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42009 Mobile Crane MKII (est. 2606 pieces) - August 2013 - est. US RRP USD220
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PM me to add your name/box number here if interested Easier for anyone who will do LYN Lego Community Service.

This post has been edited by cute_boboi: Apr 2 2013, 10:20 AM

Compare to HK Toy's R Us at HKD219, the Octan tanker is AUD23 = HKD187 = rm75 (at today's rate) is cheap (check my sig).
Therefore, I think is cheap compare to KL selling price.

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You can open all the packs and mix all together in a bundle But for Technic, I can't do that with 1000+ pieces, and most of it are like 1x1 or smaller I sort it out, for tiny pieces into 10x compartments. Small ones 5x compartments. For normal size ones, into 2-3x buckets.

Just nearly thought my packs are missing 1 piece, until I re-read the whole instructions and found out I used a wrong piece earlier

This is the latest update/rumour I know so far: 42009 Mobile Crane MK II has 2606 pieces and estimate retail at USD$220 in US. RRP expectation here will be (220 x 3 x 1.3) = RM850 before any discount. About RM800-900
Let me update my own info on first page.

8110 Unimog (largest Technic set so far) has ~2048 pieces.

That would be about an increase of 558 pieces 27%

Not necessary to have motor. You can do it in stages, which ever way you want first.
Some train sets come complete with basic tracks and all motorised.
Some with basic tracks only.
Some just the train only. (Maersk)

For display, you don't need to add anything.
But will be nicer if have track.
Then you may need like 5-20x (or more) boxes of tracks and huge area/room to lay out the tracks. Without motor, you still can push it around manually
By adding motor (battery pack, lights), signalling/control system, etc. that would complete the entire train.


LOL I'm lucky I was sponsored as birthday gifts after I come back Now regret I did not grab the 8043 set (slap myself)

Howevery, actually it is much better than going out to drink/smoke ... or worse find chicks. You should explain nicely to her

This post has been edited by cute_boboi: Mar 29 2013, 10:32 AM

I think RM1800 nett is worth it.

^This. I claim my last year birthday presents If everything goes well, this year delayed present will claim #42009
Cupid Lego advise, find someone who understand your passion for Lego. Similar like how they have passion for handbags, shoes, cosmetics, accessories, clothes, OR whatever stuff.

Back to Lego ...
Latest Technic hauling in progress this week... FR later.

Some updates:
- 8110 finish assembly.
- 9398 done also.
- finish mod 9398 with XL motor v1. Need to improve v2, search Internet more. Lack of parts, refer above hauling in progress to break set into parts, about 28 sen per piece.

No pics now, uploading...

How much is the Friend's City Park Cafe 3061 ?

Lego Friends is the best to poison female
The mini-fig is slimmer and taller, more feminine looking.
The accessories are very detailed, and a lot. e.g. Ribbon can stick into cap/hat/hair.
Bathroom got shower head, tap, hot/cold water, place to put soap, soap itself. The "mangkuk tandas" got cistern, cover, seat, etc. Even the sink itself got tap, soap, brush, etc.

BTW, I'm not a girl Just helping people to buy and look into it during and after building.

The bricks are like normal Lego/City themes.
The figs don't fit. But Friend's hair can put onto standard minifigs though.
The accessories, there are no studs like bricks. Some are just able to grab using the hand only.

If this is true ... there goes my favourite game company. Maniac mansion, secret of monkey island, Ron Gilbert, Tim Schaefer, SCUMM, etc.

Post some pics, Lego Technic related.

Recently bought 2x XL-motor (8882)


Read & view up some MOC ideas... and started my own modification to change the both the motor from L to XL.
I don't have enough extra parts, hence I make do with a rough-design, and about 60-70% sturdiness, at least for now. There will be future versions.


Angle-view
The chassis expand 1 beam wider on each left & right side, to accomodate the wider XL motor and free-play for suspension.
Suspension remains at same height, but split wider due to expand chassis.


Back-view
Change the gears and affect the ratio. XL motor is about half the RPM of L motor, but with higher torque, hence not much speed improvement. Crawling over objects is slightly better though.
Extra bracing to hold the motor & gears in place. No gears skipping/grinding.


Side-view
Notice the taller XL motor, the height is nearly touching the upper portion of the car. Hence, I may need to modify further to increase the suspension by 1 beam.



This post has been edited by cute_boboi: Apr 5 2013, 11:16 AM

Lazy make video, crawling is the same as original. Movements all same. Whatever shown in pic are the modifications what else to narrate in the video ? My voice is not nice also
XL-motor alone costs about RM63 each from SG. yayaya... I know can get from US/etc at USD9.99 or lower and with postage within US another USD5 = total USD15 = about RM46-50 only... but the difficulty in sourcing it in M'sia/S'pore if anyone knows, I may want to get more Power Function motor/cables/parts.

