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They are here! 2008 Technic sets:

Airkraft — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:34:18 +0000

The long awaited Technic sets (see below) have finally arrived on LEGO S@H

The guys over at TechnicBRICKs.blogspot also compared the prices of all these new sets for every country

		8293	8294	8295	8297
Austria	EUR	34,99	49,99	89,99	109,99
Belgium	EUR	34,99	51,99	82,99	109,99
Finland	EUR	33,95	69,95	99,95	121,95
France Metropolitan	EUR	34,99	59,99	79,99	109,99
Germany	EUR	34,99	49,99	89,99	109,99
Ireland	EUR	34,99	59,99	89,99	139,99
Italy	EUR	32,99	49,99	79,99	109,99
Luxembourg	EUR	34,99	51,99	82,99	121,95
Netherlands	EUR	34,99	51,99	82,99	109,99
Portugal	EUR	34,95	49,95	79,95	109,95
Spain	EUR	34,95	49,95	79,95	109,95
Denmark	DKK	249,75	499,00	799,00	899,00
Sweden	SEK	299,50	629,00	999,00	1.099,00
Switzerland	CHF	59,00	89,00	145,00	179,00
United Kingdom	GBP	24,99	39,99	59,99	89,99
Australia	AUD	49,99	79,99	129,99	179,99
New Zealand	NZD	49,99	99,99	149,99	199,99
Canada	CAD	39,99	74,99	109,99	149,99
United States	USA	29,99	59,99	89,99	119,99

I also noticed that Lego UK have lowered their prices for the snowmobile by £6 and the tractor by £12. looks like im going to be spending my birthday money after all!

Video: LEGO Bobcat Skid Steer Loader

snowblader13 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:11:57 +0000

Here is a really cool Bobcat that i found on you tube, it uses Lego pneumatics to control the lift and tip of the bucket. This is a really good example of how one can combine pneumatics and the NXT together. I wish there were more information on it so that it would be easier to replicate, or make improvements.

Video: Robotic Claws

snowblader13 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:23:42 +0000

Here is a pair of Claws that I discovered on YouTube that I found very cool. These look like they work very well and are somewhat simple. I may try something like this for fun when I have one of mine taken apart.

–snowblader13

2008 Technic Sets

snowblader13 — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:00:22 +0000

Here is a look at the new 2008 Technic Sets.

Released First Half of 2008 (Already Released and available to purchase over at Lego.com);

First is Set 8290 Mini Forklift. It looks to be about the same size as the Mini Loader set 8418.

Second is set 8291 Dirt Bike.

Third is set 8292 Cherry Picker. This set has Power Functions to control the spin of the boom. It also includes instructions so you can build It into a Dump truck

Fourth is set 8296 Dune Buggy.

Due for Release During second half of 2008. The following are just My estimation of how these sets are going to be, by looking at the pictures and knowledge about how they should be.

Fifth is set 8294 Excavator. This is one of the first sets to be released that has the new Linear Actuators. This set has two of them to control the Boom and Bucket. it looks as if you could get very precise movements out of them. This set also takes advantage of the new Tracks Found in the Snowmobile and Bulldozer.

Sixth is set 8295 Telehandler/Forklift. This set also has a Linear Actuator to extend the boom.

Seventh is set 8297 4×4 Hummer. This set includes the newer Power Functions. It looks as if the motor may control the winch in front, from what i can see that it has a clutch. To me this set looks it could be a perfect candidate for making a remote controlled 4×4 with the Power Functions.

By looking at the excavator it looks as if the new Linear Actuators may be of manual control. You could easily convert them to use the Power Functions, however you would just want to make sure that you use a clutch gear so you do not strip the Linear Actuator.