2016 Technic 2H Set Images

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Where on earth do I start, today has been an overload of images and information from the London toy fair and Nuremberg toy fair, all images used in this blog (in this post only) are property of Promobricks, I hold no rights to any images shown. In the Technic 2016 2H sets we receive a Volvo EW160E (Fig 12.) with a set number of 42053, a Claas Xerion 5000 Trac VC (Fig 1.) with a set number of 42054, a Bucket Wheel Excavator (Fig 2.) with a set number of 42055, and a Porsche supercar (Fig 7.) with a set number of 42056. in the picture of the Porsche there’s not much to be seen, the weird sticker pattern is either to deceive the prying eye as to what new panels and parts are awaiting us, but we can definitely tell its a Porsche by the distinctive headlights on the front. Now on to the bucket wheel excavator, weighing in at a whopping 3927 pieces, this makes this set the biggest technic set ever to be released. Here are two videos from the Nuremburg toy show displaying the Claas Xerion, and the Bucket Wheel Excavator. The Porsche has not yet been filmed in detail with an explanation for its functions.

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Volvo loader (as of 1/27 has been filmed, my thoughts on it here.) 

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The B model of the Bucket

Wheel Excavator was said to be a mobile aggregate processing plant, while the B model of the Xerion was said to be a silage plow. Now if you've had a look at the crane on the Xerion you'll notice some panels that look like they could have been left off, those panels are for the plow. The crane disassembles and can be rebuilt into a plow, similar to the B model functionality of the Mercedes Benz Unimog (8110) set from 2011. The Xerion features new tires that are marked on the

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sidewall with a 107.4, that's 107.4 MM, or 4.23 inches tall, And roughly 40 MM wide, or 1.6 inches wide. The tires feature actual tractor tread instead of a road tire or a balloon tire. In Fig 3. We see the bucket assembly, the bucket is connected to new gear rack pieces that are in fourths, and 4 pieces are needed to make an entire circle. in the video of the BWE (Bucket Wheel Excavator) there are 2 conveyors system, one takes material away from the buckets, then the other directs material into either a dump or other hauler of sort, ( it will 42043 in my case). The bottom discharge chute can rotate 180 degrees, either by hand, or by turning a double bevel gear at the rear. 

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Above the double bevel gear is a what appears to be a change over catch, that catch is used to lock the lower boom in place, so you don’t spill your bricks when loading a truck. The Xerion has three steering modes, four wheel steering, crab steering, and normal front wheel steering. The battery box is hidden under the bonnet/ hood of the tractor. So no fake engine for now guys, although I do have enough engine pieces to make a V30 by now. By attachment are raised and lowered by the use of a small linear actuator, I am curious if there is a proper three point hitch on the Xerion. The BWE also has manual lowering and lifting on the superstructure through the use of two large linear actuators that can be operated by a double bevel gear. There is also a miniature dump truck included with the bucket wheel excavator that some believe to be a recolor of 42035, which was released as a 2015 1H set. The BWE also features an 

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array of FALSE lights, not actual PF lights. From looking at the pictures, I see eight total pairs of lights. Oh, the PF lights ill need to buy for this monster. There is also an operator’s booth, which is on the left hand side. The top of the cabin opens upward. The BWE also features a XL motor and one 

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battery box, all on the opposite end of the digging buckets, to act as a counterweight, I think the XL motor is a wonderful choice of motor in this application as it coasts to a stop when power is cut from the motor. This provides a unique feature when the bucket is rotating and power is shutoff the bucket will coast to a stop instead of a jerking quick stop. current pricing is unsure but this is the rumor of what we know right now.

42053 Volvo EW – £69.99= $100

42054 Class Xerion 5000 Trac – £119.99= $172

42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator – £179.99= $258

42056 Confidential Technic Ultramotive – £249.99= $350

Thats all the information that I have for now, remember to go check out Promobricks as all these pictures are theirs. Remember, if you can dream it, you can build it.