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LEGO 42108 Technic Mobile Crane Truck Toy, Construction Vehicles Building Set

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The chassis is completed with the addition of the outriggers which are individually manually operated. It's easy enough to do so them now but not so much when the vehicle is complete. LEGO® Technic™ pieces are tested to the extreme to create toy building sets that meet the highest global safety and quality standards. Great news if you're looking for the best gifts for a LEGO fan. The thing you'll notice about this LEGO® crane is its size. With a 30" (78cm) crane arm, it's certainly tall! Its impressive dimensions make this a super display model at 18" (48cm) long and 4" (11cm) wide. That, and the one to extend the boom have ratchets to prevent the string being pulled out and the boom from retracting on its own. The latter is totally superfluous: it just gets in the way and makes operation difficult, and the one on the string isn't really necessary either because there's enough friction there already. Cranes provide plenty of scope for playability and functionality so it's no wonder that they have been a staple of the Technic assortment since the early years of the theme.

The sleek appearance is marred slightly by the ugly great control knobs protruding from the sides but they could be replaced with something more discreet should you wish. Jib operation -- The three wheels poking out the side of the jib body operate the boom. The lone one on the left extends it, the front right one is geared to the linear actuator and raises and lowers it. The rear right one winds the string in and out to raise and lower the hook.

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Mobile Crane is the latest. It's a mid-priced set that looks realistic but not overly-complicated. Let's find out if that's the case...

Open up a whole new world of building fun for LEGO® fans young and old with LEGO Technic™. With cool vehicle designs and awesome functions, the fun goes on long after the model is built. Those at the front have to be pulled out manually using the red ball pin. It's not easy for big fingers to get in the hole to do so, though!Eager to get building? Let's go! With easy-to-follow instructions included in the box, the fun starts straightaway. Construction toys need to be tough. So, it's good to know LEGO® Technic™ sets meet the highest industry quality controls. That means building kits that connect easily every time. It didn’t take us long to realize that we got a toy with very arguable playability and limited functions. This is absolutely not what we expect from a medium-priced product. Some will say that you can easily upgrade the model using your own pieces and turn it into a capable construction machine, but is it really what we expect from a LEGO toy? There's plenty to learn about engineering and movement with this cool building toy. 8-wheel steering, 4 individually controlled outriggers, 2 cabins and super-high telescopic arm all add up to create an awesome crane!

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