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LEGO Technic Motorized Excavator

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Since around 2002 many Racers sets qualify for being technic. Notably, the classic 8461 BMW Williams (pretty much a recoloring of an actual "Technic" set, 8458), and the two awesome RC cars 8475 and 8366 which I still think are the fastest official Lego models yet, with arguably the most powerful technic motor yet (also used in 8421 and 8287). There were many others but those 3 were my favorite "Racers" technic. Now the completed digging arm can be attached to the superstructure. Like the lower lifting linear actuators, idler gears are used to avoid rotating the heavily loaded support axle. The dozer actually feels like a casing for all the PF elements, there's THAT much electronics in there.

It simply makes me thinking about if the considering release the dozer in a few year with the new PF RC2 units and once again uses the PF XL, witch I haven't seen i a technic since there release.(And I don't have the 8275 and I have come to regret quit alot since...) That's it!! The model is complete. Here are some shots showing the final model in a couple of positions. As you can see, the reach of the arm is quite long.

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You can see a large assortment of studless beams, and a smattering of the old studded variety. The 13L beams are dark gray for some reason, perhaps to help in distinguishing them from the 15L beams. If so, this represents an underestimation of the intelligence of children. Any teenager who manages to get one of these sets can probably count to 13 and tell the difference between that number and 15. But I digress. We also get four of the transmission rings and four extensions, parts which were quite rare up to now. There are 10 of the new pins with cross holes, and 8 of the 3L universal joints. If the measure of a good set is how many gears it has (and there is ample evidence to suggest this is true), then this is the best set ever. A look at the gear collection reveals a total of 71 gears including 14 of the elusive and magical 16 tooth clutch gears, more than in any other set. There are also 4 of the newer larger "idler" gears. The axle collection is also ample. There are not just normal axles, but lots of the more unusual stop axles. The 3L stop axles are now in dark tan like other 2010 sets. The real treasure is the 4L stop axle though. This has only appeared in 2 sets before. In my copious collection of over a quarter of a million Technic parts, I had only 2 of this part. This set adds 26 more to my collection!!

Comparing it to newer models the only model that feels worth the money PF-wise is the new crawler, you'll get different motors and the IR system. Because I am starting to looking to recent history of LPSS/PSS/PF(Lego Power Functions System), from 8275 up till the release of the 9398 and the 8043 in between. Hi are there anybody out there that has the bulldozer from 2007 and would care todo a good review off it? Before we do the gearbox, we'll install the battery box and the rear cosmetic assembly which also serves to help hold everything together. last good model with lime was the 8649 Nitro Menace, though it was in the Racers lineup technically, most all the underpinnings were pure Technic.In the course of human events, the occasional item or product may come along which changes the way we perceive the world, and perhaps even ourselves. Is the monstrous 8043 excavator this item? No, that would be ridiculous; it's only a LEGO model. On the other hand, it is one of the most marvelous and technically complex LEGO models ever produced and belongs on the shelf and in the heart of every true fan. The 8043 has 4 (!!!) m motors but you still have one type of motor. When you start with PF I should recommend investing money in a set that has IR elements and different motor types. Now lets take a look at the parts. The pile of parts is truly enormous, although nowhere on the box does it actually say how many there are. Ancillary evidence would suggest there are about 1123. This means, by part count, it is not among the biggest Technic sets ever, but it certainly is one of the physically largest once built. These next few photos show the build up of gears for control of the digging arm. In the first image, you can see the top bevel gears which control the two functions which will be passed out along the boom. The second image shows the set of tan double bevel gears in parallel which will be used on the parallel linear actuators which raise the boom. You can also see the worm gear which slews the whole superstructure using the ring gear on the outside of the turntable.

The next assembly is a cap for the gearbox which contains some of the gears which will be used to drive the digging arm.I love the 8275 the way it is. I wouldn't add linear actuators to it (I LOVE the way they did the mechanisms using only lots of gears ) and pneumatics would have made it unnecessarily complex and too expensive, considering the amount of PF parts in it. My copy showed up via DHL courier yesterday and I immediately began building, forgoing all sustenance and personal hygiene in my quest to complete it as soon as possible. Since almost no one on Earth has had a chance to build this yet, I thought I better record my thoughts and the build process as I went along. Read onward, gentle reader, and be prepared to share my epic journey as you watch this model take shape. Grab yourself a tasty beverage, turn on some music, and open your mind.

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