LEGO 42114 Technic 6x6 Volvo Articulated Hauler RC Truck Toy, Remote Control Car Construction Vehicle

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With respect, that is just your opinion. Yes, if all you want to do is make a motor spin endlessly and aimlessly, then there is zero need for an app control system.

The orange gear shift piece was first seen in the Bugatti Chiron. It revolutionised gearbox design because it allows gears to be shifted by rotating an axle and that's exactly what happens here: it's directly driven by the smaller motor thus facilitating an automatic gearbox. The four wheels are connected to the XL motor via a gearbox between them which has four positions: neutral, plus three for driving the vehicle at different speeds. When in neutral the motor's output is diverted to the linear actuators that will be attached to the sides which raise and lower the tipper. This is definitely a model that benefits from a video review, so I will again direct you to Sariel's: My choice of words could have been more appropriate in your case - apologies. I think the second part is an excellent way of looking at things, and I always welcome input from fellow engineers. The main play feature is driving the hauler around – and that works pretty well. The app allows you to play with either automatic or manual transmission. While not fast, it moves along pretty cleanly. The turning radius is the main issue here, as it takes a LOT of space for this thing to corner.

Construction

physical controller/buttons: the one point I concede is that the physicality of a touchscreen is less than brilliant, and for some scenarios like racing downright bad - which is where peripherials come in: at least on android, you can connect gamepads and other similar input devices to remedy that problem. granted, the official PU app doesn‘t support that (yet) but others do.

It's operated entirely from the Control+ smartphone app, of which I've been provided with a pre-release version. The 6 wheel drive and automatic gear box is impressive and suggests lots of possibilities for your own off-road vehicles. Glad that there are also lots of panels to allow you to be creative in your own designs. Just a note the rectangular 5x11 panel in yellow had appeared in 7 sets, e.g. 8265, and the 5x11 angled panel in yellow in 2 sets, e.g. 42035. The linear actuators operate the tipper smoothly although the maximum angle achievable is not quite that of the real vehicle, which is 70 degrees. A Control+ hub provides the brains, power and connectivity (via Bluetooth) to the model. It, and the XL and L motors below, were introduced last year.Regarding the remote, I think you can see that there is a massive difference in complexity between the train remote (2 channels, motors only, basic speed control with discrete steps) and what would be a universal remote (16+ channels, motors and sensors, full two way comms for sensor data and motor position, speed and load) so Lego did a very sensible thing and chose to implement the latter by using the most ubiqutous existing thing we all use anyways - our smart devices.

Thank you for guving PU a fair chance if you have read this far, it really is a great new ecosystem (with Spike and new MS as well)!" RC model remote systems are so much better, use those: well, the radio part of those and the Bluetooth used by PU are very similar hardware, so they share the same advantages and faults. The software is specific to each manufacturer (as with Lego) so it would make it impossible to support all of them - doesn’t sound practical. Fact is they screwed up big time. Far better to blame it on some scapegoat than to admit that they were wrong in the first place. It's typically used in quarry and mining operations and has a 55 tonne capacity. It's powered by a 16-litre Volvo engine and has a maximum speed of 55km/h. It's about 12m x 4m in size. The LEGO version measures about 60cm x 18cm so it's roughly a scale of 1:20 Parts In “display mode,” there is at least one nice feature to share. The engine cover can be raised and propped open using a Technic rod. As I noted earlier, the engine build is pretty sweet, and having a way to show it off is a plus.

The prototype

There’s also a large amount of exposed gearing and connection points. Not really a “minus” from this angle, as seeing the gearing for the lift-arms spin is kind of mesmerizing. I like the use of the very high precision angular motor, but then you have a massive turning circle? I assume the front wheels don't turn, which is the only way to have a tighter turning circle. Just wonder if the usual PU motor from last years vehicles could have done the same function using a lot less space, but maybe Lego were tired of people having problems with app calibration. My comments above could be construed as “bashing” but I don’t mean them to be. I’m pretty much embracing PU, having already bought a few of these sets. Pointing out shortcomings is an effort to suggest improvements.