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B model for the Lego Technic Mobile Crane – set 8053

June 16th, 2010

Thanks to a Lego fan club in France we now have images of the alternative model (b model) for the Lego Technic Mobile Crane (set 8053). The b model is a harbour crane!

And in case you missed it, another Lego Technic fan from France has managed to recreate the main model from photos.

From this you can see the unusual outrigger style. On the full scale cranes this type of layout is normally reserved for the biggest mobile cranes.

Also available ton the site is a comparison with the previous Lego Technic mobile crane, and also the latest Lego City Mobile Crane

You can find the build review here - http://atixnaid.free.fr/?p=360 and the google transalation in English here

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Tags: Actuator Alternative Model Build Crane Linear Actuator Mobile Crane 8053 New Autumn 2010 Review

Review of Lego Technic Compact Excavator (set 8047)

December 21st, 2009

Even though the Lego Technic Compact Excavator is supposed to be released in 2010 the first review and build of the model has been published.

Ryan, a member of the LOWLUG message board has posted his review to TechBricks.

The review contains a few photos but sadly they're a bit dark and blurred, but give a good indication of how the model is built.

The box comes with 2 manuals for both the main A model - the mini digger and also the B model - the log handler. This is unusual for Lego as they've tended to publish the B model instructions on their website.

The model contains a number of new parts:-

20 Tooth bevelled gear - with a hole rather than an axle fitting hole. This means the gear "free wheels"
4 length axle with a stop at one end
3 Length axle with stop
3 Length pins with axle holes
New Body panel

The build starts off with the building of the undercarriage - Ryan finds this rather straight forward. It appears the track treads "free wheel" and aren't powered in any way. The rest of the model is then assembled on the base.

There's 2 gears / knobs at the back of the model that allow it to function. The first raises and lowers the boom, the other controls the stick and bucket.

The model looks like a good set to obtain parts. The tracks are very difficult to find new these days as it's a while since they've been part of a set in any numbers. There's also a wide selection of gears.

Ryans review can be found here.

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Tags: Alternative Model Compact Excavator 8047 New Parts Review

Review of Lego Technic Tractor and Trailer set 8063

August 21st, 2009

An excellent review on the Lego Technic Tractor and Trailer has been added to the Eurobricks forum by the user known as Blakbird. Blakbird was also the creator of the Technic Wheel Loader mentioned elsewhere.

The review contains many photos of the tractor and a few of the trailer. It can be found in the Lego Technic section of Eurobricks forum here.

From the review it's more than apparent that the tractor model is virtually the same as the previous Technic Tractor (set 8284). There's a few minor changes including newer shaped body panels around the motor, and a slightly different 3-point linkage on the rear. Apart from that their identical.

The trailer contains 13 of the new 1x5x11 body panels (part 64782) and one new Linear Actuator (part 61927c01). Apart from those parts there's nothing else in the set that's new.

It has been mentioned that this Tractor and Trailer set may be a special set exclusive to Toys R Us as they're currently the only ones selling it.

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Tags: Actuator New 2009 New Autumn 2009 Review Tractor Trailer 8063

Review of Lego Technic Wheel Loader – Set 8265

August 5th, 2009

An excellent review on the Lego Technic Wheel Loader (set 8265) has been added to the Eurobricks forum here.

The review is well structured, with photos of the box, the various part bags, various stages of the build, and the final model along with similar models from the past.

So far no major issues have been mentioned with this model and it looks like it will be the major success story of Lego this year. Unfortunately there's been some issues with the "build quality" of the large Lego Technic Crane Truck.

	The base chassis taking shape.
	The articulated joint in the middle of the model. As you can see the photos show an amazing level of detail.
	The finished model

There's also a video on YouTube showing what can be done when you add this set together with the Lego Technic Bulldozer (set 8275) remote control parts. It appears to use one of the XL Motors to drive the model and one to steer, and uses one Medium Motor to raise and lower the bucket, and one to tip it.

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Review of Lego Technic Crane Truck – Set 8258

July 27th, 2009

The first detailed review of the Lego Technic Crane Truck has appeared - although sadly it's written in French!

http://www.setechnic.com/review-lego-technic-8258.html

Google Translated pages - Not 100% accurate, but enough for you to get the gist of the review

The review is split in 7 sections

Information
Design
Features
Content
My Opinion
Photos
Video

From the YouTube video of the model we can see a good overview of how it works.

My first impression is that the stabiliser legs look very flimsy. On previous crane models the legs have actually raised the model of the ground. There appears to be a lot of "play" in in the crane boom. It would have been good to motorise the winch in some way, and to maybe have a motorised extension of the boom. Rather disappointed that the crane arm doesn't extend much beyond the base of the model.

So will I be buying it? I'll probably wait till it's available from Amazon and buy it as part of a bigger order.

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