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indica
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Crawler crane is available for preorder. Think I will just keep my scratch built one.
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Well holy shit:
Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000 42146 | Powered UP | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AU
Build one of the largest LEGO® Technic models to date (August 2023) with this project for adults, building the Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000 model
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$1000 though!! Like I want it but that's a big ask. Less motors than the Liebherr digger for a much bigger price tag. Also where do you put the thing once it's finished? Just annexe part of your house for it? Stupid. Still want it.
On the desk of course. This one is bigger though if the luffing fly is on it is too tall and has to sit on the floor.Well holy shit:
Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000 42146 | Powered UP | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop AU
Build one of the largest LEGO® Technic models to date (August 2023) with this project for adults, building the Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000 model
$1000 though!! Like I want it but that's a big ask. Less motors than the Liebherr digger for a much bigger price tag. Also where do you put the thing once it's finished? Just annexe part of your house for it? Stupid. Still want it.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
Just discovered there's a pop-up Lego shop opening very near me, only for a few days later this week...! 
Pop up? Like the karma sutra?Just discovered there's a pop-up Lego shop opening very near me, only for a few days later this week...!
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
An interesting look around the new Crawler Crane:
TL/DR version: looks like Lego ran into some fairly substantial problems engineering this set to work that could only be resolved by making the finished product appear quite different to the crane it's based on - and by tooling for a bunch of bespoke pieces which partially explains the stupid price. I'd be willing to bet even for $1k Lego is still making a loss on each set sold.
Still, a cool example of what's possible with ABS plastic
TL/DR version: looks like Lego ran into some fairly substantial problems engineering this set to work that could only be resolved by making the finished product appear quite different to the crane it's based on - and by tooling for a bunch of bespoke pieces which partially explains the stupid price. I'd be willing to bet even for $1k Lego is still making a loss on each set sold.
Still, a cool example of what's possible with ABS plastic
mike14
Likes Bikes and Dirt
People will be queuing for blocks....Just discovered there's a pop-up Lego shop opening very near me, only for a few days later this week...!
sorry
I have watched a couple of videos of this now and my thoughts... Bits of the crane look the business but the lack of counterweight on the carbody and carbody in general are not right and the contrived superlift set up looks really odd. But worst off all the luffing fly masts are just wrong, too short and stumpy and not to scale with the other jibs. Lego would have been better off selling the crane just with a main boom and leaving the luffing fly off. I like the boom sections and the counterweights themselves look decent. Perhaps buy this and just make it with an extended main and no luffing fly?An interesting look around the new Crawler Crane:
TL/DR version: looks like Lego ran into some fairly substantial problems engineering this set to work that could only be resolved by making the finished product appear quite different to the crane it's based on - and by tooling for a bunch of bespoke pieces which partially explains the stupid price. I'd be willing to bet even for $1k Lego is still making a loss on each set sold.
Still, a cool example of what's possible with ABS plastic
scblack
Leucocholic
I love where I live. In Castle Hill I have three shops with serious Lego content: Lego branded shop at Castle Towers; Toymate at Castle Towers (bought plenty there) ; and I especially like Toymate at Victoria Ave Castle Hill, as they have regular GOOD discounts in Lego. Victoria Ave had the Millennium Falcon I already have - its a AUD$1,299 outlay, but they've had it for sale for $1,049.
And then I work in Sydney CBD where Hobbyco has a very good Lego section.
And then I work in Sydney CBD where Hobbyco has a very good Lego section.
scblack
Leucocholic
Nice. As I say the Peugeot is an excellent build, Sian is better but its more than twice the kit. The Daytona SP3 in my opinion is better than the Sian, has some extra complex techniques in it.
Have you heard there has "apparently" been a leak the next awesome kit is to be a Concorde?
I could Concorde. Thinking of another scratch build...
The SP3 is a good kit. When I built it I was in a Lego frenzy. It is a more tech set for sure.
The break between sets has probably helped with the enjoyment of building the Sian.
Got a few on the go at the moment. The little senna, moc forklift from your old land rover and just started the Ferrari 488.
I probably should step out side the car sets. Have seen the Concorde, looks good.
I would like the crane but the set is to big size wise to put anywhere.