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

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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.

It takes about 2-4 hours to finish the model. No doubt, the last stage is the most engaging as it includes the assembling of the boom and involves a handful of gears and a string.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 looks great and does everything a model of a crane should. The functions work fairly well, with the exception of the front outriggers, which are a bit fiddly. It would have been nice to have them controlled from a single point but I concede that the model is not big enough to fit the required mechanism in.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? But here is what actually makes things looking sad: while the rear outriggers can be activated by turning gears, it’s amazingly hard to pull out the front ones since there are no gears, handles, or hooks. Actually, there is one red pin with a joint ball inserted into each leg, but because of how tiny the pieces are, only kids will find it useful and playable. 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.