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New LEGO truck, 8436
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:07:06 GMT
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Hi everyone,
I just bought one of the new technic sets yesterday, the truck 8436.
I really didnt like the new technic style before, I think the concept of LEGO
has chanched, but now I think it was the time to try a large new set, and I have
seen some new possibilities of the new style technic. I have to admit that it
surprised me, how many more new ways the bricks can be combined, I am just sorry
that the set not includes both the new and old types of technic bricks, I think
that would have been the best solution.
Now, I think the new bricks are allright, but the construction is not that
stiff, when everything is put together with the small black pins. Old bricks
features a lot stiffer construction when the knobs lock into each other.
But I think it is one of the best new sets from LEGO for a long time, the crane
on the truck lookes and works almost like the real ones.
Of course I dont like the strange plates on the side of the truck, because they
are too special, and hard to use in other places, but owerall I think its a nice
model.
In the description of the truck is written “hydraulic crane” in case you didnt
quess, its of course not correct, it is a pneumatic crane.
Does any one have other comments to the 4 new technic sets just released?
Best regards from Denmark
Anders Gaasedal
LEGO Mobile Cranes - http://www.gaasedal.dk
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Message has 7 Replies:
 | | Re: New LEGO truck, 8436
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| (...) Were it not for the color change, I would seriously consider getting this. Especially if it became available in australia and it wasnt expensive. But with the change to the new grey and dark grey, I have no interest in this. (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: New LEGO truck, 8436
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| (...) I think the functionality on this is great, but the actual look of the thing is not so good. The whole thing looks a bit rushed. The actual crane version (as opposed to the claw version) IMHO looks the worst. I think the crane on the picture (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | Re: New LEGO truck, 8436
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| (...) NOW, I NEED to know something. In the S@H catalog picture, I see that on the tires, it's written 62.4 x 20 (tire dimension). Of course, i fear that they aren't the same type as the old (Giant truck MT 5571) type which says on the tires 68.8 x (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | Re: New LEGO truck, 8436
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| (...) I think this set is rather expensive. I saw it some months ago on the net. Now I've seen this large picture I can have a good look. What you see first is: studless! Where are the conventional Technic bricks? Those studless beams could be (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | Re: New LEGO truck, 8436
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| (...) Huh. They changed a few parts from the version shown in the 2004 Product Book. I didn't notice that at Toy Fair, but I just checked my pic and the box behind the model matches the PB photo, while the physical model looks like the pic you (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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