Poison ... trying to hold from getting train set ... ... continue stick with Technics only.

Some sellers are very particular and put many levels/rankings:
1) MISB - mint in sealed box. The best condition you can get
2) NISB - new in sealed box. Not mint though. Maybe some very fine scratches
3) Grade-A - very good condition, still like 80-99% new. Obviously opened box already. Or if referring to box, maybe slight dented, more visible fine scratch.
4) Grade-B - degrade to 50-80% range. Bricks maybe slightly discoloured. Box means dented quite bad. Bigger scratch/tear.
5) Grade-C - degrade to 30-50%. Discoloured quite bad, like white bricks become very yellowish. Box may have a hole, dented very bad, many scratches, or even tear up.
6) Grade-D - give the box to your cat/dog, and get it back after 30 minutes. That's grade-D

Updated my Post #1251 into my blog. Also my last weekend testing on motorizing 8110 here.


Lego Technic - 8110 with XL Motor (pre-liminary testing)

I re-use the XL motor for this testing. Again, there are a lot of info on the web.



The XL motor is temporary mounted at the rear chassis. I did not put back all the braces/fittings. The space is just fit for XL motor. You may try with the smaller size L or M motor and it will definitely fit.




Wheels rotate as expected, without gearing down, yet.




Further testing, for the steering, the XL motor is fitted vertically inside the cab, at the back. I did not change the yellow-knobs into gears yet, as this is just a trial.
Also, both the motors are connected to the IR for remote control.

The result ?



Yes, it works. But this is just pre-liminary testing. There are many pros and cons which I will list out below (that I can recall as of now):

1) Major: Need to gear down at all 4x wheels, by getting extra gears for it. Otherwise, it may stress the XL motor driving it.

2) Major: Yellow steering knob not effective for turning. Also, the far position of the motor for steering is not suitable.

3) Major: 8110 steering design fault. Those who have one (8110), will know the difficulty in twisting the black knob above the cab to steer the front-wheel on the ground if it is not moving. Refer the video below by nicjasno (all credits goes to him)


4) Major: Without servo-motor or other manual-way, the steering does not return to centre, like the 9398 4x4 Crawler.

Therefore, these are the things in my mind for to-do list:
a) Gear down at the wheels. Simple mod.
b) Install the servo motor at bottom (lower chassis). Do not use the cab area.
c) Try to fit 2x XL / L motor to provide individual power for front and rear. I think L motor is feasible, if remove the front 4-pistons engine.
d) Modify the front steering mechanism.

Let's see how it goes along in future. I am ordering extra parts and stuff currently...

This post has been edited by cute_boboi: Apr 12 2013, 11:34 AM

My recent haul



Those with semi x-ray eyes will know...

Thanks bro, appreciate it otherwise lose mood/motivation to write in future. I'm no writer/blogger, just sharing



From a bro in SG for SGD340 (x2.5 = RM850 ). Price appreciated from SGD300 end of last year 2012 No choice, due to this set discontinued already in past several months. This is my most expensive Technic set hauled this year (so far, wait till 42009 is released).

It you really want it, I think is worth if it's below RM1k. At least to me, I think I'm a fan of excavator. Otherwise, the price will keep appreciate.

Actually I hauled 2x excavator last week 1 motorized, 1 pneumatic:



It's a used set 8455 from year 2002/2003 If new-in-box, is just too expensive...

Do you think I'm motorized/pneumatic excavator fan or not ?

The other one in my mind is Motorized Bulldozer 8275, but the price is crazier than 8043

Bought for <RM500. Repeat: used set. Not yet ship it back, will take a long time before I can touch it. If you want pneumatic parts only, suggest to just get it from Bricklink sellers. Way cheaper than paying premium price. But this 8455 comes with the most pneumatics so far ... 10x cylinder (47224c01) , 2x pump (2797c02) , lengths of tubes ...

Ughhh... I just check Bricklink, the average price starts from RM20+ for new/used pneumatic-cylinder and ~RM10+ per pump). 10x means RM200+ already not yet count shipping.

Actually, sometimes it's better to buy a complete set box and salvage parts from there. Much cheaper per part cost, and less hassle on ordering/delivery.

np This set still in SG, pending shipping back to KL. In the meantime, I'm doing testing/mod on 8110 and 9398.

Saw some killer 8043 mods on Internet, wait for it