LEGO Technic 42180 Mars Crew Exploration Rover & 42178 Surface Space Loader detailed building review 

hello

I absolutely agree with everything you wrote!

Even with their flaws these sets are fantastic parts packs and make me want to build my own better Technic space models.

These two are my least favorite Technic sets of the past 5 years

Yeah, I'm mixing in the rover into a mars mission set up

I find the scripting most impressive, because despite giving many details Balázs keeps his reviews concise and well-rounded without rambling or digressing unneccessarily.

Being able to give many details while being effective and short is great. And you also get his personal opinion. You experience part of the experience even without owning the set

If you're looking for technic sets to get excited about, I'm afraid Lego is the worst option. Other companies like Cada and Mould King produce equal to better sets (e.g. compare Lego's Liebherr LR13000 to Mould King's LR13000: Lego: 700$, 1m, 2883 pieces, app required Mould King: 200$, 2.25m, 4318 pieces, physical remote) for about 30-50% of Lego's prices, most large sets like cranes or cars being fully remote controlled and more functional (usually due to not having clutch gears, though with cranes clutch gears are rarely needed since they'll fall over due to their counterweight being too light before the motors have any kind of difficulties, at least that's the case for my LR13000 (Mould King) since its counterweight is too low, meaning if you add counterweight, it will lift like 3kg before toppling over to the side, since loads effectively make cranes behave like the load's weight is on the pulley the rope for the hook goes over)

I'm right with you. I usually only mess with the 1:8/10 cars, but this whole line has been exciting.

it would kind of big though, they would charge more than the 170 for play scale

there meant to be accurate, if the supercars dont have them lego technic wont, they were meant for brake discs on technic motorcycles

Thanks, it was a mistake on my side. The folding functionality makes sense, although using a modified 2x2 tile with 2 studs instead of the simple 2x2 tile could have improved the minifigure compatibility significantly both as a chair and as a bed.

Usually such pieces are used to guide the builder and avoid misplacing other parts. In step 53 there is a verification image that shows you where the axle should go, the half pin helps with positioning.

@@RacingBrick ah, thank you, sir! I'm new to Technic. I got the 42000 Grand Prize Racer when I was a kid and it was so complicated I gave up on it towards the end of the build. Just recently I tore it back apart and finished it, eleven years after I got it

I always have product links in the description and in the pinned comment for this purpose, easily accessible. I could list like 5-6 currencies, but I think it is better this way.

@@RacingBrick no worries, just thought it might save a click to have the biggest currency in the world. Thanks as always for your videos

I will do another video about the cross-theme compatibility with other space sets

None of the space sets are motorized

I'm not sure shouting is necessary to express your opinion. The folding functionality makes sense, although using a modified 2x2 tile with 2 studs instead of the simple 2x2 tile could have improved the minifigure compatibility significantly both as a chair and as a bed.

I don't think it needs motorization, it's a fun playset for kids, together with the others

Same for me. I really don't like latest technic set...

I've never liked Technic it just looks.. ugly to me

@@dannybrezelhorner2715 some of past sets were great... Now they want to be display model but often they does not look good and also have poor functions. And no B models. And ridiculous price.

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