Log Loader (set 8049)
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Lego Technic Helicopter (set 8046)
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Lego Technic Telehandler (set 8045)
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January 11th, 2010 by Smithy
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A new higher resolution picture of the Lego Technic Excavator has been published on Eurobricks. The photo was taken from a trade toy catalogue for upcoming toys in 2010.
This image clears up some of the previous confusions about this model but raises more.
First of all the model does use the standard PF Remote control units. Notice that the right hand level has a red connector on it. This has led to speculation that it controls some kind of switching unit to convert some of the motor power from one function to another.
The model supposedly has have 4 motors. By the look of the gears next to the tracks, it looks like the tracks will be powered. There's also 3 sets of Linear Actuators and the model also rotates. So that makes 6 "functions" - so how can this be done with only 4 motors?
It's possible that the right hand lever controls one motor connected to some kind of gear box. In one gear the remaining 3 motors control the left and right tracks, and also the rotation of the model. In the other gear the 3 motors control the boom, stick and bucket. By doing this it means that 2 of the motors have to traverse the turntable in the middle - not something that's ever been done in a Lego Technic set before. The rotation could be powered from either the upper part of the model or the bottom.
By the looks of it the picture is actually a computer generated image rather than a true photo. Some detail is lacking. An example of this is the 2 LA's that lift the boom. If they are really geared in this way one LA will go up, the other will go down. To work, both LA's would have to be geared from the same side. The LA's also look longer than they should be - either it's a trick of the image or they're a new part.
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The first review of the Lego Technic tractor with log loader has appeared on the Eurobricks Forum written by member Tom White.
much simpler than I thought it would be. This is a good thing though as some of the recent sets have been overly complex and I've even found my self getting frustrated with the often very detailed build.
The trailer is also straight forward. The pneumatic pump is located under the trailer, with 2 pneumatic valves on the side, controlling the boom and stick. the arm can be rotated via a small gear at the back of the trailer.
small cylinder to close the final jaw on the arm. A similar claw is on the Air Tech Claw Rig - set 8868.
