12/7/2023 0 Comments Yellow bin lorry![]() As standard, this is a manual control model but said manual control is the usual black gear, when an old fashioned pulley and pin would be more ergonomic given the lowish gearing here. ![]() With the stabilizers down, two linear actuators move the skip in a graceful arc onto the surface behind, accompanied by much furious wheel twirling. It’s an effective, well thought out system. ![]() This enables it to tip the container, which is something I’ve never seen a skip lorry do perhaps I’m just not paying attention. Although the feature count is quite modest, and nowhere near the let’s-stuff-everything-in 42008, what it does, it does well.Įven the stabilizers do a good job… they are linked to a connector that engages with a bar on the skip when left up. What is refreshing is that it seems like there’s a few more pieces per build step than in many recent kits – a possible reflection of it’s intended age group (10-43 since you ask…)Īfter a leisurely hour or two you’ll have a skip lorry that looks quite nice, and your earlier fears over it’s colour co-ordination will prove unfounded. There’s nothing too difficult here and the two instruction books give you completely clear guidance. This seems like an unnecessary complication, since it’s only switching between two functions and there’ll still be two controls, but there is a perfectly good reason for this. It’s a fairly standard build that starts with a gearbox. Time will tell if all those colours work well (8860) or not (8865)… you may wonder at this point if a rainbow has vomited on your work surface…. Now to empty the (un-numbered) bags into my customary unsortable heap and get building…. It’s a mid-market set that sits in the not-too-extravagant £60 sweet spot, so let’s see what it offers…įirstly, Technic boxes these days look pretty good a clear image of what’s inside and simple, elegant graphics. This is Technic set 42024, ‘Container Truck’ which will henceforth be referred to as a ‘Skip Lorry’ since I write this in the UK and that’s what it is.
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