LEGO Technic Motorized Excavator 8043

Product Information

The 13L beams are dark gray for some reason, perhaps to help in distinguishing them from the 15L beams. My sticker sheet was slightly mangled from sliding around inside the box and one sticker was stuck to the instruction sheet. Read onward, gentle reader, and be prepared to share my epic journey as you watch this model take shape. 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. LEGO, LEGOS, LEGOLAND, TECHNIC, and the LEGO logo are registered trademarks of The LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this site.

To solve this, the motors need to be in the superstructure, but this means the drive system has to pass through the turntable. AFOLs have been asking to reboot Classic Space, Castle, Pirates themes as well as monorail, have more trains and do on for long time. Inside, you'll find 9 poly bags, a bucket, 3 instruction manuals for the main model, a sticker sheet, and a big pile of Power Functions components. The motors however seem to be no longer able to fully move the excavator and clipping of wheels can be heard a lot.This is more than the number of actuators, so obviously a couple of them are used for other purposes. Whilst I understand the philosophy you have put forward, doesn't this mean that there will be generations gaps?

Some day, I'll do some computer images which strip away all the structure to dissect the functions and show how they all work. If you got excavator released two years ago (which is the usual life span for Technic models), you don't really need a new one. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the brick and knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site.Like the lower lifting linear actuators, idler gears are used to avoid rotating the heavily loaded support axle. Quick overview of redesign: A tan axle pin is replaced by a dark tan 3-length axle with stud, enabling the gear mechanism between the tracks to operate more efficiently.

By the time we get to the last picture, there are multiple planes of gears doing seriously cool things. Only reviews that feature the label "Verified Review" have been checked to ensure that the author actually used or purchased the product. The theme was first introduced as the Expert Builder series in 1977, but was officially renamed as TECHNIC in 1984. The last two pictures show the rotation axes of the various parts of the digging arm by showing it in the two extreme positions. Home Retail Group Card Services Limited is registered in England (04007072) at 33 Holborn, London, United Kingdom, EC1N 2HT.While most TECHNIC sets are vehicles that use pieces to mimic real vehicles, such as engine pieces, suspension, pneumatic, and transmission pieces, the TECHNIC parts have been used by various other System themes as well as LEGO Mindstorms. Just flip a switch on the LEGO® Power Functions dual infrared remote control to drive the excavator to job sites, spin the cabin 360 degrees, to maneuver the articulated arm and to dig with the shovel. The back shows pictures of the alternate model, the instructions for which must be downloaded and are not available yet.