we are building the lego
technic 4x4 extreme off-roader today
42099 this is the very first
lego technic set i will be building i
heard the very very challenging
i really look forward to find out
exactly how they work
this set is made up with 958 pieces
it doesn't look like a lot of bricks in
the set
but given it's a technic set i think
it's a bit more attention to detail
required
as all the little mechanisms will have
to
slot in 100 accurately otherwise the
whole thing would not work
this is also a motorized set we have a
bluetooth controlled smart hub
two extra large motors and one large
motor
involved in the set there are six double
a batteries required to operate
the smart hub which i have already
installed
you can see the light flashes on the
smart hub when i press the green button
that at least means
i have installed the batteries correctly
so a good start
the first couple of steps of the build
we will bring the internal
structure of our vehicle which is
actually the most important bit
so i'll be focusing on that and make
sure i do that very accurately
we will need one extra large and one
large motor in the very first step
let's belt
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i have finally finished the first step
of our belt
this already took over an hour to put
together
i can definitely see why people say
technique says are very challenging
firstly massive amounts
of attention to detail required all the
parts are definitely
the smaller tubes and knobs and wheels
and they tend to look quite similar not
all of them
are symmetrical so definitely a lot of
attention required to make sure you are
picking up the right parts sequence of
when
to slot what in is super important was
you probably won't be able to
install things later on so the whole
time i'm paying 110
attention trying to make sure i am
reading the instructions correctly
and placing things in the right position
and direction
the difficult thing i can see with the
technique set is that
i don't think you can afford to make
mistakes firstly it's very hard to tell
if you make a mistake until maybe at the
end when things don't work
plus taking this apart will be an
absolute nightmare
because everything's pretty much slotted
in together and connected with pipes
it's not that simple to just pull them
apart surprised the set didn't come with
a brick
separator because a lot of the tubes
will be impossible
to pull out so to take this apart will
require a massive amount
of effort and if you made a mistake
early on that needs to take everything
apart and start all over again
which i can't actually imagine going
through that i'm surprised this is an
11 plus set because
i found it challenging as an adult
however
so much fun building these i
love it i can't believe i waited this
long before i tried a technique set
i think this is probably the most fun
i've had
building lego sets i am now
a technic fan let's keep going
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we have finished the first two sections
of
our build now second part is
fairly similar with the first part so it
took a tiny bit
less time for me to finish it given i
familiarized
a little bit with how it works and how
the instructions
read so so far it took approximately two
hours to get to
this stage looks super technical let's
have a closer look of
what we've made so far this is the
progress we've made
so far as you can see huge amount of
details
so many pipes and tubes connecting the
whole
thing together we have installed the
smart hub
and linked our extra large motors and
large motor to the hub here are the four
wheel structures you're much symmetrical
on both sides
wires come through on the top and looks
fairly tidy
really hoping i've got this right so far
because i can't really
imagine being able to figure out where
it went wrong without
having to take the whole thing apart and
start over again
fully of what we've made so far
i think it's absolutely beautiful the
last section we will be finishing off
the shell
of our 4x4 extreme off-roader
then our whole technique set will be
completed still
a lot of loose little pieces left so
still maximum amount of attention
required
until all the way to the end i'll wait
to finish these and see
the set in action let's fill
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do
our lego technique 4x4 extreme
off-roader set is now completed
these talk i think over three hours to
complete
technique series is obviously a very
very different building style comparing
to
other lego sets i've built in the past
almost feels like it's a it's a complete
different product
i think it's heaps of fun putting it
together it's a lot more detailed
a lot more technical but very very
rewarding and satisfying while you're
building it
the finished product is really quite big
tires are massive i can feel
the bouncing of the tires a lot of
stickers
it seems to be a common characteristic
with all the technique
sets almost i don't think there are any
printer bricks in this set
or stickers so if you're not a huge
stick fan i think
that part you have to kind of put up
with it looks
really really cool i think if you
haven't tried a technic set
definitely give it a go buy a small set
to start with because i don't think this
is for everyone
i'm actually quite amazed how this
is designed huge amount of consideration
and technical knowledge will be required
to make sure this not only looks good
but actually functions perfectly too
let's have a closer look at our finished
product after that it will be the most
exciting bit let's try
out remote control function and see
our set in action this is our completed
lego technic 4x4 extreme
off-road asset look how big the wheels
are
you can feel the springy function with
the wheels
i can see how the vehicle would be able
to climb over things
with that function there is a full view
of the vehicle
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very cool looking set not too
many moving parts so you can't open the
doors
seats inside also can't move
very different to one of those expert
sets where you see
a lot of moving components with the
build itself
main feature of this set is definitely
all the mechanical looking
technical build inside the actual
vehicle
is a pretty rough shell very very few
generic
lego parts used in the build maybe less
than
20 regular bricks that are used to build
the lights on the top and at the front
everything else are pretty much pipes
and
cars and tubes let's now have a look at
our vehicle in action
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