2012 Technic sets at Technicbricks

 
 
 

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Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 08:48

Logging Truck: Air Tech Claw Rig homage, released 20 years after the original. :P Huw, did you get teary-eyed when you saw it? XD

EDIT: I searched "Huw" in the members list, and... well... http://www.brickset.com/myFriends/?field=name&query=huw 7 different Huws, excluding his daughter Alice. :P What's curious, though, is the "Huw@work" account...

Posted by Thomson & Thompson in Canada, 15 Oct 2011 08:53

They look nice.

Posted by jon11380 in United Kingdom, 15 Oct 2011 08:56

@ Alemas, The Air Tech Claw Rig was 20 years ago, I am feeling my age!

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 08:56

@jon: Whoops, my mistake. :P

Posted by Wiseman_2 in United Kingdom, 15 Oct 2011 08:56

Air Tech Claw Rig came out in 1992... 19 years ago.

They all look rather good, actually. 2011 1h was a bit duff if I'm honest, but 2012 looks great already. I especially like that Logging truck.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 08:57

@Wiseman: It will be 20 years in 2012. :P

Posted by jon11380 in United Kingdom, 15 Oct 2011 09:11

@Wiseman_2, the excavator was excellent from the first half of this year, good size with lots of functionlity, with suprisingly few parts. I am just gutted I paid £50, now that in several places you can get it for £35.

Posted by legomaniac in United States, 15 Oct 2011 09:27

That log truck looks fantastic, but my Unimog took all my LEGO room :(

That little orange truck is adorable :D I'll put it in the back of the unimog

Posted by Nightshroud99 in Canada, 15 Oct 2011 10:23

I like the mini-Unimog.

Posted by Nesquik in United Kingdom, 15 Oct 2011 10:27

Too many special pieces, as per usual. Technics is becoming less about the understanding of building principles/how things work, and more about what can look good for higher prices.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 10:37

@miniroll: I agree. This year's Supercar shows just that: It has gimmicks such as opening doors, hood, boot, pop-up wing, and basic stuff such as steering and suspension. It's more about looks rather than functionality. They should combine the two better. Right now, it's 70% looks and 30% functionalilty. I want a 50-50 split.

Posted by Wiseman_2 in United Kingdom, 15 Oct 2011 11:20

@jon11380:
Oh yeah, the Backhoe was a pretty good set. Great, actually, but the rest of the sets were mediocre.

@miniroll32:
Special pieces? Except for that new mini-turntable (which will be all kinds of useful for MOCs), I don't see anything that hasn't been fairly extensive used in the Technic line in the last decade...

Posted by Firox 5000 in United Kingdom, 15 Oct 2011 11:52

I really like the mini crane ,quad bike and the Logging truck. I love the mini version of the Unimog.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 12:00

You can clearly see the "Mini Tow Truck" is really a mini-Unimog: It's orange, and the cab has the characteristic 'mog shape. :) I wonder how LEGO managed to get away with it without the Unimog company noticing the similarity...

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 12:51

Huw, in your honest opinion, do I post too many comments in the same article?... :P

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 19:34

The mini 'mog box art is different from the promo image. :P There are no bushes at the ends of the front axle in the promo image, while there are in the box art. :P

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 15 Oct 2011 19:41

Just noticed something. The 8880 Supercar no longer has the biggest set number. All these sets are in the 9000-range. I HATE YA, LEGO!!! :P I bet 8880 fans will become furious when they realise what LEGO did...

Posted by duilim in Australia, 15 Oct 2011 22:53

These look amazing!!! Overall the 2012 sets are looking pretty good, with the exception of the Superheroes line..... good job with the Technic sets though Lego!

Posted by meccanotwitch in United Kingdom, 16 Oct 2011 04:21

I also agree with @miniroll32, there just isn't enough technical functinality within the larger technic sets. Even the Unimog, I feel, could have had a transmission and drive from the motor.
I wonder if we will see another REAL supercar anytime soon.

Posted by Lego-Mad in United Kingdom, 17 Oct 2011 12:14

A nice budget alternative to the 150 quid full size mercedes unimog

Posted by Hello_World! in United States, 19 Oct 2011 22:09

The Mini Umimog(a.k.a Mini tow truck) look great!

AVCampos has made a post about the new mini turntable at technicbricks:
http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2011/10/details-about-new-mini-turntable.html

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